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Harry L. Wedertz

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Harry L. Wedertz

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
2 Mar 1973 (aged 81)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
R-10-6-3
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HARRY L. WEDERTZ

Harry L. Wedertz, 78, a resident of St. Mary Home, Manitowoc, died
Friday morning at the home.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church,
Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodora Vinger will officiate and burial will be
in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wedertz was born Nov. 6, 1891, at Chicago, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Anderson Wedertz. He married Harriet Blumenstein Jan. 20, 1917.
She preceded him in death Jan. 9, 1959. He married Hazel Gillin of Toronto,
Canada, Sept. 11, 1969. He had been employed at Lakeside Packing Co. many
years, serving as president from 1936 to 1961, and then chairman of the
board until his retirement in 1966.
He was active in many community affairs. He was former director of the
American Red Cross, former chairman of the Community Chest, served on the
administrative board of the Memorial Hospital, former director of the First
National Bank in Manitowoc, served on the Advisory council and Building
Committee of the YMCA, former director of the Boy Scouts Council and a member
of the Girl Scouts Advisory Committee and Troop Campsite Development Committee.
He was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Scottish
Rite Bodies and Tripoli Shrine of Milwaukee, Manitowoc Lodge No. 16, F. & A.M.,
Manitowoc Chapter No. 16, Royal Arch Masons, and Manitowoc Commandery No. 45,
Knights Templar.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Two daughters preceded him death.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday until
11:30 a.m. Monday and then at the church until the time of service. Masonic
services will be at 7:30 p.m. The casket will remain colsed. Memorials may be
made to St. Mary Home for the Aged, First Lutheran Church, YMCA or charities
of the donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. March 2, 1973
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[d. 03-02-1973/age 81 yrs.](06 Nov 1891/Mar 1973/SSDI)
HARRY L. WEDERTZ

Harry L. Wedertz, 78, a resident of St. Mary Home, Manitowoc, died
Friday morning at the home.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church,
Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodora Vinger will officiate and burial will be
in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Wedertz was born Nov. 6, 1891, at Chicago, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Anderson Wedertz. He married Harriet Blumenstein Jan. 20, 1917.
She preceded him in death Jan. 9, 1959. He married Hazel Gillin of Toronto,
Canada, Sept. 11, 1969. He had been employed at Lakeside Packing Co. many
years, serving as president from 1936 to 1961, and then chairman of the
board until his retirement in 1966.
He was active in many community affairs. He was former director of the
American Red Cross, former chairman of the Community Chest, served on the
administrative board of the Memorial Hospital, former director of the First
National Bank in Manitowoc, served on the Advisory council and Building
Committee of the YMCA, former director of the Boy Scouts Council and a member
of the Girl Scouts Advisory Committee and Troop Campsite Development Committee.
He was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Scottish
Rite Bodies and Tripoli Shrine of Milwaukee, Manitowoc Lodge No. 16, F. & A.M.,
Manitowoc Chapter No. 16, Royal Arch Masons, and Manitowoc Commandery No. 45,
Knights Templar.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Two daughters preceded him death.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday until
11:30 a.m. Monday and then at the church until the time of service. Masonic
services will be at 7:30 p.m. The casket will remain colsed. Memorials may be
made to St. Mary Home for the Aged, First Lutheran Church, YMCA or charities
of the donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. March 2, 1973
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[d. 03-02-1973/age 81 yrs.](06 Nov 1891/Mar 1973/SSDI)


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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95223561/harry_l-wedertz: accessed ), memorial page for Harry L. Wedertz (6 Nov 1891–2 Mar 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95223561, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).