William C. Whitcher
Manning – William C. Whitcher, 98, a former dray-operator and night marshal here, died Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Manning General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Ohde Funeral home in Manning with the Rev. Donald Jones, pastor of the United Methodist church officiating. Organist will be Mrs. Dorothy Kusel. Casket-bearers will be Herb Bruhn, Lyle Jahn, Stanley Hansen, Emil Ruhde, Doug Fischer and Tom Young. Burial will be in the Manning cemetery.
Mr. Whitcher is survived by a daughter, Fergus Klein, Sioux City; a son Judson Whitcher, Gardena, Calif; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren and a brother, Ruben Whitcher, Salinas, Calif. He was preceded by his wife on Jan. 9, 1978, a son Ruel, about two weeks ago; his parents, a brother and five sisters.
Mr. Whitcher, who had been in long term care at the hospital for a year and a half, was born May 13, 1881, in Aaspinwall, a son of “Cap” and Alice Moon Whitcher. He attended rural schools. On June 9, 1908, he was married to Effie Amelia Mitchel in Omaha. He worked for the Milwaukee railroad in Manilla for five years before moving to Manning where he operated a draying and trucking business and also served as night marshal for the city. During World War II, the Whitchers lived in Bellingham, Wash., where he worked in a furniture factory. After the war they returned to Manning and retired. (Carroll Daily Times, Carroll, IA, August 10, 1979)
Contributor: Merllene (47157899) • [email protected]
Manning – William C. Whitcher, 98, a former dray-operator and night marshal here, died Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Manning General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Ohde Funeral home in Manning with the Rev. Donald Jones, pastor of the United Methodist church officiating. Organist will be Mrs. Dorothy Kusel. Casket-bearers will be Herb Bruhn, Lyle Jahn, Stanley Hansen, Emil Ruhde, Doug Fischer and Tom Young. Burial will be in the Manning cemetery.
Mr. Whitcher is survived by a daughter, Fergus Klein, Sioux City; a son Judson Whitcher, Gardena, Calif; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren and a brother, Ruben Whitcher, Salinas, Calif. He was preceded by his wife on Jan. 9, 1978, a son Ruel, about two weeks ago; his parents, a brother and five sisters.
Mr. Whitcher, who had been in long term care at the hospital for a year and a half, was born May 13, 1881, in Aaspinwall, a son of “Cap” and Alice Moon Whitcher. He attended rural schools. On June 9, 1908, he was married to Effie Amelia Mitchel in Omaha. He worked for the Milwaukee railroad in Manilla for five years before moving to Manning where he operated a draying and trucking business and also served as night marshal for the city. During World War II, the Whitchers lived in Bellingham, Wash., where he worked in a furniture factory. After the war they returned to Manning and retired. (Carroll Daily Times, Carroll, IA, August 10, 1979)
Contributor: Merllene (47157899) • [email protected]
William C. Whitcher
Manning – William C. Whitcher, 98, a former dray-operator and night marshal here, died Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Manning General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Ohde Funeral home in Manning with the Rev. Donald Jones, pastor of the United Methodist church officiating. Organist will be Mrs. Dorothy Kusel. Casket-bearers will be Herb Bruhn, Lyle Jahn, Stanley Hansen, Emil Ruhde, Doug Fischer and Tom Young. Burial will be in the Manning cemetery.
Mr. Whitcher is survived by a daughter, Fergus Klein, Sioux City; a son Judson Whitcher, Gardena, Calif; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren and a brother, Ruben Whitcher, Salinas, Calif. He was preceded by his wife on Jan. 9, 1978, a son Ruel, about two weeks ago; his parents, a brother and five sisters.
Mr. Whitcher, who had been in long term care at the hospital for a year and a half, was born May 13, 1881, in Aaspinwall, a son of “Cap” and Alice Moon Whitcher. He attended rural schools. On June 9, 1908, he was married to Effie Amelia Mitchel in Omaha. He worked for the Milwaukee railroad in Manilla for five years before moving to Manning where he operated a draying and trucking business and also served as night marshal for the city. During World War II, the Whitchers lived in Bellingham, Wash., where he worked in a furniture factory. After the war they returned to Manning and retired. (Carroll Daily Times, Carroll, IA, August 10, 1979)
Contributor: Merllene (47157899) • [email protected]
Manning – William C. Whitcher, 98, a former dray-operator and night marshal here, died Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Manning General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Ohde Funeral home in Manning with the Rev. Donald Jones, pastor of the United Methodist church officiating. Organist will be Mrs. Dorothy Kusel. Casket-bearers will be Herb Bruhn, Lyle Jahn, Stanley Hansen, Emil Ruhde, Doug Fischer and Tom Young. Burial will be in the Manning cemetery.
Mr. Whitcher is survived by a daughter, Fergus Klein, Sioux City; a son Judson Whitcher, Gardena, Calif; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren and a brother, Ruben Whitcher, Salinas, Calif. He was preceded by his wife on Jan. 9, 1978, a son Ruel, about two weeks ago; his parents, a brother and five sisters.
Mr. Whitcher, who had been in long term care at the hospital for a year and a half, was born May 13, 1881, in Aaspinwall, a son of “Cap” and Alice Moon Whitcher. He attended rural schools. On June 9, 1908, he was married to Effie Amelia Mitchel in Omaha. He worked for the Milwaukee railroad in Manilla for five years before moving to Manning where he operated a draying and trucking business and also served as night marshal for the city. During World War II, the Whitchers lived in Bellingham, Wash., where he worked in a furniture factory. After the war they returned to Manning and retired. (Carroll Daily Times, Carroll, IA, August 10, 1979)
Contributor: Merllene (47157899) • [email protected]
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