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Dr Harry Becker Balthaser Sr.

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Dr Harry Becker Balthaser Sr. Veteran

Birth
Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
14 Jul 1968 (aged 80)
Berwyn, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Husband of Bertha E. Balthaser. Place of birth and middle name are from WWI Draft Registration.

Published in the Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA), Wednesday, 17 Jul 1968, pg. 2.

"Dr. Harry B. Balthaser, 80, retired veterinarian, died Sunday at his home, 36 Orchard Lane, Berwyn.
He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ephrata, and will be buried in the Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata.
Dr. Balthaser practiced in Philadelphia for more than 30 years before retiring in 1951. A 1913 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, he was named chief resident there and served in that capacity until 1915.
INVENTED INSTRUMENTS
He was commissioned a captain in the Army and commanded the first base veterinary hospital organized in the U. S., and then sent to France. He invented several surgical instruments used in veterinary medicine.
A former president of the Keystone Veterinary Association, he was a 50 year Mason, and a member of the American Veterinary Association and the Odd Fellows.
Surviving are three children, Harry B. Jr., John F. and Mrs. C. W. Wiener; a sister, Mrs. Harry Burkett; and six grandchildren."
Husband of Bertha E. Balthaser. Place of birth and middle name are from WWI Draft Registration.

Published in the Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA), Wednesday, 17 Jul 1968, pg. 2.

"Dr. Harry B. Balthaser, 80, retired veterinarian, died Sunday at his home, 36 Orchard Lane, Berwyn.
He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ephrata, and will be buried in the Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata.
Dr. Balthaser practiced in Philadelphia for more than 30 years before retiring in 1951. A 1913 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, he was named chief resident there and served in that capacity until 1915.
INVENTED INSTRUMENTS
He was commissioned a captain in the Army and commanded the first base veterinary hospital organized in the U. S., and then sent to France. He invented several surgical instruments used in veterinary medicine.
A former president of the Keystone Veterinary Association, he was a 50 year Mason, and a member of the American Veterinary Association and the Odd Fellows.
Surviving are three children, Harry B. Jr., John F. and Mrs. C. W. Wiener; a sister, Mrs. Harry Burkett; and six grandchildren."


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