(From obit book at Berne Library, Berne, Indiana)
J. William Rentz Is Taken By Death
J. William Rentz, 82-year-old retired florist who made his home with a son, George, 210 South 13th St., died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for the past year.
Born in Peru Dec. 16, 1881, he was a son of Jacob W. and Elizabeth Buehler-Rentz, and was married to Emma N. Huck Nov. 26, 1903, in Peru. His wife preceded him in death March 10, 1951.
A former Peru florist, he was associated with Rentz Florists in this city until retiring in 1961. He then moved to Bradenton, Fla., returning to Decatur after he became ill last August.
Mr. Rentz was a member of the ??? Lutheran church.
Surviving are two sons, George ? Rentz of Decatur, and Norman ? Rentz of Rochester; two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Miriam) ??? of Muskegon, Mich., and Mrs. James (Ruth) Doty of Mar???; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Herbert Hoos of Peru.
Funeral rites will be conducted at ?? a.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Richard C. Ludwig officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Lutheran cemetery at Peru. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. ( Mon. March 18, 1963)
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Obit/info submitted by Find A Grave contributor (Karin King).
J. William Rentz Is Taken By Death
J. William Rentz, 82-year-old retired florist who made his home with a son, George, 210 South 13th St., died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for the past year.
Born in Peru Dec. 16, 1881, he was a son of Jacob W. and Elizabeth Buehler-Rentz, and was married to Emma N. Huck Nov. 26, 1903, in Peru. His wife preceded him in death March 10, 1951.
A former Peru florist, he was associated with Rentz Florists in this city until retiring in 1961. He then moved to Bradenton, Fla., returning to Decatur after he became ill last August.
Mr. Rentz was a member of the ??? Lutheran church.
Surviving are two sons, George ? Rentz of Decatur, and Norman ? Rentz of Rochester; two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Miriam) ??? of Muskegon, Mich., and Mrs. James (Ruth) Doty of Mar???; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Herbert Hoos of Peru.
Funeral rites will be conducted at ?? a.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Richard C. Ludwig officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Lutheran cemetery at Peru. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. ( Mon. March 18, 1963)
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Obit/info submitted by Find A Grave contributor (Karin King).
(From obit book at Berne Library, Berne, Indiana)
J. William Rentz Is Taken By Death
J. William Rentz, 82-year-old retired florist who made his home with a son, George, 210 South 13th St., died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for the past year.
Born in Peru Dec. 16, 1881, he was a son of Jacob W. and Elizabeth Buehler-Rentz, and was married to Emma N. Huck Nov. 26, 1903, in Peru. His wife preceded him in death March 10, 1951.
A former Peru florist, he was associated with Rentz Florists in this city until retiring in 1961. He then moved to Bradenton, Fla., returning to Decatur after he became ill last August.
Mr. Rentz was a member of the ??? Lutheran church.
Surviving are two sons, George ? Rentz of Decatur, and Norman ? Rentz of Rochester; two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Miriam) ??? of Muskegon, Mich., and Mrs. James (Ruth) Doty of Mar???; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Herbert Hoos of Peru.
Funeral rites will be conducted at ?? a.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Richard C. Ludwig officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Lutheran cemetery at Peru. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. ( Mon. March 18, 1963)
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Obit/info submitted by Find A Grave contributor (Karin King).
J. William Rentz Is Taken By Death
J. William Rentz, 82-year-old retired florist who made his home with a son, George, 210 South 13th St., died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for the past year.
Born in Peru Dec. 16, 1881, he was a son of Jacob W. and Elizabeth Buehler-Rentz, and was married to Emma N. Huck Nov. 26, 1903, in Peru. His wife preceded him in death March 10, 1951.
A former Peru florist, he was associated with Rentz Florists in this city until retiring in 1961. He then moved to Bradenton, Fla., returning to Decatur after he became ill last August.
Mr. Rentz was a member of the ??? Lutheran church.
Surviving are two sons, George ? Rentz of Decatur, and Norman ? Rentz of Rochester; two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Miriam) ??? of Muskegon, Mich., and Mrs. James (Ruth) Doty of Mar???; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Herbert Hoos of Peru.
Funeral rites will be conducted at ?? a.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Richard C. Ludwig officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Lutheran cemetery at Peru. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. ( Mon. March 18, 1963)
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Obit/info submitted by Find A Grave contributor (Karin King).
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