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William James Reardon

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William James Reardon

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
6 Jan 1942 (aged 72)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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W. J. REARDON
CLAIMED AT 73

Chief Steward of old Goodrich
line taken today

William J. Reardon, 73 for 49 years chief steward for the Goodrich Transit company and several restaurant chains, died at 5 o'clock this morning at his home, 1126 S. 11th street, after a brief illness.

Mr. Reardon was born in London, England in 1869 and came to the United States as a boy. Forty-seven years ago he married Miss Emma Etersky, who survives, and they spent their entire married life in Manitowoc. For 27 years Mr. Reardon was employed as chief steward for the Goodrich company which operated a fleet of lake steamers. He was employed as chief steward by the Thompson restaurant chain in Chicago for 12 years and in the same capacity by the Schaefer restaurant chain in Chicago for 10 years. He had been retired for the last several years.

Besides the widow, survivors are one daughter Mrs. C. Tack of Wyandotte, Mich., two sons, William Jr., superintendant of the Municipal Sewage Treatment plant, and Pritchard Reardon both of this city; and six grandchildren.

The body will lie in state at the Shimek & Schwartz funeral parlor from Wednesday afternoon until the hour of the funeral. Funeral services will be held there Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in Evergreen cemetery.



W. J. REARDON
CLAIMED AT 73

Chief Steward of old Goodrich
line taken today

William J. Reardon, 73 for 49 years chief steward for the Goodrich Transit company and several restaurant chains, died at 5 o'clock this morning at his home, 1126 S. 11th street, after a brief illness.

Mr. Reardon was born in London, England in 1869 and came to the United States as a boy. Forty-seven years ago he married Miss Emma Etersky, who survives, and they spent their entire married life in Manitowoc. For 27 years Mr. Reardon was employed as chief steward for the Goodrich company which operated a fleet of lake steamers. He was employed as chief steward by the Thompson restaurant chain in Chicago for 12 years and in the same capacity by the Schaefer restaurant chain in Chicago for 10 years. He had been retired for the last several years.

Besides the widow, survivors are one daughter Mrs. C. Tack of Wyandotte, Mich., two sons, William Jr., superintendant of the Municipal Sewage Treatment plant, and Pritchard Reardon both of this city; and six grandchildren.

The body will lie in state at the Shimek & Schwartz funeral parlor from Wednesday afternoon until the hour of the funeral. Funeral services will be held there Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in Evergreen cemetery.





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