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Garrett Wichers, 61, a farmer living near Maurice, died at his home from a self-inflicted gun-shot wound Sunday. He had been suffering with illness.
Members of the family found the body on their return from church.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 at the First Reformed church in Maurice, with burial in the Maurice cemetery.
Mr. Wichers was born Aug. 11, 1899 at Lebanon, Kans. He farmed in the Maurice vicinity for 37 years.
Survivors are the widow, Margaret; 7 sons: Marlin, Orange City; Russel, Sioux Center; Myron, Alton; Donald, Oyens; Allen with the U.S. forces in Korea; Leon and Robert at home; 5 daughters: Mrs. Carl Zublis, Sioux City; Mrs. Jake Siemonsma, Alton; Alma at home; Betty and Lois in Michigan; his father Marinus, Washington state; three brothers, 3 sisters, and 19 grandchildren.
-Obituary from The Alton Democrat
(12/15/1960)
Rites Today
Garrett Wichers, 61, a farmer living near Maurice, died at his home from a self-inflicted gun-shot wound Sunday. He had been suffering with illness.
Members of the family found the body on their return from church.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 at the First Reformed church in Maurice, with burial in the Maurice cemetery.
Mr. Wichers was born Aug. 11, 1899 at Lebanon, Kans. He farmed in the Maurice vicinity for 37 years.
Survivors are the widow, Margaret; 7 sons: Marlin, Orange City; Russel, Sioux Center; Myron, Alton; Donald, Oyens; Allen with the U.S. forces in Korea; Leon and Robert at home; 5 daughters: Mrs. Carl Zublis, Sioux City; Mrs. Jake Siemonsma, Alton; Alma at home; Betty and Lois in Michigan; his father Marinus, Washington state; three brothers, 3 sisters, and 19 grandchildren.
-Obituary from The Alton Democrat
(12/15/1960)
Family Members
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Henry John Wichers
1891–1891
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Henry John Wichers
1893–1979
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Martha Wichers Visser
1895–1980
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Benjamin Wichers
1896–1998
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Gertrude Wichers Broersma
1901–1955
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Hessel Wichers
1902–1987
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Grace Gertrude Wichers Broersma
1905–1989
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John Bernard Wichers
1909–1924
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Andrew Martin Wichers
1913–1939
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Henrietta Marie "Etta" Wichers Thaete-Fransen
1921–2015
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Irene Blanch Wichers Zublis
1925–1992
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Joyce Marie Wichers Siemonsma
1930–2005
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Baby Wichers
1932–1932
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Russell Duane "Russ" Wichers Sr
1932–2015
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Donald Leroy Wichers
1933–2016
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Allen Dale Wichers
1937–2017
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Betty Goldene Wichers Pott
1938–2019
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Lola Jeane Wichers Heys
1942–2019
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Robert Lee Wichers
1943–2021
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Alma Fay Wichers Engeltjes
1944–2022
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