Fond du Lac Reporter, Thursday December 20, 1973, p. 36. Walter William Petrie of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., chairman of the board and president of Petrie Storage & Transfer Co. Inc. of Fond du lac, died Wednesday at the age of 88. He joined Company E in 1902 and was graduated from Fond du Lac Senior High School in 1904 and the University of Wisconsin Engineering School in 1910. Mr. Petrie prospected in Minnesota for U.S. Steel and was also employed by LaClade Gas Co. at St. Louis, Mo., until 1911 when he returned to Fond du Lac and joined his father in the family business. He was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club, a member of the Rotary Club, 50-year member of Elks Lodge 57, a member of Knights of Pythias, chairman of local civil defense and welfare committees for several years. Mr. Petrie served as president of the Fond du Lac Country Club and director of the Fond du Lac Association of Commerce. He was chairman of Fond du Lac County Transportation Office of Civil Defense and head of the local National Recovery Act (NRA) program. Born in the city July 24, 1885, he was the son of William J. and Rose Kuicks Petrie. He married Elizabeth Bechaud July 1, 1911. Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Marcia Martin of Fond du Lac; a son, Ross B. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two grandsons and a great-grand daughter. A sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m Saturday at Zacherl Funeral Home with the Rev. Lloyd G. DeJong officiating. Entombment will take place in Rienzi Mausoleum. Family and friends may call after 3 p.m Friday at the funeral home.
Fond du Lac Reporter, Thursday December 20, 1973, p. 36. Walter William Petrie of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., chairman of the board and president of Petrie Storage & Transfer Co. Inc. of Fond du lac, died Wednesday at the age of 88. He joined Company E in 1902 and was graduated from Fond du Lac Senior High School in 1904 and the University of Wisconsin Engineering School in 1910. Mr. Petrie prospected in Minnesota for U.S. Steel and was also employed by LaClade Gas Co. at St. Louis, Mo., until 1911 when he returned to Fond du Lac and joined his father in the family business. He was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club, a member of the Rotary Club, 50-year member of Elks Lodge 57, a member of Knights of Pythias, chairman of local civil defense and welfare committees for several years. Mr. Petrie served as president of the Fond du Lac Country Club and director of the Fond du Lac Association of Commerce. He was chairman of Fond du Lac County Transportation Office of Civil Defense and head of the local National Recovery Act (NRA) program. Born in the city July 24, 1885, he was the son of William J. and Rose Kuicks Petrie. He married Elizabeth Bechaud July 1, 1911. Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Marcia Martin of Fond du Lac; a son, Ross B. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two grandsons and a great-grand daughter. A sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m Saturday at Zacherl Funeral Home with the Rev. Lloyd G. DeJong officiating. Entombment will take place in Rienzi Mausoleum. Family and friends may call after 3 p.m Friday at the funeral home.
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