Fond du Lac Reporter, Wednesday December 18, 1974, p. 42. Mrs. Walter W. Petrie, 83, the former Elizabeth "Babe" Bechaud, of 2394 S.W. 28th Ter., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh. She was visiting her grandson when taken ill. Born in Fond du Lac on July 29 1891, she was the daughter of Adolph G. and Elizabeth Kramer Bechaud. She ws graduated from Fond du Lac Senior High School. Mrs. Petrie was married on July 1, 1911, in the city and her husband died Dec. 19, 1973. They had lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., since 1954. At the time of her death she was president and board chairman of Petrie Storage and Transfer Co., Inc. She was a member of Deborah Society and First United Presbyterian Church in Fond du Lac. In Fort Lauderdale she was a member of the Garden Club and Woman's Club. Surviving are a son, Ross B. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a daughter, Mrs. Marcia Martin of Fond du Lac; two grandsons; and two great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Zacherl Funeral Home with the Rev. Lloyd G. DeJong officiating. Entombment will be in the mausoleum at Rienzi Cemetery. Friends of Mrs. Petrie may call after 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Fond du Lac Reporter, Wednesday December 18, 1974, p. 42. Mrs. Walter W. Petrie, 83, the former Elizabeth "Babe" Bechaud, of 2394 S.W. 28th Ter., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh. She was visiting her grandson when taken ill. Born in Fond du Lac on July 29 1891, she was the daughter of Adolph G. and Elizabeth Kramer Bechaud. She ws graduated from Fond du Lac Senior High School. Mrs. Petrie was married on July 1, 1911, in the city and her husband died Dec. 19, 1973. They had lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., since 1954. At the time of her death she was president and board chairman of Petrie Storage and Transfer Co., Inc. She was a member of Deborah Society and First United Presbyterian Church in Fond du Lac. In Fort Lauderdale she was a member of the Garden Club and Woman's Club. Surviving are a son, Ross B. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a daughter, Mrs. Marcia Martin of Fond du Lac; two grandsons; and two great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Zacherl Funeral Home with the Rev. Lloyd G. DeJong officiating. Entombment will be in the mausoleum at Rienzi Cemetery. Friends of Mrs. Petrie may call after 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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