VERNON W. WILLIAMSON

Funeral services for Capt. Vernon W. Williamson, 61, of 942A N. 15th St.,
Manitowoc, who died Thursday morning at Marine Hospital, Chicago, following
an extended illness, will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church Chapel,
Manitowoc, the Rev. Paul Running officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Capt. Williamson was born Aug. 29, 1900, at Manitowoc, son of the late Capt.
William and Fredricka Keune Williamson. He attended Manitowoc Public schools
and married Julia McCabe Aug. 16, 1923, at Manitowoc. The couple made its home
in the city.
At the age of 14, Captain Williamson began serving aboard schooners with his
father. During World War I he was a Merchant Marine and sailed in Barbados,
West Indies and Cuban waters. For many years he was an engineer on the White
Swan, which was captained by his father. He sailed for the Ann Arbor Co. for
26 years and was captain on No. 5 Car Ferry from 1959 until he became ill.
Captain Williamson was a member of First Lutheran Church and Odd Fellows Lodge
No. 55 of Manitowoc.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, Billie and Thomas of Manitowoc, three
daughters, Mrs. Eugene Haver of Manitowoc, Mrs. Clifford DuChateau of Green Bay
and Mrs. Wilbur Holmes of Marquette Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Florence Rudie of
Manitowoc and Mrs. Alfred Wanke and Mrs. Howard Krauss of Sturgeon Bay; a brother,
Alfred of Soo, Mich.; and 16 grandchildren. A son and a daughter preceded him in
death.
Friends may call after 4 o’clock this Friday afternoon at Jens Funeral Home,
Manitowoc, until 10:30 a.m. Saturday when the casket will be moved to the church
where the body will lie in state until the hour of service. Odd Fellows Lodge No.
55 memorial services will be at 7:30 o’clock this Friday evening at the funeral
home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 13, 1962 P. 19
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[d. 07-12-1962 at Chicago IL/age 61 yrs.]