Edgar W. Witzel, 82, of 1805 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died Tuesday afternoon at Family Heritage Nursing Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. George Knutson will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Witzel was born Jan. 20, 1891, at Oshkosh, son of the late John E. and Charolette Bremer Witzel. He married Nell Harriet Gregory Jan 30, 1927, at Valders, coming to Manitowoc to reside. He served in World War I as a corporal in the Medical Detachment from April 26, 1918, to May 29, 1919. He was an agent for John Hancock Mutual Insurance Co. He was a member of the American Legion Drews-Bleser Post No. 88. His wife preceded him in death in 1967 (sic 1947).
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Roger (Diane) Harkness, of Hollywood, Calif., a sister, Alice Witzel of Family Heritage Nursing Home, Manitowoc, and two grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday.
Edgar W. Witzel, 82, of 1805 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died Tuesday afternoon at Family Heritage Nursing Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. George Knutson will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Witzel was born Jan. 20, 1891, at Oshkosh, son of the late John E. and Charolette Bremer Witzel. He married Nell Harriet Gregory Jan 30, 1927, at Valders, coming to Manitowoc to reside. He served in World War I as a corporal in the Medical Detachment from April 26, 1918, to May 29, 1919. He was an agent for John Hancock Mutual Insurance Co. He was a member of the American Legion Drews-Bleser Post No. 88. His wife preceded him in death in 1967 (sic 1947).
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Roger (Diane) Harkness, of Hollywood, Calif., a sister, Alice Witzel of Family Heritage Nursing Home, Manitowoc, and two grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday.
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