OBITUARY: Sylvester J. Pitzen, Mitchell County, Iowa [Mitchell County Press-News, www.mcpress.com, Posted Aug. 14, 2001] Sylvester J. Pitzen [1910-2001] Sylvester J. Pitzen, age 90, of Stacyville, died Saturday, August 11, 2001 at the Stacyville Nursing Home, Stacyville. Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 14, 2001 at the Visitation Catholic Church, Stacyville. Rev. Joseph Schneider officiated. Burial was in the Visitation Cemetery, Stacyville. Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, in charge of arrangements. Sylvester J. Pitzen was born Sept. 29, 1910 in Adams, MN the son of Joseph and Anna (Simon) Pitzen. He married Dorothy Coan on June 27, 1933 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Mason City. In his younger years he enjoyed hunting, trapping, fishing and taxidermy. Sylvester worked for the Stacyville Co-op Company for 48 years, 43 of those years as elevator manager. He was an active 4-H leader and member of the Foresters and the K.of C. Sylvester was on the board of directors for FELCO, FELCO-STATEC and also Land O'Lakes. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy; a son John; and brothers, Gervin, Clem and Al. Sylvester is survived by his three sons, Tom Pitzen of Stacvyile, Nick Pitzen of Stacyville, Steve Pitzen of Adams, MN; one daughter, Mary Ellen McGlashing of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren; one brother, Father John Pitzen of Fairfax; two sisters, Agnes Casley of Beaverton, OR and Marie Montavon of DeKalb, IL. Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) ************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **************************************************************