Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pretzel, Anna E.(Witt) May 22, 1948 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net June 18, 2023, 10:20 am Belding Banner-News Thursday May 27, 1948 Native Of Germany Dies At Fowler Mrs.Anna Pretzel died Saturday afternoon at the home of hr son, Otto, near Fowler, for who she had been keeping house. She was 83 years old and was in her usual good health until she suffered a stroke which caused her death. She was born Anna Witt, in Germany and came to the United State with her husband and five sons in 1891, settling at Laingsburg and later moving to the farm east of the city Mr.Pretzel died in 1934. Surviving are six sons; Otto of Fowler, William, Frank and Bernie of this city, Robert of Grand Rapids, Emil of Oakland, and one daughter,Mrs.Howard Dumond of Grand Rapids; one daughter, Anna, having preceded her in death. There are also 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the Fales-Huffman Funeral Chapel, Rev.Bert Baker of Grand Rapids officiating and burial was in River Ridge cemetery. Hr six sons acted as pallbearers. Additional Comments: River Ridge Cem.#80-Sec.3 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/pretzel45828nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb