Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Witzel, Fred 1936
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Ionia Daily Sentinel, 30 Dec 1935 & 2 Jan 1936

Fred Witzel, 56, for 18 years a brakeman and conductor on the Pere Marquette 
railroad, died at his home, 1921 Berkley avenue, SW., Grand Rapids, Saturday 
afternoon.  He was a former Ionia resident.

Mr. Witzel had been in ill health for two years and for two months in the 
hospital.

He was born in Ionia, January 8, 1879, son of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Witzel, 
and went to Grand Rapids to live about 20 years ago.  Before he became 
connected with the P.M. railroad Mr. Witzel had been in business in Grand 
Rapids.  He was an active member of the Grand Rapids chapter of Brotherhood of 
railroad trainman and held membership in the Elks.

He is survived by a son Melvin; three brothers, Henry and Godlup, of Ionia, and 
Alfred, of Montpelier, O., one sister, Mrs. Barbara Musser of Ontario, and 
three grandchildren.  Mrs. Witzel died about three years ago.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Boynton 
funeral chapel with Rev. F. J. Fitch, pastor of the Ionia Baptist church 
officiating.  Interment will be at Highland Park cemetery.

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Funeral services for Fred Witzel, who died at St. Mary’s hospital in Grand 
Rapids, Saturday, December 28, were held Tuesday afternoon, December 31, at 2 
o’clock at the Boynton funeral chapel, with Rev. F. J. Fitch, officiating and 
interment at the family lot at Highland Park cemetery.

Bearers for the services were Joseph Weizorek, Harry Woodard, Lawrence Witzel 
and George Witzel.  Mrs. Thane Benedict and Mrs. Ray Colwell sang.  The 
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Grand Rapids were represented by Willard 
Nichols, Hayten Campbell, Harry Woodard, Joseph Weizorek, Millard Irving, 
Lawrence Allen, Lee Alvord and Charles McGrath.

Relatives and frends attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin 
Witzel, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Campbell, Mrs. George Weizorek, Mrs. James Weizorek, 
Neil Blanchard, Rudolph Fick and Mr. Alling, of Grand Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. 
Albert Witzel, of Montpelior, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilson and Josephine and 
Lloyd Wilson, of Sheridan; Mr. and Mrs. Moses Nichols, of Grand Rapids.


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