Leelanau County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Witler, William R. & Elva H. 
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Cemetery:           Maple Grove - Empire
Name:               William R. & Elva H. Witler

Date Of Photograph: July 10, 2006
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William R. Witler   b. 1916   d. 2004
Elva H. Witler   b. 1917 
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Social Security Death Index
William R. Witler 
SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX  
Last Residence: 85704  Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States of America 
Born: 7 Jun 1916 
Died: 16 May 2004 
State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951 ) 
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Green Valley News & Sun --- 
William Robert Witler,
of St. Louis, Mo., Glen Lake Mich., and Green Valley, passed peacefully on 
Sunday, May 16, 2004, in Tucson.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
William R. Witler
06/03/2004
William R. "Bill" Witler, a retired business executive, died May 16, 2004, 
after a brief illness at Northwest Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. He was 87 
and formerly lived in St. Louis. 

Mr. Witler was born in St. Louis. He earned a bachelor's degree in business 
from Washington University in 1939. Mr. Witler was active as a cheerleader for 
the university, a member of the baseball team and was a member of Beta Theta 
Phi National Fraternity. 

After graduation, Mr. Witler began his career at Fru-Con Construction Corp., an 
engineering and construction firm for the health care and food and beverage 
markets. 

In 1945, he went to work for the former Tobey Fine Paper Co. of St. Louis, 
where he became company president in the early 1970s. He retired in 1980. 

Mr. Witler was a former member of the Webster Groves School Board. He was a 
longtime member of Sunset Country Club. 

Mr. Witler was an avid golfer and was a seasonal resident of Glen Lake, Mich., 
and Green Valley, Ariz. 

A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. June 12 at the Glen Arbor Community 
Reformed Church, 4902 West MacFarland Road in Glen Arbor, Mich. A memorial 
service was held May 19 in Tucson, Ariz. Burial will be private. 

Among the survivors are his wife of 62 years, Elva Hassendeubel Witler; two 
daughters, Susan Vevang of Chicago and Betsy Bosin of Bloomington, Ind.; a son, 
Bill Witler Jr. of Cleveland; a sister, Rose Remmers of Arlington Heights, 
Ill.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research 
Foundation, 500 North Dearborn, Suite 305, Chicago, Ill. 60610; or the American 
Heart Association, 5455 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214. 
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Green Valley News & Sun
William Robert Witler, 
of St. Louis, Mo., Glen Lake Mich., and Green Valley, passed peacefully on 
Sunday, May 16, 2004, in Tucson.

Born in St. Louis on June 7, 1916, Bill is survived by his wife of 62 years, 
Elva Hassendeubel Witler; their children Susan (Curt) Vevang of Chicago, Ill., 
Betsy (Tal) Bosin of Bloomington, Ind., and Bill Jr. (Rita) of Cleveland, Ohio; 
six grandchildren: Jenny (Ron) Scheetz, Katy (Mark) Stoffel, Sara (Mark) Fink, 
Catherine Bosin, Erika Witler, Jason Witler; and six great-grandchildren. 

Bill was a graduate of Cleveland High School (1934) and Washington University 
(1939), and was an executive and principal of Tobey Fine Papers Inc. of St. 
Louis and Kansas City.

A seasonal resident of Glen Lake, Mich., and Green Valley, he actively pursued 
his lifelong interest in golf.

He will be remembered as an avid sports enthusiast, an engaging 
conversationalist and avid storyteller. This loving husband, father, and family 
patriarch will be greatly missed by his close family and many friends.

Memorials to: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), 500 N. Dearborn, 
Suite 305, Chicago, IL 60610 or the American Heart Association.  
 
  
 
 
  
 
 


 
 

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