CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF WILLIAM DRESDEN

====================================================================

NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing

free information on the Internet, data may be used by

non-commercial entities, as long as this message

remains on all copied material. These electronic

pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit

or for presentation by other persons or organizations.

Persons or organizations desiring to use this material

for purposes other than stated above must obtain the

written consent of the file contributor.

This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb

Archives by David "Pete" Peterson-printerpete@earthlink.net

Permission granted by: Rob Dump, Editor, Cedar County News 


======================================================================

William Dresden

William R. Dresden, 71, of Hartington died Tuesday, Nov. 12, in Sacred 
Heart Hospital at Yankton of complications following surgery.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in Holy Trinity 
Catholic Church at Hartington with the Rev. Cyril Werner officiating.  
Burial was in St. Michael's Cemetery at Hartington under the direction 
of the Wintz Funeral HOme.

He was born Sept. 9, 1903, at Sioux City, Iowa to Henry and Margaret 
(Burns) Dresden.  On Feb. 28, 1938, he married Rose Ann Becker at 
Fordyce.  Mr. Dresden was the owner and operator of Hartington Hatchery 
until retiring six years ago.

Survivors include his widow; three sons, Patrick of Long Beach, Calif., 
Robert of Grinnell, Iowa; and Timothy of Hartington; one daughter, Mrs. 
Dennis (Sally) Bump of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; five grandchildren; three 
sisters, Mrs. William Hirschman of Coleridge, Mrs. Roman Dreesen of 
Hartington, and Mrs. Edmund Becker of Fordyce.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1974 - CEDAR COUNTY NEWS




William Dresden

HARTINGTON - William R. Dresden, 71, Hartington, died Nov. 12 of 
injury suffered in a hunting accident.  Services will be 10 a.m. 
Friday in Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Hartington.  The Rev. Cyril 
Werner will officiate and burial will be in St. Michael Cemetery.

Rosary will be recited 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday in Wintz Funeral 
Home, Hartington.

Mr. Dresden was born Sept. 9, 1903, Sioux City to the Henry Dresdens.  
He married Rose A. Becker Feb. 28, 1938, in Fordyce.  He was the owner 
of Hartington Hatchery retiring six years ago.

Survivors are the widow; three sons, Patrick, Long Beach, Calif., 
Robert, Grinnell, Iowa and Timothy, Hartington; a daughter, Mrs. Dennis 
(Sally) Bump, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; five grandchildren; three sisters, 
Mrs. William Hirschman, Coleridge; Mrs. Roman Dreesen, Hartington and 
Mrs. Edmund Becker, Fordyce.

Visitations will be from 3-9 p.m. Thursday at Wintz's.  Pallbearers will 
be Ken and Francis Dreesen, Eugene Wohlman, Max Goetz, Glen Bergman and 
Gene Hirschman.  He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers 
and two sisters.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1974