Obituary: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: FRIEDRICH, Benjamin Ernest ************************************************************************ Submitted by Carri Bohn, Jan. 2006 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Fond du Lac Newspaper June 20, 1946 BEN E. FRIEDRICH, VETERAN STORE SALESMAN, DEAD. Funeral Services Will Be Held In Salem Church For Ahern Employee --- Benjamin E. Friedrich, 62, of 30 East Twelfth street, veteran Fond du Lac salesman and church and lodge worker for many years, died at 3 P.M. Thursday at St. Agnes hospital. He was born Feb. 11, 1884, in Fond du Lac, a son of Carl and Mary Friedrich, and was married July 10, 1916, at Walworth to Miss Anna Bloede. Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich spent their married life in Fond du Lac. Mr. Friedrich was a member of the sales staff of the T.E. Ahern company for 29 years. Long active in the Royal Arcanum Lodge, he was a past grand regent of that organization and also held other offices, including the post of treasurer. Surviving are the widow: three daughters, Mrs. Harvey King of this city, Mrs Marvin Belter of Manchester and Janice, at home; a son, Benjamin C. Freidrich, at home; two sisters, Mrs. C.E. Woodward of this city and Viola Friedrich of this city and two grandchildren Frederick and Carol Ann King. The body will lie in state at the Candlish Chapel until 1 P.M. Sunday when it will be taken to Salem Evangelical church, of which Mr. Friedrich long had been an active member. Funeral services will be held there at 2:30 P.M. The Rev. H.E. Zebarth, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Estabrooks cemetery.