Frank Witzig Obituary - Grant County Wisconsin

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Submitted by Valeria Reckert (LadyGenes@comcast.net), 2003

Frank Witzig 1831 – 1906  

Obituary from The Fennimore Times, Fennimore, Wisconsin, May 11, 1906
 
Frank Witzig, an old and respected citizen of Green River, who has been in poor 
health for years, died of kidney disease at his home last Saturday, aged 66 
years.  He was born in Sempelburg, Germany, in 1840, and came to Eden, Iowa 
County, in 1854. He married Catherine Bunzeal of Highland. They came to Grant 
County and resided on the farm where he died, for the last 22 years. Mr. Witzig 
enlisted in 1861 and served in Co. E. 41st Wisconsin, during the remainder of 
the rebellion. He was a good soldier and an honest, upright man, held in high 
esteem by all his acquaintances. The funeral was held Monday from St Mary's 
church at Fennimore, Rev. Feld officiating. He leaves a widow, three sons and 
two daughters, four children having preceded him in death. The children living 
are Frank, Herman and George Witzig, Lizzie (Mrs. Fred Steinforth,) and Mary 
(Mrs. Frank Dempsey.) Mr. Witzig also leaves two brothers, Joseph of Clifton and 
Adam of Minnesota, and two sisters, Mrs. John Whitish, Sr., of Fennimore and 
Mrs. Kate Abram of Chicago.