FERDINAND BEET^A ff%?J\
CALLED TO THE BEYOND;
Ferdinand Deetz of Jackson street, \
who has been a sufferer from harden¬
ing- of arteries tor some months, fin-^
ally succumbed to the disease and j
passed away at his late home here \
early Wednesday morning", aged 73
years and 9 months. He had been j
confined to his bed since last Seotem- j
ber and was not expected to live at
one time in the fall but he seemed to
recover to some extent and was not ;
thought serious Tuesday night. His j
son Herman died in the same house j
nearly a year ago and since then his \
daughter-in-law and her daughter had j
cared for him. j
The deceased has lived in Elmore j
more than forty years' and for twenty- j
five years the house in which he died
had been his home. His wife preceded *
him in death a few years ago. He i
survived by four sons, Wm. F., Henry
C, and Fred of Elmore, and Ferdinand
of Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. Geo.;
H. Palling of Woodville Road near j
Toledo; also one sister in Germany, j
The funeral will be held at the I
home at 1:30 Friday afternoon and at j
2:00 o'clock at Trinity Lutheran j
church, of which he was a member. |
Rev. Thober will have charge of the
services, with interment in Union
cemetery.
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