William Adolph Reetz

1890 - 1952  (62 years)

• Name	William Adolph Reetz
  Born	16 Jan 1890	Fall Leaf, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 May 1952	Fall Leaf, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
  Buried	Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I305665	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family	Frieda Magdalena Schwarz,   b. 9 Jul 1897, Worden, Willow Springs, Douglas County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 26 Jul 1991, La Grange Memorial Hospital, La Grange, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1919	Kansas, USA
  Children	1. Lila May Reetz,   b. 18 May 1922, Fall Leaf, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 2013, Burr Ridge, DuPage County, Illinois, USA  (Age 91 years)   2. Alvin William Reetz,   b. 20 May 1925, Fall Leaf, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 2013, Fall Leaf, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA  (Age 88 years)   3. Elmer Frederick Reetz,   b. 14 Dec 1926, Fall Leaf, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1980, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA  (Age 53 years)   4. Lorene Reetz   5. Katherine Reetz
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F104059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). William Adolph Reetz Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: Jan. 16, 1890 Fall Leaf Leavenworth County Kansas, USA Death: May 9, 1952 Fall Leaf Leavenworth County Kansas, USA William Adolph Reetz, son of Godfrey and Lena (née Torneden) Reetz was born Jan. 16, 1890 in Leavenworth County, near Fall Leaf, and died May 9, 1952, at his home, at the age of 62 years, after an illness of about year and a half. He was married to Frieda Schwarz of Worden, Feb. 19, 1919. He lived and farmed all his life in Leavenworth County, KS. Surviving relatives are his wife, of the home; their daughters, Mrs. Katherine Neis, of Eudora; Mrs. Lila Self, of Hammond, Ind., and Miss Lorene Reetz, of the home; two son, Alvin Reetz, of Linwood, and Elmer Reetz, of Lawrence; two brothers Fred Reetz and Godfrey Reetz, four sisters, Mrs. Recka Grant, Mrs. Minnie Hill, Mrs. Ollivenne Simon, and Mrs. Louise Canary; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Louisa Schwarz, and eight grandchildren. He was a member of St. Paul's Church of Eudora, where funeral services were held May 12, with the Rev. J.O. Poister in charge. Floyd Ott sang "Abide with Me" and "In the Garden," with Mrs. Homer Gerstenberger at the piano. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Pall bearers were: Kelvin Hoover, George Cattlett, Harold Von Gunten, Herman Oelschlager, C.C. Gerstenberger, and George Milleret. (bio by: Randy Reetz) Family links: Parents: Johann Gottried Reetz (1854 - 1921) Caroline Wilhelmine Torneden Reetz (1860 - 1934) Spouse: Frieda Magdalene Schwarz Reetz (1897 - 1991)* Children: Lila May Reetz Self (1922 - 2013)* Alvin William Reetz (1925 - 2013)* Elmer Frederick Reetz (1926 - 1980)* Elmer Frederick Reetz (1926 - 1980)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery Lawrence Douglas County Kansas, USA Plot: Section B & Evergreen Section (including Baby Walk) Created by: Jennifer Record added: Jul 07, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 9053894