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Name: Martin Wetter Home in 1930: Orchard, Mitchell, IowaView Map Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1913 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: George S Mother's Name: Mary Race: White
- [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Martin H. Wetter SSN: 485-07-1637 Last Residence: 50461 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, United States of America Born: 29 Dec 1912 Died: 10 Aug 1998 State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951)
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Birth: Dec. 29, 1912
Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa, USA
Death: Aug. 10, 1998
Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa, USA
Martin Wetter
OSAGE, IOWA — Martin Wetter, 85, died Monday (Aug. 10, 1998) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center West, Mason City.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Den-nis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott offici-ating. Burial will be in the Orchard Cemetery, Orchard.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral Home, where a Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m.
Martin was born on December 29, 1912, at Mason City, the son of George and Mary (Hirsch) Wetter. The family lived for a short time at Rockwell, and moved to Orchard in 1914. Martin attended Orchard schools.
He married Marcella Knudson on Sept. 28, 1939, at Osage. The couple made their home west of Osage. Martin was a partner in Seeber & Wetter Sand & Gravel Company for many years. He also farmed and raised Angus cattle. He enjoyed woodworking and had his own saw mill. He was widely known for his ability to fix clocks. Martin was a veteran serving during World War II.
Survivors include a niece, Karen Platt and her husband, Roy, of Bettendorf; two great-nieces, Lori Angus of St. Paul, Minn., and Kari Neathery and husband, Doug, of St. Paul; also other nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Marcella; an infant son; four brothers, Walter, Alvin, George and Russell Wetter; and four sisters, Amy Walling, Myrtle Heller, Erma Wetter and Jessie Wetter.
Globe Gazette, Aug. 12, 1998
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Parents:
George Samuel Wetter (1872 - 1958)
Mary Hirsch Wetter (1877 - 1952)
Spouse:
Marcella Knudson Wetter (1913 - 1994)*
Children:
Edward Wetter (____ - 1944)*
Siblings:
Walter George Wetter (1898 - 1974)*
Alvin Edward Wetter (1899 - 1980)*
Myrtle Wetter Heller (1901 - 1986)*
Amy K. Wetter Walling (1903 - 1995)*
George P Wetter (1908 - 1980)*
Martin Harold Wetter (1912 - 1998)
Chester D Wetter (1914 - 1955)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Orchard Cemetery
Orchard
Mitchell County
Iowa, USA
Created by: DM Scott
Record added: May 26, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 52873148
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