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Harold R. Wittig

Birth	:	25 Sep 1922 Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	8 Feb 2004 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Forest Home Cemetery, Hicksville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3022003, -84.7750015
Plot	:	Lot 51 Section E
Description	:	Harold R. Wittig, who with a business partner owned and operated a local feed mill for 41 years, died Sunday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. He was 81. Mr. Wittig died of congestive heart failure and pulmonary fibrosis. He was ill for about a year before his death, said his wife, Kathryn, with whom he would have celebrated his 50th anniversary on April 15. A 1941 graduate of Hicksville High School, Mr. Wittig attended the United Aircraft School in Wichita, Kan., and worked in aircraft assembly for Curtiss-Wright of Columbus and Casad Ordnance before entering the Army in 1944. He became... Read More	Harold R. Wittig, who with a business partner owned and operated a local feed mill for 41 years, died Sunday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. He was 81. Mr. Wittig died of congestive heart failure and pulmonary fibrosis. He was ill for about a year before his death, said his wife, Kathryn, with whom he would have celebrated his 50th anniversary on April 15. A 1941 graduate of Hicksville High School, Mr. Wittig attended the United Aircraft School in Wichita, Kan., and worked in aircraft assembly for Curtiss-Wright of Columbus and Casad Ordnance before entering the Army in 1944. He became an armorer-gunner on B-17 bombers and was sent to England shortly before World War II s end. He was discharged as a sergeant. In 1947, a high school friend, Robert Tuttle, was offered the chance to buy a local feed mill and invited Mr. Wittig to go into the business with him. Thus began a partnership that continued until 1988, when the two men retired and sold the mill, where they had mixed and sold feed for livestock farmers throughout the region. “They knew just about everybody in town and out in the country too,” said Mrs. Wittig, whom Mr. Wittig met on a blind date and who later worked part-time as the mill s bookkeeper. He was active in Trinity United Methodist Church, where he taught Sunday school, served on the pastor-parish committee, and was an usher, trustee, and administration board member. He was a member of several local veterans clubs and of the Hicksville Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed fishing local lakes, and cleaned and filleted his catches, Mrs. Wittig said. He also was a dedicated baseball fan who followed the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Yankees. He and his wife traveled extensively throughout the United States, visiting every state but Alaska. Surviving is his wife, Kathryn; daughters, Laren Carkin, Lynette Roan, and Janis Eckert; brother, Kenneth, and five grandchildren. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. tomorrow at Brown Funeral Home, Hicksville, where a Masonic service will begin at 7 tonight. Services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow in the mortuary Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/Deaths/2004/02/10/Co-owner-of-feed-mill-was-gunner-on-B-17s.html#J04qZ3odfXrHiB6Y.99

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Harold R. Wittig's memorial is located at: Forest Home Cemetery, Hicksville, Defiance County, USA.
When did Harold R. Wittig death?
Harold R. Wittig death on 8 Feb 2004 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 41.3022003
Longitude: -84.7750015

Family Members:

Parent

Ethel L. Warner Wittig

(1901 - 1958)

Spouse

Kathryn E Bailey Wittig

(1926 - 2020)

Siblings

Kenneth R Wittig

(1925 - 2008)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Forest Home Cemetery
Hicksville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3022003, -84.7750015

2. Hicksville Cemetery (Defunct)
Hicksville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2963360, -84.7579760

3. Hicksville Christian Cemetery
Hicksville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3231700, -84.7543660

4. Hicksville Amish Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3363920, -84.7655710

5. Six Corners Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3213997, -84.7153015

6. Shell-Sowers Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2566200, -84.8281380

7. Clark Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2411003, -84.7514038

8. Riverview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3431015, -84.8399963

9. Evergreen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3440000, -84.8396000

10. Alton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3167000, -84.8672028

11. Scipio Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2496870, -84.8392900

12. Wartenbe Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3746986, -84.8171997

13. Spindler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2625008, -84.6697006

14. Rose Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3806100, -84.8405900

15. Lost Creek Cemetery
Farmer, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3553000, -84.6700000

16. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3116989, -84.9017029

17. Kemp Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3703003, -84.6802979

18. Slough Cemetery
Antwerp, Paulding County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2038994, -84.7144012

19. Bethel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2238998, -84.6697006

20. Krafft Cemetery
DeKalb County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3616982, -84.9011002

21. Forder Cemetery
Antwerp, Paulding County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2233009, -84.6688995

22. Banks Cemetery
Paulding County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2028008, -84.7033005

23. Upper Lost Creek Cemetery
Farmer, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3840000, -84.6700000

24. Jenkins Cemetery
DeKalb County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3269005, -84.9235992