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Ditmars, Charles

Former Strong City Resident Buried Here Funeral Rites for Charles Ditmars, Who Died in Muskogee, Okla., Held Here Today.

Apr 12, 1950 Funeral service for Charles Ditmars of Muskogee, Okla., a resident of Strong City many years ago, who passed away at his home Monday, April 10, were conducted this Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the St. Anthony Church in Stronry City. The Rev. Father Arthur Tonne of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emporia, conducted the services.

Pallbearers were Karl Stubenhofer. Paul Stubenhofer, Irvin Rettiger, Charles Rettiger, William Bechelmayr and William Meirowsky. Interment was in St. Anthony cemetery, Strong City. Recitation of the Rosary was held at the Brown Funeral Home in Cottonwood Falls, Tuesday evening.

Charles Ditmars was born in Washington, Iowa., October 16, 1868. He left Strong City in 1907 and moved to Oklahoma which has since been his home. Surviving him are his widow of Claremore, Okla.; a son. S. F. Ditmars, and one granddaughter, Maurine Ditmars of Muskogee, Okla.; one brother, Harry Ditmars, of Olympia, Washington; three sisters, Miss Maud Ditmars of Whittier, Calif., Mrs. E. Taylor of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. E. Selby of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Those from out-of-town who were here to attend the funeral rites follow: Mr. and Mrs. T. W Kraft, Mrs. T. J. Ryan and Mrs. R. B. Owen, Hutchinson; Mrs. A. E. Rockold, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Anderson and children, Doretta and Jon, Newton; Mrs. Frank Zuercher, Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Mrs. R. L. Risinger, Ned Katlett and Joe Kraft, Muskogee, Okla.; Mrs. Wilma Berry and Arnold Weems, Claremore, Okla., Miss Amelia Frances Kraft, Halstead: Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cooke, Jr., Oklahoma City, Okla.; Ed Maloney, Emporia

CHARLES DITMARS BURIED AT STRONG CITY:

Funeral services for Charles Ditmars, who died Monday, April 10 in the hospital at Muskogee, Okla homa, were held in St. Anthony's Catholic church in Strong City, Wednesday morning, April 12, 1950 at eleven o'clock. The Rev. Father Arthur Tonne of Emporia officiated. Phyllis Carrier Howard sang accom panied by Barbara Mader. The pall bearers were I. J. Rettiger, Paul Stubenhofer, Charles Rettiger, Karl Stubenhofer and William Meirowsky. Internment was made in St. Anthony's cemetery The recitation of the Rosary was held in the Brown Funeral Home in Cottonwood Falls, Tuesday evening.

Mr. Ditmars, a resident of Strong City for a number of years is sur vived by his wife of the home, one son S. F. Ditmars also of Muskogee one granddaughter, Maurine of New York, a brother Harry Ditmars of Olympia, Washington, three sisters, Miss Maude Ditmars of Whittier, California; Mae E. Taylor, Seattle, Washington, and Mrs. E. Selby of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Relatives here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Ditmars, Joe Kraft, Ned Catlett, Mrs. R. L. Risinger, all of Muskogee, Okla, his wife, Mrs. Charles Ditmars, Mrs. Wilma Berry and Arnold Weem of Claremore, Okla; Mr. and. Mrs. T, W Kraft. T. J. Ryan and Mrs. R. B. Owens of Hutchinson; Mrs. A. E Rockhold, Mr and Mrs. Phillip Anderson, Doretta and Jon of Newton;. Mrs. Frank Zurcher of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mr. and. Mrs. C. C. Cooke, Jr. of Oklahoma City, Okla., Ed Maloney of Emporia and Miss Amelia Kraft of Halstead.

Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kans. Apr 12, 1950





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