Fred Bernard WITZKER

1901 - 1948  (47 years)

• Name	Fred Bernard WITZKER
  Birth	22 Apr 1901	Illinois
  	Chicago according to his death certificate
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Sep 1948	St. Louis County, Missouri
  	Jefferson Barracks, VA Hospital
  Burial	21 Sep 1948	Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis County, Missouri
  	Sec 71, Site 397a
  Notes	He graduated from Minneapolis South High School in January of 1918 and is pictured in South’s 1918 yearbook. His nickname was “Jeff” and his ambition was “to be invisible.” He was in Hi-Y and the Flannel Shirt Club and was on the staff of The Southerner. His address was 3134 Minnehaha Avenue. An article in the Minneapolis Star, 5 Oct 1926 edition, refers to Fred as a salesman for the Kartack company in Midway. In the 1927 Minneapolis city directory, Fred is a salesman. He and Frances live at 4348 12th Avenue S. Frances is a bookkeeper for St Anthony Aerie No 1247. In the 1928 Minneapolis city directory, Fred is a salesman living at 4746 Elliot Avenue. In the 1929 city directory, Fred lives at 4746 Elliot. His father also lives at that address. In what seems to be the 1934 Minneapolis city directory (p. 159 of 1024), Frederick is a salesman living with his wife Frances, father Peter, and mother Beta at 1619 Park Avenue. We also know from the same directory that William Marsh also lived at that address. A Private in the U.S. Army from 30 Oct 1942 to 20 Mar 1943. His last known address was 2900 Sheridan Road, St. Louis, MO. He was charged with reckless driving and driving while drinking in Tampa, Florida, in December of 1943. He was described as Fred B. Witzker of Sulphur Springs. His address at death, according to his death certificate, was the Princess Hotel in St. Louis. His death certificate listed his occupation as “showman” and stated that Fred died of generalized carcinomatosis, primary unknown. He had been in the hospital for over four months.
  Person ID	I618	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Peter Jergen WITZKER,   b. Abt 1853, Germany/Denmark d. 27 Mar 1937, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Bertha BENDICKSON,   b. Abt 1861, Norway d. 9 Jul 1943, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Emily CARR,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada d. 17 Sep 1981, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1926	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	as Fred B Witzker and Francis E Carr
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Jacquelyn Ada WITZKER,   b. 25 Jun 1935, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 27 Sep 1974, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2010