Henry G. Dittmar, 70, died in his home here at 12;30 p.m. Wednesday following an extended illness. Mr. Dittmar was president of the Jo Daviess Locker Service and charter member and a director of the Jo-Carroll Electric Cooperative. He was born on a farm in Woodbine township Oct. 20, 1884, the son of Erhardt and Elizabeth Bahr Dittmar. On Oct. 7, 1913, he married the former Elizabeth Siemen. The couple farmed until 1947 when they moved to Elizabeth. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Russell of Charleston, Va., and Delmar of Elizabeth; two brothers, Adam of Elizabeth and Erhardt of Apple river; one sister, Mrs. Otto Grebner of Schapville; and three grandchildren. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the First Methodist Church. The Rev. William A. Rail, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Elizabeth Cemetery. Friends may call at the Nadig Funeral Home from noon Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday and then at the church.
Henry G. Dittmar, 70, died in his home here at 12;30 p.m. Wednesday following an extended illness. Mr. Dittmar was president of the Jo Daviess Locker Service and charter member and a director of the Jo-Carroll Electric Cooperative. He was born on a farm in Woodbine township Oct. 20, 1884, the son of Erhardt and Elizabeth Bahr Dittmar. On Oct. 7, 1913, he married the former Elizabeth Siemen. The couple farmed until 1947 when they moved to Elizabeth. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Russell of Charleston, Va., and Delmar of Elizabeth; two brothers, Adam of Elizabeth and Erhardt of Apple river; one sister, Mrs. Otto Grebner of Schapville; and three grandchildren. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the First Methodist Church. The Rev. William A. Rail, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Elizabeth Cemetery. Friends may call at the Nadig Funeral Home from noon Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday and then at the church.
Family Members
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John H. Dittmar
1867–1937
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William "Will" Dittmar
1868–1918
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Annie Dittmar
1870–1872
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Mary Dittmar Geselbracht
1871–1934
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Gustav Dittmar
1873–1944
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Adam Dittmar
1875–1956
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Erhard Daniel Dittmar III
1876–1958
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Lavina Dittmar Grebner
1879–1956
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Christina "Tina" Dittmar Baumgartner
1880–1926
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Minnie Dittmar
1883–1895
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Ella Dittmar Siemen
1886–1950
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Phillip Dittmar
1888–1895
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