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Walter Frederick William Choitz (1922 - 2009)

Walter Frederick William Choitz
Born in Ellsworth, Ellsworth, Kansas, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 25 Apr 1946 in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Died at age 87 in Shoreview, Ramsey, Minnesota, United Statesmap
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Biography

Walter was born on 17 January 1922 in Ellsworth, Kansas,[1] the son of Fred Choitz and Lena Pflughoeft. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Ellsworth, Kansas, on 5 February 1922.[2]

By June of 1942 Walter had moved to South Bend, Indiana, where he was employed by the South Bend Lathe Works.[3][4][5]

During World War II Walter served in the US Navy, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade.[6]

On 25 April 1946 Walter was united in marriage with Mary Jane Steinke at Mishawaka, Indiana. The couple first lived in South Bend, Indiana.[7] They had two children: Nancy Lynn (b. 1947) and Paul Steven (b. 1951).

By 1986 Walter and Mary had moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota, and in 1992 they were living in Shoreview, a second-ring suburb of Saint Paul.[8]

Walter died on 8 May 2009 at Shoreview, Minnesota.[9][10]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Births," Ellsworth Reporter (Ellsworth, Kansas), 19 January 1922, p. 1 (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85399562/birth-notice-walter-choitz/?xid=637&_ga=2.132920392.759965091.1631217449-32247953.1608954248 : accessed 15 September 2021).
  2. ↑ Immanuel Lutheran Church (Ellsworth, Kansas) 100th Anniversary, 1916-2016, p. 28.
  3. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 133. Ancestry Record 2238 #40951640
  4. ↑ South Bend, Indiana, City Directory, 1953, p. 128. Ancestry Record 2469 #640587455
  5. ↑ Wikipedia article on South Bend Lathe Works (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bend_Lathe; page visited 17 July 2023).
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Ancestry Record 2345 #4681923
  7. ↑ "Society," The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 26 April 1946, p. 28.
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1788 #321109682
  9. ↑ Source Citation: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Ancestry Record 3693 #84881506
  10. ↑ Source Citation: Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health. Ancestry Record 7316 #3462352




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