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Friedrich Carl “Fritz” Butzin

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Friedrich Carl “Fritz” Butzin

Birth
Brandenburg, Germany
Death
1 Mar 1935 (aged 77)
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 10-424-2 Int 16415
Memorial ID
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F. C. BUTZIN DIES AT HOME OF SON.

A Resident of Leavenworth County for Fifty Years--Funeral Services Monday.

FRIEDRICH CARL BUTZIN, 77, a native of Germany and Leavenworth county resident for half a century, died at 3:30 o'clock this morning, March 1, 1935, at the home of his son, Frank W. Butzin, 554 Marion street.

Born January 13, 1858, at Arnswalde, Germany. Mr. Butzin came to Leavenworth in 1883. He farmed in Easton Township for a number of years before retiring and moved his residence to Leavenworth, where he operated a shoe repairing shop at 505 Cherokee street.

For several years Mr. Butzin jointly occupied the building with a printing shop and through his business affairs became widely known throughout the city and county.

He became ill Tuesday while at work and was taken to the home of his son. His wife, Mrs. Emielie Butzin, died four years ago.

Surviving is three daughters Mrs. Otto Korth, 923 Pawnee street; Mrs. Francis Wait, 704 Oak street; and Mrs. Raymond Tuttle, 1136 Ironmoulder Avenue; two sons, Frank W. Butzin, at whose home he died; Friederich W. Butzin, 1134 Ironmoulder Avenue; fifteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Private funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at at the home of his son, Frank Butzin 554 Marion Street. Interment will be on the family lot in Mount Muncie Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Sexton Funeral Chapel until Sunday morning when it will be taken to the home of the son."

The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) March 1, 1935.
F. C. BUTZIN DIES AT HOME OF SON.

A Resident of Leavenworth County for Fifty Years--Funeral Services Monday.

FRIEDRICH CARL BUTZIN, 77, a native of Germany and Leavenworth county resident for half a century, died at 3:30 o'clock this morning, March 1, 1935, at the home of his son, Frank W. Butzin, 554 Marion street.

Born January 13, 1858, at Arnswalde, Germany. Mr. Butzin came to Leavenworth in 1883. He farmed in Easton Township for a number of years before retiring and moved his residence to Leavenworth, where he operated a shoe repairing shop at 505 Cherokee street.

For several years Mr. Butzin jointly occupied the building with a printing shop and through his business affairs became widely known throughout the city and county.

He became ill Tuesday while at work and was taken to the home of his son. His wife, Mrs. Emielie Butzin, died four years ago.

Surviving is three daughters Mrs. Otto Korth, 923 Pawnee street; Mrs. Francis Wait, 704 Oak street; and Mrs. Raymond Tuttle, 1136 Ironmoulder Avenue; two sons, Frank W. Butzin, at whose home he died; Friederich W. Butzin, 1134 Ironmoulder Avenue; fifteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Private funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at at the home of his son, Frank Butzin 554 Marion Street. Interment will be on the family lot in Mount Muncie Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Sexton Funeral Chapel until Sunday morning when it will be taken to the home of the son."

The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) March 1, 1935.

Inscription

BUTZIN
FATHER MOTHER
FRIEDRICH EMIELIE
1858-1935 1856-1950

Gravesite Details

3/14/2017. The headstone is in good condition. No cracks are present. A slight amount of moss is growing on stone.



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