Father Albert Atwater
Mother Margaret Carswell
Spouse Blanche Cox
Bert L. Atwater, beloved husband of Blanche Cox Atwater, father of Mrs. Phillip K. Wrigley, Mrs. George F. Getz Jr., and A.G. Atwater; brother of Mrs. Frank Carlson of Mason City, Ia., and Mrs. Helen Shrader of New Orleans, La. Services and Interment private. Kindly omit flowers. Chicago Daily Tribune Sep 8, 1954
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Chicago Tribune (IL) - September 08, 1954
Deceased Name: BERT ATWATER, GUM COMPANY EXECUTIVE, DIES
Private Services Set for Tomorrow
Private services for Bert L. Atwater, 87, of the Drake hotel, associated with Wm. Wrigley Jr. company, gum manufacturer, since 1907, and a vice president and director for many years, will be held tomorrow in Graceland cemetery chapel. He died Monday.
Mr. Atwater was engaged by the late William Wrigley Jr. to head sales activities in the eastern territory as manager of the New York office.
Named Officer in 1915
He was elected second vice president in 1915, a director in 1916, and vice president in 1920. In 1932 he was transferred to the Chicago headquarters.
In December, 1951, Mr. Atwater retired as vice president. At that time he was elected board chairman of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Ltd., the Canadian affiliate, in addition to continuing as a director of the parent company.
Wrigley's Father-in-Law
Surviving are his widow, the former Blanche Cox, daughter of the late A. G. Cox; a son, A. G. Atwater, vice president of Wrigley company, and two daughters, Helen, wife of Philip K. Wrigley, president of Wrigley company, and Olive, wife of George Getz Jr.
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Bert L. Atwater of the Drake Hotel, associated with William Wrigley Jr. Company, gum manufacturers since 1907, and vice president and director for many years died yesterday at the age of 87. New York Times Sep 8, 1954
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Bert L Atwater
Illinois, Cook County Deaths
Name Bert L Atwater
Event Type Death
Event Date 06 Sep 1954
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address 140 E Walton St
Gender Male
Age 87
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Executive
Birth Date 07 Mar 1867
Birthplace , , New York
Funeral Home Sbarbaro And Company
Burial Place Chicago, , Illinois
Cemetery Graceland
Father's Name Albert Atwater
Mother's Name Margaret Carswell
Informant's Name A G Atwater
Entry Number 64588
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Daughter Helen Blanche Atwater Wrigley obit
Private services for Mrs. Helen Blanche Wrigley, 75, widow of chewing gum magnate and Chicago Cubs owner Philip Knight Wrigley, will be held Thursday morning in her Lake Geneva, Wisc. home. Mrs. Wrigley who lived at 1500 North Lake Shore Drive, suffered a heart attack shortly after her husband death April 12 and died Monday in Lakeland hospital, Elkhorn, Wisc. She is survived by a son William, two daughters Mrs. Ada Schreiner and Mrs. Dorothy Chauncey; 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; a sister Mrs. Olive Getz, and a brother A. G. Atwater Sr. Chicago Tribune June 30, 1977
Mother Margaret Carswell
Spouse Blanche Cox
Bert L. Atwater, beloved husband of Blanche Cox Atwater, father of Mrs. Phillip K. Wrigley, Mrs. George F. Getz Jr., and A.G. Atwater; brother of Mrs. Frank Carlson of Mason City, Ia., and Mrs. Helen Shrader of New Orleans, La. Services and Interment private. Kindly omit flowers. Chicago Daily Tribune Sep 8, 1954
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Chicago Tribune (IL) - September 08, 1954
Deceased Name: BERT ATWATER, GUM COMPANY EXECUTIVE, DIES
Private Services Set for Tomorrow
Private services for Bert L. Atwater, 87, of the Drake hotel, associated with Wm. Wrigley Jr. company, gum manufacturer, since 1907, and a vice president and director for many years, will be held tomorrow in Graceland cemetery chapel. He died Monday.
Mr. Atwater was engaged by the late William Wrigley Jr. to head sales activities in the eastern territory as manager of the New York office.
Named Officer in 1915
He was elected second vice president in 1915, a director in 1916, and vice president in 1920. In 1932 he was transferred to the Chicago headquarters.
In December, 1951, Mr. Atwater retired as vice president. At that time he was elected board chairman of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Ltd., the Canadian affiliate, in addition to continuing as a director of the parent company.
Wrigley's Father-in-Law
Surviving are his widow, the former Blanche Cox, daughter of the late A. G. Cox; a son, A. G. Atwater, vice president of Wrigley company, and two daughters, Helen, wife of Philip K. Wrigley, president of Wrigley company, and Olive, wife of George Getz Jr.
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Bert L. Atwater of the Drake Hotel, associated with William Wrigley Jr. Company, gum manufacturers since 1907, and vice president and director for many years died yesterday at the age of 87. New York Times Sep 8, 1954
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Bert L Atwater
Illinois, Cook County Deaths
Name Bert L Atwater
Event Type Death
Event Date 06 Sep 1954
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address 140 E Walton St
Gender Male
Age 87
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Executive
Birth Date 07 Mar 1867
Birthplace , , New York
Funeral Home Sbarbaro And Company
Burial Place Chicago, , Illinois
Cemetery Graceland
Father's Name Albert Atwater
Mother's Name Margaret Carswell
Informant's Name A G Atwater
Entry Number 64588
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Daughter Helen Blanche Atwater Wrigley obit
Private services for Mrs. Helen Blanche Wrigley, 75, widow of chewing gum magnate and Chicago Cubs owner Philip Knight Wrigley, will be held Thursday morning in her Lake Geneva, Wisc. home. Mrs. Wrigley who lived at 1500 North Lake Shore Drive, suffered a heart attack shortly after her husband death April 12 and died Monday in Lakeland hospital, Elkhorn, Wisc. She is survived by a son William, two daughters Mrs. Ada Schreiner and Mrs. Dorothy Chauncey; 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; a sister Mrs. Olive Getz, and a brother A. G. Atwater Sr. Chicago Tribune June 30, 1977
Father Albert Atwater
Mother Margaret Carswell
Spouse Blanche Cox
Bert L. Atwater, beloved husband of Blanche Cox Atwater, father of Mrs. Phillip K. Wrigley, Mrs. George F. Getz Jr., and A.G. Atwater; brother of Mrs. Frank Carlson of Mason City, Ia., and Mrs. Helen Shrader of New Orleans, La. Services and Interment private. Kindly omit flowers. Chicago Daily Tribune Sep 8, 1954
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Chicago Tribune (IL) - September 08, 1954
Deceased Name: BERT ATWATER, GUM COMPANY EXECUTIVE, DIES
Private Services Set for Tomorrow
Private services for Bert L. Atwater, 87, of the Drake hotel, associated with Wm. Wrigley Jr. company, gum manufacturer, since 1907, and a vice president and director for many years, will be held tomorrow in Graceland cemetery chapel. He died Monday.
Mr. Atwater was engaged by the late William Wrigley Jr. to head sales activities in the eastern territory as manager of the New York office.
Named Officer in 1915
He was elected second vice president in 1915, a director in 1916, and vice president in 1920. In 1932 he was transferred to the Chicago headquarters.
In December, 1951, Mr. Atwater retired as vice president. At that time he was elected board chairman of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Ltd., the Canadian affiliate, in addition to continuing as a director of the parent company.
Wrigley's Father-in-Law
Surviving are his widow, the former Blanche Cox, daughter of the late A. G. Cox; a son, A. G. Atwater, vice president of Wrigley company, and two daughters, Helen, wife of Philip K. Wrigley, president of Wrigley company, and Olive, wife of George Getz Jr.
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Bert L. Atwater of the Drake Hotel, associated with William Wrigley Jr. Company, gum manufacturers since 1907, and vice president and director for many years died yesterday at the age of 87. New York Times Sep 8, 1954
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Bert L Atwater
Illinois, Cook County Deaths
Name Bert L Atwater
Event Type Death
Event Date 06 Sep 1954
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address 140 E Walton St
Gender Male
Age 87
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Executive
Birth Date 07 Mar 1867
Birthplace , , New York
Funeral Home Sbarbaro And Company
Burial Place Chicago, , Illinois
Cemetery Graceland
Father's Name Albert Atwater
Mother's Name Margaret Carswell
Informant's Name A G Atwater
Entry Number 64588
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Daughter Helen Blanche Atwater Wrigley obit
Private services for Mrs. Helen Blanche Wrigley, 75, widow of chewing gum magnate and Chicago Cubs owner Philip Knight Wrigley, will be held Thursday morning in her Lake Geneva, Wisc. home. Mrs. Wrigley who lived at 1500 North Lake Shore Drive, suffered a heart attack shortly after her husband death April 12 and died Monday in Lakeland hospital, Elkhorn, Wisc. She is survived by a son William, two daughters Mrs. Ada Schreiner and Mrs. Dorothy Chauncey; 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; a sister Mrs. Olive Getz, and a brother A. G. Atwater Sr. Chicago Tribune June 30, 1977
Mother Margaret Carswell
Spouse Blanche Cox
Bert L. Atwater, beloved husband of Blanche Cox Atwater, father of Mrs. Phillip K. Wrigley, Mrs. George F. Getz Jr., and A.G. Atwater; brother of Mrs. Frank Carlson of Mason City, Ia., and Mrs. Helen Shrader of New Orleans, La. Services and Interment private. Kindly omit flowers. Chicago Daily Tribune Sep 8, 1954
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Chicago Tribune (IL) - September 08, 1954
Deceased Name: BERT ATWATER, GUM COMPANY EXECUTIVE, DIES
Private Services Set for Tomorrow
Private services for Bert L. Atwater, 87, of the Drake hotel, associated with Wm. Wrigley Jr. company, gum manufacturer, since 1907, and a vice president and director for many years, will be held tomorrow in Graceland cemetery chapel. He died Monday.
Mr. Atwater was engaged by the late William Wrigley Jr. to head sales activities in the eastern territory as manager of the New York office.
Named Officer in 1915
He was elected second vice president in 1915, a director in 1916, and vice president in 1920. In 1932 he was transferred to the Chicago headquarters.
In December, 1951, Mr. Atwater retired as vice president. At that time he was elected board chairman of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Ltd., the Canadian affiliate, in addition to continuing as a director of the parent company.
Wrigley's Father-in-Law
Surviving are his widow, the former Blanche Cox, daughter of the late A. G. Cox; a son, A. G. Atwater, vice president of Wrigley company, and two daughters, Helen, wife of Philip K. Wrigley, president of Wrigley company, and Olive, wife of George Getz Jr.
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Bert L. Atwater of the Drake Hotel, associated with William Wrigley Jr. Company, gum manufacturers since 1907, and vice president and director for many years died yesterday at the age of 87. New York Times Sep 8, 1954
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Bert L Atwater
Illinois, Cook County Deaths
Name Bert L Atwater
Event Type Death
Event Date 06 Sep 1954
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address 140 E Walton St
Gender Male
Age 87
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Executive
Birth Date 07 Mar 1867
Birthplace , , New York
Funeral Home Sbarbaro And Company
Burial Place Chicago, , Illinois
Cemetery Graceland
Father's Name Albert Atwater
Mother's Name Margaret Carswell
Informant's Name A G Atwater
Entry Number 64588
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Daughter Helen Blanche Atwater Wrigley obit
Private services for Mrs. Helen Blanche Wrigley, 75, widow of chewing gum magnate and Chicago Cubs owner Philip Knight Wrigley, will be held Thursday morning in her Lake Geneva, Wisc. home. Mrs. Wrigley who lived at 1500 North Lake Shore Drive, suffered a heart attack shortly after her husband death April 12 and died Monday in Lakeland hospital, Elkhorn, Wisc. She is survived by a son William, two daughters Mrs. Ada Schreiner and Mrs. Dorothy Chauncey; 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; a sister Mrs. Olive Getz, and a brother A. G. Atwater Sr. Chicago Tribune June 30, 1977
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