Advertisement

Robert S. Guiterman

Advertisement

Robert S. Guiterman

Birth
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Death
17 Jun 1960 (aged 62)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
U-12-2-5
Memorial ID
View Source
ROBERT GUITERMAN

R.S. Guiterman Dies at Age 62
Had Managed Capitol Theater
Robert Smith Guiterman, 62, of 1124 N. Eighth St., died unexpectedly about
11 a.m. Friday at the office of Capitol Theater, 913 S. Eighth St. He had a
coronary attack.
Mr. Guiterman had been active in theater and entertainment circles for more
than 30 years and was well known throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest for his
promotional enterprises. He had managed Capitol Theater for many years.
Born Nov. 18, 1897, at St. Paul, Minn., son of the late Alfred and Minnie Smith
Guiterman, he attended and was graduated from Shattuck Military Academy,
Fairbault, Minn. Twenty-one years ago he married Vivian Hall at Manitowoc.
Honored in 1955
For a number of years he was division manager for Fox Theater Circuit in
Wisconsin and Michigan, operating out of Milwaukee, and it was during this time
that he became familiar with many noted entertainment celebrities. It was through
his efforts these stars as individuals and as troupes came to the city and played
vaudeville engagements at Capitol Theater.
Most of his adult life was dedicated to theater and stage in the promotional
field. He was vice president and manager of Theater Corporation of Manitowoc,
vice president of Strand Theater Corp. and vice president of Lake-Vue Drive-In.
He was honored in the fall of 1955 by the Board of Trustees and staff and patients
of Maplecrest Sanatorium, Whitelaw, for providing them with current movies. Mr.
Guiterman for years had made films of new movies available to…
(Continued on Page T-3) Guiterman (Continued from Page 1) ..
the patients at the sanatorium. He also had arranged numerous advance previews
of movies especially films of specific interests, and always invited persons he
believed would like to see them before they were shown to the general public.
Funeral Monday
Mr. Guiterman was a member of Elks Lodge No. 687, Eagles Aerie No. 706, Lions
Club and Drews-Bleser Post No. 88, American Legion.
Surviving are his wife, a son, Robert Guiterman Jr., of New York City and a
brother, Alfred Guiterman Jr., of St. Paul.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Monday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home
and at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. The Rev. E. A. Radey will
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday where the Rosary will
be recited at 7:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 17, 1960 pp. 1, 15
********
[Robert S. Guiterman/d. 06-17-1960/age 62 yrs./husband of Vivian G. Guiterman]
ROBERT GUITERMAN

R.S. Guiterman Dies at Age 62
Had Managed Capitol Theater
Robert Smith Guiterman, 62, of 1124 N. Eighth St., died unexpectedly about
11 a.m. Friday at the office of Capitol Theater, 913 S. Eighth St. He had a
coronary attack.
Mr. Guiterman had been active in theater and entertainment circles for more
than 30 years and was well known throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest for his
promotional enterprises. He had managed Capitol Theater for many years.
Born Nov. 18, 1897, at St. Paul, Minn., son of the late Alfred and Minnie Smith
Guiterman, he attended and was graduated from Shattuck Military Academy,
Fairbault, Minn. Twenty-one years ago he married Vivian Hall at Manitowoc.
Honored in 1955
For a number of years he was division manager for Fox Theater Circuit in
Wisconsin and Michigan, operating out of Milwaukee, and it was during this time
that he became familiar with many noted entertainment celebrities. It was through
his efforts these stars as individuals and as troupes came to the city and played
vaudeville engagements at Capitol Theater.
Most of his adult life was dedicated to theater and stage in the promotional
field. He was vice president and manager of Theater Corporation of Manitowoc,
vice president of Strand Theater Corp. and vice president of Lake-Vue Drive-In.
He was honored in the fall of 1955 by the Board of Trustees and staff and patients
of Maplecrest Sanatorium, Whitelaw, for providing them with current movies. Mr.
Guiterman for years had made films of new movies available to…
(Continued on Page T-3) Guiterman (Continued from Page 1) ..
the patients at the sanatorium. He also had arranged numerous advance previews
of movies especially films of specific interests, and always invited persons he
believed would like to see them before they were shown to the general public.
Funeral Monday
Mr. Guiterman was a member of Elks Lodge No. 687, Eagles Aerie No. 706, Lions
Club and Drews-Bleser Post No. 88, American Legion.
Surviving are his wife, a son, Robert Guiterman Jr., of New York City and a
brother, Alfred Guiterman Jr., of St. Paul.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Monday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home
and at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. The Rev. E. A. Radey will
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday where the Rosary will
be recited at 7:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 17, 1960 pp. 1, 15
********
[Robert S. Guiterman/d. 06-17-1960/age 62 yrs./husband of Vivian G. Guiterman]


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95206244/robert_s-guiterman: accessed ), memorial page for Robert S. Guiterman (18 Nov 1897–17 Jun 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95206244, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).