Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Lewis TRAFZER
Birth9 Oct 1894, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio2712,2713
Death9 Oct 1957, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan2711,216
OccupationPaper Maker
Spouses
Birth24 Aug 1896, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois213,2709,2710
MemoAmanda Pauline; 1890 Albany Avenue
Death2 Sep 1967, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan5,2711
Memoage 71
FatherWilliam A. ALBERT (1860-1901)
MotherAlma Paulina Emilie FRIESE (1868-1948)
Marriage11 Nov 1916, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan216,2714
ChildrenFlorence Irene (1917-1979)
 Jane Elizabeth (1920-1990)
 Alfred Lewis (1926-1975)
Obituary notes for William Lewis TRAFZER
Obituary Grand Rapids Herald, Oct 9, 1957, pg 20
Trafzer - William L. Trafzer, aged 62, of 948 Dorchester SW, passed away Tuesday morning at Butterworth Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; one son, Alfred; two daughters, Mrs. Florence Hanson, Mrs. Maurice (Jane) Pitcher; nine grandchildren; one brother, Earl; one sister, Mrs. Flora Schoor; six nieces, all of Grand Rapids. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Jolderama and Sons Funeral Home, 832 Grandville Ave. SW., Evangelist Robert Holwerda, pastor of Hillcrest Chapel, officiating. Interment West Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Trafzer reposes at the chapel where relatives and friends may meet the family Wednesday evening, 7 to 9.
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