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Willis Curtis Pelter

10 Apr 1889 – 18 Feb 1978

Birth	10 Apr 1889
Death	18 Feb 1978
Cemetery	Saint Bonaventure Cemetery Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Shirley (Bruhn) Martys on 20 Nov 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18003189

Bio

Willis C. Pelter buried in Columbus Funeral service for Willis C. Pelter, 88, was held Feb. 17 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, Columbus. Rev. Frank Kordek officiated at the Mass of the Resurrection and at burial in the parish cemetery. Mr. Pelter died in Modesto, Calif., where he had been visiting his son and daughter in law, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Pelter Jr. The son of Thomas and Annie Childress Pelter, he was born April 10, 1889 at Roanoke, Va. In 1902 he moved with his parents to Colfax County and attended rural school. Mr. Pelter married Pearl M. Wittenburg May 7, 1912 at St. Augustine's Catholic Church. He farmed for a number of years, worked for the Union Pacific Railroad while living in Richland, later moved to Columbus and worked for the State Highway Department until his retirement. Surviving are one daughter, (Dorothy) Mrs. Wendell Walters, Columbus; two sons, Willis C. Jr., Modesto, Calif.; Lawrence, Oak Park, Ill.; 11 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, infant son, three brothers, and four sisters. The Schuyler Sun Schuyler, Nebraska · Thursday, March 02, 1978 Page 7

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Parents

• Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Pelter 1844–1928
• Annie Elizabeth Childress Pelter 1856–1935

Spouse

• Pearl M. Wittenberg Pelter 1889–1976 FaG

Siblings

• Henry Ballard Pelter 1880–1965
• Minnie Pelter Schmid 1882–1976
• Walter Hamilton Pelter 1884–1965
• John Thomas Pelter 1887–1943
• Mabel Josephine Pelter Barker 1892–1974
• Nellie M Pelter 1894–1967
• Harriet "Hattie" Pelter Shonka 1896–1958

Children

• Willis C. "Bill" Pelter Jr 1917–2004 FaG
• Thomas J. Pelter 1925–1925 FaG

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