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iiObituaries: «5. George Weldon Christopher t Funeral services were held v s 10:00 a.m. Thursday c morning, May 21th at Sacred t e Heart Church in La' Porte j , c'ty for George Weldon i 1 Christopher, 57, who died t early Monday morning at j0 Schoitz Hospital of cancer. ] s Mr. Christopher was born i e in La Porte City on October 1 f 19, 1915, son of Dr. and Mrs ;j F. Christopher. He was( employed by the John Deere r tractor works for the past is twenty years. He was a nveteran of World War II j n where he had served 4Vfe years as a medic of the 42nd i Rainbow Division and r overseas in the European theatre.T Mr. Christopher was ; employed by the John Deere v ; Tractor works. JHe married Ardella J* Rosauer on April 5, 1942.f Survivors include his wife, r one son, David, at home; two1 daughters, Mrs. Gary e (Barbara) Schmitz, j Raymond, and Mrs. Michael2 (Diane) Bedard, Waterloo. s Four sisters, Mrs. H. I. tj Wheeler, Mrs. Blanche s Osness, Mrs. TrumanJackson, and Mrs. Norma d Spence all of La Porte City, and two brothers, Cecil of La e Porte City and William of i- Lawndale, California, also . survive him. There are four grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 brother and 2 sisters A parish rosary was held on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 8:00 p.m. at the -funeral home.Escorts were Jim and Tom 1 Christopher, Bob and Jerry r Jackson, Bob Harkness and* John Spence.r Services were in charge of* Johannsen-Rossow Funeral Home and burial was inj Westview Cemetery.
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Progress Review
La Porte City, Iowa, US
Wed, May 30, 1973
Page 7
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