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Builder Lauritzen dies after heart attack in Waterloo
Lewis J. Lauritzen aged 61 renowned as president and treasurer of Lauritze Construction, builder of Waterloo schools and churches, died at 2 p.m. after suffering chest pains. He came to Waterloo in 1904, worked on the federal building, high schools, and many middlewest projects, and was active in Master Builders and local churches. He was born in Denmark and survived by his widow and three daughters.
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Lewis J. Lauritzen
Third Street
Lauritze Construction Company
Waterloo
Federal
Lauritizen
Methodist Episcopal Church
Grace ‘Methodist Episcopal Church
Roosevelt
Fiske
McKinney
Hawthorne
Whittier
Monticello
Independence
Cherokee
Wartburg College
Waverly
Iis
John
Fergus Falls
Minn
Middlewest
Iowa
Thrusut
Master Builders’ Association
Buz
Lauritzen
First Congregationalist Church
Massoné
Waterloo Lodge
Helmet Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Denmark
Mary Hansen