Tombstone Tuesday

Kreitzer, George O., age 79, of 21 Cottage Ave., West Carrolton, Ohio, died Fri., 9:05 a.m. at Delp Nursing Home, Dayton, Ohio.


He had been in failing health for 1 year. A retired machine operator at Moraine Box Co., member of Germantown Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Survived by four daughters, Mrs. John Fox, Mrs. Lawrence Miller, both of Germantown; Mrs. Ray Phillips of Bradenton, Florida, Mrs. Gerald Zeck of Columbus, Ohio; One son, Firman of Miamisburg, 1 brother, Clarence of Farmersville, 14 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren. Funeral services 2 pm Monday from the John A. Arpp Funeral Home, Germantown, Ohio. Pastor Paul Bressler officiating. Burial Germantown Cemetery. Visitiation Sun 2 to 9 pm at the funeral home.
 
George was my great grandfather.

Military Monday - Firman Kreitzer

Firman Kreitzer


Funeral services will be held this Friday for Firman D. Kreitzer, age 59, of 90 East Pearl Street in Miamisburg who died Tuesday at Kettering Medical Center.

A retired employee of NCR, Mr. Kreitzer was a member of St. Jacob's Lutheran Church, Minerva Lodge No. 98 F&AM , the Scottish Rite, a charter member of the Germantown Eagles and the North Dayton Anglers Club.

He is suvived by his wife, Merzella S., three sons, Kenneth of Dayton, Jerry of Louisville and Dwayne at home, a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Yountz of Dayton, four sisters Mrs. Hannah Miller and Mrs. Alice Fox of Germantown, Mrs. Pauline Phillips of Bradenton, Florida, and Mrs. Joyce Zech of Dayton, and five grandchildren.

Services are scheduled for Friday at 10:00 am fro the Gebhart & Schmidt Funeral Home with the Rev. Glen Ball officiating. Burial will be at Germantown Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Thursday.

Lost In Time - Unidentified Photo's -

All the photo's you see here are lost in time.  They are unidentified.  They came from an album belonging to either my grandfather, Raymond Phillips or his wife, Pauline Kreitzer Phillips.  Ray was raised in Springboro and then as a teenager later moved with his family to Miamisburg, Montgomery County.  Pauline was born and raised in Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio.  Both were employed at one time at the Fridgidair plant near Dayton. 

If you can identify anyone in these photo's I'd love to hear from you.  So far I must admit the success rate of this project has not been high, with only one of the photo's I posted being identified.  Is it possible  that this is YOUR ANCESTOR?

Treasure Chest Thursday

Brother & sister, Mabel (1911-1929) and her older brother, Raymond Phillips (1909-1984) pose together in this photo dated 1914, Miamisburg, Ohio.

A bit tattered but still a treasure to me. Raymond is my grandfather.