Vetter, George I.

Dr. George I. Vetter
March 29, 1888-April 27, 1952


Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 28, 1952, page 2, col 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Dr. George I. Vetter, 64, a lifelong resident of Niles and a dentist here for 25 years, died at noon Sunday in Pawating hospital where he was admitted at 9:35 a.m. that morning.  He had been ill for 18 years.

Private funeral services will be held from the Kiger funeral home Tuesday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the first Presbyterian church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Survivors are: his mother, Mrs. Fred Vetter, of Niles; his wife, Kathryn, also of Niles; three sons, Thomas of Rochester, N.Y., John of Galesburg, and Alan at home; a sister, Mrs. Iva Weaver, of Niles; . .[illegible] . .

Dr. Vetter was born in Niles on March 29, 1888.  He married Kath-

. . .[illegible] . .. 12, 1922. A graduate of the Niles . . [illegible] . .the University of Michigan in 1910, Dr. Vetter carried on a dental practice until illness forced him to retire in 1934.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian church, the Masonic lodge and the Psi Omega Dental fraternity.

The family asked that flower be omitted.

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