Merton Melvin WHITTED (I10862)

1915 - 2001  (85 Jahre)

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  Name	Merton Melvin WHITTED  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Geburt	8 Okt 1915	Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Geschlecht	männlich
  Find A Grave Number	68017988
  Beruf	Engineer
  Referenznummer	LAN-17041
  Sozialversicherungsnummer	331-07-9102
  Tod	2 Mai 2001	Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
  	Merton M. Whitted, 85, of Rock Island, died Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial is in the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented by Moline American Legion Post 246. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. today at Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island, where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. It will be followed by the Father Edward J. Bader Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Chalice Service. Memorials may be made to the church or to Alleman High School. Mr. Whitted was born Oct. 8, 1915, in Geneseo, the son of Richard and Albertina Masengarb Whitted. He married Dr. Betty Klein, May 15, 1948 in Rock Island. He had been an alderman and served five terms as mayor of Geneseo. Mert was listed as a Leading Man of the United States of America in 1965. Mert had retired from the Caterpillar Corp., Davenport plant in 1982, where he had worked as an engineer. In earlier years he had worked for Elmer Wagle Appliances, Geneseo. He was a WW II Army Air Force veteran and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. He received several decorations including the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with three Bronze Stars and five overseas bars. Mert was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church, where he had been an usher for many years. He was a member of the Father Betson Council, Knights of Columbus 11977, Moline and the Loras Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, Davenport. He was a life member of Moline American Legion Post 246, past commander and life member of Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 5083, Geneseo and a member of Rock Island County Voiture 40 and 8. He also was a member of the Rock Island County Historical Society. Mert was a musician who prior to WW II played in the Farmall Band, Grotto Band, Midwest Concert Band, Maple City Band and traveled over the road with his own orchestra, The Imperial Four. Following his return from the war, he played with several area bands. He currently was the drummer for the American Legion Post 246 Honor Guard, providing services for veteran's funerals. He is survived by his wife, Betty; a son, Michael of Schaumberg, Ill. and three grandchildren. (Rock Island Argus, May 3, 2001)
  		Obit Merton M Whitted
  Age at Death	85 Jahre
  Beerdigung	4 Mai 2001	Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 7]
  	PLOT: T - 482-D
  		GS Merton M Whitted
  _MILT	28 Aug 1941 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  [2, 6]
  	5 Dez 1945 [2]
  Personen-Kennung	I10862	KLERC

  
  

  Vater	Richard Wilson WHITTED,   geb. 2 Okt 1889, Atkinson, Henry, Illinois, USA gest. 19 Jul 1966, Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA (Alter 76 Jahre)
  Beziehung	natural
  Mutter	Albertine "Dena" MASENGARB,   geb. Jun 1888, Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA gest. 5 Aug 1970, Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA (Alter 82 Jahre)
  Beziehung	natural
  Eheschließung	7 Aug 1912	Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA
  Familien-Kennung	F3559	Familienblatt  |  Familientafel

  
  

  Gatte / Gattin	Dr Betty (Elisabeth) L. KLEIN,   geb. 26 Feb 1924, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA gest. 14 Mai 2014, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA (Alter 90 Jahre)
  Eheschließung	15 Mai 1948	Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
  	Sacred Heart Catholic Church
  Kinder	+   1. Lebend
  Familien-Kennung	F3558	Familienblatt  |  Familientafel
  Zuletzt bearbeitet am	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Stammbaum

  ← Anklicken zum Einblenden 1Merton Melvin WHITTED(1915 – 2001) 2Richard Wilson WHITTED(1889 – 1966) 3Albertine "Dena" MASENGARB(1888 – 1970)

  
  

• Ereignis-Karte

  Geburt - 8 Okt 1915 - Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA _MILT - 28 Aug 1941 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Eheschließung - 15 Mai 1948 - Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA Tod - 2 Mai 2001 - Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA  = Link zu Google Earth

  
  

• Fotos » Diaschau		Merton Whitted 1931
  		GS Merton M Whitted
  		Obit Merton M Whitted

  
  

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  [S33] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Originaldata: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;;;;;), Database online. Record for Merton M Whitted http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=26436754363&indiv=try [S27] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006;;;;;;). [S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2011;;;;;;), Number: 331-07-9102; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S25] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2015;;;;;;). [S187] Ancestry.com, U.S. School Yearbooks, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2010;;;;;;). [S83] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;;;;;). [S26] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;;;;;).