Obit: Bitter, Ervin H. (1890 - 1959)
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Source - Anna Johnson's Scrapbook

Ervin H. Bitter (30 Jan 1890 - 28 Mar 1959)

Note: Death date from CC web site

Abbotsford – Ervin H. Bitter, 69, Abbotsford’s assessor, died Saturday afternoon at his home here. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church and will be preceded by a short service at the Zink Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Military rites will be conducted. The Rev. Lawrence Faivre will officiate. The body is reposing at the Zink Funeral Home.

Mr. Bitter was born Jan. 30, 1890, in Sheboygan County. He resided at Abbotsford the past 28 years, where he was a carpenter and construction foreman. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and of the First Presbyterian Church. He served in the 3rd Infantry Division during World War I and was wounded in action.

He married Adeline Weetz at Marshfield Aug. 6, 1926.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, John C., U.S. Air Force; Melvin H., U.S. Army; six grandchildren; two brothers, Harvey, Abbotsford; Edgar, Iowa Falls, Iowa and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Scheuerman, Abbotsford; Mrs. Alice Selzner, Chippewa Falls. One sister preceded him in death.

Pallbearers were Homer Smith, Vern Dohm, Lyle Johnson, William Wyman, Leo Underwood and Ralph Bargenquast. Robert Lundahl sang “The Old Rugged Cross.” At the graveside military rites he sang “My Buddy.” The Veterans of Foreign Wars posts of Colby, Wausau and Abbotsford were in charge of the military rites with Casey Jones of Wausau as officer of the day. The VFW Auxiliary had charge of the floral tributes.
Out-of-town persons who attended the rites were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bitter, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Bitter, Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bitter, Iowa Falls, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Nick Selzner, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Schipman, Chippewa Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Custer, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Palmer, Bloomer, and Mr. and Mrs. Denzel Van Gorder, Eau Claire. Mr. and Mrs. Gayland Comeaux, Fond du Lac; Mrs. Lloyd Comeaux, OshKosh; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundahl, Ripon; Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Klimpke, Marinette; Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Schmitz, Green Bay; Mrs. Birdie Smith, Independence, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Weetz, Mrs. Louis Schoerer, Stevens Point; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Waldhart, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Scheuerman, Milwaukee; Mrs. Bertha Dohm, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dohm, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ruesch, Medford, and Mr. and Mrs. John Stowe, Loyal.