BARTCHER, CHARLES
Mortician; b Wolcott, Iowa Sept 23, 1883; s of Jacob Bortcher-Louisa Stahmer; ed Denison; Philadelphia Training Sch for Embalmers; Hohenschuh-Carpenter Coll of Embalming; m Edna M Fuller Oct 14, 1908 Denison; s Charles Herbert (dec 191 0); 1907-13 part owner Bartcher Brothers Furn & Undertaking & Bartcher & Ewell, Denison; 1913-24 owner & apr Bortcher Flower & Gift Shop, Denison; 1913- owner & opr Bortcher Funeral Home, Denison; mbr pork bd; Iowa Funeral Dirs & Embalmers Assn, post pres; Natl Funeral Dirs Assn; Kiwanis, post It gov; C of C; OES 207, post worthy patron; AF&AM 507, post master; Bapt Ch, trustee; Rep; hobbies: woodwork, art printing; res 1425 Broadway, Denison.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 326.
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