Posted on: Seneca Co. Oh Obituaries Board URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/SenecaObits?read=14 Surname: Gittinger, Gettinger ------------------------- W.S. GETTINGER DEAD William Wilson received a telegram today announcing the death at Kansas City of W. S. Gettinger which occured presumably yesterday. The body will be brought here for burial, scheduled to arrive at 6:35 p.m. today on the Santa Fe. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. The remains will be received at the Lamb chapel. Mr. Gettinger, for over 30 years a resident of Ottawa, left here three years ago. He is survived by the widow and one son, Harry Gettinger. While a resident here he lived at 502 North Mulberry. The Ottawa Herald, July 25, 1922, Page 1, Column 4. ============================================================ GETTINGER The body of Winfield Scott Gettinger, a resident of Ottawa 30 years, were(sic) brought here last night from Kansas City. Mr. Gettinger, who was nearly 72 years old, died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock of paralysis and complications due his advanced years. The remains are at the Lamb chapel where services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. H.C. Guy of the First Christian church to which the deceased belonged, officiating. Mr. Gettinger was a member of the A.O.U.W. and Modern Woodmen lodges, both of which will take part in the services. Burial is to be in Hope cemetery. Mr. Gettinger was born near Tiffin, Ohio, September 22, 1850. He was married in Ottawa to Sybil Baker. The widow and a son, Harry O. Gettinger, Kansas City, survive. The family moved from here to Kansas City about four years ago. The widow and Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Gettinger accompanied the remains here. Robert and Daniel Gettinger of Ohio are brothers of the deceased. The Ottawa Herald, July 26, 1922, Page 7, Column 3. ============================================================ FUNERAL SERVICES GETTINGER- The funeral of Winfield Scott Gettinger, who died in Kansas City Tuesday was held yesterday afternoon from the Lamb Chapel. Rev. H.C. Guy of the First Christian church conducted the services. The following members of the A.O.U.W. and M.W.A. lodges, to which the deceased belonged, served as pallbearers: John Flaherty, Peter Kaiser, Joe Gleason, W.A. Wilson, E.M. Elliott and J.M. Leeper. A quartet composed of Prof. F.J. Held, J.L. Sheldon, Mrs. Roy Fisher and Mrs. Ralph Jenks, accompanied by Miss Mabel Baker, sang "Jesus Savior Pilot Me" and "Abide With Me." The widow, Mrs. Sybil Gettinger and a son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Gettinger, accompanied the remains here, where the family formerly lived. Burial was in the Hope cemetery. The Ottawa Herald, July 28, 1922, Page 6, Column 5.