Jacob Henry Kitzer

Male 1896 - 1977  (80 years)


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  • Name Jacob Henry Kitzer 
    Nickname Jake 
    Birth 2 Dec 1896  Allegheny County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Oct 1977  Tarentum, Allegheny, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Jacob H. "Jake" Kitzer, 80, of 625 E. 10th Ave., Tarentum, formerly of New Kensington, Whitesburg, Rural Valley and Dayton, died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday in Veteran's Administration (Deshon) Hospital, Butler, after a five-year illness.
      Born Dec. 2, 1892 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late William and Anna (Trollinger) Kitzer.
      Kitzer lived the last 12 years of his life in Whitesburg, Rural Valley and Dayton. Prior to that, he lived for 60 years in New Kensington, and was employed for 25 years of that time by Aluminum Company of America, before his retirement in 1960.
      He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Alcoa 25 Year Club, and a former member of both the New Kensington Elks Lodge and American Legion.
      Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaret V. Smith Kitzer; two sons, William H. of Detroit and Gary of San Diego; a brother, John D. of Dayton; a sister, Mrs. Blanche Thomson of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
      KITZER - Friends of Jacob II, "Jake" Kitzer, who died Oct. 15, 1977, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Ross G. Walker Funeral Home, 217 Freeport Road, New Kensington. Service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Raymond R. Lee, pastor of the Free Methodist Church of New Kensington. Burial will be in the family lot in Plumcreek Cemetery, Plum Borough. Arrangements by Walker. [end]
      Simpson's Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, Monday, Oct. 17, 1977

      U.S., Social Security Death Index
      Name: Jacob Kitzer
      SSN: 190-01-6246
      Last Residence: 15084 Tarentum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
      BORN: 2 Dec 1896
      Last Benefit: 15084 Tarentum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States of America
      Died: Oct 1977
      State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)
    Person ID I24472  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

    Father William Walter Kitzer,   b. 22 Apr 1861, Baldwin Township, Allegheny, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1950, New Kensington, Westmoreland,, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Anna M J Trollinger,   b. 30 Sep 1865, Rural Valley, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1940, Lower Burrell, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F8553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Myrtle Cribbs,   b. 26 Dec 1902, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1933, New Kensington, Westmoreland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Family ID F13095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

    Family 2 June MNU 
    Family ID F13096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

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  • Notes 
    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards
      Jacob Henry Kitzer
      Name: Jacob Henry Kitzer
      Birthplace: Pittsburg, PA
      City: New Kensington
      County: Westmoreland
      State: Pennsylvania
      Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Birth Date: 2 Dec 1896
      Race: White
      Draft Board: 3
      Date of Registration: 5 Jun 1918

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards
      Name: Jacob Henry Kitzer
      Birth Date: 2 Dec 1896
      Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
      Residence: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA