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T&C Miller

 

5 May 1936 - Columbus, NE
at Federated Church

Witnesses: Al Person and Evelyn Stromberg
(Al was Alice's eldest brother.
Evelyn was half-sister of Al Person's wife Ethel
and played softball with Alice.)
Alice made her own dress. Flowers were from Anderson's.
(Friends of Ellen Person, Alice's older sister).

Honeymoon trip was to Cambridge where Vic talked to Judge Perry &
other friends of his Uncle Vic. No copy of the will could be found.
Alicia Schober had filed for intestate hearing. There was nothing but hearsay about the will and
Vic Schober's plans to start a ranching operation with his two nephews.
(Believe he had purchased three farms with the goal in mind.)
Vic Gutzwiller needed to get to California to take over the orange grove inherited from his
Grandparents Gassmann. Alternative, to sell the California property.
Grandpa Schober thought they should go to California, so they packed what would
fit in a trailor, and left. Reached San Bernardino on 15 May 1936.
Had just arrived at the Gassman place when Grandpa Schober had a stroke.
He couldn't walk, and spoke only Austrian German (didn't exactly approve of the Swedish bride!)

Vic's Obit

Victor Edward Gutzwiller, 79, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 1982 in San Bernardino. He had just returned to his home after visiting family and friends in Nebraska.

Vic was born Aug. 5, 1913 in Columbus, NE, the son of Emil & Emma (Schober) Gutzwiller. His parents died by the time he was eight, and he lived with his ma- ternal grandfather, Eduard Schober. Vic was awarded his Eagle Scout in 1930, and graduated from Columbus H.S. In 1931. He married Alice Person of Columbus May 5, 1936. Shortly thereafter the young couple moved to San Bernardino, bring- ing along his grandfather. Vic had Inherited an orange grove on Muscott Street from his maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. E. Wilhelm Gassman (Elise Gerber Gutzwiller). His father-in-law (a swedish cabinet maker) arrived In 1939 to help build the family, home at 1445 Muscott.

Vic operated the, orange, grove and worked at Santa Fe Rail Road. During WWII, he worked with the Fire Dept. Crash Wagon crew at N.A.F.B. He later was employed by Sage's & Stater Bros. Markets, working through-, out Southern California. Alice Person Gutzwiller died in 1966 and four years later, Vlc married Emma Wilson Holmes. Emma died in 1988.

Vic was active at the First Presbyterian Church where he particalarly enjoyed being the cook for "Gus' Gang" and was known for his annual deep-pit barbeque dinner arid the menu of the yearly Mother-Daughter banquet.

He became a member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society in 1954, and later operated his own heating and air conditioning business. Since his retirement, he had regulary tended two city garden plots providing fresh vegetables to a number of people.
He is survived by his three daughters, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, all of California. In addition, VIc is survived by his half-brother, Art Hadwiger of Angora, NE, and his step-sister, Mary (Hadwiger) Napier of Portland, Ore.

In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations In Vlc's memory to the Food Closet c/o First Presbyterian Church, 1900 D Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401.

Services will be held at Bobbitt Memorial Chapel, Wednesday Oct. 14, 1992 at 9 a.m. intermen will follow at Montecito Memorial Park in Colton.

Alice's Obit

Mrs. Alice L. Gutzwiller, 50, of 3558 Parkside Drive, San Bernardino, died Monday in a Loma Linda hospital. A native of Columbus Neb., she had resided in San Bernardino and California 30 years.

She was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of San Bernardino.

Survivors include her husband, Victor E. of San Bernardino; three daughters, Mrs. Carole J. Miller of Buena Park, Mrs. Patricia G. Nadler of Redding and Miss Vicki Gutzwiller of San Bernardino; three brothers, Albert J. Person, Carl 0. Person and Fritz H. Person, all of San Bernardino; and a granddaughter.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Bobbitt Memorial Chapel, with Dr. Richard M. Mussen officiating. Burial will be in Montecito Memorial Park.

The family has suggested that friends who desire may make memorial contributions to the building fund of the First United Presbyterian Church of San Bernardino.

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The Gassman Place, 1936
The Gutzwiller Place, 1940

The Gutzwiller girls
1941, 1943-44, 1948

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