Walter Echtenkamp Died At Seattle Home

Word was received of the death of Walter Echtenkamp, in his eighties, of Seattle, Washington.

Walter was well-known in and around Arlington, making regular visits back here each fall.

He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Paul (Jean) Griffith, also of Seattle, his youngest brother, Gilbert Echtenkamp of Iowa and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Earl Kempke of Blair.

Funeral services were this Monday, March 1, at Seattle, Washington.

Note: he was born March 20, 1894 in Arlington, NE (National Archives: SSDI+ WWII draft registration); He died February 24, 1976 (National Archives: Washington State Death Index); He signed his middle name as Henery on his WWII draft registration

~~~Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Association; newspaper clippings on file at the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~