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WILLIAM ZARTMAN , 75, of 1260 Fairway Drive, died Friday night at Freeport Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. (Note: The Social Security Death Index gives the date as January 1981.) From 1930 to 1964, he was associated with the Sanford and Zartman Lumber Co. and then operated Zartman Associates until retirement in 1977. He was active with the Masonic Order and received the 33rd Degree of Masonry Sept. 25, 1958 at the Supreme Council at Pittsburgh, Pa. A life member of the High Twelve Club, he organized a hospital bed program in 1950. For 27 years he transported hospital beds and equipment to those in need of the service. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, a 50-year member of Excelsior Lodge, member of the Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Freeport, Tebala Shrine of Rockford and the Order of the Eastern Star, of which he was a past patron, White Shrine of Jerusalem and a past watchman of the shepherds.

Born Feb. 25, 1905 in Freeport, he was the son of Harvey B. and Mabel (Ford) Zartman. He married Charlotte Botkin June 17, 1939 in Randolph County, Indiana. Surviving are his widow; one son, William B. Zartman of Rockford; one brother, Ford of Milwaukee, Wis.; and two grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Baer, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Entombment will be in City Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home where a Masonic service will be held by Excelsior Lodge at 7:30 p.m. Memorials have been established for First Presbyterian Church and High Twelve Club.
Contributed by Alice Horner

CHARLES ZIPF , 79, of 1326 S. Park Blvd., a retired Freeport physician, died Saturday morning at Rockford Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He had attended Freeport schools and obtained both his B. S. and medical degree from the University of Michigan, graduating from medical school in 1924. He interned at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chicago, and practiced medicine in Freeport from 1927 until his retirement in 1958, after which Dr. and Mrs. Zipf lived in Pellston, Mich. and Santa Fe, N.M. until their return to Freeport in 1967. He was one of the first doctors to serve in the Well Baby Clinic established by the Amity Society, was associated with the Boy Scouts and with the Selective Service Commission during World War II. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Rotary Club, Evergreen Masonic Lodge, Rockford Tebala Shrine, Elks Club, Stephenson County Medical Society, American Medical Society, University of Michigan Alumni Association and the Amateur Trapshooting Association.

Born June 25, 1898 in Freeport, he was the son of Oscar R. and Maria (Boardus) Zipf. In 1927 he married Nellie Jones, who died in 1944. He married Edna M. Rensch in 1947 in Chicago. Surviving are his widow; one son, Dr. Theodore F. Zipf of Belmont, Calif., and two granddaughters. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Grace Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Michael Long, pastor, officiating. There will be no visitation. The body was cremated. Arrangements were completed by the Walker Mortuary. A memorial fund has been established for Freeport Memorial Hospital.

Contributed by Alice Horner exclusively for Genealogy Trails

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