Individual Details
Lowell Glenn Wittgow
(12 Apr 1916 - 29 Dec 1987)
Lowell grew up during the Great Depression (1929-1941) and the Dust Bowl (1930-1936) and was only able to finish the eighth grade. He worked for Louis Smithberger for $1.00 a day. Lowell met his future wife, Valanda, on the wedding dance circuit that was popular in the surrounding Nebraska towns.
After marriage, Lowell and Valanda rented a farm from Theodore Lammli on Union Creek nine miles southwest of Stanton. They lived on the farm for 47 years. In 1980 they moved to Stanton, where Lowell worked at Luedke Oil and Valanda worked in the kitchen at the local nursing home.
After marriage, Lowell and Valanda rented a farm from Theodore Lammli on Union Creek nine miles southwest of Stanton. They lived on the farm for 47 years. In 1980 they moved to Stanton, where Lowell worked at Luedke Oil and Valanda worked in the kitchen at the local nursing home.
Events
| Birth | 12 Apr 1916 | Stanton, Stanton, Nebraska, USA |  | ||
| Baptism | St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stanton, Nebraska, | ||||
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1937 | St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Pilger, Cuming, Nebraska, USA - Valanda Augustus Bertha Kuester | |||
| Death | 29 Dec 1987 | his home, Stanton, Stanton, Nebraska, USA | | ||
| Burial | 2 Jan 1988 | Stanton Cemetery, Stanton, Stanton, Nebraska, USA | |
Families
| Spouse | Valanda Augustus Bertha Kuester (1917 - 2004) |
| Child | Dianna Marie Wittgow (1941 - ) |
| Child | Terral Louis Wittgow (1943 - ) |
| Father | Louis Benjamin Wittgow (1893 - 1984) |
| Mother | Marie Reichow (1895 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Lois Minnie Wittgow (1917 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Warren William Wittgow (1920 - 2000) |
Endnotes
1. Obituary of Lowell G. Wittgow, Stanton Register, Jan 1988.
2. Obituary of Lowell G. Wittgow, Stanton Register, Jan 1988.
3. Obituary of Lowell G. Wittgow, Stanton Register, Jan 1988.
4. Find A Grave Memorial, http://www.findagrave.com.