Individual Details
Walter Charles Weis Sr.
(5 Dec 1902 - 24 Apr 1965)
Walter C. Weis, Sr., joined the L.A. City Fire Department in 1930 and retired an Engineer in approximately 1958. Prior to his entry into the fire department, he was the service manager for Dickson Chevrolet in Los Angeles.
Walter had quit school in the eighth grade. He played semi-pro baseball in St. Louis before coming to Los Angeles. While living in Los Angeles, he played industrial league (indoor league) baseball for the L.A. Casting Company as a "ringer".
The source for this is his son, Walter Charles Weis, Jr.
Walter had quit school in the eighth grade. He played semi-pro baseball in St. Louis before coming to Los Angeles. While living in Los Angeles, he played industrial league (indoor league) baseball for the L.A. Casting Company as a "ringer".
The source for this is his son, Walter Charles Weis, Jr.
Events
| Birth | 5 Dec 1902 | St. Louis, St. Louis, MO | |||
| Occupation | 1920 | assembler at an automobile company - St. Louis Ward 1, St. Louis, MO |  | ||
| Marriage | 26 Aug 1925 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - Dorthis Ruth "Dody" Doerges | |||
| Miscellaneous | 26 Aug 1925 | Marriage location - 2907 Potomic Avenue, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Occupation | 1930 | manager of an automobile company - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | | ||
| Biographical Sketch | Bet 1949 and 61 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA |  | ||
| Illness | Bet 1963 and 65 | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - 3537 W. 59th Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Death | 24 Apr 1965 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Obituary | 25 Apr 1965 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | | | |
| Burial | 27 Apr 1965 | Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA | | | |
| Funeral Service | 27 Apr 1965 | Grace Chapel, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA | |
Families
| Spouse | Dorthis Ruth "Dody" Doerges (1906 - 1997) |
| Child | Walter Charles "Walt" Weis Jr. (1926 - 2010) |
| Father | Francis Xavier "Frank" Weis (1876 - 1952) |
| Mother | Clara Eileen Anacker (1879 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Elmer Jacob Weis Sr. (1900 - 1966) |
Notes
Biographical Sketch
Walter WEIS Sr. belonged to the Craftsman Lodge 559, the Al Malaikah Shrine, was past patron of the West Adams Chapter 411 of the Order of the Eastern Star and a past president of the Builders Club of the Los Angeles Fire Department.Obituary
Los Angeles Times:WEIS, Walter Charles Sr.
Beloved husband of Dorthis R. WEIS, father of Walter Charles WEIS Jr., grandfather of Kristina Jean and Walter Charles III. Services at 10 a.m., Tuesday at Grace Chapel, Inglewood Park Cemetery. House of Hall Mortuary in charge.
Burial
At his death, Walter Charles Weis, Sr., belonged to the Craftsman Lodge 559, the Al Malaikah Shrine, was a past patron of the West Adams Chapter 411 of the Order of the Eastern Star and a past president of the Builder's Club of the Los Angeles Fire Department.Funeral Service
Capt. Charles Brown, officiating, Craftsman Lodge #559, F & AM.Endnotes
1. Harry H. WITTHOEFT household, 1920 U. S. Census, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ED 16, SD 183, Sheet 6;..
2. U. S. Census, California Census, 1930; Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; 57th Assembly District, Supervisor's District 16, Enumeration District 19-139, Sheet 7 A.
3. Walter Charles WEIS, Sr. obituary, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 25 Apr 1965, unknown.
4. Remembrance card of House of Hall Mortuary, Los Angeles, CA.