Volume 12 , Issue 46

Anton (Tony) Schnitzer (1893-1955)

Vol. 9, Iss. 41 - Obit, June 4, 1955, Tony Schnitzer [Oklahoman-Times Northwest Bureau] - Alva -- Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Hill funeral chapel for Tony Schnitzer, 62, longtime Alva resident who was found dead Friday in the area between his slaughterhouse and the Santa Fe railroad tracks north of Alva.

Death apparently came from a coronary occlusion of the heart, the attending physician said.

Schnitzer was born in Denver, Color., March 6, 1893. he had lived in alva many years, and was engaged in the wholesale and retail meat business.

Survivors are his wife, Alice; a son, Merrill of Bartlesville, and two brothers, Joe Schnitzer, of Ponca City, and August Schnitzer, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Salt Lake City Jail, 1930 Index of Prisoners -- Joseph Schnitzer 1866 Germany

Enid Cemetery Records -- SCHNITZER, August (WW I) 8 OCT 1969; SCHNITZER, Carrie A. 1 SEP 1944; SCHNITZER, Freda Mae (FROMHOLZ) 28 JAN 1989; SCHNITZER, Joseph A. 14 MAY 1928.

Tony Schnitzer Memorial Scholarship -- This scholarship was established in 2004 by memorial contributions made by his son and wife, Dr. and Mrs. A Merrill Schnitzer of Bartlesville, OK. Tony Schnitzer was born in Denver, Colorado on March 6, 1891 to John and Katharina (Kohl) Schnitzer. While still a young boy, Tony's family moved to a farm southeast of Woodward, OK. After his father died, the family moved to Alva where the brothers opened the Schnitzer Brother's meat market. He married Genevieve Alice Criswell in 1918 and to this union a son, Anton Merrill, was born. Both Alice and Merrill are graduates of Northwestern. He was a lifetime hunter and fisherman and was known as a hard working businessman with a cheery smile. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial assistance to a member for the Northwestern Rodeo Team majoring in Agriculture.   |  View or Add Comments (2 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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