George Edwin Wisch

b. 6 January 1888, d. 5 March 1975
  • George Edwin Wisch was born on 6 January 1888 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
  • He married Olive Marie Rose, daughter of Edmund J. Rose and Mary Kurtzwarth, on 14 June 1913.
  • George Edwin Wisch registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Erie County, New York, while living with his wife and child at 320 Humboldt in Buffalo, and employed there by Colegrove Bros. Inc., 51 Broadway, as secretary & treasurer.
  • George Edwin Wisch and Olive Marie Rose appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 95 Kensington Avenue. Other members of the household included Ruth Marie Wisch and George Henry Cooley Jr.
  • He was a lawyer in private practice, according to the 1940 census.
  • At the time of his death George Edwin Wisch was living in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 10658 Mayfield.
  • George Edwin Wisch died on 5 March 1975 at age 87 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at Sam Houston Hospital . His death was officially witnessed by Ruth Marie Wisch.
  • Olive Marie Rose became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Dickinson, Galveston County, Texas.
  • A single grave marker identifies the graves of George Edwin Wisch and Olive Marie Rose . Note that the marker bears incorrect birth years for Olive.
  • Last Edited: 16 Apr 2015

Family: Olive Marie Rose b. 23 December 1890, d. 15 August 1982