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Frederick D. Lemke
1903 - 1999
Former
Heidelberg teacher/academic dean
Frederick
D. Lemke, 96, of Watertown died Friday, December 17, 1999, in Watertown
Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness.
He was
born August 6, 1903, in Wabasha, Minn, to the Rev. F.
W. and Ruth (Hauser) Lemke.
Survivors
include: a sister, Ruth Lemke of Watertown; two
brothers, Victor Lemke of Tampa, Fla. and Arthur A. Lemke of Evanston, Ill.; a
niece and other relatives.
Mr.
Lemke, who graduated valedictorian from Watertown High School in 1921, also
graduated from the University of Wisconsin with honors in 1925; was elected Phi
Beta Kapa, earned his masters degree in English from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1926 and later earned his PhD at the
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
He
taught at Heidelberg College 1931-74 and during that time he had been the
Academic Dean for 24 years and acting president for a year. At the age of 70 he
received an honorary degree from Heidelberg College. While living in Tiffin he
was a member of the Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ.
A
member of the PALS of Watertown, he was an avid reader and spent many hours at
the Watertown Public Library
He
regularly attended several local churches and sang in the church choir for many
years.
After
his retirement, he did a lot of traveling and enjoyed playing the piano.
Services
will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Pederson Funeral Homes, 213 S. Fifth St.,
Watertown, with the Rev. Richard Heins
officiating. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery,
Watertown.
Visitation
will be after 10 a.m. Tuesday until time of the service at the funeral home.
Memorials
were to be made to Heidelberg College or the Watertown Public Library.
Cross-References:
The Watertown Historical Society has
portraits of Frederick D and of Frederick W Lemke
04 20 1963: Dr. Frederick D. Lemke, a
former Watertown resident, son of the late Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Lemke of the
former First Reformed Church here, has been granted a Sabbatical leave for the
first semester of the 1963-64 academic year by Heidelberg College, Tiffon, O. Said Dr.
Terry Wickham, president of Heidelberg, “Dr. Lemke richly deserves the token of
appreciation and respect which the committee on instruction has given him in
the form of a Sabbatical leave. For 30
years, Dean Lemke has held a most important place with students and faculty,
all of whom will be most pleased at this recognition of his worth to
Heidelberg. We anticipate his return to
the campus after his semester away from us.”
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