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Frederick (Fred) Arthur Dittmer was born on 23 March 1916 in Michigan.^1,2 He and Marion Edith Schirmer were married on 8 July 1939 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.^1,3 He and Marion Edith Schirmer were divorced on 15 July 1974 in Hillsborough County, Florida.¹ He died on 8 September 1999, at age 83, in New Port Richey, Pasco, Florida.^1,2 He was buried on 21 September 1999 in Florida National Cemetery (Plot 444 0 651), Bushnell, Sumter, Florida.⁴

U.S. Merchant Marine-WWll- 20 Mar 1944- 21 Sep 1999.⁴ Frederick (Fred) Arthur Dittmer was a Sheet Metal Worker.⁵

James Glenn Dittmer was born on 27 September 1943 in Michigan.¹ He died on 4 January 1952, at age 8, in Utica, Macomb, Michigan.¹ He was buried in Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Macomb, Michigan.

Donald Marvin Mussen was born on 26 March 1938 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.¹ He died on 18 September 1938, at age 0, in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan.¹ He was buried on 26 September 1938.

According to Marion as related to her daughter-in-law Minerva Dittmer, Donald was inoculated against Diphtheria Sept 2, 1938, Marion believed that the Diphtheria inoculation given to the baby on 2 Sept was the cause of his death 16 days later 18 Sept 1938

Note in Marion's handwriting "Baby died Sunday morning Sept 18th at 3:36 am in Highland Park Contagious Hospital. Was taken sick Wednesday at 4PM., took him to the hospital Saturday at noon.Funeral was Sept 26th at 2PM. Rev Robert McCleary from Armada, MI.