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Ira Fitzhugh “Fitz” Mink

Ira Fitzhugh “Fitz” Mink
307 West Liberty Streetthe house where Fitz Mink lived in the 1950s
WEISER — Services for Ira F. “Fitz” Mink. 78, Weiser, who died Tuesday in a car-train accident West of Weiser, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Northam-Jones Chapel. Interment will be in Hillcrest.
He was born Oct. 3, 1897, in Madison, Neb., and moved to Soldier in 1901. In 1919 he moved to Council. He married Dorothy Bradley Feb. 23, 1925, in Grangeville. He worked at the Circle C Ranch, New Meadows, and later north of Council, until he moved to Weiser in 1936. He sold Fords there and at Payette.
Mrs. Mink died May 1, 1971. He married Marietta von Krosigk April 28, 1972, at Winnemucca. Nev.
Surviving are his wife, Weiser; two sons, Herbert B., Bruneau, and Edward F., Grangeville; three daughters, Marlene Norman, Longview, Wash., Nadine Purcell, Cuprum, and Carol Tyhurst, Weiser; two bothers, T.C., Cambridge, and L. M., Council, 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Memorials may be made to the Idaho Youth Ranch, American Cancer Society or a favorite charity.
From The Idaho Statesman, Thursday, June 10, 1976 Page 2-B
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Fitz Mink standing next to horse in Washington Hotel Lobby - 1950s
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