Howard E. "Fritz" Whitcomb, 86, 1410 Superior Ave., Oconto, died November 3, 1987, at Oconto Memorial Hospital, after a long illness.
He was born May 12, 1901, at Brookside.
He married the former Ermine DeHut June 25, 1949, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Oconto. She died Aug. 8, 1980.
He worked for 9 1/2 years for Art Swaer Fish Co., in Pensaukee. He owned and operated Oak Park Tavern there for 17 years. He also worked for 17 years for Fox Valley Construction Co., retiring in 1974.
He is survived by three sisters, Ione Cool of Little Suamico, Sally Nichols of Oconto and Dorothy Terry of Fountain, Colo.
A brother, Lynn, and three sisters, Amy Leonard, Estelle Terry, and Mary Papenfus died previously.
Friends called at Gallagher-Pinkart Funeral Home, Oconto, where a wake service was held.
Final rites were held there on Friday. The Rev. Joel Tuller officiated.
Burial in Brookside Cemetery