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Name |
Retan, George Austin |
Genealogy ID |
86160 |
Born |
1886 |
Deceased |
05 JAN 1969 |
Deceased where |
Florida |
Cemetery |
Prospect Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield State Normal School Penn State School of Forestry New York University Dickinson University |
Occupation |
Educator Forester |
Titles & honors |
F. & A. M. Friendship Lodge No. 247 |
Father |
Edward Arnell Retan |
Mother |
Rena Budlong Cole |
Spouse |
Julia Edith Walters |
Children |
George Walter Retan Jeanette Retan |
Reference |
Obit FDC |
Notes |
RETAN, George A. [SRGP 86160] - Dr. George A. Retan, aged 82, died at his Fort Lauderdale home on January 5th. To Tioga County residents it is strange to think of the Retan home located in Florida, for the family had lived in these parts many years. It was not until Dr. Retan retired as Director of College Campus schools that he and his wife, Edith, bought a home in Lauderdale near their daughter, Mrs. Walter Jarecke and her family. George Retan was graduated from Mansfield State Normal School and later attended and was graduated from Penn State School of Forestry; he later received his Master's degree from New York University and his PhD from Dickinson. Career wise he followed in the footsteps of his father. "Ed" Retan who had also headed the Campus Schools for years before his son succeeded him. Dr. Retan was an inveterate sportsman. He loved the out-of-doors and was happiest when he was tramping the woods or whipping the streams. He and his wife were active in organizations which benefited the town or the county, and served capably on many of them. They were enormously popular socially and could count warm friends by dozens. Since their move to Florida, George and Edith have come north every two years to visit in Mansfield to the delight of their former townsmen. They were here early this fall and were royally welcomed. Shortly after their return to Florida, Dr. Retan was hospitalized by a heart attack, further seizures after Christmas brought about his death. He is survived by his wife; a son Walter, who lives with his wife and two children in New York City; his daughter, Mrs. Jeanette Jarecke and three children in Fort Lauderdale. - Wellsboro Gazette, January 16, 1969, p.12 Florida Death Index Name: George Austin Retan Death Date: Jan 1969 County of Death: Broward State of Death: Florida Race: White Gender: Male |
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