Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Thursday, August 06, 2009 at 04:30:27 :
Marin Journal
Thursday, July 8, 1915
Page 2
San Rafael Pioneer Dies At Seventy-Four
The funeral of William Lichtenberg last Sunday marked the passing of one of San Rafael’s most prominent and respected citizens. At the age of 74 years he closed a life of upright honesty that had gained for him a name that stood for honor in business and social circles alike wherever he was known. Many of the personal and family friends of the deceased attended the ceremonies, which were under the direction of Dr. F. E. Sawyer.
William Lichtenberg came to San Rafael many years ago. Here he built his handsome residence and reared a large family of boys and girls. His home and grounds were admired by all who saw them as one of the beauty spots of Marin county. His admiration for San Rafael and its climate was unbounded and he spent a fortune in the beautification of his acres.
For more than forty years he had been identified with the brokerage business in San Francisco, and he represented many foreign importers as their Pacific Coast agent. Late in 1914 he was stricken with illness, and since then he had been confined to his bed. The end came last Friday, and although the reality to the sons and daughters that their father had been taken from them brought its acute grief, death was not unexpected.
Those who survive him are Mrs. G. A. Ziele, Mrs. A. W. DuBois, Mrs. H. D. Johnson Jr., Marie, Rudolph and William Lichtenberg. Miss Marie is at the family home. Rudolph is one of the owners of Boyes Springs and William Jr. is a mining engineer now in Nevada.
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