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| Death Date: 1965-12-12 Birth Date: 1885-11-29 Spouse: Mary Adeline Schichtl Achatz |
| Survived By: brother, Frank L. Achatz; sisters, Regina M. Becker, Ruth Irene Achatz. |
| Other: 80 years old, Lawrenceburg, IN. Mass was held at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Lawrenceburg, IN. He died in Ft. Wright, KY. His wife preceded him in death three months ago. He was best known as the former owner and general manager of the area telephone company and Boy Scout leader here for 34 years. He was awarded "Man of the year" in 1961 by the Indiana Telephone Association. He was born in Granger, Minnesota. He was a member of the Purdue faculty, teaching a communications cource from 1913-1924. He purchased the Southern Indiana Telephone Co., Aurora, IN on Jan. 1, 1925. |
| Cemetery: Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, IN. |
| Obituary Source: The DC Register Dec. 16, 1965, page 1, column 3,4 & page 8, column 1 - LXD findagrave.com ( memorial id - 64714329) |