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Note: Frank never married. He had scarlet fever and diphtheria when he was two or three years old which caused loss of hearing. The family spoke German at home so that was what he spoke as an adult. He stayed at home and helped on the farm. When his mother died, he lived with his brother Martin for a time, then John Lutz and John's wife Catherine, until Catherine was widowed and sold the farm. He then lived with his nephew,(John and Catherine's son) Dan Lutz and his wife Hazel in Ravenna and Newton Falls, Ohio for a short time and then with nephew John Henry (Dan's brother) and his wife Theresa. He died while husking corn, apparently of a heart attack, in 1931. John and Catherine Lutz's daughter Elizabeth Carr went with the body to Pittsburgh for burial near his parents, probably in St. Michael's Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA. (Source: Cele Byrnes Lutz and Estate Documents of Caroline Lutz) From the Warren Tribune - November 17, 1931 Frank Lutz - Stricken with apoplexy while husking corn early Monday evening, Frank Lutz, 71, died before aid could be secured. Mr. Lutz made his home with his nephew, Henry Lutz, on whose farm death occurred. Surviving are the following nieces and nephews: Henry, Frank and Joseph Lutz of Warren; Daniel of Newton Falls; George of Carnegie, Pa.; Mrs. Hugh Carr and Mrs. Frank O'Brien, Warren; Mrs. Joanna Moore, Youngstown, and Mrs. Joseph Cumer, Cannonsburg, Pa. and six nephews and nieces in Pittsburgh. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's church. Interment in St. Michael's cemetery, Pittsburgh. Friends may call at the Gillen funeral home at any time. In the possession of Frederick Lutz is a cane which is covered with intricate carving done by Frank Lutz. Included are a rhinoceros, fire truck, snake and his name among other things. April 20, 1998 Per Mag Lutz Richmond - Mag remembers that "Old Uncle" kept all his valuables locked up in a trunk so the kids could not get them.
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