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Frederick
D. Lemke
1903 -
1999
Former Heidelberg teacher/academic
dean
Frederick D. Lemke, 96, of Watertown
died
He was born
Survivors include: a sister, Ruth Lemke of Watertown; two brothers, Victor
Lemke of Tampa, Fla. and Arthur A. Lemke of Evanston, Ill.; a niece and other
relatives.
Mr. Lemke, who graduated
valedictorian from Watertown High School in 1921, also graduated from the
University of Wisconsin with honors in 1925; was elected Phi Beta Kapa, earned his masters degree in English from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1926 and later earned his PhD at the
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
He taught at Heidelberg College
1931-74 and during that time he had been the Academic Dean for 24 years and
acting president for a year. At the age of 70 he received an honorary degree
from Heidelberg College. While living in Tiffin he was a member of the
Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ.
A member of the PALS of Watertown,
he was an avid reader and spent many hours at the Watertown Public Library
He regularly attended several local
churches and sang in the church choir for many years.
After his retirement, he did a lot
of traveling and enjoyed playing the piano.
Services will be
Visitation will be after
Memorials were to be made to
Heidelberg College or the Watertown Public Library.
Cross-References:
No 1: The Watertown
Historical Society has portraits of Frederick D and of Frederick W Lemke
No
2: Heidelberg College tribute, WHS_005_152