The Brazil Gazette July 11, 1969
Full Military Rites Held For Dr. Duckwall
Funeral services for Dr. Bertrum F. Duckwall, 80, Vigo County Health Officer and former Clay Countian were held yesterday (Thursday) morning at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Terre Haute.
Full military tires were conducted at Cottage Hill Cemetery by members of an honor guard from Fort Benjamin Harrison who also served as active pall bearers.
Honorary pallbearers were: ? Welch, Hugh Gard, Paul Heady, Gen. Ralph F. Stearley, Al Peters, William Pickett, Walter Rawley, Dr. Stanley Froderman and Warren Chairquin.
Dr. Duckwall, who had resided in Terre Haute since early in 1967, died early Monday at Union Hospital where he was taken after suffering a heart attack several days before.
Born in Indianapolis, he attended the Ohio Military Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio and received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine.
He joined the Army Medical Corps. as a second Lieutenant and was on active duty for 40 years, retiring with the rank of Colonel in August 1952.
This was his second retirement. He had retired the first time in 1949 but was reactivated during the Korean Conflict.
During World War II, he commanded the New York General Hospital, largest medical facility serving American fighting forces in the South Pacific and was cited for his services many times.
Col. Duckwall and family moved to Clay County in 1959 to be near Mrs. Duckwall's brother-in-law and sister, General and Mrs. Ralph F. Stearley.
A short time later he was appointed Clay County Coroner to succeed Oscar Wedel, who resigned . Dr. Duckwall later ran for the office on the Democrat ticket and was elected. He served in that capacity until Jan. 1, 1967, when he accepted the newly created job of Vigo County Health Officer.
In the position, he worked tirelessly for clean restaurants, against condemned housing and unsanitary nursing home facilities, for fly and mosquitos control and for the fluoridation of the water supply. He was unsuccessful in that attempt.
At the time of his death he was serving as president of the Indiana Health Officers Association. He was a member of the local Rotary Club, Elks Lodge and was a Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Thelma: one son, Bertram F. "Bill" Duckwall, Jr., Clay City: two step-daughters, Mrs. Stearley Fluch, of Uniontown, Ala., and Mrs. Donald Trotano, Birmingham, Ala.
There are nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The Moore Funeral Hoe was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Full Military Rites Held For Dr. Duckwall
Funeral services for Dr. Bertrum F. Duckwall, 80, Vigo County Health Officer and former Clay Countian were held yesterday (Thursday) morning at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Terre Haute.
Full military tires were conducted at Cottage Hill Cemetery by members of an honor guard from Fort Benjamin Harrison who also served as active pall bearers.
Honorary pallbearers were: ? Welch, Hugh Gard, Paul Heady, Gen. Ralph F. Stearley, Al Peters, William Pickett, Walter Rawley, Dr. Stanley Froderman and Warren Chairquin.
Dr. Duckwall, who had resided in Terre Haute since early in 1967, died early Monday at Union Hospital where he was taken after suffering a heart attack several days before.
Born in Indianapolis, he attended the Ohio Military Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio and received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine.
He joined the Army Medical Corps. as a second Lieutenant and was on active duty for 40 years, retiring with the rank of Colonel in August 1952.
This was his second retirement. He had retired the first time in 1949 but was reactivated during the Korean Conflict.
During World War II, he commanded the New York General Hospital, largest medical facility serving American fighting forces in the South Pacific and was cited for his services many times.
Col. Duckwall and family moved to Clay County in 1959 to be near Mrs. Duckwall's brother-in-law and sister, General and Mrs. Ralph F. Stearley.
A short time later he was appointed Clay County Coroner to succeed Oscar Wedel, who resigned . Dr. Duckwall later ran for the office on the Democrat ticket and was elected. He served in that capacity until Jan. 1, 1967, when he accepted the newly created job of Vigo County Health Officer.
In the position, he worked tirelessly for clean restaurants, against condemned housing and unsanitary nursing home facilities, for fly and mosquitos control and for the fluoridation of the water supply. He was unsuccessful in that attempt.
At the time of his death he was serving as president of the Indiana Health Officers Association. He was a member of the local Rotary Club, Elks Lodge and was a Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Thelma: one son, Bertram F. "Bill" Duckwall, Jr., Clay City: two step-daughters, Mrs. Stearley Fluch, of Uniontown, Ala., and Mrs. Donald Trotano, Birmingham, Ala.
There are nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The Moore Funeral Hoe was in charge of funeral arrangements.
The Brazil Gazette July 11, 1969
Full Military Rites Held For Dr. Duckwall
Funeral services for Dr. Bertrum F. Duckwall, 80, Vigo County Health Officer and former Clay Countian were held yesterday (Thursday) morning at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Terre Haute.
Full military tires were conducted at Cottage Hill Cemetery by members of an honor guard from Fort Benjamin Harrison who also served as active pall bearers.
Honorary pallbearers were: ? Welch, Hugh Gard, Paul Heady, Gen. Ralph F. Stearley, Al Peters, William Pickett, Walter Rawley, Dr. Stanley Froderman and Warren Chairquin.
Dr. Duckwall, who had resided in Terre Haute since early in 1967, died early Monday at Union Hospital where he was taken after suffering a heart attack several days before.
Born in Indianapolis, he attended the Ohio Military Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio and received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine.
He joined the Army Medical Corps. as a second Lieutenant and was on active duty for 40 years, retiring with the rank of Colonel in August 1952.
This was his second retirement. He had retired the first time in 1949 but was reactivated during the Korean Conflict.
During World War II, he commanded the New York General Hospital, largest medical facility serving American fighting forces in the South Pacific and was cited for his services many times.
Col. Duckwall and family moved to Clay County in 1959 to be near Mrs. Duckwall's brother-in-law and sister, General and Mrs. Ralph F. Stearley.
A short time later he was appointed Clay County Coroner to succeed Oscar Wedel, who resigned . Dr. Duckwall later ran for the office on the Democrat ticket and was elected. He served in that capacity until Jan. 1, 1967, when he accepted the newly created job of Vigo County Health Officer.
In the position, he worked tirelessly for clean restaurants, against condemned housing and unsanitary nursing home facilities, for fly and mosquitos control and for the fluoridation of the water supply. He was unsuccessful in that attempt.
At the time of his death he was serving as president of the Indiana Health Officers Association. He was a member of the local Rotary Club, Elks Lodge and was a Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Thelma: one son, Bertram F. "Bill" Duckwall, Jr., Clay City: two step-daughters, Mrs. Stearley Fluch, of Uniontown, Ala., and Mrs. Donald Trotano, Birmingham, Ala.
There are nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The Moore Funeral Hoe was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Full Military Rites Held For Dr. Duckwall
Funeral services for Dr. Bertrum F. Duckwall, 80, Vigo County Health Officer and former Clay Countian were held yesterday (Thursday) morning at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Terre Haute.
Full military tires were conducted at Cottage Hill Cemetery by members of an honor guard from Fort Benjamin Harrison who also served as active pall bearers.
Honorary pallbearers were: ? Welch, Hugh Gard, Paul Heady, Gen. Ralph F. Stearley, Al Peters, William Pickett, Walter Rawley, Dr. Stanley Froderman and Warren Chairquin.
Dr. Duckwall, who had resided in Terre Haute since early in 1967, died early Monday at Union Hospital where he was taken after suffering a heart attack several days before.
Born in Indianapolis, he attended the Ohio Military Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio and received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine.
He joined the Army Medical Corps. as a second Lieutenant and was on active duty for 40 years, retiring with the rank of Colonel in August 1952.
This was his second retirement. He had retired the first time in 1949 but was reactivated during the Korean Conflict.
During World War II, he commanded the New York General Hospital, largest medical facility serving American fighting forces in the South Pacific and was cited for his services many times.
Col. Duckwall and family moved to Clay County in 1959 to be near Mrs. Duckwall's brother-in-law and sister, General and Mrs. Ralph F. Stearley.
A short time later he was appointed Clay County Coroner to succeed Oscar Wedel, who resigned . Dr. Duckwall later ran for the office on the Democrat ticket and was elected. He served in that capacity until Jan. 1, 1967, when he accepted the newly created job of Vigo County Health Officer.
In the position, he worked tirelessly for clean restaurants, against condemned housing and unsanitary nursing home facilities, for fly and mosquitos control and for the fluoridation of the water supply. He was unsuccessful in that attempt.
At the time of his death he was serving as president of the Indiana Health Officers Association. He was a member of the local Rotary Club, Elks Lodge and was a Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Thelma: one son, Bertram F. "Bill" Duckwall, Jr., Clay City: two step-daughters, Mrs. Stearley Fluch, of Uniontown, Ala., and Mrs. Donald Trotano, Birmingham, Ala.
There are nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The Moore Funeral Hoe was in charge of funeral arrangements.
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