George S. Fox, Sr.

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Name: George S. Fox Sr.
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Date of Birth: July 8, 1926
Date of Death: March 18, 1987 (60 years old)
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Branch: Army
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George was a World War II United States Army Veteran. He also served in the Minnesota National Guard until 1965.

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World War II

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George was raised and schooled in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

George married Anna Wobbema on January 11, 1947.

He was employed as a truck driver for United States Steel, and as a clerk and bartender for the City of Grand Rapids. He also worked at the Coast to Coast Store in Grand Rapids.

George was a member of the local Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #2023.

Survivors are his wife, Anna; four daughters, Valerie Fox, Penny Burt, Rhonda Miller, and Wanda Hahn; three sons, George, Jr., Lyle, and Darrell; a sister, Jane Larry; two brothers, Walter and Earl; and fifteen grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Dennis; and a daughter, Kathleen.

George is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-E-25-2-9)

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