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FLUCKIGER, Albert
FLUCKIGER, Albert. (Huttwil, Canton Bern, Switzerland, April 27, 1880--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 4, 1954). Fluckiger came to the United States and the age of fourteen and settled in Dubuque. He began his career operating a grocery, but in 1913 took over an early auto business. He erected a building at 450-498 Central in 1917 and established the FLUCKIGER MOTOR COMPANY. He also owned and operated several farms and raised Palomino horses.
Locally, Fluckiger was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and served on the highway committee.
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Source:
"Fall Injuries Prove Fatal to Fluckiger, 74," Telegraph Herald November 15, 1954, p. 1
