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LOETSCHER, Andrew A.
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LOETSCHER, Andrew A. (St. Antoenien, Switzerland, Apr. 3, 1857-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 9, 1925). (1595 Montrose Terrace) Loetscher came to America at the age of ten with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Loetscher. They stopped in Milwaukee but then moved on to Dubuque in 1867. The same year they moved on to Castle Grove, four miles from Montiello. (1)
Andrew came to Dubuque in 1871 and worked for PATCH & WAITE, a manufacturer of sash and doors. He moved to the Clark-Rickard Company in 1876 as a machinist. In 1878 when FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY was organized, Loetscher had a financial interest. Interested in the actual operation of the plant, Loetscher developed several labor saving devices for the plant which made it a leader in the industry. He was appointed its superintendent in 1898, a position (along with vice-president) he held until his death. He was also president of the Midwest Lumber Company, president of the Farley and Loetscher branch in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and vice president of the Loetscher and Burtsch Company in Des Moines. (2)
Loetscher also had a deep interest in the banking industry. He served as vice-president of the Federal Bank and Trust Company, director of the International Bank of Washington, D.C. (3)
Loetscher held membership on the board of the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE and served a term as its vice-president from 1913 to 1915. He was vice-president of BETHANY HOME on Lincoln Avenue and a trustee of FINLEY HOSPITAL (THE). In addition to these organizations he was active in Rotary, served as an official of the YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.), and a member of the board of directors of the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE. (4)
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Source:
1. "A. Loetscher Dies Suddenly at Home Here," Telegraph-Herald, March 9, 1925, p. 1
2. Ibid.
3. "Andrew A. Loetscher," Linwood Legacies. Online: http://www.linwoodlegacies.org/andrew-a-loetscher.html
4. "A. Loetscher Dies..."