Source: Rockford Register-Star May 30, 1960
Fred J. Goetz
World War I Draft Registration – Fred Goetz
Source: Ancestry Database, WWI Draft Registrations
Fred served the Country at Camp Grant, which is how he discovered Rockford and his two wives. He also was co-owner of The Rathskeller Restaurant, but in 1917 he was in Wisconsin making his living as a bank teller.
Goetz, Fred J. – WWI Draft Registration
[He served the duration AT Camp Grant.]
Source: Ancestry Library Edition database, World War 1 Draft Registrations
Goetz, Irma W. – death certificate
Source: Ancestry Library Edition database, Illinois Deaths
Death Certificates, uncertified, from the Winnebago County Clerk, issued from 1877 – Sept 1960, are available on microfilm in the Local History Room. The certificate includes the cause of death, the name of the person who provided the information, the name of the funeral home, which may or may not be important to the need.
Selective information can be found on Ancestry Library Edition database, which is available at all Rockford Public Library locations. The index is easier to read and includes both parents’ names and place of birth, a common reason in genealogical searches.
Der Rathskeller
Der Rathskeller, 1132 Auburn St., Opened 1976 (other sources say much earlier; see below) derrathskeller.net
Owners: (2014) Dick and Betty Giesen and their son, Michael DuPre
Source: Friday GO section, Rockford Register Star May 9, 2014
The Sausage Shop opened at that location in 1932, and added Der Rathskeller by 1935, owner: Fred J. Goetz, according to City Directories for 1932 and 1935