Fetzer, John K., 1915-

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1915 - 2007

Biographical History

John K. Fetzer (1915-2007) was a businessman in Utah.

John K. Fetzer was born January 22, 1915 to Kasper J. Fetzer and Bertha Buttler Fetzer in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended school there, graduating from LDS High School in 1931. He attended the University of Utah for two years, and was subsequently called to serve in the Swiss-German Mission from 1933 to 1936. Over the course of his mission Elder Fetzer was able to observe the growth of the Nazi Party in Germany. Following his return from his mission he worked at the Salt Lake Cabinet and Fixture Company, a business established by his father in 1909. On September 14 he married Naomi Elizabeth Steenblik in the Salt Lake Temple. John built his career working at Salt Lake Cabinet and Fixture, which was later renamed Fetzer's Incorporated. He later became president of the company, and devoted his professional life to the development of the business. In addition to his professional and family activities, he and his family relocated to Germany in 1964, where he served as mission president of the South German Mission from 1964 to 1966. His wife, Naomi Elizabeth Fetzer, died in 2001. Fetzer died in 2007.

Citation:

John K. Fetzer papers, 1933-1965

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Feb. 14, 2006 (John K. Fetzer; b. 22 Jan. 1915)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John K. Fetzer papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 3205

Scope and Contents

Includes photo albums, scrapbooks, newspapers, and pamphlets from Fetzer's missionary service in Germany between 1933 and 1936, as well as correspondence and other materials from the Fetzers's activities. Also includes the autobiography of Naomi Elizabeth Steenblik Fetzer.

Dates: 1933-1965

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Nazi Police Academy photo album

Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233620209]

Identifier: MSS P 766

Scope and Contents

Nazi Police Academy photo album, 1935 collection contains 1 green photo album with the Nazi emblem on the front with the title "Polizeihaus Kurmark des Kameradschaftsbundes Deutsche Polizeibeamten E.V." containing 66 photographs of the buildings at the school and of visits from high ranking officers.

Dates: 1935