William R. Orthwein, Jr.

1917–2011 (age 94)

businessman

About William R. Orthwein, Jr.

William R. Orthwein, Jr. (1917–2011) lived to age 94. They were a businessman. Born in St. Louis, they died in Clayton. They are buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in Missouri.

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