Indiana: South Bend Tribune, Local Obituary; Sunday, August 09, 1959.
Louis F. Beutter, of 1509 S. Fellows St., died Saturday in the Veteran's Administration Hospital, Marion, Ind. He was born April 11, 1889 in South Bend. He married Catherine Wartha Aug. 11, 1920 in South Bend. Surviving with his wife are a son, Brother Benignus, C.S.C., Sherman Oaks, Cal.; a daughter, Mrs. W. E. Fischelis Jr., of Philadelphia; a brother, George Henry, of Calumet City, Ill.; and two grandchildren.
Friends may call in the Hickey Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Monday. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Arnold J. Wibbert officiating. Burial will be in City Cemetery.
The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. He was a veteran of World War I and a life member of Disabled American Veterans South Bend Chapter 6.

Indiana: South Bend Tribune, General Obituary, Funeral Notes; Tuesday, August 11, 1959.
BEUTTER – Members of the Daughters of Isabella, Notre Dame Circle, will recite the rosary at 7 p.m. today in the Hickey Funeral Home for Louis F. Beutter, 1509 S. Fellow St., who died Saturday. The parish rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. Pallbearers for the services at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Matthew's Church will be Edward, Anthony, Henry, and Lawrence Wartha, Garold Brothers and Paul Berndt. Burial will be in City Cemetery.
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Indiana, St. Joseph County Circuit Court, County Health Office; Book 31, Page 357; pages 76, 77.
Marriage Application:
Full christian and surname: Catharine Wartha
Where born: South Bend, Indiana
When born: Aug. 9, 1896
Present Residence: 1104 Notre Dame Ave., South Bend, Ind.
Present Occupation: none
Full name of father: Laurence Wartha, born Germany, residence in South Bend; occupation - moulder.
Full name of mother: Johanna Tisheda, born Germany, dead.
First marriage: yes
Signed: "Miss Catharine Wartha"
Subscribed and sworn: Aug. 10, 1920
Clerk: Wilbur M. Warner

Marriage Application:
Full christian and surname: Louis Frederick Beutter
Where born: South Bend, Indiana
When born: Apr. 11, 1891
Full name of father: Jacob K. Beutter, born Germany, residence in South Bend; occupation - farming.
Full name of mother: Barbara Franz, born Germany, residence in South Bend; occupation - housewife.
First marriage: yes
Signed: "Louis F. Beutter
Subscribed and sworn: Aug. 10, 1920
Clerk: Wilbur M. Warner

Note: Catherine Wartha's mother, Johanna Tisheda (Tschida), died before August 10, 1920
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Indiana St. Joseph Circuit Court, Marriage License:
"Be It Further Remembered, That afterwards to wit: On the 11th day of Aug. AD, 1920, I joined in Marriage Louis F. Beutter and Catharine Wartha, by authority of Law, and a License from the Clerk of the St. Joseph Circuit Court. Given under my hand, this 11th day of August, 1920."
Signed: P. J. Carroll, Minister of the Gospel
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St. Joseph County, Indiana
Index to Marriage Records South Bend City Marriages 1860-1920 Volume V Letters T-Z inclusive
W. P. A. Book Numbers Indicates Location of Record H County Health Office, South Bend CH City Health Office, South Bend MCH City Health Office, Mishawaka Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration 1940

County: St. Joseph
Name: Catharine Wartha
Spouse: Louis F. Beutter
Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1920
Book: 31
Original Source Page: 357