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December 7, 1944 Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio EARL PRESSLER DIES THURSDAY Earl Pressler, 62, 405 Young Street, life-long resident of Middletown, died Thursday night in a Cincinnati Hospital, after an illness of two years. Mr. Pressler was formerly employed by the Barkelew Electric Co., and had many friends in the city. He leaves his wife, Sylvia; four daughters, Eileen Pressler, Mrs. Bertha McGuire, Mrs. Melva Egleston, and Mrs. Marjorie Zickgraf all of this city; four sons, Earl and Carleton of this city, Charles with the army in the South Pacific, and Russell, who is serving in the navy; five sisters, Mrs. Maude Wagner of Hollywood, Cal., Mrs. Ada Barnett of Middletown, Mrs. Amanda Pressler and Mrs. Nettie Young of Dayton, Mrs. Bertha Snyder, of New Paris; and nine grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements, which are not yet complete. |
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| February 20, 1950
Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio Earl Pressler, Former Eagle Official Here, Dies Sunday Earl LeRoy Pressler, 39, of 230 South Fifth St., Alhambra, Calif., secretary of the local Fraternal Order of Eagles lodge for 10 years, died at Pasedena Hospital, Pasedena,Calif., Sunday at 1 a.m. In ill health for a year, he suffered a heart attack Saturday and was taken to the hospital. Mr. Pressler moved to California from here four years ago. He was a field director of the Fraternal Order of Eagles for two years and had been secretary of the local Eagles Lodge, retiring in 1943. He also was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Before moving to California, he was employed by the Armco Steel Corporation in the personnel department for 17 years. Survivors include the widow Genevieve; two sons, Earl David and Frank; a daughter, Trudy; four sisters, Mrs. Edwin Zickgraf, Mrs. Wade Egelston, Mrs. George Hall, Mrs. Victor McGuire, all of Middletown; three brothers, Russell, Carlton, and Charles all of this city. Funeral arrangements at the McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home are incomplete. |
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| November 4, 1945 Middletown
Journal, Middletown, Ohio Mrs. Elizabeth Pressler Dies Thursday At Local Hospital Mrs. Elizabeth Pressler, 68, of 4007 Coles Rd., active in Catholic Church circles for many years, died at 3:15 P.M. Thursday at Middletown Hospital. Mrs. Pressler had been ill for two months, and had been in critical condition most of that time. In addition to her church work, Mrs. Pressler was an accomplished gardener and her house on Coles Rd. was one of the show spots of the city. For many years, Mrs. Pressler, was a member of Holy Trinity Church, but changed her affiliation to St. Mary's Church when it was established in the east end. She was a member of St. Mary's Altar and Rosary Society, and its members will honor her memory Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Schramm Funeral Home. The widow of Neal Pressler, who died in 1943, Mrs. Pressler had been a resident of Middletown 36 years. She was a native of Hamilton. Surviving here are two sons, Clarence F. Smith, sales manager for the Inland Container Corporation here and Bernard A. Smith of Middletown one sister, Mrs. Herman Ludwig of Hamilton, 10 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Requiem High Mass will be sung at St. Mary's Church Monday at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen's church at Hamilton. |
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December 6, 1915 Middletown Journal,
Middletown, Ohio AGED CITIZEN DIES AT HOSPITAL Levi Pressler Levi Pressler, of this city, died last night in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Dayton. He was an old resident of this city, but born in Germantown, Ohio, 77 years ago. He was well known and much esteemed by a great number of people here in Middletown. The funeral will be held at the residence of his son at 911 Grand Avenue, this city, on Wednesday at 2 o'clock. Wilson and Son are in charge of the arrangements and the interment will be in Woodside cemetery. |
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September 14, 1900, Middletown Newspaper,
Middletown, Ohio Fatal Accident Last Night Newton Pressler Steps in Front of a Moving Freight Train in Big Railroad Yards Newton Pressler, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seaberry Pressler, of Bellmount Street, received injuries in the Big Four yards, late last night which resulted in his death at 4:30 this morning. The injured man passed away a short time after his left leg had been amputated by Dr. D. B. Bundy. Pressler with Charles Jackson and another companion whose name cannot be learned, went to Franklin on the 10:40 Big Four train, beating their way to our sister city on the head end of the fast express. They returned on the freight train that leaves Franklin at one o'clock making this city at 1:30. The railroad yards being dark, Pressler and his companions did not notice the approach of a southbound train. Pressler, jumping off in front of the north bound train, being struck by the engine and hurled in under the train from which he had leaped only a minute before. As Pressler jumped he saw the danger before him and in a loud voice yelled to his companions to stay aboard. When the train stopped in front of the depot, Jackson said the young man who was with him got off and walked back into the yards in search of Pressler. They found his mangled body in front of the freight depot. They notified the operator and the train crew of the accident and the injured man was carried to the depot, later taken to Dr. Bundy's office. His left leg was smashed and broken in two places and his head and face was badly cut. After a consultation between Dr. Bundy and other physicians who were called, it was decided to amputate the leg, the operation proving fatal. After death the body was removed to Wilson's morgue where it was viewed this morning by Coroner McHenry, and later removed to the home of his parents in the east end. The story of the accident as told by the men who were on the train with Pressler is as above related. The dead man was only a short time discharged from the regular army. The accident proved a terrible shock to the parents. The funeral will be held from the residence at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. |
by Vivian Moon 23 April 2007 |
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| June 3, 1918 Monday
Middletown News-Signal, Middletown, Ohio ACCIDENT AT MILL RESULTS IN DEATH of Thos. Pressler, Employed As Millwright Foreman Victim Lived For Several Hours After Accident But Did Not Regain Consciousness Thomas Pressler, aged 38 years, who resided on the Franklin Road, (Maple Park) was fatally injured at the East Side Works of The American Rolling Mill Company on Saturday evening, June 1. Pressler had charge of a squad of millwrights who were to change the location of a jib crane. He climbed to the top of crane to take out a couple of bolts. Shortly afterward it was necessary to move this overhead crane through the shop, and the operator not knowing of Pressler's position, struck him with the crane, throwing him to the ground where his head hit a steel forging. His skull was fractured. Trepanning was resorted to in an effort to save his life but death occurred at 4:30 Sunday morning. Pressler is survived by his wife, five children and his father, brother, and two sisters, all of whom resided with him. Pressler had been employed by The American Rolling Mill Company since the summer of 1915, and his life was consequently insured in the amount of one year's wages under the group insurance plan with the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York. The surviving children are Earl, Mary, Velma, William and Dorothy and to them the deepest sympathy of the many friends is extended. Mrs. Pressler, was formerly Miss Effie Martin, daughter of Frank Martin and the tragic death of her husband makes the second son-in-law of Mr. Martin to meet violent death. The first was the death of Ed Tobin killed eight years ago in a traction car accident. The funeral services will be held from the residence Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Rittenhouse officiating. Interment in charge of J. D. Riggs in Woodside Cemetery. |
by Vivian Moon 23 April 2007 |
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