Obituaries for October thru December 1913
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- Surnames: WALTERS
Decedent: Sidney D. Walters
Date listed: Thursday, October 30, 1913
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Fatality to a Willshire Boy Sidney D. Walters, brakeman on the Pennsylvania, who with Engineer Flowers went into the ditch with the derailed engine at Valparaiso, Indiana, last week Monday night, died the following Thursday morning in the Valparaiso hospital-The Fort Wayne News.
Sidney Walters was born in Willshire 27 years ago and resided here until his enlistment in the U. S. navy. After his time of service with Uncle Sam had expired he went into the employ of the Pennsylvania and had been railroading four years at the time of his death.
Deceased leaves a wife and one child. His remains were taken to Fort Wayne for burial.
- Surnames: UMBAUGH
Decedent: Floyd Umbaugh
Date listed: Sunday, November 23, 1913
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We desire to publicly thank Mr. Walters and Mr. Geary for their kindness during the death of our son Floyd; also the people of the Lutheran church and the school children for their floral offering. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Umbaugh.
- Surnames: TOPE
Decedent: M. F. Tope
Date listed: Wednesday, November 26, 1913
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WILLSHIRE FARMER
FATALLY INJURED
M. F. TOPE IS DEAD AS A RESULT
OF RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
MONDAY AFTERNOON M. F. Tope, a member of one of the most prominent families in Willshire township, died at an early hour Tuesday morning at his home near Wren as a result of injuries received in a runaway accident Monday afternoon.
Mr. Tope had hitched a team to a heavy farm wagon and, as he was driving out of the barn, the animals became frightened and started to run, throwing him from the wagon and under the wheels which passed over the upper part of his body, fracturing several ribs and otherwise injuring him internally, so that his death resulted in a few hours. Mr. Tope was 57 years of age and enjoyed the esteem of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at Wren.
- Surnames: TOPE
Decedent: Melvin Tope
Date listed: Thursday, November 27, 1913
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A Fatal Accident
To a Respected Van Wert
County Citizen Melvin Tope, aged 59 years was thrown from a lumber wagon Monday noon and, received injuries from which he died thirteen hours later.
Mr. Tope and wife had hitched a team of young horses to a lumber wagon in the barn yard at their residence home, one mile north of Wren, when the team became unmanageable, tipped the wagon and dragged Mr. Tope down between the wagon and a wire fence, the wagon wheels passing over his body in such manner as to cause his death at about the midnight hour of Monday night.
Mrs. Tope managed to climb out of the wagon when the horses started and, although too frightened to render her husband assistance. was a witness to his injuries and first to summoned assistance. Mr. Tope suffered internal hemorrhage and after being carried into the house, informed the friends present that his injuries were fatal.
Deceased was a citizen of exemplary life and his death has made a time of sorrow for a large circle of acquaintances. The wife, two sons and two daughters are the survivors of the family.
The funeral services were held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the U. B. church at Wren.
- Surnames: WILLIAMS
Decedent: Amanda Williams
Date listed: Thursday, November 27, 1913
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Mrs. Alex Beall has been at Indianapolis, Indiana, for some time past with her friend Mrs. Amanda Williams, who was in poor health. Mrs. Williams died last week and was buried on the 21st insi. at Cardington, Ohio. Mr. Beall will return to Indianapolis for a visit with the Williams family. Mrs. Beall and the Wi1liam's were highly esteemed former residents of this place. Mr. Williams died in 1907.
- Surnames: TOPE
Decedent: M.F. Tope
Date listed: Friday, November 28, 1913
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Killed In Runaway. Accident, Monday M. F. Tope. a well known farmer of near Wren, died at his home early Tuesday morning as a result of injuries received in a runaway accident, Monday. He was driving out of the barn yard when his horses became frightened and started to run. He was thrown under the wheels and the heavy wagon passed over his body breaking several ribs and otherwise injuring him internally so that he died in a few hours. He was 57 years old. The funeral services were held Thursday afternoon.
- Surnames: UMBAUGH
Decedent: Floyd Umbaugh
Date listed: Friday, November 28, 1913
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Obituary Floyd, son of Lon Umbaugh and wife, was born at Ohio City, February 5, 1904, and died at the family home on Carmean street, November 9, 1913, aged nine years nine months and four days, after only a few days illness of diptheria (sic) No funeral services were held. He leaves a father, a mother and a brother, besides other relatives and friends to mourn their loss.
- Surnames: MAN
Decedent: unidentified man
Date listed: Friday, November 28, 1913
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Found Dead Man
Did Section Foreman John
Demler of This Place. The body of an unknown man was found in a creek about one- half mile west of Glenmore Saturday afternoon near the Erie right- of-way, having apparently fallen or been pushed from the railroad bridge, although there were no marks on the body to indicate foul play.
The only injury on the body was quite a gash over the right eye, the cause of which bas not yet been explained.
Coroner Sidle was summoned to the scene and made as thorough an investigation as could be made on the spot and ordered the body removed to Convoy, where a postmortem will be held to ascertain the cause of death.
- Surnames: MAN
Decedent: unidentified man
Date listed: Friday, December 5, 1913
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The man was fairly well dressed, about 35 years of age, five feet six inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds. He was red-headed and smooth-faced. A careful search of the body failed to disclose any marks of identification of any kind,, so that if the body is ever identified it can only be done through anxious relatives starting a search for the missing man.
The postmortem upon the body of the stranger, found in a ditch near Glenmore, developed that he died of drowning. None of the wounds on the head penetrated the skull. A bottle of whisky was found upon his person, and this discovery prompts the belief that he fell into the ditch while drunk. A note book in one of his pockets carries a labor account with the words South Bend. An inquiry will be made to learn if the officers there can aid in establishing his identity.
- Surnames: TOSSING
Decedent: Benjamin Tossing
Date listed: Thursday, December 11, 1913
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Tossing Benjamin Tossing, aged 19, son of E. H. Tossing, whose home is east of Middlepoint, died at the Van Wert County Hospital Wednesday morning, where he had been receiving treatment for meningitis. The body was removed to the Vore undertaking parlors to be prepared for burial, after which it was removed to the home of his parents in Washington Township. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
- Surnames: THOMAS
Decedent: Lenora Thomas
Date listed: Saturday, December 20, 1913
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CHILD DIES UNDER
PECULIAR CONDITIONS
THREE - YEAR - OLD GIRL MAY
HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Coroner Sidle was called to the home of D. S. Thomas six and a half miles southeast of Van Wert, to investigate the sudden death of his 3-year-old daughter, Lenora, who died at noon Saturday. A post mortem conducted by Dr. Sidle, assisted by Dr. Reeder of Ohio City, developed the fact that the child died from a very bad case of diphtheria.
It was learned that the child has been complaining for about a week, but it is said that It was thought that nothing but a bad cold was causing the trouble, and no serious condition was discovered until about 9 o'clock Saturday morning, at which time physicians were summoned but arrived too late to relieve the little sufferer. The parents state that the child was able to get up Saturday morning and walk about the room, which is a very exceptional state of affair when the patient is in the last stages of diphtheria.
The officials have been informed that it is possible that Christian Science was applied in the case before the more serious conditions were revealed and are investigating to ascertain if a "healer" or "reader" of the cult was called in the place of a regular physician.
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