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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, May 17, 1954
C. K. Brown, Crushed by Tractor, Dies of Injuries
Charles Knox Brown, 26, RD 1 Ninevah Rd, Saybrook who was injured in
Colebrook Township April 29 when he was run over by a tractor, died in
General Hospital at 3 a.m. Sunday.
He had been on the "critical" list since the mishap. It was reported he
fell from a tractor on which he was riding at the scene of a
log-skidding operation.
Mr. Brown was a veteran of World War 2. He was born June 7, 1927, in Ashtabula and had lived here nearly all his life.
Surviving are his wife, Doris; a son, Charles Eugene, and a daughter,
Katherine, at home; his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Brown of
Ashtabula; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Colflesh of Columbus, and Misses
Sarah and Ruby Brown of Ashtabula; five stepsisters, Mrs. James Duff
and Mrs. Bernice Greenslade of Ashtabula; Mrs. Elsie Hawes and Mrs.
Charlotte Thompson of Geneva and Mrs. Lillian Gabber of Kansas City MO;
four brothers, Edward Knox and Kenneth, Raymond & Robert Brown, all
of Ashtabula; three step-brothers, Raymond Bowers, Donald and Buddy
Block, all of Geneva; his paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Carl
Brown, in California, and a grandmother, Mrs. Alice Mills, of
Painesville.
Military funeral services will be conducted in the Potti Funeral Home
Tuesday at 3 p.m. Rev. Leonard Walmsley, pastor of the First Grace
Gospel Church, will officiate, and burial will be in Chestnut Grove
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight.
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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, April 12, 1954
Ex Jeffersonian Killed by Train
Funeral services were held Saturday at Cleveland for Mrs. Dorothy
Kennedy Mosher, 64, Geauga Lake, who was killed Wednesday at the Erie
Railroad crossing in Solon when her car was hit by a train.
Mrs. Mosher was born at Jefferson Sept 10, 1890, the daughter of John
and Agnes Kennedy. She is survived by two sons, Harry P. Wagner of
Cleveland and Earl Mosher of Geauga Lake and a brother, Cecil.
Services were conducted by Rev. Paul Winyward of Faith Temple, Warren, and burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at Chagrin Falls.
Pallbearers were Richard and Robert Rugg of Bainbridge, Earl Kennedy of
Wayne; William Kennedy of Conneaut and Paul Wagner and Joseph Rannan of
Cleveland.
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday, Nov. 1, 1954
4 County Tots Die in Home Blaze
Mother Blasted From House by Explosion;
Flames Block Rescue
Four children, all under five years of age, were burned to death this
morning in a Plymouth Rd house southeast of Ashtabula, despite the
courageous efforts of a mother to save them.
Dead are Richard Ray Tryon, 4; Erline Riggs, 3; Richard Riggs, 2; and
Catherine Riggs, 10 months. The Tryon child was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Tryon, who lived in a house trailer immediately in front of the
house, located at Plymouth Rd and Sheffield Rd. Parents of the Riggs
children were Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Riggs.
The fires broke out shortly before 8 a.m. when a stove using bottled
gas exploded, hurling Mrs. Tryon out of the three-room wooden frame
house, according to Seymour Humphrey, Plymouth Volunteer Fire Dept.
Chief. Mrs. Tryon had been staying with the four children, he said.
Tries to Re-enter
Mrs. Tryon then tried to re-enter the house to save the children but
again was blasted from the dwelling by searing flames which rushed
toward the only door in the house.
Investigating sheriff’s deputies said a passerby, Buster Artman of
Pierpont, saw Mrs. Tryon about 7:45a.m. She was running toward the road
waving her arms, Mr. Artman told deputies. The Pierpont man jumped from
his car and attempted unsuccessfully to enter the blazing building. He
could hear children screaming and pounding on the walls, deputies said.
Bodies Charred
When the bodies were removed from the destroyed home, they were charred
beyond recognition, deputies said. By the time firemen arrived, the
house was "gone" Chief Humphrey reported. Twelve firemen responded to
the call and extinguished the flames in chilling weather. Sheriff’s
deputies said the flames were so hot that a washing machine in the home
melted. The tiny bodies were removed to the Zaback Funeral Home in
Ashtabula where arrangements are pending.
Submitter’s note – A follow up article appeared in the Conneaut News
Herald on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1954 with the headline "Rule Stove Didn’t
Cause Fire Killing 4 Children". Part of the article reads: The Fire
Chief said the cause of the fire has not been determined. The location
of the stove and its condition following the fire has ruled it out as
the cause. The fire scene was being probed all last week by fire
insurance authorities. The house in which the children were killed was
owned by Anthony Kulick.
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday, Nov. 1, 1954
Dominic Mauro, Dance Band Musician, Dies’ Stalled Auto Struck
Ashtabula County’s 18th traffic fatality of the year was registered at
1:45a.m. Sunday, when a 27 year old Ashtabula man was killed on Lake
Rd, one half mile west of Rt 90. The Ashtabulan was one of 18 traffic
fatalities in Ohio during the weekend, a figure almost double the
state’s average.
Dead is Dominic H. Mauro, father of two, an employee of the Reclamation
Dept. of the NY Central Railroad and a popular dance band musician in
the area.
According to North Kingsville Police Chief Jack Remaley, Mr. Mauro’s
car evidently had engine trouble while he was returning home from
Lakeside Hall here, where he played trumpet with Al Pape’s orchestra.
Mr. Mauro was outside the car with his head under the hood, the chief
said, when an auto driven by Nicholas Detore, 37, of Ashtabula hit
Mauro’s car from the rear, pinning the victim underneath. Mr. Mauro was
dead on arrival at Ashtabula General Hospital.
Mr. Detore suffered minor head bruises in the crash. Grace Thomas, 55,
of Ashtabula, a passenger in the Detore car sustained lacerations of
the head and eyelid and possible internal injuries. Two other
passengers with Detore were not injured. Mr. Mauro was alone at the
time.
Mr. Mauro was born March 5, 1927, in Ashtabula, the son of Pasquale and
Elizabeth Mauro. He was a graduate of Ashtabula High School and a
member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 107. He married
the former Thomasine Candella in 1948. They recently purchased a new
home in Ashtabula.
Survivors include his parents, wife, two daughters, Karen, 5, and
Linda, six months, a brother, Pasquale Jr, and two sisters, Theresa and
Patricia.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mother of Sorrows
Church in Ashtabula. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery,
Ashtabula. Friends may call at the Guerriero Funeral Home in Ashtabula
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday Nov. 1, 1954
David S. Dietz Dies at age 74
David Samuel Dietz, 74, 239 Chestnut St. died of an internal disorder
in Erie Osteopathic Hospital at 5:15 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to the
hospital Saturday.
Born in St. George, WV, May 11, 1880, Mr. Dietz had been a resident of
Conneaut for 40 years. He was a carpenter contractor by trade.
He was a member and deacon of the First Baptist Church, member of the
Carpenters and Joiners Local # 863, and a member of the Conneaut
Township School Board for 11 years, serving as president from 1938 to
1943.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. W. D. Waldrop, Detroit and Mrs. Carl
Dey Armin, Cleveland; son, David R. Dietz, Lakeville; sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cranor, Kalamazoo MI; brother, Clinton Dietz, Parsons WV and
seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at the Thompson Funeral Home at 2 p.m.
Wednesday. Rev. William R. Hayden, assistant pastor of the First
Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday.
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Conneaut News Herald
Monday, Nov. 1, 1954
Geneva Woman Killed in Crash
Painesville - Slippery driving conditions were cited as a factor in the
death this morning of Mrs. Mary Quick, 60, Geneva, who suffered fatal
injuries when a panel truck, in which she was a passenger, was involved
in an accident on Rt 20 a short distance east of the Lake County Fair
Grounds entrance.
According to Lake County Sheriff’s Dept and Ohio State Highway Patrol
reports, the accident occurred at 5:27 a.m. The panel truck, was driven
by her husband, Alfred, 67, was moving west, when it whirled around and
slid sideways into the side of a tractor trailer truck, traveling in
the opposite direction. The tractor trailer truck was driven by William
B. Lutkas, 38, Cleveland.
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Conneaut News Herald
Wednesday, Nov 10, 1954
Jefferson - Little Diane Harnest, 2, became Ashtabula County’s sixth
drowning victim of the year when she drowned in a small stream near her
farm home early Monday afternoon.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Harnist, Stumpville Rd, Lenox
Twp, the child reportedly fell into six to 12 inches of water in a
field near the home while at play. Her mother, attracted by the frantic
barking of a pet pup, discovered the body at 2 p.m. and attempted to
revive the child through artificial respiration. Calls Neighbor
She then called a neighbor who notified sherifff deputies. The
youngster was dead on arrival at a Jefferson physician’s office. County
Coroner Dr. C. C. Roller was expected to rule accidental drowning later
today.
Diane was born in Ashtabula, June 4, 1952 and is survived by her
parents, a 13 month old sister, Linda; maternal grandparents, Mr. &
Mrs. Daniel Thornton, Austinburg; maternal great grandmother, Mrs. June
Thornton, Conneaut and another grandfather, Victor Harnist, Manatee Fl.
Funeral services will be at the Zaback Funeral Home, Ashtabula,
Wednesday at 2 p.m. Dr. C. E. Goddard, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, Ashtabula will officiate. Burial will be in Edgewood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight.
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Conneaut News Herald
Thursday, Nov. 11, 1954
George C. Elliott Dies at Age 88
George C. Elliott, 88, died at 3:25 p.m. Wednesday in Kingsville of a
heart condition. Mr. Elliott came to Conneaut to live 16 years ago. He
had been a resident of this area since 1919.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Floyd Olmsted, Conneaut; son, David
Elliott, Strongsville OH; and three grandchildren. His wife, Alice,
preceded him in death on May 5, 1950.
Mr. Elliott was a member of the Harris Memorial Church of Ashtabula.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Marcy Funeral
Home. Rev. Richard Kline, of the United Congregational Christian
Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home Friday evening.
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Conneaut News Herald
Thursday, Nov. 11, 1954
Mrs. May Ruland McKnight, 87, Dies
Mrs. May Ruland McKnight, 87, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Pauline Clute, 371 Chestnut St, at 12:05 a.m. today. She had been in
failing health for a number of years.
Mrs. McKnight was born in Beaver PA, the daughter of George and Fannie
Joiner. She had lived in this vicinity most of her life. Survivors
besides Mrs. Clute are another daughter, Mrs. Cora Sieffert, Erie PA,
seven grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Preceding her in death
were a son, Carl L. Ruland in 1947, and two brothers, Willard and Frank
Joiner.
Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Marcy Funeral
Home. Rev. Ralph Gray, of the First Methodist Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in East Lakeville Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Friday afternoon and evening.
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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, May 17, 1954
C. K. Brown, Crushed by Tractor, Dies of Injuries
Charles Knox Brown, 26, RD 1 Ninevah Rd, Saybrook who was injured in
Colebrook Township April 29 when he was run over by a tractor, died in
General Hospital at 3 a.m. Sunday.
He had been on the "critical" list since the mishap. It was reported he
fell from a tractor on which he was riding at the scene of a
log-skidding operation.
Mr. Brown was a veteran of World War 2. He was born June 7, 1927, in Ashtabula and had lived here nearly all his life.
Surviving are his wife, Doris; a son, Charles Eugene, and a daughter,
Katherine, at home; his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Brown of
Ashtabula; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Colflesh of Columbus, and Misses
Sarah and Ruby Brown of Ashtabula; five stepsisters, Mrs. James Duff
and Mrs. Bernice Greenslade of Ashtabula; Mrs. Elsie Hawes and Mrs.
Charlotte Thompson of Geneva and Mrs. Lillian Gabber of Kansas City MO;
four brothers, Edward Knox and Kenneth, Raymond & Robert Brown, all
of Ashtabula; three step-brothers, Raymond Bowers, Donald and Buddy
Block, all of Geneva; his paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Carl
Brown, in California, and a grandmother, Mrs. Alice Mills, of
Painesville.
Military funeral services will be conducted in the Potti Funeral Home
Tuesday at 3 p.m. Rev. Leonard Walmsley, pastor of the First Grace
Gospel Church, will officiate, and burial will be in Chestnut Grove
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight.
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Ashtabula Star Beacon
Monday, April 12, 1954
Ex Jeffersonian Killed by Train
Funeral services were held Saturday at Cleveland for Mrs. Dorothy
Kennedy Mosher, 64, Geauga Lake, who was killed Wednesday at the Erie
Railroad crossing in Solon when her car was hit by a train.
Mrs. Mosher was born at Jefferson Sept 10, 1890, the daughter of John
and Agnes Kennedy. She is survived by two sons, Harry P. Wagner of
Cleveland and Earl Mosher of Geauga Lake and a brother, Cecil.
Services were conducted by Rev. Paul Winyward of Faith Temple, Warren, and burial was in Evergreen Cemetery at Chagrin Falls.
Pallbearers were Richard and Robert Rugg of Bainbridge, Earl Kennedy of
Wayne; William Kennedy of Conneaut and Paul Wagner and Joseph Rannan of
Cleveland.
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