GRANT COUNTY, INDIANA
OBITS
Newspaper:
Chronicle
Obit: Lawrence Dinius, 78, 817
S. Branson St., died at 9:45 a.m.
Saturday [Sept 14, 1957] at a nursing home here. He had been in ill
health for seven months. Born in Huntington, Mr. Dinius had lived in
Marion most of his life. He was a retired employee of Leath Furniture
Co. Mr. Dinius was a member of the First Methodist Church and of the
Brotherhood Sunday School class. Surviving are one son, Madison,
manager of Marion National Corp..; one brother, Earl, Hemet, Calif.,
and one grandson. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at 911 S.
Washington St., with Dr. A. Wesley Pugh, pastor of the First Methodist
Church, officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery. Friends may
call at the S. Washington Street address after 2 p.m. today. ( Submitters Name: Ida Maack
Recu )
CHARLES,
ROSE
Miss Rose Charles, a
step-daughter of Mrs. I. R. Dodds, died at
Fairmount, Ind., on June 23. (The Terry Eye, July 4, 1889) (contributed
by Peggy Thompson)
MARION,
Ind. Oct. 13, John H. Wisher,
one of the best-known harness and buggy dealers in this city, died
Saturday night at 11 o'clock. Mr. Winger was born in the grand duchy of
Oldenburg, now a part or the German empire, and came to this country in
1854. Ten years later he located in Marion. He began on a. few dollars,
and, at the time of his death listed among the local banks as worth In
the neighborhood of $500,000. He had been ill for four months.Five
weeks ago his son Paul died
Indiana Journal Oct. 21 1896
Killed
by a Live Wire. MARION, Ind., July 24
William Crites, the
eighteen-year-old son of John Crites of this city, was killed this
morning while at work for the Union Traction Company on South
Washington street. He was employed in resetting poles and constructing
new span wires from pole to pole. A leak is supposed to have been in
the hangers today as, when the electrician Curtis White, attached the
new span wire to the top of one of the poles, it in some manner touched
the span wire already up and this formed a connection with the ground.
Crites had hold of the other end of the wire held by White and died
almost instantly.
Date: July 26, 1899 Location: Indiana Paper: Indiana State Journal
Leader-Tribune
(Marion, Indiana) December 9, 1954, Page 9, 10
CRASH VICTIM'S LAST RITES SET
Funeral
Services for Robert H. Watson,
66, 410 W. Fourth St., victim of a
multiple vehicle collision, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at 504 W.
Third St. Mr. Watson died early yesterday at Marion General Hospital
after being removed from the wreckage of his automobile on U. S. 35
just west of the Grant-Howard County line. Investigators said the crash
occurred at 6 p.m. Tuesday. They said Mr. Watson was critically injured
when the car he was driving east on the highway, swerved to avoid
colliding with a farm tractor and wagon driven by Dora Wimmer, 74, R.
R. 1, Fairmount. Mr. Watson, state troopers said, crashed head-on into
a westbound truck driven by Melvin McCullogh, 27, LaCrosse, Ind. Son of
the late Sturgeon and Alice Watson, Mr. Watson was at one time
co-operator with his brother, the late Homer Watson, of the Watson
Grocery on N. Washington St. But for the past 18 years he acted as
representative for the Massachusetts Life Insurance Co. He was
affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, and was a member of the official
board of the First Christian Church and the Lions Club. Dr. Lavon
Fisher will officiate at funeral services. Burial will follow in the
IOOF Cemetery. Survivors include the widow, Zeda Watson; two daughters,
Mrs. Robert Clarke, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Mrs. Ralph Fisher,
Chicago; two grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Della Sexton,
Bartlesville, Okla.
Leader-Tribune (Marion, Indiana)
December 21, 1954
CLUB PAYS TRIBUTE TO ROBERT
WATSON
Marion's
Lions Club yesterday completed drafting a resolution memorializing
Robert Watson, 66, club member
and director, who was killed in a
highway accident Dec. 7. The resolution read: All of the members of the
Lions Club were shocked with the news of the tragic accident and the
sudden demise of our fellow Lion Robert Watson, who only a few hours
before had attended a regular meeting of the Lions Club and
participated in his official duties. Bob was a good Lion as well as a
good citizen, friendly and sincere and always interested in the welfare
of his fellow men. Pages could be written citing his friendly deeds and
lively interest in his Club and his community, his church, and many
other activities for community betterment. His loss is keenly felt in
his city. Now therefore be it resolved by the Marion Lions Club, that
we pause to note with sorrow the passing of our friend and fellow
worker Robert Watson and be it further resolved that the community has
lost a good citizen, his friends a good neighbor, and his family a
devoted husband and father. Be it further resolved that we extend our
sincerest sympathy to his family and many friends. Be it further
resolved that a copy of this resolution be filed in the archives of the
Lions Club, and that a copy be delivered to the family of the deceased,
and a copy to the press. (submitted by Ida Maack Recu)
Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana,
January 31, 2004
Vivian Irene Carr, Oregon
March 20, 1911 - Jan. 16, 2004
Newberg, Ore. - Vivian Irene Carr
died Jan. 16 in Newberg Hospital. She
was 92 years, nine months and 27 days old. She was born in Marion to
Frank and Louise (Stoker) Zent. She grew up and received her education
in Marion. She married Milo "Moe" Carr in 1962. He died in February
1978 after 16 years of marriage. Mrs. Carr was a licensed practical
nurse and later worked as a cook at Hank's Tavern and Grill. In 1987,
she moved to Newberg, where she had since resided, to be close to her
grandchildren. Surviving and left to honor her life are her three
grandchildren, Jason Devinney, Bainbridge Island, Wash., Teri Hester,
La Pine, Ore., and Suzanne Adams, Dundee, Ore.; and six
great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren; and those who had
come to know and appreciate her where she had lived and worked. At the
request of the family, there are no services. Memorials may be made to
the Alzheimer's Association in care of Attrell's Funeral Chapel, a
Golden Rule funeral home, 207 Villa Road, Newberg, Ore. 97123.
Submitted by Ida Maack Recu
Marion, Ind, April 24.—Frank C Palmer,
postmaster at the Soldiers' Home here, died suddenly this morning. He
was fifty-four, years old, a member of Company C. Fourth New York Heavy
Artillery, and had been postmaster at the home for four years. He was
very popular among the members.
Indiana Journal April 28 1897
FAIRMOUNT
- Mrs. Clara Kircher,
89, widow of Roscoe Kircher,516 S. Mill St., died Sunday at 10:10 p.m.
in the Indiana Masonic Home, Franklin. A lifelong resident of
Fairmount, Mrs. Kircher, was a member of the Fairmount Chapter 773,
Order of Eastern Star, and the United Methodist Church. Her husband
operated the Kircher Floral Shop here for 40 years prior to hit death
in 1965. There are no immediate survivors. Services were today at 1
p.m. in the Hunt Funeral Home. The Rev. Dale Hamilton, pastor Of
the United Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Park
Cemetery.Members of the OES conducted memorial services Tuesday night
at the funeral home. Anderson Herald and Anderson Daily Bulletin(
Anderson, IN ) Wed., Sept. 5, 1973; page 2
Contributed by Candi Horton
A
drunken jest led to an affray in Schweinforth's saloon, at Marion
yesterday, and David Hummer
was fatally shot by James Douglass. The latter was arrested for
attempted murder.
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 9 December. 1890
George
W. BUTLER, an old resident of Fairmount, is dead. He was aged
seventy-five. His demise was sudden and unexpected and was the result
of a severe cold contracted during a short visit to Lincolnville.
Indiana General News Items from the
Indianapolis News 13 December 1890 Page 6 Columns 5 and 6
HARTFORD
CITY, Ind., March 27.—The funeral of John Lewis, aged ninety-five, one
of the oldest men in northeastern Indiana, was held here to-day. He
died at the home of his son-in-law, at Marion, and is said to have been
the oldest resident of Grant county.
Date: 1899-03-29;Paper: Indiana State Journal