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Sandusky Daily Star
July 10, 1902

William Fensternacher, of Findlay, who had been ill a year and was supposed to be dead, was about to be buried when he caused a panic among those preparing the body by coming back to life. He may yet recover.

Submitted By
Linda Dietz

Newark Advocate
July 2, 1901
Findlay

Ira Fuller was fatally shot at North Baltimore by Gertie Cromley, keeper of the resort. Fuller entered the place and commenced to smash the furniture when the woman shot him.

A. T. and O. C. passenger train struck a buggy occupied by Mrs. Charles Paxon and her fourteen year old son. Both fatally injured.

Submitted By
Linda Dietz

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Feb. 1, 1917

Findlay, Jan. 31- John Hough, 66, farmer, died today after a short illness.

Fostoria, Jan 31 - Levi Keller, 63, is dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Phillips, near Rising Sun. He is survived by a daughter and a son.

Thomas B. Knox, 70, is dead. He leaves his widow, four children and nineteen grandchildren.

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jan 18, 1917

Fostoria, Jan 18- George W. Church, 67, former city marshal was stricken with heart disease today, dying almost instantly. He leaves his widow and six children.

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dec 20, 1916

Findlay, Dec 19- Mrs. Elizabeth R. Wilson, 35, died in the Toledo state hospital last night. Burial will be here.

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Feb. 2, 1917

Findlay, Feb. 1 - Mrs. John Shaver, died in a local hospital today.

Miss Alice McCarty, 48, an invalid twenty years, died today.

Plain Dealer
Mar. 30, 1917

Findlay, Mar 29 - 

Isaac Lozier of Rawson died today

Mrs. Harry J. Dove of Benton Ridge, died today

Calvin Simonton died today.

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sep 3, 1917

Fostoria, Sept 2 - Mrs. William Manecke, 74, died today. 

Fred Frueth, retired farmer, died last night.

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Feb 7, 1919

Findlay, Feb 6 - Mrs. Barbara F. Swab, 72, died at her home in Cass township.

Mrs. Caroline Vierling, 70, of Findlay, died while visiting relatives at Clarence City, N. Y.

Plain Dealer
Oct 19, 1918

Fostoria, Oct 18-

John J. Aldrich, 54, dropped dead while working at the Fostoria Elevator Co. plant.

Plain Dealer
Aug 27, 1917

Findlay, Aug 26

Adam Greer, 66, is dead here.

Plain Dealer
Nov 7, 1917

Findlay, Nov 6-

Mrs. James Campbell, 48

William R. Curtiss, 38

Carl Wileke, 18, are dead.

Plain Dealer
Apr 17, 1918

Findlay, Apr 16 -

Adam Reimund, wagon maker, 73, is dead. He was with Gen. Sherman in his march to the sea.

Mrs. William C. Watson, 75, died after a week's critical illness.

James W. Parish, 71, of Marion township, is dead.

Lima Daily News
Jan 29, 1906

Findlay, O., Jan 29- 

George W. Robinson, one of the oldest engineers in this country and one of the first engineers on the "Mad River" road, now the Big Four, running from here to Sandusky, died in St. Louis, Mo., last night at the age of sixty-four years. He was from this county.

Lima Daily News
Apr 9, 1906

Findlay-

Mrs. Anna Brutch, 75 years old, will leave tomorrow for her old home in Switzerland, where she will spend her remaining days. She will make the trip alone.

Lima Morning News
Aug 29, 1909

The United Press

Findlay, August 28-

Curtis W. Neal, of Springfield, who came to visit his son, died at a local hospital yesterday from typhoid fever. He was 72 years old. The body was sent to Springfield.

Findlay, O, 

Walter A. Yates, 12, accidentally strangled himself this afternoon at his home in Eagle township. The boy was playing with a long rope, one end of it attached to an apple tree, while the other end was in a knot around his neck While running around the tree with the knot tight, he slipped and fell, and strangling him to death. His parents, missing him, instituted a search and found his dead body.

Lima Morning News
Sep 5, 1909

Findlay, O., Sept 4 -

On complaint from others in a boarding house John Owens, who about two weeks ago escaped from the asylum at Toledo, was arrested here Friday and locked up. Owens has an hallucination that some one is going to kill him. He will be returned to Toledo.