Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 October 1941 — Page 7

DEAD HERE ATS

Electric Firm Secretary ~ Born in Michigan; . Rites Sunday.

Fred Romer, secretary-treasurer of the Romer Electric:Co., died yes- . terday at Methodist Hospital, He had been ill for a month. Mr. Romer was 79 and had lived at 534 E. Maple Road. YHe was formerly a merchant tailor here. *'A ‘native of ‘Houghton, Mich, he ‘lived here for 27 years. He was a member of Monument Lodge 657, & A. M.; Bnai B'rith, the Inapolis Hebrew Congregation and the Temple Brotherhood.

Services will be held at 10 a. m.|.

Bunday at the Aaron-Ruben Fu- ;, neral ' Home, Rabbi Morris. M. Peuerlicht will officiate and burial will be at the Indianapolis Hebrew Gemetery. L Survivors . are a son, Sydney of Indianapolis; a brother, Harry of Los Angeles, Cal, and two sisters, Mrs. Louis Livingston of Los Angeles and Mrs. Emma Henry of "Milwaukee, Wis, and two grandchildren, Robert and William Romer.

BEV. ARTHUR COON = DIES AT ANDERSON

Evie for the Rev. Arthur Ww. on, R. R. 12, Box 200, will be eld at 2 p. m. Sunday at the venth Day Adventists Church. rial will be -at Cicero, Ind. The Rev, Mr. Coon was 57 and been :a minister for 37 years. retired several years ago because ill health. He died yesterday at e Anderson Nursing Center, An-

Ind. Survivors include his wife; Alice; 0 daughters, Mrs. Ruth Chopin @& Anderson and Mrs. Naomi Sigler gf Cicero, Ind. Seven brothers also: ve. They are the Rev. ClinJ. Coon of Washington, D. C.: e Rev. Miles Coon of Toledo, the . Lester Coon of Wilmington, » the Rev. Glen Coén of Syra-: 3 N. Y., Lloyd of New Jersey, of New York and David Coon % New York.

BURIAL SUNDAY FOR ZMRS. ANNA BROWER

= Services for Mrs. Anna M, Brower 11 be held at 1:45 p. m. Sunday at e Hisey & Titus Mortuary, Burial

1 be at Maple Lawn Cemetery at ora. Mrs. Brower, who was 63, died yesforay at her home, 3659 N. Tacoms ve. after a long illness. She was 2 native of Cass County and had ved here many years. Survivors include her mother, rs. Ellen Bailey; a sister, Mrs, ra G. Mason, both of Indianap- , and a brother, I. W. Bailey of er, British Columbia,

this city.

John Francis Hickey

RAILROADER, 89, DIES HERE

John P. Jefferson Retired In 1936; Services to Be Tomorrow."

- John P. Jefferson, railway worker for 40 years, died yesterday at his home, 2929 Washington Blvd. after a four months’ illness. He was 69. A native of Sweden, Mr. Jefferson came to this country as a boy. spent most: of his life in railway work and retired in 1936. He was a member of the Association of Re< tired Railway Employees and ‘the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. ‘Services will be at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the Harry W. Moore Peace Shapel. Burial will be at ‘Crown

Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three brothers; a son, John P P. Jefferson Jr.; four daughters, Mrs. Joseph S. Newby, Mrs. Addrel J Apple and Mrs, Wilbur A. FP. Koll‘meyer, all of Indianapolis, and Mrs.

‘Harold Kottlowski of Otterbein. ‘Three grandchildren also survive. : a——————————————

| RITES TODAY FOR MRS. MARY GULLION

Services were to be held at 1 p.

Church for Mrs. Mary Gullion, who died Tuesday at her home, 11 S. Catherwood Ave. Burial was to be at New Crown. Mrs. Gullion, who was 91, had lived in Irvington for the past 56 years. She wads a native of Monroe County and a charter member of the Baptist Church here. Survivors include 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildzen and 16 greai-great-grandchildref, all of

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‘| Hickey, he was born here on Aug.

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KILLED IN YARDS|

He Is Coupling Two Locomotives.

John Francis “Frank” Hickey, a railroader for 37 years, was crushed to death late yesterday as he was coupling two Big Four locomotives on a double-header freight train in the yards just east of Union Station, No one saw the accident, police

few. minutes after. the accident oc-

tive was- being coupled. The body was found lying between the two locomotives. “Native of Indianapolis

standing in front of the one locomotive, had signalled Harry Lanham, 335 N. Denny St., engineer of the backing locomotive, to move down on the standing train. Mr. Hickey, an’ inspector for the Indianapolis Union Railway, was 56, and lived at 808 N. Rural St. The son of Janies A. and Mary A.

9, 1885. He attended School 7 and

age of 17. During his: youth, he played in several Phen baseball leagues and in Jater years took an active Interest. in bowling "Rites Set for Monday He worked for several years as & ‘machinist in the Big Four shops at Beech Cirove ‘before taking a _po= sition with the Union Railway. He was a member of St. Philip Neri

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Catherine Kent Hickey; mother, Mrs. Mary A. Hickey; two sons, James A. and Herbert A. Hickey; an uncle, John F. Hickey; a grandson, John Walker, and two daughters, Mrs.

and Mrs. Rosemary Buehler of Ft. Recovery, O. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. Monday at the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Veteran of '65

VALPARAISO, Ind., Oct. 10 (U. P.) —Jacob Mooker, 99, one of Valparaiso's last two Civil War veterans, clied at his home today. Born in Germany, Mr. Mooker came with his parents to Canada in 1848 and moved to Valparaiso in the 185('s. He worked or construction of the Pennsylvania railroad in this section. During the Civil War, Tr. Mooker participated in some major battles and after President Lincoln was shot he took part. in ; the hunt for John Wilkes hho the assassin.

September at Columbus marched the entire route in the parade.

Civilization No Help to Savages

CHICAGO, Oct. 10 (U.P.).—The benefits of nfodern civilization -often have a destructive e uncivilized communities: and may . cause the loss of entire populations, Dr, Bernhard L. Hormann of the University of Hawaii contends. Dr. Hormann blames modern civilization for the disintegration of the customs and taboos of the uncivilized groups. This, he said, leads to the reduction -of the birthrate, since families are separated, the economy disrupted, and apathy regarding traditions prevails. Through the introduction of diseases, the conflict of. civilizations also increases the death rates, he said. Consequent 1 morale, which he defined asthe collective will to live,” has the

Another vay in which morale is: -Jowered, he said, was by the increase in sorcery caused by growing feelings of insecurity among uncivilized peoples in contact with civilized groups.

State Deaths

ALEXANDRIA—Peter Barton. ANDERSON-—Charles Rohers Kempher, 76. Survivors: Wife, Minnie; . Merle, Frank, Harold; stepdsugh ir. DALE — Phillips, Bie Survivors: Wife, Mary C.; son, Gur ry Sanur Silen ‘Wood, 59. auivi Nom: Vite, Hanh son, William, Charles" Ne °c Ibertson, 86. Survivors: hters, Mrs. Nelle Klaeber, Mrs. Mau » Mrs. Dora Bailey; sons, Louis N. i 0 N., Xorrest, Ray, Charles .; brother. William LEBANON-—Emnest O. Morris, yors: Wife, lithel B.; daug ho E. Baugt man, Mrs. Dorothy Vice, Miss Vigna ie Morris; sons, Charles H.,

LOGANSPORT —Joseph M. Haskett, 86. Survivor: Daughter, Mrs. Martha Smit.h MARKLEVILLE—Mrs. Martha A. Johnson, 17. Or vivors: Duvgiriers, Mrs. Cary Crawford, - Stella armeson, Miss Georgia on Mrs, Corn Brumfield; sons, Roy, Everett, NEW CASTLI—Judith Ann Palmer Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs, bers

Ti TOVWN-—Mrs. Boat BL 87. Survivors: Huskand; I; dsugnSa Meer hae 2 Lon t Os. ters, Broa rr yo rk Mrs an = Socks : LA GE—Miss arger, -. rvivor, sister, a” George Apvarger,

APP. Ann Lingofel7, Survivors! Hush Husbatid, Robert; Bute) J

fag + KL ey; = ter oo. gan, Albert Krull; st fDaonE: Be ain felte . ro e Laveri ngofelter; Fos x, 2A hvering:

rs, 3 Charles Bushon wt Sarsh Jane Shuder, Mrs.

AKLAND CITY — Theodore C. McKin Suriivors: Son, Roy; Halt-broth-or roi 5 mpson.

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d. : Mr. Hickey’s body was found a

| Rose Burchett “|

months’ Mrs. ‘Burchett,

who py 80, W85| Ora of Indianapolis; two daughters,|

born. . a Water-

Mrs. Marshel Tyler and Mrs, Les-| town, O. She Wes | ors. Smith, both of Indianapolis

Survivors include :a son, Russell;

two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Scully of Survivors include her husband, Quincy, Ill, and Mrs, Earl Garrett) vii. ‘ang a daughter, Jean Gwinn,

| MRS. VIOLA GWINN

; 0 be conducted to2 Mes. Burchett morrow afternoon | tomorrow in Worthington for Mrs. i| curred by George Wiley, 436 East-|at the Robert W. Stirling Funeral Viola L. Gwinn, who died yesterday : ern Ave, engineer of the standing|Home. . Burial will be at Water- at Methodist Hospital. Mrs. Gwinn, train to which the second locomo-|town.

‘Survivors include his wife, Rachel; | two sons, William of Columbus and

One sister, Mrs, Rena Guthrie of Tennessee, also survives.

RITES. TOMORROW,

Funeral services are to be held]

a lifelong resident of this county, | was 46. She lived at 4917 Ford st., Speedway City. , M. W. Gwinn; two sons, Gayle.

ndianapolis, and a sister,

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Rites Tomorrow| RITES AT COLUMBUS]

“Mrs. . Rosa Burchett, resident of Puneral services for Thomas| Indianapolis for 60 years, died yes- Watts, 1636 Park’ Ave., were held at

iis terday at her home, 1465 umbus, Ind, his former Home,| Inspector Is Crushed as me, \e mip Sl Tod Us Ine Se

~ FURRIER, Leopold 'Probstein, 6240 Haver ford Ave. retired furrier, died a the St. Vincent's Hospital today following a long illness. He was 17 Mr. Probstein had been a resident of Indianapolis since 1919, ‘| Puneral services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Sunday at the AaronRuben Funeral Home. Rabbi Maur- * ice Goldblatt will officiate. Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Tillie Probstein; two sons, David Prob stein of Indianapolis and Dr. J. G ‘| Probstein, St. Louis, Mo., and onedaughter, Mrs. Mary Ballman of Chicago.

HIT BY AUTO, DIES SOUTH! BEND, Ind., Oct. 10 (U. LP.) Mrs, Maggie Hulce, 63, of near. South Bend, died today of injuries received last Saturday night when she was struck by an automobile.

WARS ON COYOTES FARGO, N. D. (U. P.).~—North

Anti-aircraft forces at Camp ‘Davis, 8. C,, show their stuff. Search- Dakota’s coyote population was re-'

duced by at least 496 during the

Investigators said that Mr. Hickey, | of. Indianapolis. Two. grandchildren all of I also survive, ; :

St. ‘Patrick’s parochial school .be-| fore taking a railroad job at the|

‘Mary C. Walker, all of Indianapolis, |

Dies at Age 99 |

| ‘Mooker attended .all encamp-.|je | ments of the G. A. R., and last

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