Georg Christian Böhm

Victim of an Accident

Georg Christian Böhm, whose mortal remains were taken on Friday morning from the St. John s Evangelical Lutheran Church here to the grave in the Riverside cemetery, died as the result of an accident, which occurred on Tuesday of the preceding week during the construction of a new filtration plant in Richmond, Ohio. Mr. Böhm was working near a chimney, which a bricklayer was in the process of erecting, when he (the bricklayer) let fall a large piece of lumber. In falling, this struck an obstruction, ricocheted off and struck Mr. Böhm, working about 25 feet away from that place with such force on the back of the skull, that he collapsed unconscious. When he had come back to his senses, he was quickly taken by automobile to his residence in Painesville, where a doctor examined him. At first the wound was considered to be not serious, but complications occurred already by that evening, which led to his death on the next morning at twenty minutes before two o'clock.

The victim was born in Defiance County on the 20th of October 1874 as the son of the couple Johann and Elisabeth Böhm. The boy grew up and received in the parental home and the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church here a Christian upbringing. On the 16th of March 1908 he married Miss Reba Gebhardt from Defiance County and settled shortly thereafter in Elyria, O. A few years ago he moved to Painesville, Ohio, and in the vicinity of that city he was overtaken by death in the performance of his occupation.

He leaves behind a widow, the son Travella, his father and a sister Mrs. Ed. Wolfle living in Continental, Ohio; his mother preceded him in death about nine years ago. He had brought his age to 38 years, 10 months and 12 days.

Directly after the arrival of the accident report, the father traveled to Painesville and accompanied the remains to Defiance, where he arrived on Friday morning shortly after 9 o'clock on the Wabash Railroad. He was immediately taken to the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where Pastor F. A. Kiess conducted a funeral service. From there the burial took place in the Riverside cemetery.

[death: 01 Oct 1913 Painsville, Lake co., Ohio]
[burial: 03 Oct 1913 Defiance, Ohio]

John F. Kesselmeyer

Killed by an Accident in Toledo

The 26 year old John F. Kesselmeyer, residing at No. 817 Huron Street in Toledo, on last Wednesday at his job as signalman on the Cherry Street Bridge was so severely injured that he died a few hours later. The accident occurred just after noon. A heavy locking bar on a lifting crane broke loose and struck the young man so badly, that it almost ripped the right hand from his body. Besides that, he received severe cutting wounds on the head from the falling cables. The victim was taken immediately to the St. Vincent's Hospital, where he died at just about four o'clock in the afternoon.

John F. Kesselmeyer leaves behind a widow and one child. He came from Defiance and was a son of John Kesselmeyer, who served for many years as a locomotive engineer for the B. & O. Railroad and was laid in the grave here a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kesselmeyer from here are the grandparents of the unfortunate young man.

The remains arrived here Saturday and were taken to the residence of Joseph Kesselmeyer No. 222 East Hopkins Street. Sunday afternoon the burial took place in the Riverside cemetery. Dr. B. W. Slagle officiated.

[aka John Hoeltzel Kesselmayer]
[birth: 02 Jan 1888 Garrett, Indiana]
[death: 15 Oct 1913 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio]
[burial: 19 Oct 1913 Riverside cemetery, Defiance, Ohio]
parents: John Julius Kesselmayer, Catherine S. Hoeltzel]

Friedrich Antener

Friedrich Antener, a resident of the city of Defiance for over twenty years, died in his residence in Toledo on Saturday afternoon about 3 o'clock at the age of 58 years from consumption. He was born in the Swiss Canton of Bern, and in the year 1883 came to Defiance, where he until about the year 1905 he pursued various occupations successfully. Then he moved to Toledo, where he resided until his death. He was thrice married, two of his wives have died. His first wife was a born Wertmiller, a sister of Mr. Frank Wertmiller from here. From this marriage the children Fred., Rose, Flora and Klara remain. The second wife was named Sigg before their marriage; from this marriage are the children Albert and Emma left behind. All six children reside in Toledo. The third wife, who survives him, was a born Schieber from Toledo. There are no children from this marriage. The deceased was a member of the odd Fellows, Maccabees and the National Union.

The burial took place Tuesday afternoon from the temple of the odd Fellows in Toledo to a cemetery there.

[birth: 14 Feb 1855 Switzerland]
[death: 11 Oct 1913 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio]
[burial: 14 Oct 1913 Forest cemetery, Toledo, Ohio]