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Auernheimer, Edith (1930-1937)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1937 Jan 5 p. 1
Birth date: 1930
text of obituary:
Seven Year Old Girl Dies From Injuries Received in Accident.
Halstead, Kans., Dec. 31. Edward H. Aurenheimer [sic Auernheimer] and family, who formerly lived northwest of Halstead, suffered severe injuries in an automobile collision late Sunday afternoon, the 7-year-old daughter, Edith, passing away Monday.
The accident happened about four miles east of Augusta where the Aurenheimers [sic Auernheimers] were living on a farm. All the family were thrown from the car by the impact of the collision. The door was found nearly 20 feet away from the car.
Mr. Aurenheimrer [sic Auernheimer], 45, driver of the car, suffered a skull fracture and brain injury, and Mrs. Aurenheimer [sic Auernheimer], 31, received facial lacerations and bruises.
Edith suffered a fracture at the base of her skull, Richard, 5, Aleda Mae, 4, Robert, 20 months, and a 4-months old baby received cuts and bruises.
Officers said the baby was found in weeds and mud nearly 15 feet from the car.
Ernest Aurenehimer, [sic Auernheimer], brother of Ed, said that the family had been to see the ruins of a house destroyed by fire, and were on their way home at the time of the crash. — Halstead Independent.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1938 Jan 19 p. 1
text of obituary:
Mennonite Items of General Interest.
. . .
— The Ed H. Auernheimer family of Augusta, Kansas, was deeply saddened several weeks ago by the death of their daughter Edith who was fatally injured in an auto accident. Recently their son, Richard was kicked in the face by a horse and seriously injured. Doctors considered he would have good chances of recovery.
