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Fleener, Forest (1915-1935)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1935 Aug 7 p. 4
Birth date: 1915
text of obituary:
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— At best, life is a great uncertainty. Yesterday the first fatality occurred in the local swimming pool when Forest Fleener, 20-year old Western Union messenger boy, died from shock or heart failure while swimming. According to a report, friends with him thought he was joking when he called for help and he sank to the floor of the pool before life guards arrive. Continued resuscitation efforts of the doctors failed to bring back his life. — Yesterday was held also the funeral of Irwin B. Winrod, brother of Dr. Gerald B. Winrod, to whom death came in a similar way last Friday. The young man had accompanied Dr. Winrod on an evangelistic tour into Canada, where he passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Apparently much bodily exertion or sudden change of temperature can easily prove fatal in this hot weather. There is much truth in the statement, "Plowman, plow your furrow straight, for you know not whether you will get to draw another."
