Nikkel, Herbert (d. 1936)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1937 Jan 20 p. 1

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text of obituary:

Automobile Accident Near Dinuba Is Fatal to California Youth.

Dinuba, Calif. — A fatal accident occurred here on Sunday, Dec. 27, when Herbert Nikkel was electrocuted when the car in which he was riding struck an electric power post near Dinuba. death came to him about three hours after the accident happened, he having been hit by the broken transformer.

Mr. Nikkel was accompanied by his fiancee, Miss Louise Klassen, who escapted [sic] serious injury. funeral services for the deceased young man were held in a California church, after which the body was sent to Kansas for interment.