Schrock, Helen (d. 1945)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1945 Dec 6 p. 1

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INDIANA WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH WHILE GETTING READY TO WORK WITH BEES

Decatur, Ind. — A most terrible accident here claimed the life of Mrs. Helen Schrock, wife of J. J. Schrock, on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 28. The Schrock family lives near Berne.

Mrs. Schrock and her husband had driven their car into the woods on the Wm. Myers farm, where they were planning to put several hives of bees into shape for the winter.

The wife stayed alone in the car and was evidently getting ready to start a smoker, which was to have been used while working with the bees. As far as could be ascertained, a gasoline can in the car caught fire and by the time her husband had rushed to the scene, she was enveloped in flames. She was burned beyond recognition.

Among the relatives surviving are her husband and six children.