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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 5 Dec 1946 p. 1  
''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1946 Dec  5 p. 1  


Birth date: 1906
Birth date: 1906
text of obituary:
<center><h3>COLLISION OF AUTO AND BUGGY RESULTS IN ONE DEATH, FIVE INJURED</h3></center>
Berne, Ind. &#8212; Joyce E. Ellenberger, 40, of Decatur, a former Berne resident, met death and two others were seriously injured in the collision of the Ellenberer car and a horse. [''sic'' phrase duplicated in original]
Seriously injured were Daniel R. Schwartz, 17, driver of the horse and buggy, and Mary Peterson, 12, a passenger in the auto.  Both had possible skull fractures.  Ellenberger's four-year-old daughter suffered a fractured arm, and Mrs. Ellenberger and small son were less seriously injured.
The Ellen berger car was apparently driving in the left lane after passing a truck and met the horse and buggy almost head-on.  the horse was thrown onto the left front corner of the car where Mr. Ellenberger was sitting, and crushed it.
Funeral services for Mr. Ellenberger will be conducted in a Decatur funeral home on December 1 with Rev. Olin Krehbiel of Berne officiating.


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Latest revision as of 16:02, 6 November 2014

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1946 Dec 5 p. 1

Birth date: 1906

text of obituary:

COLLISION OF AUTO AND BUGGY RESULTS IN ONE DEATH, FIVE INJURED

Berne, Ind. — Joyce E. Ellenberger, 40, of Decatur, a former Berne resident, met death and two others were seriously injured in the collision of the Ellenberer car and a horse. [sic phrase duplicated in original]

Seriously injured were Daniel R. Schwartz, 17, driver of the horse and buggy, and Mary Peterson, 12, a passenger in the auto. Both had possible skull fractures. Ellenberger's four-year-old daughter suffered a fractured arm, and Mrs. Ellenberger and small son were less seriously injured.

The Ellen berger car was apparently driving in the left lane after passing a truck and met the horse and buggy almost head-on. the horse was thrown onto the left front corner of the car where Mr. Ellenberger was sitting, and crushed it.

Funeral services for Mr. Ellenberger will be conducted in a Decatur funeral home on December 1 with Rev. Olin Krehbiel of Berne officiating.