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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1947 Jan 2 p. 1
Birth date: 1899
text of obituary:
PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT STEPPED ON LIVE WIRE, SUFFERED FATAL BURNS
Brunnerville, Pa. — Funeral services took place here recently for Rufus N. Wenger, 47, who was fatally burned early Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, when he stepped on a live electric line at his farm home near here.
The Wengers had noticed a fire at the side of the house and also one in the field nearby, and Mr. Wenger went out to investigate. When he failed to return, Mrs. Wenger sent a boarder in the home to look for him. He was found with a severely burned left foot and his clothes almost entirely consumed, and lived only a few minutes. The fire was extinguished by nearby fire companies.
The deceased is survived by his wife and seven children, three of whom are still at home. He was a member of the Stumptown Mennonite church district.