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Schrock, Elmer J. (1919-1951)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 May 31 p. 1

Birth date: 1919

text of obituary:

AMISH FARMER OF GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Sugarcreek. Ohio. — A bolt of lightning struck and killed Elmer J. Schrock, 32, Amish farmer of Geauga county, during a rainstorm Tuesday afternoon, May 22 He leaves his wife, Edna, and six children.

Schrock was caught by the storm while working in a field on the George H. Mumaw dairy farm near Welshfield. He drove his horses to the barn and had just unhitched them when the fatal bolt struck him.