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Claassen, Walter A. (1894-1975)
From Biograph
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1975 May 1 p. 3
Birth date: 1894
text of obituary:
Aged Whitewater Farmer Killed in Fall from Truck
Whitewater, Kan. — An accident northwest of Potwin on Monday morning claimed the life of Walter A. Claassen, 80, a farmer and lifelong resident of this community.
Mr. Claassen was riding in the back of a pick-up truck when he fell to the road and was run over by a farm trailer attached to the truck. The trailer was loaded with about 6,500 pounds of irrigation pipe.
Mr. Claassen was a member of the Emmaus Mennonite Church, where the funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1975 Jun 5 p. 11
