Hofer, Mervin (1938-1963)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 28 Nov 1963 p. 3

Birth date: 1938

text of obituary:

Three Fatal Accidents In Iowa, Indiana And South Dakota

Reports of three fatal accidents in as many states claiming the lives of three persons, have been received by the Review.

Two farm wagons loaded with firewood were being pulled by a tractor near Kalona, Iowa when the second wagon began to sway, throwing William E. Miller to the pavement. He died a short time later of his injuries.

Mr. Miller, 64, was a well-known farmer, horse and pony dealer and a member of the Amish church. A native of Middlebury, Ind., he leaves his widow, six children and 29 grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Nov. 21 at a Nappanee, Ind. funeral home for Mrs. Maggie Welty, 71, who died of burns suffered at her home about a week earlier. Rev. Richard Yoder, pastor of the North Main Street Mennonite Church officiated.

Mrs. Welty, widow of David Welty, sustained second and third degree burns on her back while attempting to light an oil-burning space heater.

Mervin Hofer, 25-year-old farmer of the Menno, S. D. community, was killed when drawn into machinery while helping to move a haystack. The accident occurred when his glove caught on cables. Funeral services were held at Freeman, S. D.