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Steury, John (1956-1969)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Jun 5 p. 10
Birth date: 1956
text of obituary:
Grabill, Ind. — A 13-year-old Amish boy died and his 11-year-old brother was severely burned when flames swept the Reuben Steury home near here the night of May 26.
The parents and 10 other children escaped unharmed from the burning house.
Dead is John Steury, who shared a second floor bedroom with his brother Alva. The older boy was found lying unconscious near a stairway, but firemen were unable to revive him. Alva was rescued from the floor of the bedroom, revived with mouth-to-mouth resusitation [sic] and taken to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. he suffered extensive burns.
It is believed a kerosene lamp used as a night light overturned causing the fire.