Troyer, Joseph E. (1954-1961)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1961 Oct 5 p. 3

Birth date: 1953

text of obituary:

Accidents From East to West Take Toll of Deaths, Injuries

Traffic accidents have again taken a heavy toll of dead and injured in Mennonite communities across the nation, according to reports coming to the Review. Farm accidents, though apparently not as numerous have added to the toll.

A two-car crash near Balko, Okla. on Sept. 24 resulted in instant death for Ruben Frantz, 56, farmer and father of four children. Funeral services were held at the Balko M. B. Church.

Near Archbold, Ohio, a car driven by Roger Miller, 21, and a truck driven by Denver Stamm collided at an intersection on Sept. 20, fatally injuring the Miller youth. Stamm suffered a broken back. Roger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller, was returning from the funeral of a relative, Mrs. Chris Rupp who died of injuries received in a highway crash which also claimed the life of her husband.

Roger Dale Regier, 22, of Fresno, Calif., son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Regier of Henderson, Neb., met instant death Sept. 22 when the motorcycle he was riding to work collided head-on with an auto. He leaves a young wife, the former Ruth Buller.

Near Plain City, Ohio, eight-year-old Joseph E. Troyer was killed when the tractor he was driving struck a gate post, throwing him under a rear wheel. He was a son of Eli N. Troyers of the Beachy Church, Plain City.

The list of injured includes Dennis Lehman, 43, Berne, Ind. farmer who suffered a mangled foot and broken leg when pulled into the web of a self-unloading wagon.

Dexter Friesen, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alden Friesen of York, Neb., who was seriously hurt when he fell 14 feet from a hay mow and struck a tractor;

Fanny Ellen Mullet, 18, of Middlebury, Ind. and Magdalena Graber, 17, of Millersburg, Ind., injured in a one-car accident near Goshen.