Weaver, Willis E. (1902-1955)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1955 Oct 13 p. 1

Birth date: 1902

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Highway Tragedy At Bluffton, Ohio

THREE PERSONS KILLED IN TRUCK AND AUTOMOBILE COLLISION

Bluffton, Ohio, Oct. 10. — A serious tragedy came to the Bluffton-Pandora are Saturday afternoon when three persons were killed and another seriously injured in a truck-automobile crash at the Allen and Hancock county line road crossing of the Dixie highway bypass.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tschiegg and son Larry, 11, and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Weaver were traveling from Wayne Co. to visit friends and relatives in this area. While crossing the highway about a mile south of Bluffton they were struck by a heavy truck which killed Mr. Tschiegg and Mr. Weaver, the driver, instantly. Mrs. Tschiegg died in the Bluffton Community hospital about three hours later.

Mrs. Weaver is confined to the hospital with a broken leg and possible back injuries. Larry, the 11-year-old son of the Tschieggs, was treated for shock and bruises and was released. There are four other children in the family living at Wooster, O.

Mrs. Weaver is a sister of Mr. Tschiegg and they have two brothers, Amos, and Eldon, and five sisters in this area. The sisters are: Mrs. Aaron Messinger, Mrs. Eli Garmatter, Mrs. Otto Badertscher, Mrs. Robert Amstutz and Mrs. Ira Wilkins.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1955 Oct 20 p. 5

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Services Held For Accident Victims

Orrville, Ohio. — Funeral services for three residents of Allen County who lost their lives in a highway crash near Bluffton on Oct. 8 took place Tuesday, Oct.11.

Double services for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tschiegg were held at the McIntyre Funeral Home in Wooster, with Rev. James Reusser of Dalton officiating. Mr. Tschiegg, 56, a ditching contractor and farmer, was a member of the Salem Mennonite Church of Dalton. Mrs. Tschiegg, 53, was the former Bessie M. Diller, daughter of Amos C. Diller.

Surviving them are five sons, one of whom, Larry, was slightly injured in the accident, and two daughters. The family home is on Route 4, Wooster.

Services for Willis E. Weaver, 53, along-time employee of the Schantz Organ Company here, were held at Presbyterian church. Mrs. Weaver was seriously injured in the crash.

The accident occurred when Mr. Tschiegg, the driver, failed to see the stop sign at a by-pass intersection a short distance south of Bluffton and drove into the path of a large truck.