Zaerr, Curtis Lee (1939-1966)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1966 Oct 6 p. 3

Birth date: 1939

text of obituary:

Archbold, O. Truck Driver Dies in Crash On Ohio Turnpike

Archbold, Ohio. — Curtis Lee Zaerr, 27, a lifelong resident here and father of two children, was killed early Sunday, Sept. 25, in a fiery truck accident on the Ohio turnpike between Norwalk and Fremont.

Employed by Mahlon Miller Trucking, Wauseon, he was returning from Buffalo, N. Y. with a load of steel when his truck left the turnpike, struck a sign, crashed through a guard rail and down an embankment and burst into flames. he died of burns and other injuries.

The funeral was conducted Sept. 28 at the Lockport Mennonite Church.