BLINDED BY SUN, FARMER IS KILLED IN FREAK ACCIDENT
Henry Dumler Dies Monday Eve as His Car Overturns After Hitting Tractor
Henry Dumler, 55, a resident of the Red Oak vicinity for more than 40 years, was killed instantly Monday evening in a freak automobile accident near his home five miles northwest of Villisca. Approaching his home from the east of a dirt road, Dumler apparently was blinded by the sinking sun at about 6:15 p.m. and struck the rear of a tractor driven by his next door neighbor, Gerald Zickefoose, who was towing a fertilizer spreader. The accident happened less than a quarter of a mile from the home of both men.
Sheriff Geo. Christian, County Attorney Robert Reiley, Patrolman M. D. Calhoun, and Coroner Ray Sutphen were called to the scene. The sheriff said that Dumpler apparently did not see the tractor and two and that the right front wheel of his automobile just have struck the left hind wheel of the tractor, overturning the automobile. The tractor was traveling only about five miles per hour, and was hugging the right side of the road, said the sheriff. Dumler also must have been going quite slow, he said, because the car was only thrown onto its side in the middle of the spacious road and did not roll over or go into the ditch; neither did it skid. Dumler either was driving with his door open in an attempt to see better against the setting sun; he tried to jump out of the car as it flipped over, or the left hand car door was jolted open, Officers are not sure, but what happened was that he had his head partly out the open door when the automobile fell of its side. His head was crushed between the door and the body casing, killing him instantly. His young son, William, who was riding with him in the front seat was unhurt. The Dumler car was not badly damaged and no mark could even bee found on the tractor wheel. Obviously, no inquest was called by Coroner Sutphen and Zickefoose was not accused of negligence.
Funeral services are being held at 2 p.m. this Thursday afternoon from the Perryman Chapel with Dr. Richard Chambers, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Red Oak in charge. Pall bearers are, Eldon Miller, Clarence Peterson, John Brenton, John Rossander, Wallace Anderson, Walter Nelson. Music will be by Stephen Fifield, soloist and Mrs. Dale Petty organist. On the floral committee are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Quist and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Munson. Burial is in the Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak.
Henry Dumler, son of Jacob Henry and Mary Catherine Dumler was born in Saratov, Russia, July 29, 1893. He came to Red Oak from Russia in 1908 and has lived in this community since that time, following the occupation of farming. He was a member of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Dumler and Eva Adams were married in Red Oak on March 3, 1923 and are the parents of three children.
Surviving are the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bernice Lint, Sioux City and Mrs. Earl Smiley, Nodaway; one son, William at home; and the following brothers and sisters, Carl Dumler, Mrs. Harland Ebert, Jacob Dumler, Paul Dumler, and Mrs. Fred Clark, all of Red Oak, Mrs. John Urich, Laredo, Missouri, Mauel Dumler, Oakdale, Oregon, Mrs. K C. Newquist, Omaha, Mr.s C. E. Hopkins, Lake View, and Mrs, George Wilson, Elliott.
Red Oak Express, Red Oak, Iowa, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 1
Henry Dumler Dies Monday Eve as His Car Overturns After Hitting Tractor
Henry Dumler, 55, a resident of the Red Oak vicinity for more than 40 years, was killed instantly Monday evening in a freak automobile accident near his home five miles northwest of Villisca. Approaching his home from the east of a dirt road, Dumler apparently was blinded by the sinking sun at about 6:15 p.m. and struck the rear of a tractor driven by his next door neighbor, Gerald Zickefoose, who was towing a fertilizer spreader. The accident happened less than a quarter of a mile from the home of both men.
Sheriff Geo. Christian, County Attorney Robert Reiley, Patrolman M. D. Calhoun, and Coroner Ray Sutphen were called to the scene. The sheriff said that Dumpler apparently did not see the tractor and two and that the right front wheel of his automobile just have struck the left hind wheel of the tractor, overturning the automobile. The tractor was traveling only about five miles per hour, and was hugging the right side of the road, said the sheriff. Dumler also must have been going quite slow, he said, because the car was only thrown onto its side in the middle of the spacious road and did not roll over or go into the ditch; neither did it skid. Dumler either was driving with his door open in an attempt to see better against the setting sun; he tried to jump out of the car as it flipped over, or the left hand car door was jolted open, Officers are not sure, but what happened was that he had his head partly out the open door when the automobile fell of its side. His head was crushed between the door and the body casing, killing him instantly. His young son, William, who was riding with him in the front seat was unhurt. The Dumler car was not badly damaged and no mark could even bee found on the tractor wheel. Obviously, no inquest was called by Coroner Sutphen and Zickefoose was not accused of negligence.
Funeral services are being held at 2 p.m. this Thursday afternoon from the Perryman Chapel with Dr. Richard Chambers, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Red Oak in charge. Pall bearers are, Eldon Miller, Clarence Peterson, John Brenton, John Rossander, Wallace Anderson, Walter Nelson. Music will be by Stephen Fifield, soloist and Mrs. Dale Petty organist. On the floral committee are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Quist and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Munson. Burial is in the Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak.
Henry Dumler, son of Jacob Henry and Mary Catherine Dumler was born in Saratov, Russia, July 29, 1893. He came to Red Oak from Russia in 1908 and has lived in this community since that time, following the occupation of farming. He was a member of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Dumler and Eva Adams were married in Red Oak on March 3, 1923 and are the parents of three children.
Surviving are the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bernice Lint, Sioux City and Mrs. Earl Smiley, Nodaway; one son, William at home; and the following brothers and sisters, Carl Dumler, Mrs. Harland Ebert, Jacob Dumler, Paul Dumler, and Mrs. Fred Clark, all of Red Oak, Mrs. John Urich, Laredo, Missouri, Mauel Dumler, Oakdale, Oregon, Mrs. K C. Newquist, Omaha, Mr.s C. E. Hopkins, Lake View, and Mrs, George Wilson, Elliott.
Red Oak Express, Red Oak, Iowa, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 1
BLINDED BY SUN, FARMER IS KILLED IN FREAK ACCIDENT
Henry Dumler Dies Monday Eve as His Car Overturns After Hitting Tractor
Henry Dumler, 55, a resident of the Red Oak vicinity for more than 40 years, was killed instantly Monday evening in a freak automobile accident near his home five miles northwest of Villisca. Approaching his home from the east of a dirt road, Dumler apparently was blinded by the sinking sun at about 6:15 p.m. and struck the rear of a tractor driven by his next door neighbor, Gerald Zickefoose, who was towing a fertilizer spreader. The accident happened less than a quarter of a mile from the home of both men.
Sheriff Geo. Christian, County Attorney Robert Reiley, Patrolman M. D. Calhoun, and Coroner Ray Sutphen were called to the scene. The sheriff said that Dumpler apparently did not see the tractor and two and that the right front wheel of his automobile just have struck the left hind wheel of the tractor, overturning the automobile. The tractor was traveling only about five miles per hour, and was hugging the right side of the road, said the sheriff. Dumler also must have been going quite slow, he said, because the car was only thrown onto its side in the middle of the spacious road and did not roll over or go into the ditch; neither did it skid. Dumler either was driving with his door open in an attempt to see better against the setting sun; he tried to jump out of the car as it flipped over, or the left hand car door was jolted open, Officers are not sure, but what happened was that he had his head partly out the open door when the automobile fell of its side. His head was crushed between the door and the body casing, killing him instantly. His young son, William, who was riding with him in the front seat was unhurt. The Dumler car was not badly damaged and no mark could even bee found on the tractor wheel. Obviously, no inquest was called by Coroner Sutphen and Zickefoose was not accused of negligence.
Funeral services are being held at 2 p.m. this Thursday afternoon from the Perryman Chapel with Dr. Richard Chambers, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Red Oak in charge. Pall bearers are, Eldon Miller, Clarence Peterson, John Brenton, John Rossander, Wallace Anderson, Walter Nelson. Music will be by Stephen Fifield, soloist and Mrs. Dale Petty organist. On the floral committee are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Quist and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Munson. Burial is in the Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak.
Henry Dumler, son of Jacob Henry and Mary Catherine Dumler was born in Saratov, Russia, July 29, 1893. He came to Red Oak from Russia in 1908 and has lived in this community since that time, following the occupation of farming. He was a member of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Dumler and Eva Adams were married in Red Oak on March 3, 1923 and are the parents of three children.
Surviving are the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bernice Lint, Sioux City and Mrs. Earl Smiley, Nodaway; one son, William at home; and the following brothers and sisters, Carl Dumler, Mrs. Harland Ebert, Jacob Dumler, Paul Dumler, and Mrs. Fred Clark, all of Red Oak, Mrs. John Urich, Laredo, Missouri, Mauel Dumler, Oakdale, Oregon, Mrs. K C. Newquist, Omaha, Mr.s C. E. Hopkins, Lake View, and Mrs, George Wilson, Elliott.
Red Oak Express, Red Oak, Iowa, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 1
Henry Dumler Dies Monday Eve as His Car Overturns After Hitting Tractor
Henry Dumler, 55, a resident of the Red Oak vicinity for more than 40 years, was killed instantly Monday evening in a freak automobile accident near his home five miles northwest of Villisca. Approaching his home from the east of a dirt road, Dumler apparently was blinded by the sinking sun at about 6:15 p.m. and struck the rear of a tractor driven by his next door neighbor, Gerald Zickefoose, who was towing a fertilizer spreader. The accident happened less than a quarter of a mile from the home of both men.
Sheriff Geo. Christian, County Attorney Robert Reiley, Patrolman M. D. Calhoun, and Coroner Ray Sutphen were called to the scene. The sheriff said that Dumpler apparently did not see the tractor and two and that the right front wheel of his automobile just have struck the left hind wheel of the tractor, overturning the automobile. The tractor was traveling only about five miles per hour, and was hugging the right side of the road, said the sheriff. Dumler also must have been going quite slow, he said, because the car was only thrown onto its side in the middle of the spacious road and did not roll over or go into the ditch; neither did it skid. Dumler either was driving with his door open in an attempt to see better against the setting sun; he tried to jump out of the car as it flipped over, or the left hand car door was jolted open, Officers are not sure, but what happened was that he had his head partly out the open door when the automobile fell of its side. His head was crushed between the door and the body casing, killing him instantly. His young son, William, who was riding with him in the front seat was unhurt. The Dumler car was not badly damaged and no mark could even bee found on the tractor wheel. Obviously, no inquest was called by Coroner Sutphen and Zickefoose was not accused of negligence.
Funeral services are being held at 2 p.m. this Thursday afternoon from the Perryman Chapel with Dr. Richard Chambers, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Red Oak in charge. Pall bearers are, Eldon Miller, Clarence Peterson, John Brenton, John Rossander, Wallace Anderson, Walter Nelson. Music will be by Stephen Fifield, soloist and Mrs. Dale Petty organist. On the floral committee are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Quist and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Munson. Burial is in the Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak.
Henry Dumler, son of Jacob Henry and Mary Catherine Dumler was born in Saratov, Russia, July 29, 1893. He came to Red Oak from Russia in 1908 and has lived in this community since that time, following the occupation of farming. He was a member of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Dumler and Eva Adams were married in Red Oak on March 3, 1923 and are the parents of three children.
Surviving are the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bernice Lint, Sioux City and Mrs. Earl Smiley, Nodaway; one son, William at home; and the following brothers and sisters, Carl Dumler, Mrs. Harland Ebert, Jacob Dumler, Paul Dumler, and Mrs. Fred Clark, all of Red Oak, Mrs. John Urich, Laredo, Missouri, Mauel Dumler, Oakdale, Oregon, Mrs. K C. Newquist, Omaha, Mr.s C. E. Hopkins, Lake View, and Mrs, George Wilson, Elliott.
Red Oak Express, Red Oak, Iowa, Thursday, April 14, 1949, page 1
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