Wisconsin Tec 5 78 Field Arty Bn World War II
John Cohen, Cato Fatally Injured on Grading ProjectArmy Veteran Jumped or Fell Into Path of Machine Near Melnik John Cohen, 29, (photo) of route 1, Cato, was injured fatally late Friday afternoon when the grading machine he was operating apparently went out of control and he jumped or fell into its path.
Cohen, single and a World War II army veteran, was one of several men operating county graders on the old county trunk Y, just west of the juction of that road and county trunk Q. The junction is located in the town of Gibson, several miles northeast of Melnik.
According to County Traffic Officers William Falvey and Edward McConnell, Cohen had just finished making a run north on Q, preparing the road for blacktopping. Then he began backing the grader onto the old Y, they said.
The officers and Coroner Theodore Teitgen theorized that Cohen either jumped or fell out of the grader when he thought it was backing out of control.
'Wheels Got Him'
Joseph Lakatoes, another county employe working a different grader, learned of the mishap at 4:30 p.m. when he found the victim. He was grading on the same road.
Cohen was still alive when Lakatoes reached the scene. Lakatoes told the officers that Chohen had told him that "the wheels got him."
The Meihsner ambulance was called and Cohen was taken to Holy Family hospital in Manitowoc. He died at 5:56 p.m. coroner Teitgen said death was due to internal injuries.
Cohen's grading machine was found a considerable distance from the body, the coroner said. It went into the ditch and stopped when it ran against an embankment.
4th Traffic Fatality
The victim, Manitowoc county's fourth traffic fatality of 1950, was born in Cato in 1920, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cohen. During the war he served with the 2nd armored division of the Ninth army in the European
theater. He had been living at the home of his parents until his death. Survivors, besides the parents, are four sisters, (private)
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the Reedsville funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Mary Catholic church in Clarks Mills, Rev. Michael Fetko officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Cohen was a member of the Holy Name society. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, June 24, 1950 P.1
John Cohen, Cato Fatally Injured on Grading ProjectArmy Veteran Jumped or Fell Into Path of Machine Near Melnik John Cohen, 29, (photo) of route 1, Cato, was injured fatally late Friday afternoon when the grading machine he was operating apparently went out of control and he jumped or fell into its path.
Cohen, single and a World War II army veteran, was one of several men operating county graders on the old county trunk Y, just west of the juction of that road and county trunk Q. The junction is located in the town of Gibson, several miles northeast of Melnik.
According to County Traffic Officers William Falvey and Edward McConnell, Cohen had just finished making a run north on Q, preparing the road for blacktopping. Then he began backing the grader onto the old Y, they said.
The officers and Coroner Theodore Teitgen theorized that Cohen either jumped or fell out of the grader when he thought it was backing out of control.
'Wheels Got Him'
Joseph Lakatoes, another county employe working a different grader, learned of the mishap at 4:30 p.m. when he found the victim. He was grading on the same road.
Cohen was still alive when Lakatoes reached the scene. Lakatoes told the officers that Chohen had told him that "the wheels got him."
The Meihsner ambulance was called and Cohen was taken to Holy Family hospital in Manitowoc. He died at 5:56 p.m. coroner Teitgen said death was due to internal injuries.
Cohen's grading machine was found a considerable distance from the body, the coroner said. It went into the ditch and stopped when it ran against an embankment.
4th Traffic Fatality
The victim, Manitowoc county's fourth traffic fatality of 1950, was born in Cato in 1920, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cohen. During the war he served with the 2nd armored division of the Ninth army in the European
theater. He had been living at the home of his parents until his death. Survivors, besides the parents, are four sisters, (private)
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the Reedsville funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Mary Catholic church in Clarks Mills, Rev. Michael Fetko officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Cohen was a member of the Holy Name society. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, June 24, 1950 P.1
Wisconsin Tec 5 78 Field Arty Bn World War II
John Cohen, Cato Fatally Injured on Grading ProjectArmy Veteran Jumped or Fell Into Path of Machine Near Melnik John Cohen, 29, (photo) of route 1, Cato, was injured fatally late Friday afternoon when the grading machine he was operating apparently went out of control and he jumped or fell into its path.
Cohen, single and a World War II army veteran, was one of several men operating county graders on the old county trunk Y, just west of the juction of that road and county trunk Q. The junction is located in the town of Gibson, several miles northeast of Melnik.
According to County Traffic Officers William Falvey and Edward McConnell, Cohen had just finished making a run north on Q, preparing the road for blacktopping. Then he began backing the grader onto the old Y, they said.
The officers and Coroner Theodore Teitgen theorized that Cohen either jumped or fell out of the grader when he thought it was backing out of control.
'Wheels Got Him'
Joseph Lakatoes, another county employe working a different grader, learned of the mishap at 4:30 p.m. when he found the victim. He was grading on the same road.
Cohen was still alive when Lakatoes reached the scene. Lakatoes told the officers that Chohen had told him that "the wheels got him."
The Meihsner ambulance was called and Cohen was taken to Holy Family hospital in Manitowoc. He died at 5:56 p.m. coroner Teitgen said death was due to internal injuries.
Cohen's grading machine was found a considerable distance from the body, the coroner said. It went into the ditch and stopped when it ran against an embankment.
4th Traffic Fatality
The victim, Manitowoc county's fourth traffic fatality of 1950, was born in Cato in 1920, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cohen. During the war he served with the 2nd armored division of the Ninth army in the European
theater. He had been living at the home of his parents until his death. Survivors, besides the parents, are four sisters, (private)
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the Reedsville funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Mary Catholic church in Clarks Mills, Rev. Michael Fetko officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Cohen was a member of the Holy Name society. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, June 24, 1950 P.1
John Cohen, Cato Fatally Injured on Grading ProjectArmy Veteran Jumped or Fell Into Path of Machine Near Melnik John Cohen, 29, (photo) of route 1, Cato, was injured fatally late Friday afternoon when the grading machine he was operating apparently went out of control and he jumped or fell into its path.
Cohen, single and a World War II army veteran, was one of several men operating county graders on the old county trunk Y, just west of the juction of that road and county trunk Q. The junction is located in the town of Gibson, several miles northeast of Melnik.
According to County Traffic Officers William Falvey and Edward McConnell, Cohen had just finished making a run north on Q, preparing the road for blacktopping. Then he began backing the grader onto the old Y, they said.
The officers and Coroner Theodore Teitgen theorized that Cohen either jumped or fell out of the grader when he thought it was backing out of control.
'Wheels Got Him'
Joseph Lakatoes, another county employe working a different grader, learned of the mishap at 4:30 p.m. when he found the victim. He was grading on the same road.
Cohen was still alive when Lakatoes reached the scene. Lakatoes told the officers that Chohen had told him that "the wheels got him."
The Meihsner ambulance was called and Cohen was taken to Holy Family hospital in Manitowoc. He died at 5:56 p.m. coroner Teitgen said death was due to internal injuries.
Cohen's grading machine was found a considerable distance from the body, the coroner said. It went into the ditch and stopped when it ran against an embankment.
4th Traffic Fatality
The victim, Manitowoc county's fourth traffic fatality of 1950, was born in Cato in 1920, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cohen. During the war he served with the 2nd armored division of the Ninth army in the European
theater. He had been living at the home of his parents until his death. Survivors, besides the parents, are four sisters, (private)
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the Reedsville funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Mary Catholic church in Clarks Mills, Rev. Michael Fetko officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Cohen was a member of the Holy Name society. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, June 24, 1950 P.1
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