Girl pulled from pool Dec. 11 dies
Pearl Van Gundy, the 17-year-old East High School student who was pulled unconscious from, the high school's swimming pool last Dec. 11, died Saturday at Des Moines General Hospital.
Miss Van Gundy, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Van Gundy of 1516 E. Twenty-ninth St., was among about 25 girls who had been swimming in the East High pool during a physical education class.
The swimming instructor Grace DeWitt, checked the pool after the class and said all students were out of the water. A short time later however, DeWitt noticed Miss Van Gundy was missing, went back to check the pool and found the girl at the bottom of the deepest part.
DeWitt and two students pulled Miss Van Gundy from the pool and teachers gave her artificial respiration until a fire rescue unit arrived.
Hamilton's Funeral Home- Wednesday December 31, 1975 - Miss Pearl Edna VanGundy 1516 East Twenty-ninth Street 1:00 P.M. at the East Side Church Nazarene Interment Oakwood Cemetery Pleasant Hill
I got this from the help of my freind
Rick D.
Ankeny, IA
Des Moines Register Publication
Pearl Van Gundy, the 17-year-old East High School student who was pulled unconscious from, the high school's swimming pool last Dec. 11, died Saturday at Des Moines General Hospital.
Miss Van Gundy, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Van Gundy of 1516 E. Twenty-ninth St., was among about 25 girls who had been swimming in the East High pool during a physical education class.
The swimming instructor Grace DeWitt, checked the pool after the class and said all students were out of the water. A short time later however, DeWitt noticed Miss Van Gundy was missing, went back to check the pool and found the girl at the bottom of the deepest part.
DeWitt and two students pulled Miss Van Gundy from the pool and teachers gave her artificial respiration until a fire rescue unit arrived.
Hamilton's Funeral Home- Wednesday December 31, 1975 - Miss Pearl Edna VanGundy 1516 East Twenty-ninth Street 1:00 P.M. at the East Side Church Nazarene Interment Oakwood Cemetery Pleasant Hill
I got this from the help of my freind
Rick D.
Ankeny, IA
Des Moines Register Publication
Girl pulled from pool Dec. 11 dies
Pearl Van Gundy, the 17-year-old East High School student who was pulled unconscious from, the high school's swimming pool last Dec. 11, died Saturday at Des Moines General Hospital.
Miss Van Gundy, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Van Gundy of 1516 E. Twenty-ninth St., was among about 25 girls who had been swimming in the East High pool during a physical education class.
The swimming instructor Grace DeWitt, checked the pool after the class and said all students were out of the water. A short time later however, DeWitt noticed Miss Van Gundy was missing, went back to check the pool and found the girl at the bottom of the deepest part.
DeWitt and two students pulled Miss Van Gundy from the pool and teachers gave her artificial respiration until a fire rescue unit arrived.
Hamilton's Funeral Home- Wednesday December 31, 1975 - Miss Pearl Edna VanGundy 1516 East Twenty-ninth Street 1:00 P.M. at the East Side Church Nazarene Interment Oakwood Cemetery Pleasant Hill
I got this from the help of my freind
Rick D.
Ankeny, IA
Des Moines Register Publication
Pearl Van Gundy, the 17-year-old East High School student who was pulled unconscious from, the high school's swimming pool last Dec. 11, died Saturday at Des Moines General Hospital.
Miss Van Gundy, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Van Gundy of 1516 E. Twenty-ninth St., was among about 25 girls who had been swimming in the East High pool during a physical education class.
The swimming instructor Grace DeWitt, checked the pool after the class and said all students were out of the water. A short time later however, DeWitt noticed Miss Van Gundy was missing, went back to check the pool and found the girl at the bottom of the deepest part.
DeWitt and two students pulled Miss Van Gundy from the pool and teachers gave her artificial respiration until a fire rescue unit arrived.
Hamilton's Funeral Home- Wednesday December 31, 1975 - Miss Pearl Edna VanGundy 1516 East Twenty-ninth Street 1:00 P.M. at the East Side Church Nazarene Interment Oakwood Cemetery Pleasant Hill
I got this from the help of my freind
Rick D.
Ankeny, IA
Des Moines Register Publication
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