Kathleen Junk Victim, Fiance One of Drivers Gerald Grall, Other Driver in Critical Condition Wedding plans for a young couple were cancelled out in death in a grinding headon collision a quarter mile east of this village on a
Highway 10 curve Sunday night. Kathleen Ann Junk, 21, of Rt. 2, Cato, was killed when a car driven by her fiance, Dale A. Shamburek, 21, Whitelaw, collided with an
oncoming vehicle operated by Gerald L. Grall, also 21, of 3112 Meadow Ln., Manitowoc. County traffic police said Grall was on the wrong side of the road at the time.
The Junk girl suffered severe head injuries and died before an ambulance reached the scene. Grall was listed in critical condition at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, with a possible skull fracture, a deep scalp laceration and cuts and bruises to the body. Schamburek was less seriously hurt with a knee laceration and face cut.
Schamburek and the Junk girl were to have been married Saturday at Cato. Earlier Sunday evening they had been to Manitowoc to look for an apartment. The accident occurred about 9:45 p.m. in clear weather on Highway 10 just to the west of its junction with a town road. Police said the
impact occurred partially on the shoulder of the westbound lane being traveled by Shamburek. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, quoted a witness as saying that Gralls car was going east at a terrific rate of speed. Following the impact, Gralls 1962 model Oldsmobile veered to the
left across the ditch and came to rest on the town road. Grall was thrown out and was found lying on Highway 10. Investigating officers felt that he would have escaped serious injury if his car had been equipped with seat belts.
The Schamburek vehicle, a 1954 model Mercury veered to the south and stopped in an upright position in the eastbound traffic lane. Both Schamburek and the Junk girl were
pinned in the front seat. Doctor Teitgen said Grall had had a disagreement with a girl friend from Reedsville and had dropped her off at that village prior to the accident. Earlier Grall and the girl had visited several bars in
Manitowoc and Calumet counties, he declared Miss Junk was born Feb. 5, 1941, in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids,
daughter of Valarian and Mayme Shoulak Junk. She was educated at Branch school and was a 1959 graduate of Reedsville High School. She was a member of her church choir and was employed at Mirro Aluminum Co., Manitowoc.
Among survivors are her parents of Rt. 2, Cato; a brother,;
and a sister, at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Shoulak, of Rt. 2, Manitowoc; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Junk of Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Saur Funeral Home, Kellnersville, and at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Reif Mills, with the Rev. John Haen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, October 15, 1962 P. 15
Highway 10 curve Sunday night. Kathleen Ann Junk, 21, of Rt. 2, Cato, was killed when a car driven by her fiance, Dale A. Shamburek, 21, Whitelaw, collided with an
oncoming vehicle operated by Gerald L. Grall, also 21, of 3112 Meadow Ln., Manitowoc. County traffic police said Grall was on the wrong side of the road at the time.
The Junk girl suffered severe head injuries and died before an ambulance reached the scene. Grall was listed in critical condition at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, with a possible skull fracture, a deep scalp laceration and cuts and bruises to the body. Schamburek was less seriously hurt with a knee laceration and face cut.
Schamburek and the Junk girl were to have been married Saturday at Cato. Earlier Sunday evening they had been to Manitowoc to look for an apartment. The accident occurred about 9:45 p.m. in clear weather on Highway 10 just to the west of its junction with a town road. Police said the
impact occurred partially on the shoulder of the westbound lane being traveled by Shamburek. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, quoted a witness as saying that Gralls car was going east at a terrific rate of speed. Following the impact, Gralls 1962 model Oldsmobile veered to the
left across the ditch and came to rest on the town road. Grall was thrown out and was found lying on Highway 10. Investigating officers felt that he would have escaped serious injury if his car had been equipped with seat belts.
The Schamburek vehicle, a 1954 model Mercury veered to the south and stopped in an upright position in the eastbound traffic lane. Both Schamburek and the Junk girl were
pinned in the front seat. Doctor Teitgen said Grall had had a disagreement with a girl friend from Reedsville and had dropped her off at that village prior to the accident. Earlier Grall and the girl had visited several bars in
Manitowoc and Calumet counties, he declared Miss Junk was born Feb. 5, 1941, in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids,
daughter of Valarian and Mayme Shoulak Junk. She was educated at Branch school and was a 1959 graduate of Reedsville High School. She was a member of her church choir and was employed at Mirro Aluminum Co., Manitowoc.
Among survivors are her parents of Rt. 2, Cato; a brother,;
and a sister, at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Shoulak, of Rt. 2, Manitowoc; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Junk of Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Saur Funeral Home, Kellnersville, and at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Reif Mills, with the Rev. John Haen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, October 15, 1962 P. 15
Kathleen Junk Victim, Fiance One of Drivers Gerald Grall, Other Driver in Critical Condition Wedding plans for a young couple were cancelled out in death in a grinding headon collision a quarter mile east of this village on a
Highway 10 curve Sunday night. Kathleen Ann Junk, 21, of Rt. 2, Cato, was killed when a car driven by her fiance, Dale A. Shamburek, 21, Whitelaw, collided with an
oncoming vehicle operated by Gerald L. Grall, also 21, of 3112 Meadow Ln., Manitowoc. County traffic police said Grall was on the wrong side of the road at the time.
The Junk girl suffered severe head injuries and died before an ambulance reached the scene. Grall was listed in critical condition at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, with a possible skull fracture, a deep scalp laceration and cuts and bruises to the body. Schamburek was less seriously hurt with a knee laceration and face cut.
Schamburek and the Junk girl were to have been married Saturday at Cato. Earlier Sunday evening they had been to Manitowoc to look for an apartment. The accident occurred about 9:45 p.m. in clear weather on Highway 10 just to the west of its junction with a town road. Police said the
impact occurred partially on the shoulder of the westbound lane being traveled by Shamburek. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, quoted a witness as saying that Gralls car was going east at a terrific rate of speed. Following the impact, Gralls 1962 model Oldsmobile veered to the
left across the ditch and came to rest on the town road. Grall was thrown out and was found lying on Highway 10. Investigating officers felt that he would have escaped serious injury if his car had been equipped with seat belts.
The Schamburek vehicle, a 1954 model Mercury veered to the south and stopped in an upright position in the eastbound traffic lane. Both Schamburek and the Junk girl were
pinned in the front seat. Doctor Teitgen said Grall had had a disagreement with a girl friend from Reedsville and had dropped her off at that village prior to the accident. Earlier Grall and the girl had visited several bars in
Manitowoc and Calumet counties, he declared Miss Junk was born Feb. 5, 1941, in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids,
daughter of Valarian and Mayme Shoulak Junk. She was educated at Branch school and was a 1959 graduate of Reedsville High School. She was a member of her church choir and was employed at Mirro Aluminum Co., Manitowoc.
Among survivors are her parents of Rt. 2, Cato; a brother,;
and a sister, at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Shoulak, of Rt. 2, Manitowoc; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Junk of Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Saur Funeral Home, Kellnersville, and at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Reif Mills, with the Rev. John Haen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, October 15, 1962 P. 15
Highway 10 curve Sunday night. Kathleen Ann Junk, 21, of Rt. 2, Cato, was killed when a car driven by her fiance, Dale A. Shamburek, 21, Whitelaw, collided with an
oncoming vehicle operated by Gerald L. Grall, also 21, of 3112 Meadow Ln., Manitowoc. County traffic police said Grall was on the wrong side of the road at the time.
The Junk girl suffered severe head injuries and died before an ambulance reached the scene. Grall was listed in critical condition at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, with a possible skull fracture, a deep scalp laceration and cuts and bruises to the body. Schamburek was less seriously hurt with a knee laceration and face cut.
Schamburek and the Junk girl were to have been married Saturday at Cato. Earlier Sunday evening they had been to Manitowoc to look for an apartment. The accident occurred about 9:45 p.m. in clear weather on Highway 10 just to the west of its junction with a town road. Police said the
impact occurred partially on the shoulder of the westbound lane being traveled by Shamburek. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, quoted a witness as saying that Gralls car was going east at a terrific rate of speed. Following the impact, Gralls 1962 model Oldsmobile veered to the
left across the ditch and came to rest on the town road. Grall was thrown out and was found lying on Highway 10. Investigating officers felt that he would have escaped serious injury if his car had been equipped with seat belts.
The Schamburek vehicle, a 1954 model Mercury veered to the south and stopped in an upright position in the eastbound traffic lane. Both Schamburek and the Junk girl were
pinned in the front seat. Doctor Teitgen said Grall had had a disagreement with a girl friend from Reedsville and had dropped her off at that village prior to the accident. Earlier Grall and the girl had visited several bars in
Manitowoc and Calumet counties, he declared Miss Junk was born Feb. 5, 1941, in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids,
daughter of Valarian and Mayme Shoulak Junk. She was educated at Branch school and was a 1959 graduate of Reedsville High School. She was a member of her church choir and was employed at Mirro Aluminum Co., Manitowoc.
Among survivors are her parents of Rt. 2, Cato; a brother,;
and a sister, at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Shoulak, of Rt. 2, Manitowoc; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Junk of Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Saur Funeral Home, Kellnersville, and at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Reif Mills, with the Rev. John Haen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, October 15, 1962 P. 15
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