Bonners Ferry Herald
12 Jan 1956
Orin W. Chandler, 72, local resident for many years, died Monday night in Community hospital here of injuries suffered when he was struck by a car Monday morning near the south edge of Bonners Ferry.
Mr. Chandler sustained head injuries and fractures of the arm and leg. He did not regain consciousness before his death, according to hospital attendants.
The county sheriff's office reported that the elderly man was struck by a car driven by Ralph Earle, who lives in Sandpoint and is employed here with the department of public assistance.
According to the sheriff, Earle, with Alex Stockman of Kootenai as a passenger was driving north on highway 95 near the Sims Implement company store south of town.
Mr. Chandler, it was stated, was walking in the same direction. As Earle started to pass him, Mr. Chandler turned to his left into the center of the road.
Earle said he tried desperately to miss the man but the front fender struck him, throwing him into the windshield of the car. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he did not regain consciousness.
According to Earle, the slick condition of the highway prevented him from stopping quickly and likewise hindered turning quickly.
At an inquest held Wednesday afternoon a coroner's jury absolved Mr. Earle of any blame in the accident, stating that he was not operating his automobile in a careless or heedless manner.
Funeral services will be held here Friday, Jan. 13, at 2:00 p.m. from the Whitney funeral chapel. Complete arrangements were not announced, pending arrival of members of the family from California and from Boise.
A complete obituary will be published next week.
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19 Jan 1956 Obit
Final rites for O.W. Chandler, victim of an auto accident just south of town Monday, Jan. 9 were held from the Whitney funeral chapel Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Services were in charge of the Rev. W.B. Nelson.
Mrs. Sid Neumeyer, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Arthur Campbell, rendered two lovely vocal solos.
Pallbearers were Martin Monger, L.F. Kuntz, William Maas, Fred Plato, Harry Ehrmantrout and Fred Lipp. Interment was in Grandview cemetery.
Orin Walter Chandler was born in St. Clair (sic) county, Wis., on March 23, 1883. As a young man he engaged in lumbering in Wisconsin and Minnesota and was married to Emma Matilda Sager at Wheeler, Wis., on April 6, 1908.
The couple came to this area shortly thereafter and lived first in the Porthill area. In 1912 they started farming in the Cow Creek district and in 1919 moved to drainage District 2 where they still own a farm.
To this marriage were born three daughters and four sons. The eldest son was killed in an auto accident on November 12, 1935. The wife, Emma, also preceded him in death, passing away July 13, 1949, after a lingering illness.
The surviving children are: Cora May Brown of Orangeville, Calif., Ferne Evelyn Liddicoat and Arnold Benjamin Chandler, both of Georgetown, Calif., Charles of Placerville, Calif., Earl of Boise, and Edna Margaret Everhart of Bonners Ferry.
There are also 22 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren surviving.
12 Jan 1956
Orin W. Chandler, 72, local resident for many years, died Monday night in Community hospital here of injuries suffered when he was struck by a car Monday morning near the south edge of Bonners Ferry.
Mr. Chandler sustained head injuries and fractures of the arm and leg. He did not regain consciousness before his death, according to hospital attendants.
The county sheriff's office reported that the elderly man was struck by a car driven by Ralph Earle, who lives in Sandpoint and is employed here with the department of public assistance.
According to the sheriff, Earle, with Alex Stockman of Kootenai as a passenger was driving north on highway 95 near the Sims Implement company store south of town.
Mr. Chandler, it was stated, was walking in the same direction. As Earle started to pass him, Mr. Chandler turned to his left into the center of the road.
Earle said he tried desperately to miss the man but the front fender struck him, throwing him into the windshield of the car. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he did not regain consciousness.
According to Earle, the slick condition of the highway prevented him from stopping quickly and likewise hindered turning quickly.
At an inquest held Wednesday afternoon a coroner's jury absolved Mr. Earle of any blame in the accident, stating that he was not operating his automobile in a careless or heedless manner.
Funeral services will be held here Friday, Jan. 13, at 2:00 p.m. from the Whitney funeral chapel. Complete arrangements were not announced, pending arrival of members of the family from California and from Boise.
A complete obituary will be published next week.
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19 Jan 1956 Obit
Final rites for O.W. Chandler, victim of an auto accident just south of town Monday, Jan. 9 were held from the Whitney funeral chapel Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Services were in charge of the Rev. W.B. Nelson.
Mrs. Sid Neumeyer, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Arthur Campbell, rendered two lovely vocal solos.
Pallbearers were Martin Monger, L.F. Kuntz, William Maas, Fred Plato, Harry Ehrmantrout and Fred Lipp. Interment was in Grandview cemetery.
Orin Walter Chandler was born in St. Clair (sic) county, Wis., on March 23, 1883. As a young man he engaged in lumbering in Wisconsin and Minnesota and was married to Emma Matilda Sager at Wheeler, Wis., on April 6, 1908.
The couple came to this area shortly thereafter and lived first in the Porthill area. In 1912 they started farming in the Cow Creek district and in 1919 moved to drainage District 2 where they still own a farm.
To this marriage were born three daughters and four sons. The eldest son was killed in an auto accident on November 12, 1935. The wife, Emma, also preceded him in death, passing away July 13, 1949, after a lingering illness.
The surviving children are: Cora May Brown of Orangeville, Calif., Ferne Evelyn Liddicoat and Arnold Benjamin Chandler, both of Georgetown, Calif., Charles of Placerville, Calif., Earl of Boise, and Edna Margaret Everhart of Bonners Ferry.
There are also 22 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren surviving.
Bonners Ferry Herald
12 Jan 1956
Orin W. Chandler, 72, local resident for many years, died Monday night in Community hospital here of injuries suffered when he was struck by a car Monday morning near the south edge of Bonners Ferry.
Mr. Chandler sustained head injuries and fractures of the arm and leg. He did not regain consciousness before his death, according to hospital attendants.
The county sheriff's office reported that the elderly man was struck by a car driven by Ralph Earle, who lives in Sandpoint and is employed here with the department of public assistance.
According to the sheriff, Earle, with Alex Stockman of Kootenai as a passenger was driving north on highway 95 near the Sims Implement company store south of town.
Mr. Chandler, it was stated, was walking in the same direction. As Earle started to pass him, Mr. Chandler turned to his left into the center of the road.
Earle said he tried desperately to miss the man but the front fender struck him, throwing him into the windshield of the car. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he did not regain consciousness.
According to Earle, the slick condition of the highway prevented him from stopping quickly and likewise hindered turning quickly.
At an inquest held Wednesday afternoon a coroner's jury absolved Mr. Earle of any blame in the accident, stating that he was not operating his automobile in a careless or heedless manner.
Funeral services will be held here Friday, Jan. 13, at 2:00 p.m. from the Whitney funeral chapel. Complete arrangements were not announced, pending arrival of members of the family from California and from Boise.
A complete obituary will be published next week.
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19 Jan 1956 Obit
Final rites for O.W. Chandler, victim of an auto accident just south of town Monday, Jan. 9 were held from the Whitney funeral chapel Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Services were in charge of the Rev. W.B. Nelson.
Mrs. Sid Neumeyer, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Arthur Campbell, rendered two lovely vocal solos.
Pallbearers were Martin Monger, L.F. Kuntz, William Maas, Fred Plato, Harry Ehrmantrout and Fred Lipp. Interment was in Grandview cemetery.
Orin Walter Chandler was born in St. Clair (sic) county, Wis., on March 23, 1883. As a young man he engaged in lumbering in Wisconsin and Minnesota and was married to Emma Matilda Sager at Wheeler, Wis., on April 6, 1908.
The couple came to this area shortly thereafter and lived first in the Porthill area. In 1912 they started farming in the Cow Creek district and in 1919 moved to drainage District 2 where they still own a farm.
To this marriage were born three daughters and four sons. The eldest son was killed in an auto accident on November 12, 1935. The wife, Emma, also preceded him in death, passing away July 13, 1949, after a lingering illness.
The surviving children are: Cora May Brown of Orangeville, Calif., Ferne Evelyn Liddicoat and Arnold Benjamin Chandler, both of Georgetown, Calif., Charles of Placerville, Calif., Earl of Boise, and Edna Margaret Everhart of Bonners Ferry.
There are also 22 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren surviving.
12 Jan 1956
Orin W. Chandler, 72, local resident for many years, died Monday night in Community hospital here of injuries suffered when he was struck by a car Monday morning near the south edge of Bonners Ferry.
Mr. Chandler sustained head injuries and fractures of the arm and leg. He did not regain consciousness before his death, according to hospital attendants.
The county sheriff's office reported that the elderly man was struck by a car driven by Ralph Earle, who lives in Sandpoint and is employed here with the department of public assistance.
According to the sheriff, Earle, with Alex Stockman of Kootenai as a passenger was driving north on highway 95 near the Sims Implement company store south of town.
Mr. Chandler, it was stated, was walking in the same direction. As Earle started to pass him, Mr. Chandler turned to his left into the center of the road.
Earle said he tried desperately to miss the man but the front fender struck him, throwing him into the windshield of the car. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he did not regain consciousness.
According to Earle, the slick condition of the highway prevented him from stopping quickly and likewise hindered turning quickly.
At an inquest held Wednesday afternoon a coroner's jury absolved Mr. Earle of any blame in the accident, stating that he was not operating his automobile in a careless or heedless manner.
Funeral services will be held here Friday, Jan. 13, at 2:00 p.m. from the Whitney funeral chapel. Complete arrangements were not announced, pending arrival of members of the family from California and from Boise.
A complete obituary will be published next week.
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19 Jan 1956 Obit
Final rites for O.W. Chandler, victim of an auto accident just south of town Monday, Jan. 9 were held from the Whitney funeral chapel Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Services were in charge of the Rev. W.B. Nelson.
Mrs. Sid Neumeyer, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Arthur Campbell, rendered two lovely vocal solos.
Pallbearers were Martin Monger, L.F. Kuntz, William Maas, Fred Plato, Harry Ehrmantrout and Fred Lipp. Interment was in Grandview cemetery.
Orin Walter Chandler was born in St. Clair (sic) county, Wis., on March 23, 1883. As a young man he engaged in lumbering in Wisconsin and Minnesota and was married to Emma Matilda Sager at Wheeler, Wis., on April 6, 1908.
The couple came to this area shortly thereafter and lived first in the Porthill area. In 1912 they started farming in the Cow Creek district and in 1919 moved to drainage District 2 where they still own a farm.
To this marriage were born three daughters and four sons. The eldest son was killed in an auto accident on November 12, 1935. The wife, Emma, also preceded him in death, passing away July 13, 1949, after a lingering illness.
The surviving children are: Cora May Brown of Orangeville, Calif., Ferne Evelyn Liddicoat and Arnold Benjamin Chandler, both of Georgetown, Calif., Charles of Placerville, Calif., Earl of Boise, and Edna Margaret Everhart of Bonners Ferry.
There are also 22 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren surviving.
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