GERVASE SHANAHAN
(1914 - 1937)
Others Buried Today
A double funeral for the two county victims of the accident, Vernon Pinter, 24, Meeme, and Gervase Shanahan, 23, Liberty, took place this morning from the St. Isidore's Catholic church at Osman.
The cars sideswiped on a curve on the highway soon after dawn Sunday morning. Three survivors in all, are patients in the Holy Family hospital.
One car was driven by Edward Richter, 27, Racine, and was bound north from Palmyra, Wis., to the Door county resorts for a Memorial day weekend.
The other car was driven by Vernon Pinter; Meeme, and riding with him in the coupe were three young men. They were returning to their
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TWO CRASH VICTIMS BURIED AT OSMAN
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homes near Osman from Manitowoc.
The impact wrecked both cars. The 11 persons in the two machines all sustained either fractured skulls or brain concussions. One died at the scene, three others died on entrance to the Holy Family hospital or soon after, while four others succumbed later Sunday.
.....paragraph on highway stats not transcribed......
The dead:
Vernon Pinter, 24, Meeme, driver of one of the cars.
Gervase Shanahan, 23, Liberty, passenger in the Pinger car.
Edward Richter, 27, Racine, Wis., driver of the other car.
Mrs. Beulah Richter, 23, wife of Edward Richter.
Shirley Richter, 5, Racine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richter.
John Gatz, 55, Palmyra, father of Mrs. Edward Richter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gatz, 52, Palmyra, Wis., wife of John Gatz.
Mrs. Lena Olson, 75, Palmyra, Wis., mother of Mrs. Elizabeth Gatz.
(this is a very long article most not transcribed)
Gervase Shanahan, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Shanahan, Liberty, was born on the home farm in 1914. He also was employed with the same company where Printer worked in Milwaukee. He accompanied Pinter to Osman Saturday.
Besides the parents the survivors are two brothers, Clement, Liberty and Bernard, city; and a sister, Virgene, at home.
Brief services for Mr. Shanahan were held at nine o'clock from the Pfeffer funeral home.
Shanahan was a member of the Holy Name society of the Osman congregation. He played last season with the Osman team in the county baseball league.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., June 1, 1937 pp. 1, 8
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Gervase Shanahan (co. death index v.31 p.224)
▪ Feb. 27, 1914-May 30, 1937
▪ Single
▪ Son of James Shanahan and Therese Hoban
▪ Born in Wisconsin
▪ worked at ice plant in Milwaukee
▪ Died from "basilar skull fracture –frontal skull fracture, May 30, 1937
▪ accident May 30 on Highway 42 in Town of Meeme –car collision"
▪ Buried at St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery, Osman, Town of Meeme
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(1914 - 1937)
Others Buried Today
A double funeral for the two county victims of the accident, Vernon Pinter, 24, Meeme, and Gervase Shanahan, 23, Liberty, took place this morning from the St. Isidore's Catholic church at Osman.
The cars sideswiped on a curve on the highway soon after dawn Sunday morning. Three survivors in all, are patients in the Holy Family hospital.
One car was driven by Edward Richter, 27, Racine, and was bound north from Palmyra, Wis., to the Door county resorts for a Memorial day weekend.
The other car was driven by Vernon Pinter; Meeme, and riding with him in the coupe were three young men. They were returning to their
(continued on page 8)
TWO CRASH VICTIMS BURIED AT OSMAN
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homes near Osman from Manitowoc.
The impact wrecked both cars. The 11 persons in the two machines all sustained either fractured skulls or brain concussions. One died at the scene, three others died on entrance to the Holy Family hospital or soon after, while four others succumbed later Sunday.
.....paragraph on highway stats not transcribed......
The dead:
Vernon Pinter, 24, Meeme, driver of one of the cars.
Gervase Shanahan, 23, Liberty, passenger in the Pinger car.
Edward Richter, 27, Racine, Wis., driver of the other car.
Mrs. Beulah Richter, 23, wife of Edward Richter.
Shirley Richter, 5, Racine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richter.
John Gatz, 55, Palmyra, father of Mrs. Edward Richter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gatz, 52, Palmyra, Wis., wife of John Gatz.
Mrs. Lena Olson, 75, Palmyra, Wis., mother of Mrs. Elizabeth Gatz.
(this is a very long article most not transcribed)
Gervase Shanahan, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Shanahan, Liberty, was born on the home farm in 1914. He also was employed with the same company where Printer worked in Milwaukee. He accompanied Pinter to Osman Saturday.
Besides the parents the survivors are two brothers, Clement, Liberty and Bernard, city; and a sister, Virgene, at home.
Brief services for Mr. Shanahan were held at nine o'clock from the Pfeffer funeral home.
Shanahan was a member of the Holy Name society of the Osman congregation. He played last season with the Osman team in the county baseball league.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., June 1, 1937 pp. 1, 8
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Gervase Shanahan (co. death index v.31 p.224)
▪ Feb. 27, 1914-May 30, 1937
▪ Single
▪ Son of James Shanahan and Therese Hoban
▪ Born in Wisconsin
▪ worked at ice plant in Milwaukee
▪ Died from "basilar skull fracture –frontal skull fracture, May 30, 1937
▪ accident May 30 on Highway 42 in Town of Meeme –car collision"
▪ Buried at St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery, Osman, Town of Meeme
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GERVASE SHANAHAN
(1914 - 1937)
Others Buried Today
A double funeral for the two county victims of the accident, Vernon Pinter, 24, Meeme, and Gervase Shanahan, 23, Liberty, took place this morning from the St. Isidore's Catholic church at Osman.
The cars sideswiped on a curve on the highway soon after dawn Sunday morning. Three survivors in all, are patients in the Holy Family hospital.
One car was driven by Edward Richter, 27, Racine, and was bound north from Palmyra, Wis., to the Door county resorts for a Memorial day weekend.
The other car was driven by Vernon Pinter; Meeme, and riding with him in the coupe were three young men. They were returning to their
(continued on page 8)
TWO CRASH VICTIMS BURIED AT OSMAN
(continued from page 1)
homes near Osman from Manitowoc.
The impact wrecked both cars. The 11 persons in the two machines all sustained either fractured skulls or brain concussions. One died at the scene, three others died on entrance to the Holy Family hospital or soon after, while four others succumbed later Sunday.
.....paragraph on highway stats not transcribed......
The dead:
Vernon Pinter, 24, Meeme, driver of one of the cars.
Gervase Shanahan, 23, Liberty, passenger in the Pinger car.
Edward Richter, 27, Racine, Wis., driver of the other car.
Mrs. Beulah Richter, 23, wife of Edward Richter.
Shirley Richter, 5, Racine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richter.
John Gatz, 55, Palmyra, father of Mrs. Edward Richter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gatz, 52, Palmyra, Wis., wife of John Gatz.
Mrs. Lena Olson, 75, Palmyra, Wis., mother of Mrs. Elizabeth Gatz.
(this is a very long article most not transcribed)
Gervase Shanahan, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Shanahan, Liberty, was born on the home farm in 1914. He also was employed with the same company where Printer worked in Milwaukee. He accompanied Pinter to Osman Saturday.
Besides the parents the survivors are two brothers, Clement, Liberty and Bernard, city; and a sister, Virgene, at home.
Brief services for Mr. Shanahan were held at nine o'clock from the Pfeffer funeral home.
Shanahan was a member of the Holy Name society of the Osman congregation. He played last season with the Osman team in the county baseball league.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., June 1, 1937 pp. 1, 8
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Gervase Shanahan (co. death index v.31 p.224)
▪ Feb. 27, 1914-May 30, 1937
▪ Single
▪ Son of James Shanahan and Therese Hoban
▪ Born in Wisconsin
▪ worked at ice plant in Milwaukee
▪ Died from "basilar skull fracture –frontal skull fracture, May 30, 1937
▪ accident May 30 on Highway 42 in Town of Meeme –car collision"
▪ Buried at St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery, Osman, Town of Meeme
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(1914 - 1937)
Others Buried Today
A double funeral for the two county victims of the accident, Vernon Pinter, 24, Meeme, and Gervase Shanahan, 23, Liberty, took place this morning from the St. Isidore's Catholic church at Osman.
The cars sideswiped on a curve on the highway soon after dawn Sunday morning. Three survivors in all, are patients in the Holy Family hospital.
One car was driven by Edward Richter, 27, Racine, and was bound north from Palmyra, Wis., to the Door county resorts for a Memorial day weekend.
The other car was driven by Vernon Pinter; Meeme, and riding with him in the coupe were three young men. They were returning to their
(continued on page 8)
TWO CRASH VICTIMS BURIED AT OSMAN
(continued from page 1)
homes near Osman from Manitowoc.
The impact wrecked both cars. The 11 persons in the two machines all sustained either fractured skulls or brain concussions. One died at the scene, three others died on entrance to the Holy Family hospital or soon after, while four others succumbed later Sunday.
.....paragraph on highway stats not transcribed......
The dead:
Vernon Pinter, 24, Meeme, driver of one of the cars.
Gervase Shanahan, 23, Liberty, passenger in the Pinger car.
Edward Richter, 27, Racine, Wis., driver of the other car.
Mrs. Beulah Richter, 23, wife of Edward Richter.
Shirley Richter, 5, Racine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Richter.
John Gatz, 55, Palmyra, father of Mrs. Edward Richter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gatz, 52, Palmyra, Wis., wife of John Gatz.
Mrs. Lena Olson, 75, Palmyra, Wis., mother of Mrs. Elizabeth Gatz.
(this is a very long article most not transcribed)
Gervase Shanahan, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Shanahan, Liberty, was born on the home farm in 1914. He also was employed with the same company where Printer worked in Milwaukee. He accompanied Pinter to Osman Saturday.
Besides the parents the survivors are two brothers, Clement, Liberty and Bernard, city; and a sister, Virgene, at home.
Brief services for Mr. Shanahan were held at nine o'clock from the Pfeffer funeral home.
Shanahan was a member of the Holy Name society of the Osman congregation. He played last season with the Osman team in the county baseball league.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., June 1, 1937 pp. 1, 8
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Gervase Shanahan (co. death index v.31 p.224)
▪ Feb. 27, 1914-May 30, 1937
▪ Single
▪ Son of James Shanahan and Therese Hoban
▪ Born in Wisconsin
▪ worked at ice plant in Milwaukee
▪ Died from "basilar skull fracture –frontal skull fracture, May 30, 1937
▪ accident May 30 on Highway 42 in Town of Meeme –car collision"
▪ Buried at St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery, Osman, Town of Meeme
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