Son of William Dunn & Mary Hatcher
Married Agnes L Donahue 3 June 1903 in Oneida Co., Wisconsin
Rhinelander Daily News (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) 4 November 1953, page 2
"WILLIAM DUNN, 76, INJURED BY SAW, DIES EARLY TODAY
William A. Dunn, 76, retired custodian of the Court House who was injured last Friday afternoon while sawing wood at his home in the town of Pelican about a mile east of the city on Highway 8-47, died at 12:30 a.m. today in St. Mary's Hospital. Physicians had held scant hope for his survival because of the severe injury he suffered in the mishap.
According to Officer Merrill Hibbard of the Oneida County police, Mr. Dunn was sawing wood with a 24-inch circular saw powered by a small electric motor. Apparently a piece of log became wedged against the saw, causing the saw arbor (shaft) to pull loose from the framework. The saw flew up and struck Mr. Dunn in the middle of the forehead.
Born in Bear Creek, Wis., Oct. 13, 1877, Mr. Dunn came to Rhinelander as a boy of 13 in 1890. As a young man he worked three years in a sawmill in the Three Lakes area and then he went to work for the Soo Line railroad in 1902.
During the 27 years he was employed by the Soo Line he served for nine years as yardmaster at Ladysmith. After leaving the employment of the railroad about 1930, he operated a filling station here, then ran a resort near Three Lakes and for about three years was associated with a son-in-law, Walter Curl, in the operation of a tavern here.
RETIRED IN 1950.
He was elected custodian of the Court House in 1937 and held that post until he retired Dec. 31, 1950.
Mr. Dunn at one time was a member of the Woodmen of the World for 24 years. He also belonged to the Knights of Columbus and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Surviving are his wife, Agnes; four sons, Milton of Rhinelander, Everett of Mankato, Minn., William, Jr., of Superior, and John of California; two daughters, Mrs. Penny (Kathleen) Drivas and Mrs. Walter (Isabelle) Curl, both of Rhinelander, one sister, Mrs. Katherine Mulvihill of Minneapolis; one brother, Mike of Miami, Fla.; 22 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One son preceded him in death as a boy of four.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete today. The Hildebrand Funeral Home is in charge."
Married Agnes L Donahue 3 June 1903 in Oneida Co., Wisconsin
Rhinelander Daily News (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) 4 November 1953, page 2
"WILLIAM DUNN, 76, INJURED BY SAW, DIES EARLY TODAY
William A. Dunn, 76, retired custodian of the Court House who was injured last Friday afternoon while sawing wood at his home in the town of Pelican about a mile east of the city on Highway 8-47, died at 12:30 a.m. today in St. Mary's Hospital. Physicians had held scant hope for his survival because of the severe injury he suffered in the mishap.
According to Officer Merrill Hibbard of the Oneida County police, Mr. Dunn was sawing wood with a 24-inch circular saw powered by a small electric motor. Apparently a piece of log became wedged against the saw, causing the saw arbor (shaft) to pull loose from the framework. The saw flew up and struck Mr. Dunn in the middle of the forehead.
Born in Bear Creek, Wis., Oct. 13, 1877, Mr. Dunn came to Rhinelander as a boy of 13 in 1890. As a young man he worked three years in a sawmill in the Three Lakes area and then he went to work for the Soo Line railroad in 1902.
During the 27 years he was employed by the Soo Line he served for nine years as yardmaster at Ladysmith. After leaving the employment of the railroad about 1930, he operated a filling station here, then ran a resort near Three Lakes and for about three years was associated with a son-in-law, Walter Curl, in the operation of a tavern here.
RETIRED IN 1950.
He was elected custodian of the Court House in 1937 and held that post until he retired Dec. 31, 1950.
Mr. Dunn at one time was a member of the Woodmen of the World for 24 years. He also belonged to the Knights of Columbus and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Surviving are his wife, Agnes; four sons, Milton of Rhinelander, Everett of Mankato, Minn., William, Jr., of Superior, and John of California; two daughters, Mrs. Penny (Kathleen) Drivas and Mrs. Walter (Isabelle) Curl, both of Rhinelander, one sister, Mrs. Katherine Mulvihill of Minneapolis; one brother, Mike of Miami, Fla.; 22 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One son preceded him in death as a boy of four.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete today. The Hildebrand Funeral Home is in charge."
Son of William Dunn & Mary Hatcher
Married Agnes L Donahue 3 June 1903 in Oneida Co., Wisconsin
Rhinelander Daily News (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) 4 November 1953, page 2
"WILLIAM DUNN, 76, INJURED BY SAW, DIES EARLY TODAY
William A. Dunn, 76, retired custodian of the Court House who was injured last Friday afternoon while sawing wood at his home in the town of Pelican about a mile east of the city on Highway 8-47, died at 12:30 a.m. today in St. Mary's Hospital. Physicians had held scant hope for his survival because of the severe injury he suffered in the mishap.
According to Officer Merrill Hibbard of the Oneida County police, Mr. Dunn was sawing wood with a 24-inch circular saw powered by a small electric motor. Apparently a piece of log became wedged against the saw, causing the saw arbor (shaft) to pull loose from the framework. The saw flew up and struck Mr. Dunn in the middle of the forehead.
Born in Bear Creek, Wis., Oct. 13, 1877, Mr. Dunn came to Rhinelander as a boy of 13 in 1890. As a young man he worked three years in a sawmill in the Three Lakes area and then he went to work for the Soo Line railroad in 1902.
During the 27 years he was employed by the Soo Line he served for nine years as yardmaster at Ladysmith. After leaving the employment of the railroad about 1930, he operated a filling station here, then ran a resort near Three Lakes and for about three years was associated with a son-in-law, Walter Curl, in the operation of a tavern here.
RETIRED IN 1950.
He was elected custodian of the Court House in 1937 and held that post until he retired Dec. 31, 1950.
Mr. Dunn at one time was a member of the Woodmen of the World for 24 years. He also belonged to the Knights of Columbus and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Surviving are his wife, Agnes; four sons, Milton of Rhinelander, Everett of Mankato, Minn., William, Jr., of Superior, and John of California; two daughters, Mrs. Penny (Kathleen) Drivas and Mrs. Walter (Isabelle) Curl, both of Rhinelander, one sister, Mrs. Katherine Mulvihill of Minneapolis; one brother, Mike of Miami, Fla.; 22 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One son preceded him in death as a boy of four.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete today. The Hildebrand Funeral Home is in charge."
Married Agnes L Donahue 3 June 1903 in Oneida Co., Wisconsin
Rhinelander Daily News (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) 4 November 1953, page 2
"WILLIAM DUNN, 76, INJURED BY SAW, DIES EARLY TODAY
William A. Dunn, 76, retired custodian of the Court House who was injured last Friday afternoon while sawing wood at his home in the town of Pelican about a mile east of the city on Highway 8-47, died at 12:30 a.m. today in St. Mary's Hospital. Physicians had held scant hope for his survival because of the severe injury he suffered in the mishap.
According to Officer Merrill Hibbard of the Oneida County police, Mr. Dunn was sawing wood with a 24-inch circular saw powered by a small electric motor. Apparently a piece of log became wedged against the saw, causing the saw arbor (shaft) to pull loose from the framework. The saw flew up and struck Mr. Dunn in the middle of the forehead.
Born in Bear Creek, Wis., Oct. 13, 1877, Mr. Dunn came to Rhinelander as a boy of 13 in 1890. As a young man he worked three years in a sawmill in the Three Lakes area and then he went to work for the Soo Line railroad in 1902.
During the 27 years he was employed by the Soo Line he served for nine years as yardmaster at Ladysmith. After leaving the employment of the railroad about 1930, he operated a filling station here, then ran a resort near Three Lakes and for about three years was associated with a son-in-law, Walter Curl, in the operation of a tavern here.
RETIRED IN 1950.
He was elected custodian of the Court House in 1937 and held that post until he retired Dec. 31, 1950.
Mr. Dunn at one time was a member of the Woodmen of the World for 24 years. He also belonged to the Knights of Columbus and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Surviving are his wife, Agnes; four sons, Milton of Rhinelander, Everett of Mankato, Minn., William, Jr., of Superior, and John of California; two daughters, Mrs. Penny (Kathleen) Drivas and Mrs. Walter (Isabelle) Curl, both of Rhinelander, one sister, Mrs. Katherine Mulvihill of Minneapolis; one brother, Mike of Miami, Fla.; 22 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One son preceded him in death as a boy of four.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete today. The Hildebrand Funeral Home is in charge."
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