RONALD S. HUBBARTT
Head Injuries Kill Manitowoc Cyclist
MANITOWOC….Dead are:
…Ronald S. Hubbartt, 29, of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, Hubbartt was killed instantly at
5:25 p.m. Sunday when his 1963 motorcycle went out of control as he came south
across the 21st Street bridge, failed to make the turn and struck the metal
guard rail. Coroner Dr. Theodore Teitgen said that severe head and neck injuries
caused death instantaneously as the cyclist's hurtling body went head first into
a 4 by 4 inch guard rail. The sharp top corner of the post pierced the head
between the eyes.
Second in City…
According to witnesses, Hubartt was riding with three other cyclists…., each on
separate cycles. They had come down the viaduct and headed across the bridge.
Just as Hubbart's cycle came onto the south apron of the bridge, the other riders
said they noticed the front wheel began to shimmy. The cycle failed to make the
turn and the front wheel struck the curbing at an angle, flipping the cycle into
the air and overturning it.
A rubber handlegrip was dug into the lawn and there were wheel marks along the
upper edge of the metal guard rail. The front wheel flew off and landed across
the street and the rest of the cycle spun "like a flipped coin through the air,"
according to a witness. It landed in an upright position on the railroad tracks
in front of Wisconsin Malting Co. elevators 130 feet from where the body was
found. Police measurements showed the cycle skidded an additional 62 feet before
the rider was thrown.
Killed Instantly….
Hubbart was prominent in the news in 1953 when, just after he returned from Korea,
he saved his father's life by quick thinking after his father's leg was nearly
severed when a loaded shotgun fell from a tractor and the charge struck the father
in the leg. Hubbartt quickly removed his belt and applied it as a tourniquet,
saving both his father's life, and ultimately, the leg.
Korean Veteran
Hubbartt was born Aug. 2, 1934, at Willmer, Minn., son of Ralph S. Hubbartt and
Delores Foley Peterson. He came to Manitowoc 19 years ago where Sept. 1, 1956, he
married Ruth Bellin. The past three years he had been employed by Reliance
Construction Co.
A Korean War veteran from Jan. 9, 1952, to Jan. 10, 1955, a private first class with
Co. M, 23rd Infantry, he served two years in Korea. He received the Untied Nations
Service medal, the Korean Service ribbon with two bronze stars, the Combat Infantry
badge and the National Defense Service medal.
Surviving are his wife, father of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, mother of Culver, Minn., three
brothers, Ralph R. of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, Delbert of Hill City, Minn., and William of
Papillion, Nebr.; nine step-brothers, Ralph S. of California, Raymond with U.S. Air
Force, Washington State, and Terry, Paul, twin brothers Dale and Dennis, Brian, Tod
and Brett of Rt. 4, Manitowoc; three sisters, Mrs. John Wood of Rt. 1, Manitowoc,
Mrs. Verne Glaeser of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Jack Lundgren of Omaha, Nebr.; three
step-sisters, Mrs. Gary Mahlock of California and Miss Roxanne and Miss Gloria of
Rt. 4, Manitowoc; and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hubbartt of Rt. 4, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wesley Methodist Church. The Rev.
Donald T. Stannard will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday
when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state until
time of service. Military graveside rites will be by Otto Oas Post No. 659, Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 4, 1964 P. 11
Head Injuries Kill Manitowoc Cyclist
MANITOWOC….Dead are:
…Ronald S. Hubbartt, 29, of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, Hubbartt was killed instantly at
5:25 p.m. Sunday when his 1963 motorcycle went out of control as he came south
across the 21st Street bridge, failed to make the turn and struck the metal
guard rail. Coroner Dr. Theodore Teitgen said that severe head and neck injuries
caused death instantaneously as the cyclist's hurtling body went head first into
a 4 by 4 inch guard rail. The sharp top corner of the post pierced the head
between the eyes.
Second in City…
According to witnesses, Hubartt was riding with three other cyclists…., each on
separate cycles. They had come down the viaduct and headed across the bridge.
Just as Hubbart's cycle came onto the south apron of the bridge, the other riders
said they noticed the front wheel began to shimmy. The cycle failed to make the
turn and the front wheel struck the curbing at an angle, flipping the cycle into
the air and overturning it.
A rubber handlegrip was dug into the lawn and there were wheel marks along the
upper edge of the metal guard rail. The front wheel flew off and landed across
the street and the rest of the cycle spun "like a flipped coin through the air,"
according to a witness. It landed in an upright position on the railroad tracks
in front of Wisconsin Malting Co. elevators 130 feet from where the body was
found. Police measurements showed the cycle skidded an additional 62 feet before
the rider was thrown.
Killed Instantly….
Hubbart was prominent in the news in 1953 when, just after he returned from Korea,
he saved his father's life by quick thinking after his father's leg was nearly
severed when a loaded shotgun fell from a tractor and the charge struck the father
in the leg. Hubbartt quickly removed his belt and applied it as a tourniquet,
saving both his father's life, and ultimately, the leg.
Korean Veteran
Hubbartt was born Aug. 2, 1934, at Willmer, Minn., son of Ralph S. Hubbartt and
Delores Foley Peterson. He came to Manitowoc 19 years ago where Sept. 1, 1956, he
married Ruth Bellin. The past three years he had been employed by Reliance
Construction Co.
A Korean War veteran from Jan. 9, 1952, to Jan. 10, 1955, a private first class with
Co. M, 23rd Infantry, he served two years in Korea. He received the Untied Nations
Service medal, the Korean Service ribbon with two bronze stars, the Combat Infantry
badge and the National Defense Service medal.
Surviving are his wife, father of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, mother of Culver, Minn., three
brothers, Ralph R. of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, Delbert of Hill City, Minn., and William of
Papillion, Nebr.; nine step-brothers, Ralph S. of California, Raymond with U.S. Air
Force, Washington State, and Terry, Paul, twin brothers Dale and Dennis, Brian, Tod
and Brett of Rt. 4, Manitowoc; three sisters, Mrs. John Wood of Rt. 1, Manitowoc,
Mrs. Verne Glaeser of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Jack Lundgren of Omaha, Nebr.; three
step-sisters, Mrs. Gary Mahlock of California and Miss Roxanne and Miss Gloria of
Rt. 4, Manitowoc; and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hubbartt of Rt. 4, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wesley Methodist Church. The Rev.
Donald T. Stannard will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday
when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state until
time of service. Military graveside rites will be by Otto Oas Post No. 659, Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 4, 1964 P. 11
RONALD S. HUBBARTT
Head Injuries Kill Manitowoc Cyclist
MANITOWOC….Dead are:
…Ronald S. Hubbartt, 29, of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, Hubbartt was killed instantly at
5:25 p.m. Sunday when his 1963 motorcycle went out of control as he came south
across the 21st Street bridge, failed to make the turn and struck the metal
guard rail. Coroner Dr. Theodore Teitgen said that severe head and neck injuries
caused death instantaneously as the cyclist's hurtling body went head first into
a 4 by 4 inch guard rail. The sharp top corner of the post pierced the head
between the eyes.
Second in City…
According to witnesses, Hubartt was riding with three other cyclists…., each on
separate cycles. They had come down the viaduct and headed across the bridge.
Just as Hubbart's cycle came onto the south apron of the bridge, the other riders
said they noticed the front wheel began to shimmy. The cycle failed to make the
turn and the front wheel struck the curbing at an angle, flipping the cycle into
the air and overturning it.
A rubber handlegrip was dug into the lawn and there were wheel marks along the
upper edge of the metal guard rail. The front wheel flew off and landed across
the street and the rest of the cycle spun "like a flipped coin through the air,"
according to a witness. It landed in an upright position on the railroad tracks
in front of Wisconsin Malting Co. elevators 130 feet from where the body was
found. Police measurements showed the cycle skidded an additional 62 feet before
the rider was thrown.
Killed Instantly….
Hubbart was prominent in the news in 1953 when, just after he returned from Korea,
he saved his father's life by quick thinking after his father's leg was nearly
severed when a loaded shotgun fell from a tractor and the charge struck the father
in the leg. Hubbartt quickly removed his belt and applied it as a tourniquet,
saving both his father's life, and ultimately, the leg.
Korean Veteran
Hubbartt was born Aug. 2, 1934, at Willmer, Minn., son of Ralph S. Hubbartt and
Delores Foley Peterson. He came to Manitowoc 19 years ago where Sept. 1, 1956, he
married Ruth Bellin. The past three years he had been employed by Reliance
Construction Co.
A Korean War veteran from Jan. 9, 1952, to Jan. 10, 1955, a private first class with
Co. M, 23rd Infantry, he served two years in Korea. He received the Untied Nations
Service medal, the Korean Service ribbon with two bronze stars, the Combat Infantry
badge and the National Defense Service medal.
Surviving are his wife, father of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, mother of Culver, Minn., three
brothers, Ralph R. of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, Delbert of Hill City, Minn., and William of
Papillion, Nebr.; nine step-brothers, Ralph S. of California, Raymond with U.S. Air
Force, Washington State, and Terry, Paul, twin brothers Dale and Dennis, Brian, Tod
and Brett of Rt. 4, Manitowoc; three sisters, Mrs. John Wood of Rt. 1, Manitowoc,
Mrs. Verne Glaeser of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Jack Lundgren of Omaha, Nebr.; three
step-sisters, Mrs. Gary Mahlock of California and Miss Roxanne and Miss Gloria of
Rt. 4, Manitowoc; and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hubbartt of Rt. 4, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wesley Methodist Church. The Rev.
Donald T. Stannard will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday
when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state until
time of service. Military graveside rites will be by Otto Oas Post No. 659, Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 4, 1964 P. 11
Head Injuries Kill Manitowoc Cyclist
MANITOWOC….Dead are:
…Ronald S. Hubbartt, 29, of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, Hubbartt was killed instantly at
5:25 p.m. Sunday when his 1963 motorcycle went out of control as he came south
across the 21st Street bridge, failed to make the turn and struck the metal
guard rail. Coroner Dr. Theodore Teitgen said that severe head and neck injuries
caused death instantaneously as the cyclist's hurtling body went head first into
a 4 by 4 inch guard rail. The sharp top corner of the post pierced the head
between the eyes.
Second in City…
According to witnesses, Hubartt was riding with three other cyclists…., each on
separate cycles. They had come down the viaduct and headed across the bridge.
Just as Hubbart's cycle came onto the south apron of the bridge, the other riders
said they noticed the front wheel began to shimmy. The cycle failed to make the
turn and the front wheel struck the curbing at an angle, flipping the cycle into
the air and overturning it.
A rubber handlegrip was dug into the lawn and there were wheel marks along the
upper edge of the metal guard rail. The front wheel flew off and landed across
the street and the rest of the cycle spun "like a flipped coin through the air,"
according to a witness. It landed in an upright position on the railroad tracks
in front of Wisconsin Malting Co. elevators 130 feet from where the body was
found. Police measurements showed the cycle skidded an additional 62 feet before
the rider was thrown.
Killed Instantly….
Hubbart was prominent in the news in 1953 when, just after he returned from Korea,
he saved his father's life by quick thinking after his father's leg was nearly
severed when a loaded shotgun fell from a tractor and the charge struck the father
in the leg. Hubbartt quickly removed his belt and applied it as a tourniquet,
saving both his father's life, and ultimately, the leg.
Korean Veteran
Hubbartt was born Aug. 2, 1934, at Willmer, Minn., son of Ralph S. Hubbartt and
Delores Foley Peterson. He came to Manitowoc 19 years ago where Sept. 1, 1956, he
married Ruth Bellin. The past three years he had been employed by Reliance
Construction Co.
A Korean War veteran from Jan. 9, 1952, to Jan. 10, 1955, a private first class with
Co. M, 23rd Infantry, he served two years in Korea. He received the Untied Nations
Service medal, the Korean Service ribbon with two bronze stars, the Combat Infantry
badge and the National Defense Service medal.
Surviving are his wife, father of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, mother of Culver, Minn., three
brothers, Ralph R. of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, Delbert of Hill City, Minn., and William of
Papillion, Nebr.; nine step-brothers, Ralph S. of California, Raymond with U.S. Air
Force, Washington State, and Terry, Paul, twin brothers Dale and Dennis, Brian, Tod
and Brett of Rt. 4, Manitowoc; three sisters, Mrs. John Wood of Rt. 1, Manitowoc,
Mrs. Verne Glaeser of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Jack Lundgren of Omaha, Nebr.; three
step-sisters, Mrs. Gary Mahlock of California and Miss Roxanne and Miss Gloria of
Rt. 4, Manitowoc; and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hubbartt of Rt. 4, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wesley Methodist Church. The Rev.
Donald T. Stannard will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday
when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state until
time of service. Military graveside rites will be by Otto Oas Post No. 659, Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 4, 1964 P. 11
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