STERLING KUNZ

STERLING KUNZ SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES IN ACCIDENT
Young Business Man of City Never Regained Consciousness after the
Shoto Road Accident
Without having regained consciousness, Sterling Kunz, victim of the
collision on the Shoto road Sunday evening when his motorsycle and
an automobile struck, died at the hospital at 9 o'clock last evening.
Mr. Kunz had sustained a fracture at the base of the skull and his
spine was broken, causing paralysis. Physicians held out no hope of
recovery.
The death of Mr. Kunz is the first resulting from an accident of the
kind in months here and causes wide spread sorrow in the city and the
sympathy of the community will go out to the bereaved family. Mr. Kunz
was engaged in the motorcycle business, conducted an agency and shop
on Buffalo street and was achieving a marked degree of success in his
business when the fatal mishap claimed his life, cutting him off in
the prime of young manhood when Life was all before him.
Mr. Kunz, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kunz, North Sixth street, was
born in this city and was 22 years of age February 27. He attended the
local schools and was later employed with the M.G. Madson Seed Co. In
1917 Mr. Kunz purchased the motorcycle business of the late Joseph
Peterik and conducted it until he enlisted in the service in June 1918.
He was attached to the motorcycle convoy, with headquarters in Paris,
having been sent overseas soon after his enlistment and remained there
until June of this year, returning here about June 20, when he re-
engaged in his business and reopened the shop on Buffalo street.
Mr. Kunz was an enthusiastic motorcyclist and enjoyed nothing more than
driving his car and availed himself of every opportunity to be out. He
was taking a drive into the country with a friend at the time of the
tragedy and had reached the Muth Hill on the Shoto road when the accident
occurred. Details of this accident have already been published.
Besides his parents Mr. Kunz is survived by three brothers, Lester Kunz,
who is a salesman for the Madson Seed Co., and who is at present in
Minnesota, Franklin and Paul at home. Efforts are being made to get into
touch with Lester Kunz to advise him of his brother's death and the
funeral arrangements will be deferred until he is heard from.
Mr. Kunz was a young man of brilliant future, possessing the qualifi-
cations of the successful business man and character and industry to
succeed. His untimely death is deeply developed and has cast a pall over
the city and brings keen sorrow to a host of friends. The unfortunate
circumstances surrounding the accident, the snuffing out of life of a
young man a few seconds before in robust health, accentuate the tragedy.
Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, October 14, 1919 P.1
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There are two more articles about this accident on the same page, i.e.
"BRADY HAS ORDERED AN INQUEST HELD"; and "POOR LIGHTS ON KUNZ MOTORCYCLE
MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSE OF ACCIDENT BELIEF IF SPEVACEK"/Spevacek was driving
the car that collided with the motorcycle.
Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, October 14, 1919 P.1
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HOME FROM OVERSEAS, TAKES UP BUSINESS HERE
Sterling Kunz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kunz, North Sixth street,
who has been serving with an ambulance corps unit overseas for the past
eleven months has returned to the city with his honorable discharge and
has resumed charge of his motorcycle business on Buffalo street. The
business during Mr. Kunz’s absence was cared for by his brother Franklin.
While serving overseas Mr. Kunz was with the mechanical department of
the ambulance service and received a number of promotions. His brother,
Capt. Lester Kunz, and is still in service and is a transport officer on
board of the steamer Leviathan.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, June 19, 1919 Page 5
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[Sterling Gerald/bur. 10-16-1919/cause: fracture of skull/
bur. on Charles Kunz lot]