Alvin Schuberts Die as Car is Tossed by Train (Thursday, March 8, 1923)
A Big Four passenger train this morning crushed out the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Schubert, who lived 6 miles southwest of the city on the New Riegel road. The tragedy occurred a few minutes after 9 as the train sped away from the city. The auto in which the Schuberts were riding is a mass of splintered wood and twisted metal. Mr. and Mrs. Shubert were both age 53, their bodies were found by the train crew at the trackside where they had been hurled from the crossing. Their skulls were fractured and they were terribly torn and bruised. Both deaths are believed to have been instantaneous. The bodies were found 100 feet up the track from where the collision first occurred. They were 15 feet apart. There were no eyewitnesses. The last one to see Mr. and Mrs. Schubert alive and the first one to discover the bodies besides the railroad crew was Ralph Steinmetz who was bringing a load of hay to the city. "They waved to me as they passed," says Steinmetz. The cause of the accident was never known, it is believed. There is a good view, at both sides of the track near the crossing. It is thought that Mr. Schubert is intent on watching the road ahead and did not hear the train coming. From the appearance of the bodies, they were evidently tossed in front of the train after they were thrown from the sedan. The car was found 50 feet up the tracks against a fence at the roadside. The bodies were bought to this city in the Pahl ambulance and taken to the Keller undertaking establishment to be prepared for burial. The death of Mr. Shubert will be a loss to the Farmers of Seneca County. For years, Mr. Schubert had been active in farm association work. He was on his way to this city in the interest of the Seneca County Farmers Mutual Insurance company, of which he was the director, when he met his death. Mrs. Shubert was planning to spend the day with her stepdaughter Mrs. Henry Kiesel, who lived south of the city on the plank road. Mr. Shubert was president of the Seneca County Mutual Protective association company, chairman of the Seneca Township farm bureau; director and member of the executive committee of the Seneca county cooperative livestock shippers association, director of the Seneca county agricultural association. Mr. Schubert was born on a farm south of the city, on March 19, 1870, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schubert of Noble Street. He had spent his whole life in Seneca County. Mrs. Schubert was born north of the city on Feb. 7, 1870. She was the daughter of Mathias and Anna Weott. She likewise had resided in Seneca County her entire life. Mr. Schubert was married in 1893 to Miss Sophia Bauer. She died in 1895. His marriage to Miss Weott was in 1897. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Henry Kiesel by the first marriage and Raymond and Paul by the second marriage. Mr. Schubert leaves a father and the following brothers and sisters, Henry Schubert, Akron, Mrs. Frank Dietzel, Green Springs, and Mrs. William Koch of this city. He leaves two grandchildren Herman and Laverne Kiesel. Three brothers and two sisters survive Mrs. Schubert, George Weot, Mt. ____, Ohio, Frank and Charles Weot and Mr. Walter McClure all of this city (Tiffin), and Mrs. Charles Ziegenheler, Piqua, Ohio. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schubert were members of the Ebenezer Evangelical church of this city. Mr. Schubert was a Trustee of the church and was a teacher of a class of men and women in the Sunday school. The bodies will be taken to the Henry Kiesel House Friday Morning. A double funeral will be held in the Ebenezer Evangelical church Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock conducted by the Rev. Ralph Dallas. Short services will be held in the Kiesel home at 1 o'clock. Burial will be in the family lot in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Funeral Announcement - "HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE TO ALVIN SHUBERTS"
"Church Is Filled At Double Funeral"
A Single grave today marks the last resting place of Alvin Schubert, farm bureau leader, and his wife Catherine, victims of the New Riegel road crossing accident last week. They were buried Saturday afternoon in Greenlawn cemetery. Hundreds followed the cortege to the cemetery from the Ebenezer Evangelical Church where the funeral rites were held. The bodies were placed in the basement of the church before the hour of the services and lines of friends filed by the two caskets around which were banked scores of floral offerings. The church was filled to capacity when the services began. The Rev. J. Raphael Dallas The pastor, paid high tribute to their memory. Associates of Mr. Schubert in farm bureau work were here from all parts of the county for the funeral. Relatives from a distance present were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schubert and Miss Estella Schubert of Akron, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dietzel and family of Greensprings; Miss Ruth Dietzel of Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Myers, Greensprings; Mrs. Charles McGormley, Fremont; Louis Schubert and family, Mansfield; Mrs. Annie Ziegenfielder, Piqua and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Weot of near Toledo. Pallbearers for Mrs. Schubert were Phillip Zeis, John Peterson, C.A. Norris, B. C. McClure, Frank Kiesel and R. D. Zimmerman.
A Big Four passenger train this morning crushed out the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Schubert, who lived 6 miles southwest of the city on the New Riegel road. The tragedy occurred a few minutes after 9 as the train sped away from the city. The auto in which the Schuberts were riding is a mass of splintered wood and twisted metal. Mr. and Mrs. Shubert were both age 53, their bodies were found by the train crew at the trackside where they had been hurled from the crossing. Their skulls were fractured and they were terribly torn and bruised. Both deaths are believed to have been instantaneous. The bodies were found 100 feet up the track from where the collision first occurred. They were 15 feet apart. There were no eyewitnesses. The last one to see Mr. and Mrs. Schubert alive and the first one to discover the bodies besides the railroad crew was Ralph Steinmetz who was bringing a load of hay to the city. "They waved to me as they passed," says Steinmetz. The cause of the accident was never known, it is believed. There is a good view, at both sides of the track near the crossing. It is thought that Mr. Schubert is intent on watching the road ahead and did not hear the train coming. From the appearance of the bodies, they were evidently tossed in front of the train after they were thrown from the sedan. The car was found 50 feet up the tracks against a fence at the roadside. The bodies were bought to this city in the Pahl ambulance and taken to the Keller undertaking establishment to be prepared for burial. The death of Mr. Shubert will be a loss to the Farmers of Seneca County. For years, Mr. Schubert had been active in farm association work. He was on his way to this city in the interest of the Seneca County Farmers Mutual Insurance company, of which he was the director, when he met his death. Mrs. Shubert was planning to spend the day with her stepdaughter Mrs. Henry Kiesel, who lived south of the city on the plank road. Mr. Shubert was president of the Seneca County Mutual Protective association company, chairman of the Seneca Township farm bureau; director and member of the executive committee of the Seneca county cooperative livestock shippers association, director of the Seneca county agricultural association. Mr. Schubert was born on a farm south of the city, on March 19, 1870, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schubert of Noble Street. He had spent his whole life in Seneca County. Mrs. Schubert was born north of the city on Feb. 7, 1870. She was the daughter of Mathias and Anna Weott. She likewise had resided in Seneca County her entire life. Mr. Schubert was married in 1893 to Miss Sophia Bauer. She died in 1895. His marriage to Miss Weott was in 1897. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Henry Kiesel by the first marriage and Raymond and Paul by the second marriage. Mr. Schubert leaves a father and the following brothers and sisters, Henry Schubert, Akron, Mrs. Frank Dietzel, Green Springs, and Mrs. William Koch of this city. He leaves two grandchildren Herman and Laverne Kiesel. Three brothers and two sisters survive Mrs. Schubert, George Weot, Mt. ____, Ohio, Frank and Charles Weot and Mr. Walter McClure all of this city (Tiffin), and Mrs. Charles Ziegenheler, Piqua, Ohio. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schubert were members of the Ebenezer Evangelical church of this city. Mr. Schubert was a Trustee of the church and was a teacher of a class of men and women in the Sunday school. The bodies will be taken to the Henry Kiesel House Friday Morning. A double funeral will be held in the Ebenezer Evangelical church Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock conducted by the Rev. Ralph Dallas. Short services will be held in the Kiesel home at 1 o'clock. Burial will be in the family lot in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Funeral Announcement - "HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE TO ALVIN SHUBERTS"
"Church Is Filled At Double Funeral"
A Single grave today marks the last resting place of Alvin Schubert, farm bureau leader, and his wife Catherine, victims of the New Riegel road crossing accident last week. They were buried Saturday afternoon in Greenlawn cemetery. Hundreds followed the cortege to the cemetery from the Ebenezer Evangelical Church where the funeral rites were held. The bodies were placed in the basement of the church before the hour of the services and lines of friends filed by the two caskets around which were banked scores of floral offerings. The church was filled to capacity when the services began. The Rev. J. Raphael Dallas The pastor, paid high tribute to their memory. Associates of Mr. Schubert in farm bureau work were here from all parts of the county for the funeral. Relatives from a distance present were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schubert and Miss Estella Schubert of Akron, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dietzel and family of Greensprings; Miss Ruth Dietzel of Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Myers, Greensprings; Mrs. Charles McGormley, Fremont; Louis Schubert and family, Mansfield; Mrs. Annie Ziegenfielder, Piqua and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Weot of near Toledo. Pallbearers for Mrs. Schubert were Phillip Zeis, John Peterson, C.A. Norris, B. C. McClure, Frank Kiesel and R. D. Zimmerman.
Alvin Schuberts Die as Car is Tossed by Train (Thursday, March 8, 1923)
A Big Four passenger train this morning crushed out the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Schubert, who lived 6 miles southwest of the city on the New Riegel road. The tragedy occurred a few minutes after 9 as the train sped away from the city. The auto in which the Schuberts were riding is a mass of splintered wood and twisted metal. Mr. and Mrs. Shubert were both age 53, their bodies were found by the train crew at the trackside where they had been hurled from the crossing. Their skulls were fractured and they were terribly torn and bruised. Both deaths are believed to have been instantaneous. The bodies were found 100 feet up the track from where the collision first occurred. They were 15 feet apart. There were no eyewitnesses. The last one to see Mr. and Mrs. Schubert alive and the first one to discover the bodies besides the railroad crew was Ralph Steinmetz who was bringing a load of hay to the city. "They waved to me as they passed," says Steinmetz. The cause of the accident was never known, it is believed. There is a good view, at both sides of the track near the crossing. It is thought that Mr. Schubert is intent on watching the road ahead and did not hear the train coming. From the appearance of the bodies, they were evidently tossed in front of the train after they were thrown from the sedan. The car was found 50 feet up the tracks against a fence at the roadside. The bodies were bought to this city in the Pahl ambulance and taken to the Keller undertaking establishment to be prepared for burial. The death of Mr. Shubert will be a loss to the Farmers of Seneca County. For years, Mr. Schubert had been active in farm association work. He was on his way to this city in the interest of the Seneca County Farmers Mutual Insurance company, of which he was the director, when he met his death. Mrs. Shubert was planning to spend the day with her stepdaughter Mrs. Henry Kiesel, who lived south of the city on the plank road. Mr. Shubert was president of the Seneca County Mutual Protective association company, chairman of the Seneca Township farm bureau; director and member of the executive committee of the Seneca county cooperative livestock shippers association, director of the Seneca county agricultural association. Mr. Schubert was born on a farm south of the city, on March 19, 1870, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schubert of Noble Street. He had spent his whole life in Seneca County. Mrs. Schubert was born north of the city on Feb. 7, 1870. She was the daughter of Mathias and Anna Weott. She likewise had resided in Seneca County her entire life. Mr. Schubert was married in 1893 to Miss Sophia Bauer. She died in 1895. His marriage to Miss Weott was in 1897. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Henry Kiesel by the first marriage and Raymond and Paul by the second marriage. Mr. Schubert leaves a father and the following brothers and sisters, Henry Schubert, Akron, Mrs. Frank Dietzel, Green Springs, and Mrs. William Koch of this city. He leaves two grandchildren Herman and Laverne Kiesel. Three brothers and two sisters survive Mrs. Schubert, George Weot, Mt. ____, Ohio, Frank and Charles Weot and Mr. Walter McClure all of this city (Tiffin), and Mrs. Charles Ziegenheler, Piqua, Ohio. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schubert were members of the Ebenezer Evangelical church of this city. Mr. Schubert was a Trustee of the church and was a teacher of a class of men and women in the Sunday school. The bodies will be taken to the Henry Kiesel House Friday Morning. A double funeral will be held in the Ebenezer Evangelical church Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock conducted by the Rev. Ralph Dallas. Short services will be held in the Kiesel home at 1 o'clock. Burial will be in the family lot in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Funeral Announcement - "HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE TO ALVIN SHUBERTS"
"Church Is Filled At Double Funeral"
A Single grave today marks the last resting place of Alvin Schubert, farm bureau leader, and his wife Catherine, victims of the New Riegel road crossing accident last week. They were buried Saturday afternoon in Greenlawn cemetery. Hundreds followed the cortege to the cemetery from the Ebenezer Evangelical Church where the funeral rites were held. The bodies were placed in the basement of the church before the hour of the services and lines of friends filed by the two caskets around which were banked scores of floral offerings. The church was filled to capacity when the services began. The Rev. J. Raphael Dallas The pastor, paid high tribute to their memory. Associates of Mr. Schubert in farm bureau work were here from all parts of the county for the funeral. Relatives from a distance present were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schubert and Miss Estella Schubert of Akron, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dietzel and family of Greensprings; Miss Ruth Dietzel of Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Myers, Greensprings; Mrs. Charles McGormley, Fremont; Louis Schubert and family, Mansfield; Mrs. Annie Ziegenfielder, Piqua and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Weot of near Toledo. Pallbearers for Mrs. Schubert were Phillip Zeis, John Peterson, C.A. Norris, B. C. McClure, Frank Kiesel and R. D. Zimmerman.
A Big Four passenger train this morning crushed out the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Schubert, who lived 6 miles southwest of the city on the New Riegel road. The tragedy occurred a few minutes after 9 as the train sped away from the city. The auto in which the Schuberts were riding is a mass of splintered wood and twisted metal. Mr. and Mrs. Shubert were both age 53, their bodies were found by the train crew at the trackside where they had been hurled from the crossing. Their skulls were fractured and they were terribly torn and bruised. Both deaths are believed to have been instantaneous. The bodies were found 100 feet up the track from where the collision first occurred. They were 15 feet apart. There were no eyewitnesses. The last one to see Mr. and Mrs. Schubert alive and the first one to discover the bodies besides the railroad crew was Ralph Steinmetz who was bringing a load of hay to the city. "They waved to me as they passed," says Steinmetz. The cause of the accident was never known, it is believed. There is a good view, at both sides of the track near the crossing. It is thought that Mr. Schubert is intent on watching the road ahead and did not hear the train coming. From the appearance of the bodies, they were evidently tossed in front of the train after they were thrown from the sedan. The car was found 50 feet up the tracks against a fence at the roadside. The bodies were bought to this city in the Pahl ambulance and taken to the Keller undertaking establishment to be prepared for burial. The death of Mr. Shubert will be a loss to the Farmers of Seneca County. For years, Mr. Schubert had been active in farm association work. He was on his way to this city in the interest of the Seneca County Farmers Mutual Insurance company, of which he was the director, when he met his death. Mrs. Shubert was planning to spend the day with her stepdaughter Mrs. Henry Kiesel, who lived south of the city on the plank road. Mr. Shubert was president of the Seneca County Mutual Protective association company, chairman of the Seneca Township farm bureau; director and member of the executive committee of the Seneca county cooperative livestock shippers association, director of the Seneca county agricultural association. Mr. Schubert was born on a farm south of the city, on March 19, 1870, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schubert of Noble Street. He had spent his whole life in Seneca County. Mrs. Schubert was born north of the city on Feb. 7, 1870. She was the daughter of Mathias and Anna Weott. She likewise had resided in Seneca County her entire life. Mr. Schubert was married in 1893 to Miss Sophia Bauer. She died in 1895. His marriage to Miss Weott was in 1897. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Henry Kiesel by the first marriage and Raymond and Paul by the second marriage. Mr. Schubert leaves a father and the following brothers and sisters, Henry Schubert, Akron, Mrs. Frank Dietzel, Green Springs, and Mrs. William Koch of this city. He leaves two grandchildren Herman and Laverne Kiesel. Three brothers and two sisters survive Mrs. Schubert, George Weot, Mt. ____, Ohio, Frank and Charles Weot and Mr. Walter McClure all of this city (Tiffin), and Mrs. Charles Ziegenheler, Piqua, Ohio. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schubert were members of the Ebenezer Evangelical church of this city. Mr. Schubert was a Trustee of the church and was a teacher of a class of men and women in the Sunday school. The bodies will be taken to the Henry Kiesel House Friday Morning. A double funeral will be held in the Ebenezer Evangelical church Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock conducted by the Rev. Ralph Dallas. Short services will be held in the Kiesel home at 1 o'clock. Burial will be in the family lot in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Funeral Announcement - "HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE TO ALVIN SHUBERTS"
"Church Is Filled At Double Funeral"
A Single grave today marks the last resting place of Alvin Schubert, farm bureau leader, and his wife Catherine, victims of the New Riegel road crossing accident last week. They were buried Saturday afternoon in Greenlawn cemetery. Hundreds followed the cortege to the cemetery from the Ebenezer Evangelical Church where the funeral rites were held. The bodies were placed in the basement of the church before the hour of the services and lines of friends filed by the two caskets around which were banked scores of floral offerings. The church was filled to capacity when the services began. The Rev. J. Raphael Dallas The pastor, paid high tribute to their memory. Associates of Mr. Schubert in farm bureau work were here from all parts of the county for the funeral. Relatives from a distance present were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schubert and Miss Estella Schubert of Akron, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dietzel and family of Greensprings; Miss Ruth Dietzel of Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Myers, Greensprings; Mrs. Charles McGormley, Fremont; Louis Schubert and family, Mansfield; Mrs. Annie Ziegenfielder, Piqua and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Weot of near Toledo. Pallbearers for Mrs. Schubert were Phillip Zeis, John Peterson, C.A. Norris, B. C. McClure, Frank Kiesel and R. D. Zimmerman.
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