Walter Englehorn 1907-1937

ENGLEHORN

Posted By: Janet Koozer (email)
Date: 11/15/2008 at 16:52:21

Walter Englehorn, of Church Killed at Rochester, Minn.

Relatives and friends in this locality were grieviously shocked Monday evening on receipt of news that Walter Englehorn, prominent young Churchtown farmer, had been instantly killed by a Northwestern Ry train at Rochester, Minn. Deceased had gone there last Friday to consult the Mayo clinic regarding his health. He had spent a day or so at the Colonial and St. Mary's hospitals, checking out of the latter Monday and saying he thought he would go home. Later in the day, while crossing the Northwestern tracks he met with the unfortunate accident which took his life. No inquest was held and Undertaker Wm. F. Saam drove up and brought back his remains, which were so badly mangled that relatives could not see them.

Walter J. Englehorn was born in Churchtown vicinity May 27, 1907, being 29 years, 7 months and 28 days old at the time of his death. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Frances Englehorn., and one brother Oscar, besides ahost of other relatives and friends, all of whom regret his untimely passing and sincerely sympathize with the family in their great bereavement. He was a fine young man, in the prime of life, a good neighbor, friend and citizen, and his untimely taking off is a great loss to his local community.

His father, the late Henry Englehorn, was found drowned in the creek below Lansing near Horseshoe Bend on Jan. 19, 1934, so Walter's makes the second tragic death in the family in three years time.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Churchtown Congregational church, Rev. C. H. Hoffman officiating, and interment was made in the family lot in Lansing Ridge cemetery. The large attendance at the services testified more eloquently than words to the esteem in which both the deceased and his family are held.

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