Troester, DaWayne died 1967

TROESTER, WELSH, WELCH, HERMAN

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 9/24/2014 at 00:49:54

Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sun., 5 Mar. 1967.

The funeral mass for DaWayne Troester, 21, of Guttenberg, who was killed Friday afternoon in a one-car crash near Garnavillo, will be Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Guttenberg. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Services for a companion, Jerry A. Welsh, 27, also killed in the crash, will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the Tuecke Funeral Home in Guttenberg. Friends of both may call at the Tuecke Funeral Home after 9 a.m. Sunday.

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Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sat., 4 Mar. 1967.

Guttenberg- Two young men from Guttenberg were killed and another injured late Friday afternoon in a one-car crash at the edge of the city limits of Garnavillo.

Killed outright were Jerry Welch, 27, and Dwane Troester, 21.

Hospitalized here in satisfactory condition is Elmer Joseph Herman, 24, also of Guttenberg.

Clayton County Sheriff Milton Klink said the accident occurred when Herman, the driver of the car, lost control of the vehicle and struck a telephone pole, breaking it off, and then slid sideways into a big tree.

Troester was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Troester. Welch is survived by his wife.

The bodies of Troester and Welch are at Tuecke Funeral Home here.

Other officers investigating the accident in addition to the sheriff were Deputy Sheriff Earl Sterling and Highway Patrolman Howard Bell.

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NOTE: A photo of the gravestone of DaWayne Troester can be seen on the IGPP. Submitter is unsure of the proper surname for Jerry Welch/Welsh.

Submitter is not related to any of those mentioned.

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