Lestina, Edward J. & Elizabeth (Holly) died 1936

LESTINA, HOLLY, KLIMA, BLIETZ, MAROVETS, PAPACEK, MONTGOMERY, SCHROEDER, JOHNSON, FIBIKER

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 4/30/2023 at 01:34:39

Clayton County Register, 29 July 1936.

A double tragedy at 7:15 a.m., Sunday, took the life of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Lestina in a train-auto crash about a mile north of primary No. 18 and east of Monona.

Mr. and Mrs. Lestina were on their way to attend early mass at St. Patrick's Catholic church in Monona. As they were on the track, a special freight train from the west crashed into their car, instantly killing Mrs. Lestina and fracturing Mr. Lestina's neck. He died enroute to Monona in an ambulance.

W. Jewell was engineer of the train, and W. P. Cross was conductor. The train was stopped immediately after the accident and a call sent to Monona for the ambulance.

The Lestina car was badly crushed on the right side and carried a distance of about 120 feet, where it stopped against a fence. The car was pointed north after the accident and the bodies of both victims were on the ground when found.

Surviving Mr. Lestina are his aged mother, Mrs. Kathryn Lestina; one brother, Benjamin F. Lestina, and five sisters, Mrs. Frank Klima and Mrs. Mary Blietz, of Monona; Mrs. Ben Klima of Milwaukee, Mrs. John Marovets of Ionia, and Mrs. Frances Papacek of Norwich, S.D.

Mrs. Lestina, nee Elizabeth Holly, was the daughter of Mrs. Mary Holly and the late John Holly of near Monona. Besides her aged mother, five sisters, and eight brothers survive, (several words blurred) George Montgomery, J. Schroeder and Mrs. Benjamin F. Lestina, of Monona, and Mrs. John Johnson of Marquette, Mrs. Mary Fibiker of Boone; Frank Holly, John G. Holly, Albert Holly, Vencilof Holly and Elmer Holly, all of near Monona; Jacob Holly and Joseph Holly of Farmersburg, and George E. Holly of Sumner.

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from St. Patrick's Catholic church. The pastor, Rev. Father Luke Donlon, sang the mass of requiem and said the prayers at the grave.

Mr. and Mrs. Lestina were faithful members of St. Patrick's Catholic church, and their sudden demise was a big shock to the parishioners as well as to members of the families. They were always present at mass together. They lived for one another and were especially good to their mothers. The Register sympathizes with their mothers, sister and brothers in their sad bereavement.