Hilda Blichmann (Mrs. Walter G.) Doran 1890-1938

DORAN, BLICHMANN, GLAB, TRILLER

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Date: 9/16/2015 at 21:07:36

Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa 1938

MRS. DORAN’S INJURIES IN CRASH FATAL
Sister’s Condition Is Still Critical in Iowa City

Mrs. Hilda Blickman (sic) Doran, 48, wife of Walter G. Doran, 922 Center Place, died in the State University Hospital at Iowa City Friday night of injuries suffered Friday morning when an automobile driven by her sister, Mrs. Ben J. Triller, 1311 Atlantic Street, turned over in a highway near North Liberty, Ia.

Mrs. Triller was reported Saturday in a critical condition at the same hospital from injuries suffered in the accident, but her physician said there had been a slight improvement in her condition.

Son Not Injured

Mrs. Doran’s son, Arthur, 10, was also a passenger in the car, but was not injured.
Mrs. Triller’s physician said Saturday afternoon that because of the many painful injuries she had received it had not been possible to make a complete X-ray examination to determine the exact extent of her injuries.

The physician said that her condition indicated the possibility that she had suffered a skull fracture, a fracture of her collarbone, and chest injuries, but that these could not be definitely determined until X-ray examinations could be made. It was reported that a preliminary X-ray examination had revealed the absence of abdominal injuries. She was said to be still suffering from shock.

Funeral Monday Afternoon

The body of Mrs. Doran was returned to Dubuque Saturday morning and taken to the Egelhof Home for Funerals, where funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Christian Science services will be conducted, and burial will be in Linwood Cemetery.

The accident occurred Friday morning while the two women and the Doran boy were en route to Iowa City to visit Mrs. Triller’s daughter, Miss Margaret Triller, a student at the university. As they were driving near North Liberty, Mrs. Triller found it necessary to suddenly swerve the car to avoid a head-on collision with a car approaching from the other direction and, according to reports from the sheriff’s office at Iowa City, she lost control of the car, which left the highway, rolled over several times, and plunged through a fence into a field. The two women and the boy were thrown out of the car as it rolled over.

Died at 10:20 O’clock

They were taken to the State University Hospital, where Mrs. Doran was found to be suffering from a skull fracture and other injuries. She died at 10:20 o’clock Friday night. The husbands of the two women, Walter Doran, traffic Manager of the Carr, Collier, and Adams Company, and Ben Triller, head of the contract department of the Farley and Loetscher Manufacturing Company, were notified shortly after the accident and left for Iowa City immediately.

Mrs. Doran, a daughter of the late John A. (Sr.) and Louise (Glab) Blickman, was born in Dubuque Oct. 15, 1890, and had lived all of her life here. She was a member of the Christian Science Church.

Surviving with her husband are her sons, Charles and Arthur, her sister, Mrs. Triller, and her brother, J. A. Blickman, (sic) Jr., all of Dubuque.

Under photo of Hilda and Arthur:
VICTIM AND SON IN AUTO CRASH

Injuries received in an automobile accident Friday morning near, North Liberty, Ia., proved fatal Friday night to Mrs. Hilda Blickman Doran, 48, (at right above), wife of Walter G. Doran, 922 Center Place. Pictured with Mrs. Doran is her 10-year old son, Arthur, who escaped injury in the same accident. Meanwhile, condition of Mrs. Ben Triller, 1311 Atlantic Street, sister of Mrs. Doran, remained critical. Injured in the same accident, she is now in the State University Hospital at Iowa City.

SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. DORAN
Accident Victim is Buried Here Monday Afternoon

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Egelhof Home for Funerals for Mrs. Walter G. Doran, 922 Center Place, fatally injured Friday morning in an automobile accident near North Liberty, Ia., in which her sister, Mrs. B.J. Triller, 1311 Atlantic Street, was also seriously injured.

The condition of Mrs. Triller was reported Tuesday afternoon to be slightly improved. It was stated, however, that she still remained in a semi-serious condition and that the attending physicians had not yet found it possible to make a complete X-ray examination to determine the extent of her injuries.

Burial in Linwood

Donald Buxton, Christian Science reader, officiated at the funeral services at the funeral home. Burial was in Linwood Cemetery where Buxton also officiated.

Lost Control of Car

Mrs. Doran, the former Hilda Blickmann (sic), and Mrs. Triller, the former Elsie Blickmann, and Mrs. Doran’s 10-year-old son, Arthur, were enroute to Iowa City to visit Mrs. Triller’s daughter, Miss Margaret, a student at the State University, when the accident occurred. Mrs. Triller lost control of the car when she found it necessary to swerve suddenly to avoid another car, and their car turned over several times and rolled through a fence into a field. All three occupants were thrown out, but the boy escaped serious injuries. The two women were taken to the State University Hospital at Iowa City, where Mrs. Doran died Friday night. Physicians said her skull had been fractured.

The extent of Mrs. Triller’s injuries cannot be determined until an X-ray examination is made. Attending physicians said that a possible skull fracture, chest injuries, and fractured collar-bone were indicated.

Many Attend Funeral

Among those from out of the city attending the funeral were W. C. Douglas, assistant general freight traffic manager of the New York Central Lines, David S. Mackie, freight manager of the New York Central Lines, Sam Tad…..

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MRS. WALTER G. DORAN
Pallbearers at the funeral Monday afternoon of Mrs. Walter G. Doran, who was fatally injured in an automobile accident Friday morning near North Liberty, Ia., were H. T. Minkler, R. D. Waller, George Goebelt, F. J. Lynch, Wolf, and Leonard Blickmann (sic).