Stanley and Margaret Hendrickson

HENDRICKSON, FLEMING

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 7/6/2020 at 09:22:04

25 January 1962 - The Anamosa Eureka

WYOMING--Stanley Hendrickson, 23, and his wife, Margaret, 26, were killed Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 23, following a collision with a pick-up truck 4 1/2 miles east of Coggon.

Driver of the three-quarter ton pickup was Lawrence Kopecky, 26, Monticello. He was treated for severe shock and bruises by a Coggon doctor and released.

Highway Patrolman George Griffin said Hendrickson apparently went through a stop sign at the intersection and into the path of Kopecky's truck. The road is known as the Monticello road.

The Hendricksons had lived on the Dr. C. R. Smith farm, 2 miles north of Wyoming, for about a year. They were believed to have been out looking for another farm to rent at the time of the crash. Their children had been left with her parents at Olin.

The Hendricksons previously farmed east of Marion for 2 years.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m., at the Murdock Funeral home, Marion. Burial will be in Marion.

Couple made their home on the Smith farm, 3 miles north of Wyoming. Mrs. Hendrickson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Fleming, Olin.

Survivors include four children, Steven, 5; Linda Jean, 4; Ronnie Dale, 2; and Ricky Lee, 4 months.