HUTZELL, Donna K. (nee Luther) 1943-1962

LUTHER, HUTZELL

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/21/2010 at 22:46:13

ITEM #1:

Donna K. (Luther) Hutzell

Birth: May 10, 1943, Northwood, Worth County, Iowa

Death: Dec. 2, 1962, near St. Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa

Father: Earl Jesse Luther
Mother: Evelyn Luther

Services At:
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Osage, Iowa
December 4, 1962

Clergyman:
Rev. Obert Hoven

Interment:
Osage Cemetery, Osage

Bearers:
Albert Heimer Jr., Richard Duncomb, Derald Cowell, Larry Boerjan, Wm. F. Slaichert, Jerry Boerjan

Funeral arrangements: Schroeder and Houg

SOURCE: Barbara Hutzell Fisher and Lois Schwartz

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#2:

CAR ACCIDENT NEWS STORY

ST. ANSGAR, IOWA - The funeral for a young couple killed early Sunday morning in a one car accident one -- half mile west of here -- was set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Osage.

The pair, Russell Hutzell, 22, and his wife Donna Kay, 19, of Osage, were traveling east toward home on state Highway 105 at 12:15 a. m. when the small foreign car Hutzell was driving apparently went out of control.

It was raining at the time, and a St. Ansgar doctor called to the scene said the straight stretch of blacktop highway was slippery.

The vehicle went into the deep ditch on the opposite Heft) side of the road, hit an embankment, and rolled over once, ending on its wheels, Iowa highway patrolman Leland Sellers of Osage reported.

Both occupants (there were no others in the car) were thrown out, probably through the door as the vehicle flipped, the doctor told The Herald this morning.

Mrs. Hutzell, the mother of two children, 5 and 2½, was killed almost instantly, apparently of a broken neck, he said. Her husband died at 2:03 a. m. at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital, Osage, from multiple head injuries and a crushed chest.

The only known witness to the accident was an unidentified driver who was driving ahead of the Hutzells, and noticed the headlights on their vehicle suddenly go off the road and into the ditch.

He turned around and drove to the scene, then notifying the doctor.

Mitchell County Sheriff Merval (Duke) Angell told the Herald this morning there had not been any car accidents at that particulat spot in the six years he had been sheriff. The St. Ansgar doctor said the same for his 16 years there.

Survivors, besides their two children, Steven (5) and Russell Jr. (2½), include Mrs. Hutzell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Luther, St. Ansgar; her four brothers and two sisters, Larry, Dennis, Roger, Gary, Shirley and Betty Lou Luther, all at home, and her grandparents.

Hutzell, employed at Oliver City, also is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hutzell, St. Ansgar; three sisters, Mrs. Dean Gunsallus, Riceville, Mrs. Shirley Beyer, osage, and Barbara at home; five brothers, Donald Jr. and Curtis H. both of Mason City, and Richard, Ronald, and James at home; and his grandparents.

[Austin Daily Herald - Monday, December 3, 1962]

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ITEM #3:

A Young Osage
Couple Killed

A young Osage couple was killed early Sunday when their car went out of control on Highway 105 and crashed one mile west of St. Ansgar.

Killed were Russell Dean Hutzell, 22, who was driving, and his wife, Donna Kay, 19. Mrs. Hutzell died at the scene of the accident and he died shortly afterward in the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital of chest and head injuries.

According to highway patrolman Leland Sellers, the Hutzells were traveling east on a straight stretch of road. The car went into the ditch on the opposite side of the road, hit an embankment and rolled over. The Hutzells were thrown out and the foreign compact car completely demolished.

Surviving are two sons, Steven and Russell Jr.

Mrs. Hutzell is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Luther, St. Ansgar; four brothers, Larry, Dennis, Roger and Gary and two sisters, Shirley and Betty Lou all at home.

Russell's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hutzell, St. Ansgar; three sisters, Mrs. Dean Gunsallus, Riceville Mrs. Shirley Beyer, Osage; Barbara, at home; five brothers, Donald Jr. and Curtis, Mason City; Richard, Ronald and James, all at home.

Funeral services for the couple will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Osage. The Reverend Obert Hoven will officiate, assisted by Pastor R. M. Christiansen, Osage. Burial will be in Osage Cemetery with Schroeder & Houg Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, in charge.

[Mason City Globe-Gazette, Monday, December 3, 1962]

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