Bernard J. DORR

DORR

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/31/2008 at 14:32:27

Benedict Boy Dies at Austin After Mishap

Bernard J. Dorr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dorr of St. Benedict, died Monday [June 8, 1936] in an Austin, Minn. Hospital following an auto accident near there Sunday. Bernard who had been employed near LeRoy, Minn., for the past few years was on his way to visit his parents when the driver of the car in which he was riding fell asleep. Bernard who jumped from the car suffered a crushed skull when the car pinned him against a fence but retained consciousness until his parents arrived there. T. A. McMahon who was in charge of the funeral went after the body Monday. Funeral services were held at St. Benedict Wednesday morning at eight o'clock. Burial was made at Belmond. Six cousins of Belmond were pallbearers.

He was born at St. Benedict, April 4, 1913, and at the time of his death was the oldest of six boys and one girl. An older brother was fatally injured in an accident a few years ago.

Kossuth County News, Iowa
ca. June 1936