Luie was killed in an accident while repairing a break in the electrical lines between Holton and Havensville.

Luie Ellsworth Nuzman was born on the farm west of Soldier, Aug. 11, 1878 and departed this life Jan. 8, 1917, age 36 years, 4 months and 27 days. He was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nuzman. With the exception of the seven years he spent on his farm at Lookeba,Okla., and two years at Simia Colo. he has spent all his life in Soldier. Luie was converted and united with full membership with the Methodist church, of Soldier, when but a small boy …. He leaves a father, mother, six brothers Ed. of Soldier, Frank of Lawton, Okla., Thomas, of Lookeba, Okla.; Fred, Earl and Warren of Soldier, and four sisters, Mrs. Nina Hayes, of Manhattan, Kans.; Mrs. Elma Worrel, of Simia, Colorado, Mrs. Leona Siple, of Soldier, Kans. and Miss Nell, who is at present at Manhattan …. The body was placed to rest in the Soldier cemetery …. The Pall Bearers were his cousins Fred R. Nuzman, J. E. Biggert, J. H. Johnson, Fred Waters, Clint Nuzman, and Arthur Nuzman.

The Soldier Clipper, January 17, 1917

The Family Circle Broken. The tragic death of Luie E. marks the first death in Mr. and Mrs. John Nuzman’s splendid family.

The Soldier Clipper, January 10, 1917

The tremendous voltage of the Havensville-Soldier-Circleville transmission line passed through the
body of Luie Nuzman of Soldier when he picked up a live wire near Soldier Monday night. Death resulted instantaneously. Mr. Nuzman was 37 years old and a son of John Nuzman …. It was discovered that the line had been wired around the switch at Circleville. This was likely done last spring when the line was being constructed and when Soldier was using lights before Circleville was
ready. No one seems to have remembered to have the wiring disconnected.
The Holton Recorder, January 11, 1917

Harry Sutter, attended the funeral of his cousin, Luie Nuzman, of Soldier …. Mr. Nuzman, with his brother, were felling trees on the Johnson place north of Soldier, one of them falling on the electric transmission lines, breaking them ….
Delia News, January 17, 1917

Circleville. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nuzman attended the funeral of their cousin, Lewis Nuzman, at Solider, last Friday.

The Holton Recorder, January 18, 1917