This story and obituary appeared in The Coshocton Tribune, Coshocton, Ohio
Man 93
Killed
By Auto
Charles M Kreis, 93, of 742 Elm Street, a pedestrian, who was struck by an automobile at the intersection of Park Avenue and Walnut Street at 8:05 pm, Saturday night, died two hours later from injuries in County memorial Hospital. Kreis, the city's first traffic fatality this year died of internal injuries and a broken right leg. He was the father of Paul S Kreis, 1012 Orchard Street, desk clerk at the police station. Police said the elderly man was struck by a car driven by Edward J Broderick, 53, of Marion Drive. A witness told police that Kreis started to walk south from Park Avenue, across Walnut Street against a traffic light at that intersection. A witness to the accident police said, was sitting in his car near the Dawson Funeral Home awaiting the traffic light to change when he saw the pedestrian starting to cross the intersection against the light. He blew his horn, he said, to warn the pedestrian, but the man kept going across the intersection. Broderick said he did not see Kreis in time to avoid the accident. The accident is still under investigation by police. Mr Kreis, the son of Jacob and Caroline Hahn Kreis, was born 28 December, 1880 in Muskingum County. He was the last of a family of eight children. He was a retired farmer and operated a farm in the Otsego area for several years before coming to Coshocton. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church near Adamsville. He was married to the former Katie Mae Spring in 1908. She died in 1953. Surviving besides the son are five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 pm, Wednesday at Dawson Funeral Home in charge of the Rev Robert G Binkley. Burial will be in the Zion Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 pm, Tuesday.
This item appeared in The Adamsville Register, Adamsville, Ohio in 1913
Man 93
Killed
By Auto
Charles M Kreis, 93, of 742 Elm Street, a pedestrian, who was struck by an automobile at the intersection of Park Avenue and Walnut Street at 8:05 pm, Saturday night, died two hours later from injuries in County memorial Hospital. Kreis, the city's first traffic fatality this year died of internal injuries and a broken right leg. He was the father of Paul S Kreis, 1012 Orchard Street, desk clerk at the police station. Police said the elderly man was struck by a car driven by Edward J Broderick, 53, of Marion Drive. A witness told police that Kreis started to walk south from Park Avenue, across Walnut Street against a traffic light at that intersection. A witness to the accident police said, was sitting in his car near the Dawson Funeral Home awaiting the traffic light to change when he saw the pedestrian starting to cross the intersection against the light. He blew his horn, he said, to warn the pedestrian, but the man kept going across the intersection. Broderick said he did not see Kreis in time to avoid the accident. The accident is still under investigation by police. Mr Kreis, the son of Jacob and Caroline Hahn Kreis, was born 28 December, 1880 in Muskingum County. He was the last of a family of eight children. He was a retired farmer and operated a farm in the Otsego area for several years before coming to Coshocton. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church near Adamsville. He was married to the former Katie Mae Spring in 1908. She died in 1953. Surviving besides the son are five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 pm, Wednesday at Dawson Funeral Home in charge of the Rev Robert G Binkley. Burial will be in the Zion Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 pm, Tuesday.
This item appeared in The Adamsville Register, Adamsville, Ohio in 1913
This story and obituary appeared in The Coshocton Tribune, Coshocton, Ohio
Man 93
Killed
By Auto
Charles M Kreis, 93, of 742 Elm Street, a pedestrian, who was struck by an automobile at the intersection of Park Avenue and Walnut Street at 8:05 pm, Saturday night, died two hours later from injuries in County memorial Hospital. Kreis, the city's first traffic fatality this year died of internal injuries and a broken right leg. He was the father of Paul S Kreis, 1012 Orchard Street, desk clerk at the police station. Police said the elderly man was struck by a car driven by Edward J Broderick, 53, of Marion Drive. A witness told police that Kreis started to walk south from Park Avenue, across Walnut Street against a traffic light at that intersection. A witness to the accident police said, was sitting in his car near the Dawson Funeral Home awaiting the traffic light to change when he saw the pedestrian starting to cross the intersection against the light. He blew his horn, he said, to warn the pedestrian, but the man kept going across the intersection. Broderick said he did not see Kreis in time to avoid the accident. The accident is still under investigation by police. Mr Kreis, the son of Jacob and Caroline Hahn Kreis, was born 28 December, 1880 in Muskingum County. He was the last of a family of eight children. He was a retired farmer and operated a farm in the Otsego area for several years before coming to Coshocton. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church near Adamsville. He was married to the former Katie Mae Spring in 1908. She died in 1953. Surviving besides the son are five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 pm, Wednesday at Dawson Funeral Home in charge of the Rev Robert G Binkley. Burial will be in the Zion Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 pm, Tuesday.
This item appeared in The Adamsville Register, Adamsville, Ohio in 1913
Man 93
Killed
By Auto
Charles M Kreis, 93, of 742 Elm Street, a pedestrian, who was struck by an automobile at the intersection of Park Avenue and Walnut Street at 8:05 pm, Saturday night, died two hours later from injuries in County memorial Hospital. Kreis, the city's first traffic fatality this year died of internal injuries and a broken right leg. He was the father of Paul S Kreis, 1012 Orchard Street, desk clerk at the police station. Police said the elderly man was struck by a car driven by Edward J Broderick, 53, of Marion Drive. A witness told police that Kreis started to walk south from Park Avenue, across Walnut Street against a traffic light at that intersection. A witness to the accident police said, was sitting in his car near the Dawson Funeral Home awaiting the traffic light to change when he saw the pedestrian starting to cross the intersection against the light. He blew his horn, he said, to warn the pedestrian, but the man kept going across the intersection. Broderick said he did not see Kreis in time to avoid the accident. The accident is still under investigation by police. Mr Kreis, the son of Jacob and Caroline Hahn Kreis, was born 28 December, 1880 in Muskingum County. He was the last of a family of eight children. He was a retired farmer and operated a farm in the Otsego area for several years before coming to Coshocton. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church near Adamsville. He was married to the former Katie Mae Spring in 1908. She died in 1953. Surviving besides the son are five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 pm, Wednesday at Dawson Funeral Home in charge of the Rev Robert G Binkley. Burial will be in the Zion Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 pm, Tuesday.
This item appeared in The Adamsville Register, Adamsville, Ohio in 1913
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