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Ernest John Kriston

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Ernest John Kriston

Birth
Hungary
Death
3 Jun 1943 (aged 36–37)
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Twin Rocks, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section B, Row 17
Memorial ID
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Twin Rocks man died as a result of burns

Ernest Kriston aged 37, ormerly of Twin Rocks, who had been employed by a carnival company for the past 10 years was fatally burned when a gasoline engine exploded which became ignited from an overheated motor at one of the rides. He died a few hours later in a Dayton Ohio hospital where the accident occurred. The deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kriston of Twin Rocks. Besides his parents two brothers survive: Tebo Kriston of Twin Rocks and John Jr. of Nanty Glo. He was a member of the Nanty Glo Moose Order. The body was brought back to Twin Rocks for burial.

From the Nanty Glo Journal June 10, 1943
Twin Rocks man died as a result of burns

Ernest Kriston aged 37, ormerly of Twin Rocks, who had been employed by a carnival company for the past 10 years was fatally burned when a gasoline engine exploded which became ignited from an overheated motor at one of the rides. He died a few hours later in a Dayton Ohio hospital where the accident occurred. The deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kriston of Twin Rocks. Besides his parents two brothers survive: Tebo Kriston of Twin Rocks and John Jr. of Nanty Glo. He was a member of the Nanty Glo Moose Order. The body was brought back to Twin Rocks for burial.

From the Nanty Glo Journal June 10, 1943


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