AUGUST OLM
Area Man, 74, Dies Of Burns At His Home
An elderly man who had lived alone in the Village of Franklin was found dead in his residence Saturday, with burns over 80 to 90 percent of his body.
Authorities said the body of August Olm, 74, was discovered by his brothers shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The death has been ruled accidental.
According to Sheboygan County Coroner Robert Kulhanek, it appeared that Mr. Olm had been dead since the previous night. His clothing, the coroner said, had caught fire while he was attempting to ignite a small wood and paper burning unit that is part of a cooking stove.
“He was evidently trying to light the stove when his clothes caught fire and he ran outside to try to extinguish the flames,” said Kulhanek.
“Instead the high winds helped fan the flames. He ran back into his home and collapsed and died in the entranceway.”
Apparently nobody witnessed the incident and the fire went out long before the body was discovered the next day.
Mr. Olm’s residence is located across the street from the village fire department.
(Turn to Page 6, Co. 8) From Page 1 Fire
Mr. Olm was born on Feb. 27, 1905, in the Town of Meeme, a son of August and Louise Schreiber Olm. He attended district school in the Town of Meeme.
Mr. Olm was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II.
He was employed at the Kohler Co. until his retirement in 1968.
Mr. Olm was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in the Town of Herman, and Kuphfahl-Meyer-Schieb American Legion Post 387 of Franklin.
Survivors are four sisters, Esther Gesch of Sunnyridge, Mrs. Ruth Knaak and Mrs. Frieda Mosch, both of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Gertrude Krimmel of Franklin; four brothers, Paul Gesch, Herman Gesch and Martin Gesch Jr., all of Sheboygan, and Wilfred Gesch of Cedar Grove.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel. The Rev. Dean Roy Miller, pastor of St. John Untied Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday and until the time of services.
Sheboygan Press, January 14, 1980 P. 6
Contributor: Shari Milks
Area Man, 74, Dies Of Burns At His Home
An elderly man who had lived alone in the Village of Franklin was found dead in his residence Saturday, with burns over 80 to 90 percent of his body.
Authorities said the body of August Olm, 74, was discovered by his brothers shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The death has been ruled accidental.
According to Sheboygan County Coroner Robert Kulhanek, it appeared that Mr. Olm had been dead since the previous night. His clothing, the coroner said, had caught fire while he was attempting to ignite a small wood and paper burning unit that is part of a cooking stove.
“He was evidently trying to light the stove when his clothes caught fire and he ran outside to try to extinguish the flames,” said Kulhanek.
“Instead the high winds helped fan the flames. He ran back into his home and collapsed and died in the entranceway.”
Apparently nobody witnessed the incident and the fire went out long before the body was discovered the next day.
Mr. Olm’s residence is located across the street from the village fire department.
(Turn to Page 6, Co. 8) From Page 1 Fire
Mr. Olm was born on Feb. 27, 1905, in the Town of Meeme, a son of August and Louise Schreiber Olm. He attended district school in the Town of Meeme.
Mr. Olm was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II.
He was employed at the Kohler Co. until his retirement in 1968.
Mr. Olm was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in the Town of Herman, and Kuphfahl-Meyer-Schieb American Legion Post 387 of Franklin.
Survivors are four sisters, Esther Gesch of Sunnyridge, Mrs. Ruth Knaak and Mrs. Frieda Mosch, both of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Gertrude Krimmel of Franklin; four brothers, Paul Gesch, Herman Gesch and Martin Gesch Jr., all of Sheboygan, and Wilfred Gesch of Cedar Grove.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel. The Rev. Dean Roy Miller, pastor of St. John Untied Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday and until the time of services.
Sheboygan Press, January 14, 1980 P. 6
Contributor: Shari Milks
AUGUST OLM
Area Man, 74, Dies Of Burns At His Home
An elderly man who had lived alone in the Village of Franklin was found dead in his residence Saturday, with burns over 80 to 90 percent of his body.
Authorities said the body of August Olm, 74, was discovered by his brothers shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The death has been ruled accidental.
According to Sheboygan County Coroner Robert Kulhanek, it appeared that Mr. Olm had been dead since the previous night. His clothing, the coroner said, had caught fire while he was attempting to ignite a small wood and paper burning unit that is part of a cooking stove.
“He was evidently trying to light the stove when his clothes caught fire and he ran outside to try to extinguish the flames,” said Kulhanek.
“Instead the high winds helped fan the flames. He ran back into his home and collapsed and died in the entranceway.”
Apparently nobody witnessed the incident and the fire went out long before the body was discovered the next day.
Mr. Olm’s residence is located across the street from the village fire department.
(Turn to Page 6, Co. 8) From Page 1 Fire
Mr. Olm was born on Feb. 27, 1905, in the Town of Meeme, a son of August and Louise Schreiber Olm. He attended district school in the Town of Meeme.
Mr. Olm was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II.
He was employed at the Kohler Co. until his retirement in 1968.
Mr. Olm was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in the Town of Herman, and Kuphfahl-Meyer-Schieb American Legion Post 387 of Franklin.
Survivors are four sisters, Esther Gesch of Sunnyridge, Mrs. Ruth Knaak and Mrs. Frieda Mosch, both of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Gertrude Krimmel of Franklin; four brothers, Paul Gesch, Herman Gesch and Martin Gesch Jr., all of Sheboygan, and Wilfred Gesch of Cedar Grove.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel. The Rev. Dean Roy Miller, pastor of St. John Untied Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday and until the time of services.
Sheboygan Press, January 14, 1980 P. 6
Contributor: Shari Milks
Area Man, 74, Dies Of Burns At His Home
An elderly man who had lived alone in the Village of Franklin was found dead in his residence Saturday, with burns over 80 to 90 percent of his body.
Authorities said the body of August Olm, 74, was discovered by his brothers shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The death has been ruled accidental.
According to Sheboygan County Coroner Robert Kulhanek, it appeared that Mr. Olm had been dead since the previous night. His clothing, the coroner said, had caught fire while he was attempting to ignite a small wood and paper burning unit that is part of a cooking stove.
“He was evidently trying to light the stove when his clothes caught fire and he ran outside to try to extinguish the flames,” said Kulhanek.
“Instead the high winds helped fan the flames. He ran back into his home and collapsed and died in the entranceway.”
Apparently nobody witnessed the incident and the fire went out long before the body was discovered the next day.
Mr. Olm’s residence is located across the street from the village fire department.
(Turn to Page 6, Co. 8) From Page 1 Fire
Mr. Olm was born on Feb. 27, 1905, in the Town of Meeme, a son of August and Louise Schreiber Olm. He attended district school in the Town of Meeme.
Mr. Olm was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II.
He was employed at the Kohler Co. until his retirement in 1968.
Mr. Olm was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in the Town of Herman, and Kuphfahl-Meyer-Schieb American Legion Post 387 of Franklin.
Survivors are four sisters, Esther Gesch of Sunnyridge, Mrs. Ruth Knaak and Mrs. Frieda Mosch, both of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Gertrude Krimmel of Franklin; four brothers, Paul Gesch, Herman Gesch and Martin Gesch Jr., all of Sheboygan, and Wilfred Gesch of Cedar Grove.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel. The Rev. Dean Roy Miller, pastor of St. John Untied Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday and until the time of services.
Sheboygan Press, January 14, 1980 P. 6
Contributor: Shari Milks
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