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Clyde E. Whiting Killed in Accident Near Stiles
Jct.
Collision Claims Life of One, Injures Five on Highway 22 Sunday; Funeral
Services Held Tuesday
An accident which occurred early Sunday morning on highway 22 near Stiles
Junction claimed the life on one Oconto man and injured five others, one
seriously.
Clyde E. Whiting; 26 son of Mrs. Norbert Polhana of Oconto was killed instantly
when his car a 1932 Chevrolet sideswiped another car driven by Clarence Bannon,
32 of Stiles, approximately one-half mile east of the junction of highways 22
and 141. The accident occurred at 3:20 Sunday morning when Mr. Whiting, driving
south on a town road, swung east onto highway 22 crashing in to the Bannon car
which was going west. The Whiting car, following the collision veered, across
the road into the southwest ditch and rolled over on its side. The Bannon car, a
1929 Oldsmobile sedan, rolled over on its side from the impact but remained on
the highway.
Passengers in the Bannon car were Dayton Wuaterbath, 20, Stiles, who suffered
minor lacerations to his face and forehead; Ivis Ward, 19, Stiles, and David
Truckey 32, Stiles, both suffered similar lacerations; Charles Huisman, 57,
Stiles, who had multiple cuts and bruises and Betty Mineau, 19, Oconto, who
suffered multiple cuts and bruises on her legs. The later two were pinned under
the overturned vehicle. They were all taken to the Oconto Falls hospital for
treatment all, with the exception of Miss Mineau, were released that same
morning.
The accident was investigated by Sheriff Foral and Deputy Sheriff Frank
Lingelback. Mr. Whiting was taken to the Gallagher funeral home where a coroners
jury viewed the body at 11:15 Sunday morning. The jury was composed of Dewey
Rosenfeldt, Xavier Suprice, Harley Grandall, Kenneth Bostedt, Joseph Chatel and
Xavier barribeau, and no definite date for the inquest has been set.
The deceased was born August 16, 1915 in Oconto and has resided here all of his
life. Funeral services were held at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian
church with Rev. Thomas Smart officiating at the ceremony. Burial was in the
Evergreen cemetery. Gallagher funeral home had charge of arrangements.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Norbert Polhans, Oconto; his widow, Mamie,
234 Michigan Ave., Oconto; two sons Roger and Wayne; three brothers, Leslie of
Green Bay; Harry and Delbert of Oconto; and four sisters, Mrs. Alfred Bitters,
Town of Oconto, Mrs. Harry Exferd, Mrs Alice Bellow and Mrs. Louis Belongia, all
of Oconto.
Pallbearers were Burton Bitters, Junior Whiting, Lyle Bitters, Milton Exferd,
Vernon Whiting and Calvin Bitters. Flower Girls were VerneWhiting, Joyce Bellow,
Doris Whiting, Carmen Belongia and Clarice Whiting.
Oconto County Reporter
March 26, 1942
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