Walter William Kiefer

Male 1909 - 1965  (55 years)


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  • Name Walter William Kiefer 
    Birth 07 Aug 1909  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Jul 1965  Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • A funeral service for Walter Kiefer, 55, of South Dansville, who was fatally injured in a tractor accident Saturday afternoon, will be conducted in the Baird Funeral Home at 3:15 p.m. today.

      Mr. Kiefer was pinned beneath the tractor he was operating when it jumped an embankment and rolled over on Cemetery Rd. near the Walker Hill Rd. in South Dansville.

      He was pronounced dead at the scene of a crushed chest, punctured lung and internal injuries by Steuben County Coroner Dr. Ray Robinson of Wayland.

      Four children riding on the tractor with Mr. Kiefer escaped injury in the accident. According to State Police, three of the youngsters, Patricia Smith, 8 and her two brothers, Wayne, 3, and James, 18 months, were riding on a plat-form on the back of the tractor. Another brother, Arthur, 5, was sitting on the driver's lap. They are children of Mrs. Patricia Smith of Scottsburg.

      Investigating the accident were Trooper Dan Mankowski of the Wayland sub-station and B.C.I. Investigator J.J. Moulthrop of Bath.

      Mr. Kiefer is survived by a son, S-Sgt. Jack Kiefer of Colorado; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Argoitia of Reno, Nev.; four grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Dana Burger; a brother, Arthur Kiefer of Dansville; several nieces and nephews.

      The Rev. Arthur Eiss of Arkport will officiate at the funeral service. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville. (DB, July 13, 1965, p1)

    Person ID I34482  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2011 

    Father Charles George Kiefer,   b. 07 Jan 1882   d. 26 Feb 1957 (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Bertha Lena Hillman,   b. May 1883, Canisteo, Steuben Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1964, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Marriage 28 Mar 1907 
    Family ID F4092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Jack Kiefer
     2. Helen Kiefer
    Family ID F13769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 07 Aug 1909 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jul 1965 - Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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