Frank Brook's obituary, Ubly, Huron County, Michigan

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Ubly To Observe Day of Mourning for Crash Victims
Ubly, Sept 7 - Final tributes will be paid Thurs to the 3 young men, 
who were killed Sun night in a plane crash near Cleveland as they were 
taking off on the return trip home after attending National Air Races. 
The deaths of the 3 men, Frank E Brooks, 26, Victor Jaroch, 26, and 
Harry D Ruthig, 24, shocked this community where they were active in 
civic and veterans affairs. Village President Francis Hund said today 
that business places in Ubly will be closed all day Thurs when the 
funerals will be held as a mark of respect to their memory. The remains 
of the 3 men are in the Edward Zinger & Son funeral home. Funeral services 
for Brooks and Jaroch will be held at 9 a.m. Thurs in St John The 
Evangelist Cath ch, Rev Stanley A Kilar, pastor; Rev Joseph Dudek, Port 
Austin; Rev A Kromka, Pigeon, and Rev H S Podsiad , Dwight, will officiate. 
Thumb Veterans Organization post No 1 will conduct military burial honors 
for Brooks in St Johns Cemetery in Ubly and for Jaroch in St Mary's 
cemetery in Dwight Twp. The remains of Ruthig will be removed at noon 
Thurs to the Methodist ch where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. 
Rev Sergei Moisejenko will officiate. The post will also conduct Military 
burial honors in Valley Cemetery where Ubly lodge No 284, F & A M will 
conduct Masonic burial ritual. Jaroch was chaplain and Ruthig finance 
officer of Thumb Veterans Organization post and both played on the Ubly 
baseball team. Ruthig was a steward of Ubly Masonic lodge. It was learned 
that Jaroch was at the controls of the plane at takeoff.

Huron Tribune
Date unknown