Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Wolschlager, Elmer August 16, 1951
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Elmer Wolschlager 
Elmer Wolschlager, 21, was killed instantly Thursday afternoon when the tractor 
he was driving overturned on top of him as he rounded a corner too sharply.  He 
was pinned beneath the tractor. He died of a crushed skill. Sgt. John C 
Carstensen, who investigated, reported the mishap occurred about 5 p.m. as the 
young man was returning the tractor he had borrowed from a neighbor to work his 
fields. The tractor was owned by Robert Becking. Sgt Carstensen said Wolschlager 
was driving north on Barrie Rd and attempted to turn west on McKinsey Rd. He 
apparently turned too sharply and the tractor upset and rolled over into the 
ditch. 

The mishap occurred three miles southwest of Bad Axe. Coroner Alden A MacAlpine 
assisted in the investigation. It is the 13th highway fatality of the year in 
Huron County.  

Elmer was born February 1, 1930 in Sheridan Twp. He is survived by his parents, 
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A Wolschalger, five brothers, Joseph of Bad Axe, Maurice, 
Detroit, Charles Jr, Detroit, John and Henry at home. Four sisters, Miss Dorothy 
Wolschlager, Mrs. Lester McIntosh, Miss Grace Wolschlager, Detroit, Miss Erma 
Wolschlager at home.  

The remains are in the home. Funeral services will be held Mon from Sacred Heart 
Cath Ch. Rev Charles Roark will conduct the Requiem High Mass. Burial will be in 
Colfax cemetery.

2nd article
Killed as Tractor Overturns
Bad Axe, Aug 17 -- Elmer F Wolschlager, 21 year old farmer, was instatnly killed 
Thurs afternoon when a tractor upset at McKenzie and Barrie Rds. Sgt John C 
Carstensen and Coroner Alden A MacAlpine, who investigated, said Wolschlager was 
attempting to turn the corner from Barrie to McKenzie roads when the tractor 
upset into a deep ditch, throwing the driver into the ditch and rolling on him.  
Wolschlager was the 13th traffic fatality of 1951 in Huron County.  (rest of 
article is same)

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