Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Velia, Charles September 23, 1932
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Ionia County News - Thursday, Sept. 29, 1932
  
                    FUNERAL HELD FOR TREE FALL VICTIM
    Charles Velia Drops 30 Feet, Trimming Poplar; Dies of A Broken Neck
Funeral was held Monday afternoon for Charles Velia, 42, of Jones street, who 
was killed Friday by a 30 foot fall from a tree he was trimming.

The services were conducted from the home at 1:30 p.m. and from the Boynton 
chapel at 2 o'clock. Rev. F.J. Fitch, pastor of the Baptist church, officiated. 
Burial was in the Tuttle cemetery.

Mr. Velia was trimming a tall poplar tree at the home of Norman J. Ogilvie at 
the corner of Washington and Jefferson street late Friday afternoon when his 
foot slipped as he was about to lower a branch. He pitched downward striking 
the lawn upon his neck and shoulders, according to Harvey DeHart, who was 
aiding him in the tree trimming.

                      Dies Two Hours Later
DeHart, aided by several residents of the vicinity, rushed the injured man to 
the Community hospital. There it was found Velia had suffered a fracture of the 
lower part of his neck and a broken rib. He remained unconscious until he died 
two hours later. The accident happened shortly after 5 p.m.

Unemployed for nearly two years, Velia had arranged to trim trees at various 
homes in return for firewood gained from the cut branches. Several others had 
been approached with proposal to trim the tall poplar, it was revealed later 
but had refused the job as they considered it to dangerous because of the 
height of the tree. 
                    Was Working For Self
Tho the tree was one of several marked by the city for trimming in a recent 
survey of the community, Velia was working for himself at the time of the 
accident and was not on the city payroll.

Mr. Velia leaves a widow and two children, Pearl and Glenn, both of Elkhart, 
Indiana. In addition he is survived by the following brothers and sisters; Mrs. 
Sarah Souell, Breckenridge; Mrs. Anna Wolverton, of Muir; Mrs. Herman 
Schlosser, Muir; Mrs. Martin Gresco, Grand Rapids: Mrs. Rose Smith, St. Louis; 
Roy Velia, Breckenridge; Mrs. William Duffey, Jr., Mrs. Albert Schieble and 
Archie Velia, of Ionia. 

Additional Comments:
Funeral: Monday 26, September 1932
Tuttle cemetery Sec. 2 - Row 1

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