OBITUARY: Roger Irvin Klock; Fort Plain-Nelliston, Montgomery co., NY
surname: Klock

submitted by Judi Boniface (herkimergenealogy @ yahoo.com)
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INSTANTLY KILLED

Roger Klock's Tragic End on Friday - Fell on Knife Blade.

One of the most tragic affairs in recent years, which have caused sorrow to
the entire population of the Fort Plain-Nelliston community, was the death on
Friday of young Roger Klock, son of Mr. And Mrs. Irvin Klock.  He was killed
when he fell on the open blade of a pocketknife which his father had bought
for him only a few minutes before the tragedy.

Mr. And Mrs. Irvin Klock, reside on Route 5S on Sand Hill, at the northern
limits of Fort Plain, where Mr. Klock conducts Klock's Dairy.  Young Roger,
who was 10 years old, attended the Fort Plain school and his father brought
him downtown of Friday morning as usual.  They went into the Mac Hardware
store, where Mr. Klock bought a bolt of E. E. Hickey.  Roger teased his father
to buy him a knife but Mr. Klock objected saying that the boy lost all the
knives which were given him.  Roger persisted and the father finally purchased
the  knife, saying "This is the last knife I am going to buy you."

The tragedy saddened the faculty and pupils of the Fort Plain School, during
Friday's school session, and caused widespread sorrow in this entire
community.  Mr. and Mrs. Klock and their daughter Ruth have the heartfelt
sympathy of all our people.

Roger Irvin Klock went to the campus of the Fort Plain school, where he showed
his new knife to several playmates.  He ran about the grounds with the open
knife and was warned by other boys.  They were playing in and around the
summer house, when the last bell sounded at five minutes of nine.  The boys
shouted "the last bell" and ran for the school door.  Roger was inside  the
summer house and jumped on the seat and over the railing.  As he struck the
ground, he stumbled and fell with great force on the knife which he held open
in his hand.  It penetrated his chest and heart.

Roger rose, and said to his companion, Beverly McGovern, "I've cut myself." 
He pulled the knife from his chest and Beverly took it and threw it on the
grass.  Young McGovern caught Roger as he staggered and fell.  With the help
of Russell Henza, he carried the unconscious boy to the school entrance. 
Frank Marcellino, an older student, then came along and seeing that Roger was
badly hurt, ran with him to the rooms of Mrs. Florence Bailey, the school
nurse, on the second floor. 

Mrs. Bailey was at the Division street school, preparing to assist,  Dr. C. E.
Slater in giving injections of toxoid at the children's clinic.  Dr. Slater
had not yet started from his home for the school.

When Roger was laid on the cot in Mrs. Bailey's room, Principal R. E. Cameron
was called.  He immediately phoned Dr. Slater, who arrived in a few minutes,
when he examined the wounded boy and pronounced him dead at just 9 o'clock, or
five minutes after the tragic accident.

Officer William Pickard drove to the Klock home and broke the sad news to Mr.
And Mrs. Klock.

On hearing of the accident, Sheriff Sarah E Wires and Second Sheriff J. J. 
Allen drove from Fonda to Fort Plain and took the testimony of the witnesses
to the tragedy.

The funeral was held on Monday at 3 o'clock from the home, with sermon by Rev.
E. R. Kruizenga.  Interment was made in the family plot in the Fort Plain
cemetery.  The funeral services were largely attended.

[This is from an old scrapbook, the date penciled on it is 6-16-33  
(June 16, 1933).   On the back of the clipping the newspaper is 
identified as the Observer-Dispatch of Utica, N. Y.]