OBIT: Frank DIETZ, 1915, Jenner Township, Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Meyersdale Library. Transcribed and proofread by: Keith Petenbrink. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _________________________________________ Dietz, Frank JENNER TOWNSHIP MAN KILLED BY FALLING TREE, Frank Dietz, one of the best known farmers of Jenner Township, was struck by a falling tree while cutting timber on Tuesday afternoon and his skull was so badly fractured that death resulted soon after he was removed to his home. The fatal accident occurred at the Jesse Horner place. The unfortunate man never regained consciousness. Some time ago the Dietz barn was destroyed by fire and Mr. Dietz decided to build a new one. He was preparing the lumber for the structure and it was on this mission that he visited the Horner woods on Tuesday. He chopped down a large tree, which landed in the branches of another. It is believed that the tree was blown by the wind and it came down with a tremendous force. A limb about six inches in diameter struck Mr. Dietz. A short time afterwards the injured man was found unconscious and was taken to his home in an automobile. Deceased was about thirty-five years of age and he is survived by a wife and two children, Ethel and Cloyd, his aged mother, and two sisters: Mrs. Ira Lohr, of Stoyestown and Miss Nettie Dietz, at home. Meyersdale Commercial Mar. 4, 1915