OBIT: John YUTZY, 1941, Garrett, Somerset County, PA

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JOHN YUTZY

Auto Accident Fatal to Yutzy
Father of Nine Children Died in Community Hospital

  John Yutzy, aged 36, of Garrett, father of nine daughters, died in the 
Community Hospital at Somerset early Saturday morning, following an automobile 
accident early Friday evening, which took place near the Mason-Dixon line on the 
Finzel Road.
  Mr. Yutzy, in company with two other men, Stanley J. Baca, 26, of Boswell, and 
Robert Decker, 25, of Garrett, had spent the day in Maryland seeking contracts 
for custom coal.  They were returning, with Mr. Baca driving the new Chevrolet, 
when the car left the concrete road, traveled 68 yards on the berm and then 
crashed into a tree by the side of the road.
  The accident happened about 100 yards on the Pennsylvania side of the Mason-
Dixon line, at a curve in the road where several other fatal automobile 
accidents have taken place.
  After the accident happened Friday evening, Mr. Yutzy was brought to the Hazel 
McGilvery Hospital, Meyersdale, in W. C. Price & Son's ambulance.  Upon 
examination it was found he had a depressed skull fracture which required an 
immediate surgical operation, therefore, he was rushed to the Somerset Community 
Hospital in the Price ambulance.  He never regained consciousness, and died at 
3:45 Saturday morning.
  Mr. Yutzy's two companions suffered only minor body bruises and cuts for which 
they were treated at the Meyersdale hospital, after which they went to their 
homes.
  Mr. Baca's new Chevrolet was a total wreck, and was towed into the Baker 
Chevrolet Co. garage in Meyersdale.  The radiator and motor were driven back 
under the dash.  The frame and body were twisted and bent beyond repair.  The 
windshield and windows were shattered and only one tire remained inflated.
  John Yutzy was a son of William and Louise (Romesburg) Yutzy and was born near 
Garrett, April 10, 1905.  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Pearl (Hamilton) Yutzy, 
and nine daughters, all at home: Dorothy, Lottie, Virginia, Adeline, Audrey, 
Jean, Darlene, Emma, Grace and Nancy Jane Yutzy.
  He was a brother of Henry Yutzy of Cumberland, Md., who several years ago 
established a commendable record as an able prizefighter in Somerset County.  
Other brothers surviving are William of Farmington, Leroy, Samuel and Frank of 
Garrett and Calvin of Boswell.  He is also survived by the following sisters: 
Mrs. Emma Adams, Indiana, Pa.; Mrs. Christina Hammer, in Florida; Mrs. Florence 
Eyler, Frederick, Md., and Mrs. Lottie Hinken, Farmington, Pa.
  Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in the Garrett 
Evangelical Church by the pastor, Rev. Lester Crum.  Burial was made in the 
Garrett Cemetery under the direction of Johnson & Sons, Berlin morticians.

Meyersdale Republican, May 1, 1941