Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Deste, Modesto October 22, 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dorothy Strawhand http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 January 3, 2025, 5:40 pm Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark October 23, 1912 TEN-YEAR OLD BOY MEETS DEATH IN ELEVATOR Attempts To Operate Car, Became Frightened When It Started Up And Was Caught And Crushed To Death In It Modesto Deste, a little 10-year old Italian newsboy, who lived at 148 Walke Street, was crushed to death in the elevator in the Lennox Building on Granby Street yesterday afternoon. The father was making arrangements to send his daughter and two boys back to Italy to have them educated in their native schools and had saved money for this purpose out of his earnings. Modesto came here a little less than a year ago with his brother and sister, after the mother's death in Italy, the father believing he could make a place for them, but he decided that they had better go back. ************************************************************************** The funeral of Modesto Deste, son of John Deste, the little boy who was killed in the elevator accident, took place yesterday at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church and was largely attended, Rev. J.A. Kellliher officiating. There were handsome floral tributes. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. Pallbearers: J. Gevacci, Joe Mussino, F. Bertini, N. Denota. Norfolk Ledger Dispatch October 28, 1912 Additional Comments: Complete story of incident in Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark October 23, 1912 Page 1 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/d/deste14115nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb