Carl William Dorsch

1913 - 1948  (35 years)

• Name	Carl William Dorsch
  Born	20 Sep 1913	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1948
  	killed in tractor accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-141596
  Died	21 Sep 1948	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: tractor accident
  Buried	Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I141596	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Archibald Frederick Dorsch,   b. 27 Oct 1880, Verona Mills, Huron Co., Michigan ,   d. 26 May 1975, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Emma Rebecca Schmidt,   b. 7 Feb 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1979  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F224698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Oetzels Man, 35, Fatally Injured Under Tractor NEW HAMBURG, Sept. 22-Carl William Dorsch, 35, died yesterday of injuries received when the tractor he was driving tipped and fell on him. Mr. Dorsch was employed on the farm of Edwin Glasser, R.R. 2, Baden. He was driving the tractor on his way to cut corn on a farm owned by Lloyd Becker, North Easthope. Driving Along Ditch He was proceeding along the edge of a ditch near the farm when the machine toppled over. The accident was discovered by Mrs. Lloyd Becker about 12: 30 noon, when she went out to call him, as Mr. Dorsch had not arrived for dinner. Dr. T. B. Feick was called. After an investigation by Provincial Constable Charles Anderson and Dr. J. G. Grieve, Stratford, coroner, it was announced that no inquest would be held. Mr. Dorsch was born Sept. 20, 1913, in North Easthope, a son of A.E. Dorsch and Emma Schmidt. He attended Oetzels Evangelical Church. Funeral Thursday Surviving besides his parents are six brothers and four sisters, Reuben, Harold and Nelson of New Hamburg; Emmerson of Morriston; Lorne of Hamilton and Victor of Harrisonburg, Va.; Ruth at home; Mrs. Joseph (Esther) Shantz and Mrs. Louis (Alice) Lingelbach of Wellesley and Mrs. Walter (Violet) Cooper of London. The funeral will be held Thursday with a private service at the Futher-Omand Funeral Home at 2 p.m., followed by a church service at Oetzels Evangelical Church at 3 p.m. Rev. W.H. Campbell will have charge and burial will be made in the adjoining cemetery. The body is resting at the funeral home. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Sep 1948

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Oetzels Man, 35, Fatally Injured Under Tractor - 22 Sep 1948.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Sep 1913 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: tractor accident - 21 Sep 1948 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth