Ralph Wesley Mohr

1916 - 1960  (44 years)

• Name	Ralph Wesley Mohr
  Born	21 Jul 1916	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-349724
  Died	4 Oct 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Cause: Accidental Fall
  Buried	8 Oct 1960	Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I349724	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Irvin Mohr,   b. 22 Jul 1890, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1946  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Viola May Snyder,   b. 8 Mar 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F40040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Third K-W Area Man in 2 Weeks Dies From Fall Ralph Mohr, 44, Tumbles 12 Feet At St. Mary's High School Project A 44-year-old Kitchener man was killed last night in a fall, the third K-W area man to die in such a manner in two weeks. Ralph Mohr a cement finisher on The St. Mary's High School building project was the third. He tumbled 12 feet to his death while spreading a tarpaulin last night. Other two local men to die as a result of falls were Edwin A. Dotzert, 67, of 83 Dorset St., Waterloo; and Lloyd G. Beisel, 42, of 135 Guelph St., Bridgeport. SECOND VIOLENT DEATH Mr. Mohr was the second member of the Mohr family to die violently. A brother, Ross Mohr, drowned at Port Rowan seven years ago. Mr. Mohr, an employee of Oscar Wiles and Sons, Ltd., was helping Arthur and Donald Wiles, sons of the company owner, to spread a tarpaulin over recently finished work because of rain. "No one apparently saw him tumble but I saw him hit the cement floor head-first" Arthur Wiles said. "An ambulance crewman said he detected a faint pulse but he must have died a few moments later," he added. It was Mr. Mohr's job to check on cement laid each day and to cover newly laid areas in case of rain. He had been an employee of the company for four years. A bachelor, he lived at 260 King St. East. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL His body was taken to K-W Hospital, where a postmortem was conducted today. Surviving are five brothers, Robert of Stratford. Clifford and Willard of North Easthope, Alfred of St. Jacobs and Gerald of Stratford; and four sisters, Mrs.; Mahlon Ruby and Mrs, Howard Herold, both of RR 1, Shakespeare, Mrs. Fred Rose of Walton, and Mrs. Earl Tieman of RR 1, Tavistock: His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Mohr of North Easthope Township. Mr. Mohr was born July 21, 1916, in North Easthope. He served overseas during the Second World War. The body will be at the Futher-Omand Funeral Home, New Hamburg, after 9 o'clock tonight. The funeral will be conducted Saturday at 2: 30 p.m, with Rev. John M. Zimmerman of St. Mark's Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be In the Evangelical United Brethren-Cemetery, Oetzel. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Oct 1960 pg 3

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jul 1916 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Accidental Fall - 4 Oct 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Oct 1960 - Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth