The Redwood gazette., 1936-11-19

The lives of a young married
couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Grot-
to and a fellow passenger in their
car, Claude Philippe, all of Mil
roy, were snuffed out Saturday
evening when they ran into the
side of a North Western freight
train near Marshall.
The trio was driving to Mar
shall in coupe when they crash
ed into the moving train, bound
for Tracy from Marshall, at a
grade crossing eight miles west of
Milroy. Twenty-four cars of the
train had passed over the crossing
when the accident occurred.
1t is believed the two men were
killed instantly while Mrs. Grotto
lived a few minutes. Parts of the
auto were scattered along the
track for a distance of SO feet.
The body of the car was ripped
from the chassis and torn to
pieces and the chassis was smash
ed except for the reer wheels.
Even the motor was cracked and
broken.
The impact was sufficient to
derail three box cars, two of
which tipped over. A wrecking
crew from Tracy spent Sunday
clearing away the wreckage and
repairing about 100 feet of track.
Funeral services were held for
Claude Russell Philippe, 35,
Monday afternoon at the Ashford
Presbyterian church in Milroy
with Rev. H. Orcutt officiating.
Heswas born IN Crawford County
Illinois, where he lived until 1919
when they moved to the Milroy
community. He leaves his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Phil
ippe, four sisters and three
brothers: Mrs. Clarence Scott,
Mrs. Orion Voss, Mrs. Leonard
SHINING, Mrs. Albert Lake, Ralph
Virgil, and Harry. Interment was
in the German Lutheran cemetery
west Of Milroy. Pail bearers were
John Mum, Mark Davis, Mayo
Leach, Melvin Solseth, Walter
Jensen and Elmer Hansen.
A double fune4aI service was
held at Our Saviour's Lutheran
church in Milroy Tuesday for Mr..
and Mrs. Grotto with Rev. p. A.
Strommen and Rev. ]. M. Halvor-
son of Minneapolis officiating. In
terment was in the Lutheran
cemetery north of Milroy. PAIL
bearers were Clifford Ahlness,
Louis johnson, Halvor Lovald,
Elmer Miller, Arthur Hansen,
Chris Peterson, Wiley Welu, Sam
ford johnson, Hans Gieser, Oscar
Solseth, Ollie Welu and Harold
Redding.
Edwin Grotto was born August
IL, 1908 and was baptized in Our
Saviours Lutheran church at Mil
roy October 18, 1908. At the age
of six years Edwin's father died
and his mother and two children
moved to st. James. He was con-
firmed at the age of Is years, Sep
tember 8, 1923 at the Albin Luth-
eran church. The family moved
back to Milroy in 1926 to their
present home. Survivors include
his baby son, his mother, Mrs.
Aaste Grotto and one sister, Mrs.
Peter Forseth of st. James.
Metallic Amanda Jarvis Grotto
was born October 2, 1911 in Con-
cordia, Kansas where she lived
until 1918 when she moved with
her parents to the Milroy COM
munity. Besides her infant son,
Adelor Edwin, she is survived by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Napo-
leon Jarvis, four sister, Mrs. Ray
mond Voss, Mrs. John Molitor,
Mrs. William Domino and Eliza
beth and two brothers, Napoleon
and Peter.
Those from out of town who
attended the funeral were Mrs.
Andrew Brekke, Arnold Brekke,
MIR. and Mrs. Gerhard Brekke
and son, Mr. and Mrs. Hilmer
Brekke, MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Haukvik, Arthur Haulxvik, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Madison and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Pierson and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Fredickson, MIR. and
Mrs. Ed Forseth and son, Mrs.
Iver Forseth and Mrs. Albert
Kintzie, all of st. James and Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Thompson and
Mrs. Annie Thomson of Hazel