Sunday, January 9, 2011

Frederick George Imm

unmarried; buried Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg

PA OBITUARY:"Fred G Imm of 336 West Pine Street, a worker in the Standard Company's plant in East Canonsburg, was fatally injured when an automobile turned turtle Sunday evening at a point near Beallsville, died Thursday evening at 7:35 in the City Hospital, Washington.Different accounts of the accident have been published, but it appears that the correct version is as follows:Mr Imm in company with Mr and Mrs Harry Hugus and child of New Kensington, and Mrs Elizabeth Stewart and four year old son and George Vlochas of this place were the other occupants of the car. The accident occurred at a turn in the road about one and a half miles from Beallsville when the machine turned turtle. The parties were on their way home from Charleroi. Mr Imm was caught under the machine and the base of his skull crushed. He was brought to the home of his parents......... where he received the best of nursing and medical skill. On Wednesday morning he was taken to the City Hospital, Washington , where he died Thursday evening.Mr Imm was born in England 39 years ago, but came to this country when he was four years old. Twenty two years of this life were spent in New Kensington. About a year and a half ago he removed with his parents to Canonsburg.Mr Imm enlisted in the US Navy in 1906 and remained in the service 4 1/2 years. Most of the time he was stationed in the Philippines.Mr Imm is survived by his father and mother, Mr and Mrs George Imm of 336 West Pike Street and by the following sisters: Mrs George Reynolds and Mrs Samuel Reynolds of New Kensington, Mrs William McCalister of Tarentum. Mrs George Vlochas, Mrs Thomas Lewis, Jr, and Mrs Elizabeth Stewart of Canonsburg; also by the following brothers : Albert and Edwin of New Kensington, and William of Chicago.Funeral service will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of the parents, 336 Pike Street. The interment will be made in Oak Spring Cemetery".

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