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Surnames: STUCKY, MOSER, LIGINBILL, STOCKWELL, ZEHR
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Berne Witness, Monday, January, 19, 1942
Fall and Complications Prove Fatal to Well Known Farmer
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the West Missionary
church for Solomon Stucky, 72, prominent Adams County farmer residing several miles
southwest of Berne, who died Saturday morning at the Adams County Hospital. Rev. C. J.
Gerig officiated and burial was in Gravel Hill cemetery west of Bryant.
Mr. Stucky's death was caused by intestinal obstruction, according to the attending
physician. He fell from a trailer loaded with corn fodder on Dec. 20. His condition was
not thought serious at the time but later he began to fail rapidly. He was taken to the
Adams county hospital on Wednesday of last week when efforts to save his life proved of no
avail. Mr. Stucky was badly injured about fifty years ago in a hay baler accident and it
was pointed out that his recent fall may have caused the old injury to become inflamed
again.
The deceased was born in Hickory County, Mo., July 1, 1869, a son of Benjamin and Anna
Moser Stucky. He came to this community when a young man and spent much of his early life
in the oil fields around Geneva. Later he became a farmer and was well and widely known.
He was married to Josephine Luginbill on Feb. 13, 1895. She survives, also two sons,
Lester of Geneva, manager of the Eastern Indiana Oil and Supply Co., and Clarence, of
Phoenix, Arizona; one brother, John of near Geneva; a sister, Mrs. Clyde Stockwell of
Centerville, Pa., and a half brother, Dr. Noah Zehr of Fort Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stucky of Phoenix arrived here Thursday evening, making the trip by
plane. They were able to talk to Mr. Stucky before his death early Saturday.