Ziegler, Emro

Other Events:

• Obituary: 29 Oct 1923; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Obituary:
Gun's Accidental Discharge Kills Farmer On Hunt
Emro Ziegler Is Shot In Lung When Trigger Catches As He Stoops To Recover Rifle Aft- er It Has Fallen An accidental gunshot added an- other death Sunday to the hunting tragedies of the season and deprived a young wife and two small children of their husband and father. Emro Ziegler, 29, a farmer of the town of Grand Chute, lies dead at his home as the result of the discharge of his shotgun while he was recovering it from the ground during a rabbit hunting expedition at the George Plamann farm. He died almost instantly after the shot had pierced his lung. Ziegler was one of nine men in a party which set out Sunday morn- ing to hunt rabbits. The morning was to be devoted to the hunt and there was to be a dinner party at noon at the Edward Plamann farm home. Others in the party were Ernest Springstroh and Artur, Edward and George Plamann, brothers-in-law. Edward Kubitz of Freedom, and three Milwaukee young men who were visiting the Ziegler families.
WERE SEEKING RABBITS
The hunters had reached a clear- ing at about 10 o'clock and had sent dogs into the brush to drive the rabbits from shelter. Each man took position on a stump ready to fire at the game when it appeared. Ziegler rose to a stump and as he did so dropped his gun. It slid down- ward between his legs. He reached down without stepping of the stump, took hold of the end of the gun barrel and pulled the weapon upward be- tween his legs holding it in both hands close to his body. The trigger caught on a projection of the stump or in the weeds or stubble around it just as the muzzle had reached a position below the lungs. It went off and the shot pierced a lung, severing one of the main arteries from the heart. Companions rushed to the man's aid and one of them started for the farmhouse to summon medical aid. He uttered a cry, "I'm shot the heart," and died in the arms of his friends.
APPLETON COUPLES SON
The gun victim is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Ziegler, 952 Lawe-st and is a nephew of G. D. Ziegler. president of the Aid Association for Lutherans. He leaves a widow and two children, Carl. 5. and Gerald. 2. He is survived also by four brothers. Walter, Green- ville; Arthur and Hebert. Appleton; Edward. Center. He had operated his present farm for about seven years. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home in Grand Chute, and thereafter at St. Paul Lutheran church. Free- dom. The Rev. G. A. Dettmann will be in charge. Burial will be made in St. Peter Lutheran cemetery.
Appleton Post-Crescent | Appleton, Wisconsin | Monday, October 29, 1923 | Page 1

Emro married Plamann, Laura Abt 1917. Laura (daughter of Plamann, August and Wendt, Emilie "Amelia") was born 12 Dec 1894, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 16 Jun 1967; was buried , St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education - High School: 1937, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Education - High School: 1937, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Military Service: From 21 Feb 1959 to 31 Aug 1962; Air Force
• Death Record - Civil: 23 Dec 1997; Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997

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Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1937

Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1937

Military Service:
Name: Carlton Ziegler
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1918
Death Date: 23 Dec 1997
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 399109648
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 21 Feb 1959
Release Date 1: 31 Aug 1962

Death Record - Civil:
Name: Carlton Frederic Ziegler
Birth Date: 08 Aug 1918
Location Sherwood, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
Certificate 038372

Carlton married Smith, Genevieve W. 3 Nov 1945, ?, Unknown Location. Genevieve (daughter of Smith, Earl Michael and Murphy, Ella) was born 16 Jun 1922, Oneida, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 15 Jul 2006, Sherwood, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA; was buried Aft 15 Jul 2006, Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]