(2000.052.001) - Cañon City, Colorado

Fremont County, Colorado - Coroner Inquests 1873-1937(2000.052.001)

Name of Deceased Date of Death Location of Death Cause of Death Jury County Notes

Jury report of multiple victims is

filed under the name with *

Aberton, John 3/20/1921 Echo, CO Train accident Y Denver & Rio Grande RR

Abile, Juan* 1/5/1911 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y

8 others died in accident at Portland Cement:

Cassette, Sebastiano, Dellich, Joseph,

Galante, Antonio, Maneals, Guiseppe aka

Moncalve, Raggero, John, Rossi, Giuseppe,

Sheeline, Varil, Zapone, Bieclerzo

Ablett, Margaret 9/25/1925 Williamsburg, CO Medical

Abstin, David 7/29/1873 Fremont, CO Medical Y Alcoholism

Acky, Harry R. 5/14/1926 Portland, CO Train accident Y Denver & Rio Grand RR

Adams, Floyd 7/4/1913 Canon City, CO Drowning Y

Alcaron,Manuelita 10/1/1930 Canon City, CO Unknown

Allen, Dora Marie 10/5/1935 Florence, CO Car Accident Y Struck by a truck

Allen, Eugene 7/23/1901 Canon City, CO Murder Y

Gun shot by unknown person in freight car of

Denver & Rio Grande Railroad

Allen, J.R.* 4/13/1901 Adalaide, CO Industrial Accident Y

Allen, J.R*., Maloney, Tim, and Whipps, W.H.

Rockslide while working for Florence and

Cripple Creek Railway

Allen, John 1/1/1878 Coal Creek, CO Murder Y Simpson, John, murderer


Allen, Margaret 8/18/1912 Coal Creek, CO Medical Infant-Cholera

Allen, Thomas 5/15/1923 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y

Kicked by mule while working for J.V. Striker

Construction

Alvarez, Joe Oliver 1/8/1922 Portland, CO Medical Infant-malnutrition

Alverson, Edward E.* See Rothcovitch, Mat*-misidentified

Alverson, Floyd 2/7/1900 Florence, CO Train accident Y Florence & Cripple Creek R.R.

Ammong, George (alias

Joe Poncho) 6/28/1900 8 Mile Park, CO Murder Y McCoury, John, murderer

Anderson, James Cosby 5/21/1921 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Denver & Rio Grande R.R.

Arnold, Lauren E. 4/8/1925 Canon City, CO Medical

Augustine, Irwin 2/3/1923 Hillside, CO Medical C Alcoholism

Austey, George G. 6/4/1912 Canon City, CO Murder Y Tunison, Watkin J. murderer

Avenatti, Antonio 11/17/1937 Brookside, CO

Aweyor, Henry Jr. 4/7/1917 Parkdale, CO Train accident

Run over by Denver &Rio Grande Railroad

train

Bacon, Minnie 8/18/1909 Canon City, CO Medical Y

Abortion-Use of poisonous drug without

suicidal intent

Balgue, Laura L. 8/27/1931 Canon City, CO Unknown

Baldwin, Margaret 5/28/1906 Canon City, CO Murder Y Weldy Baldwin(Husband) was murderer

Baldwin, Weldy (Lucky) 5/28/1906 Canon City, CO Suicide Y Murder/Suicide


Ballard, William Henry 12/29/1923 Canon City, CO Medical Influenza

Balman, Thomas Douglas 7/20/1925 Hillside, CO Accident Thrown from horse

Bameda, Salvador 4/13/1935 Florence, CO Murder Y Laguna, Joe murderer

Bankhead, Edna 1/6/1921 Canon City, CO Medical Child

Barnes, Cyril O. 9/29/1916 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y Fall from smokestack at United Oil Co

Barrow, Katherine 1/17/1924 Florence, CO Medical

Basham, J.N. 4/8/1923 Cotopaxi Medical

Bates, Hiram 11/6/1904 Coal Creek, CO Murder Y Murderer unknown

Bates, Rollie Sidney 1/9/1937 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Y Laudermilk Brothers

Battista, Tony 8/2/1910 Coal Creek, CO Murder Y Saluo, Pete was murderer

Battisti, Arthur 8/28/1923 Rockvale, CO Accident Y 11 years old-playing at a mine

Bauch, Richard H. 1/19/1919 Canon City, CO Inmate Suicide

Bayliss, Reuben* 5/13/1905 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y

Leonard, George and Miller, Grover were

also killed at Portland Cement

Bazanella, Joseph 12/22/1922 Rockvale, CO Medical History of Miner's Consumption

Beach, John Rollie 2/12/1915 Texas Creek, CO Industrial Accident Y Employed by J.A. Lamb to load rock

Beardon, James 1/15/1891 Fremont, CO Murder Y Gun shot by unknown person


Bebb, V.E. 9/28/1931 Canon City, CO Suicide

Belchan, George 9/7/1926 Canon City, CO Murder

Bell, Charles Richard 8/5/1921 Florence, CO Accident Y Electrocution

Bell, Margaret 8/13/1925 Canon City, CO Undetermined Y Natural causes

Bellas, Bel 7/3/1916 Calcite, CO Industrial Accident Y C.F. & I.

Bellows, M.L. 8/21/1926 Florence, CO Train accident Auto and Train collision D&RG

Benson, Louis 3/3/1937 Spike Buck, CO Industrial Accident Y Pioneer Construction and Engineering Corp.

Bicker, Jake 9/21/1922 Canon City, CO Train accident Auto and Train collision D&RG

Biddle, John 2/26/1875 Canon City, CO Medical

Birthiscle, William 11/2/1878 Canon City, CO Inmate Murder Y

Bishop, Orial 4/28/1925 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Y Empire Zinc

Blacklock, Baby 7/14/1912 Florence, CO Child birth Infant

Blankenship, Marion L. 1/25/1932 Canon City, CO Accident Accidental gunshot wound to head

Blatnick, Frank 5/17/1938 Canon City, CO

Blatnick, Joe 9/20/1925 Florence, CO Murder Y Shot by unknown party

Blazik, Helen 11/17/1918 Canon City, CO Medical 8 yrs. old-influenza


Blevins, Willis 10/29/1937 Brookside, CO

Blunt, Alfreda 11/9/1915 Florence, CO Accident

Child playing with matches, sever burns

causing pneumonia

Bobb, Peter S. 7/1/1925 Florence, CO Medical Cerebral Apoplexy

Bobberger, Lucy 2/12/1917 Canon City, CO Suicide

Borrow, John 12/13/1911 Canon City, CO Medical

Bosetto, Cecilia 12/10/1931 Florence, CO Murder Y Bosetto, Rudolph, murderer

Bosworth, Charles 8/23/1925 Canon City, CO Inmate Murder Y Pardue,James-Self defense

Botell, Baby 9/8/1911 Rockvale, CO Medical Stillborn infant

Bouish, George 8/18/1900 Brookside, CO Murder Y Killed in robbery

Boulton, Henry 8/15/1912 Florence, CO Medical

Bozie, Nera 1/5/1900 Canon City, CO Neglect Y Infant died of willful neglect

Bradley, L. Fountain 10/22/1920 Canon City, CO Drowning Child

Brassia, Infant 8/7/1919 Coal Creek, CO Medical Premature birth

Brewer, Ira W. 3/12/1926 Salida, CO Car Accident Y C

Broom, Willard P. 12/11/1925 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Y Employeed by Empire Zinc

Brown, Dorothy E. 7/31/1923 Canon City, CO Train accident Y

7 year old child in car driven by McDonough,

John on track in front of train


Brown, Harry L. 11/5/1906 Canon City, CO Suicide Y

Brownlee, Govier 10/1/1918 Canon City, CO Medical

Brummell, Robert 9/3/1937 Canon City, CO

Bryce, James H. 4/30/1932 Florence, CO Suicide

Bugher, Orville 1/19/1923 Florence, CO Train accident Y Child-struck and run over by D&RG RR

Bunton, Wallace Edwin 3/30/1922 Coal Creek, CO Medical

Infant died of flu, pneumonia, and criminal

neglect

Buss, William 6/4/1924 Canon City, CO Medical

Butler, James 4/17/1881 Canon City, CO Suicide Y

Callen, John Futton 12/22/1921 Florence, CO Medical Hemorrhage of stomach

Calwette, Emile 12/22/1916 Florence, CO Y

Cantrell, J.V. 9/7/1935 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Denver & Rio Grande R.R.

Capps, Dewey Frances 10/26/1932 Canon City, CO Accident

Gunshot fired accidently by brother

Raymond while playing with gun

Carmody, Frank Sr. 11/1/1930 Florence, CO Murder Y Unknown assaliant

Carter, Bartholomew 1/30/1935 Canon City, CO Drowning

Cascio, Bartolo* 1/10/1912 Rockvale, CO Murder Y

Believed Murdered by the Italian Black Hand

Society

Cascio, Francisco 1/10/1912 Rockvale, CO Murder Y

Believed Murdered by the Italian Black Hand

Society


Casenheiser, Charles R. 9/14/1930 Canon City, CO Train accident Accidential fall from moving railroad engine

Cassanova, Louis 7/4/1899 Millsap Creek, CO Murder Y Unknown

Cassette, Sebastiano 1/5/1911 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y


Abile, Juan*, Dellich, Joseph, Galante,

Antonio, Maneals, Guiseppe aka Moncalve,

Raggero, John, Rossi, Giuseppe, Sheeline,

Varil, Zapone, Bieclerzo

Cavlerveris, M 1/13/1874 Canon City, CO Accident Y Fell off of horse

Chacon, Infant 8/12/1924 Florence, CO Murder Y

Chacon, Emelia, mother of infant was the

murderer

Chadwick, Elizabeth 5/11/1922 Florence, CO Medical

Chapman, Mrs. Charley 4/14/1922 Canon City, CO Medical Blood poisioning following abortion

Charter, Robert Don 2/13/1922 Canon City, CO Accident Infant died in sleep of asphyxiation

Childs, E.B. 12/25/1905 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Struck by engine of D&RG RR

Church, Eldon Loy 11/28/1937 Wellsville, CO

Cippollone, Joe 1/25/1916 Chandler, CO

Clark, Lester F. 8/20/1931 Canon City, CO Car Accident

Claybaugh, Joseph 7/6/1931 Canon City, CO Medical

Clayton, Raymond H. 9/30/1926 Canon City, CO Drowning Child-13 months old


Coale, Alvin Edward 11/11/1915 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Y Electrocuted

Coale, A.W. 2/26/1906 Hillside, CO Medical Dropsey

Coit, Guy L. 1/3/1925 Florence, CO Car Accident Y

Coleman, Carl J. 10/13/1920 Canon City, CO Accident Self-inflicted gunshot while hunting

Colgate, Jimmy 11/23/1934 Canon City, CO Accident Child hit by trailer

Collins, E.M. 9/12/1878 Pleasant Valley, CO Medical Y Alcoholism

Colvin, Margaret Mrs. 8/25/1921 Fremont County, Co Car Accident

Compton, Edward 7/26/1925 Howard, CO Medical Cerebral hemorrhage

Comstock, A.W. 1/8/1879 Canon City, CO Medical Y Lung difficulty

Conway, Barney* 12/22/1899 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Y Glosterson, Isaac was also killed

Conway, Patrick 6/18/1880 Fremont, CO Gunshot Y Shot by John Reynolds in self-defense

Corning, Henry R. 3/14/1923 Florence, CO Medical Alcoholism

Corpening, William 10/27/1880 Fremont, CO Suicide Y

Cosslett, W.* 3/1/1906 Canon City, CO Train accident Y

McParland, Enos and others were also killed

at Adobe

Cover, Chester M 4/4/1916 Canon City, CO Accident Thrown from wagon by a run-away team

Cover, Elizabeth Ann 4/11/1916 Canon City, CO Medical


Cowden, Henry Blaine 4/15/1932 Coal Creek, CO Medical

Cox, Archie A. 5/19/1925 Howard, CO Medical

Creek, Charles 3/6/1899 Fremont, CO Murder Y Murderer was his son Arthur Creek

Cristielli, Katherine 9/2/1919 Rockvale, CO Medical Tuberculosis

Criswell, Joseph B. 8/15/1923 Parkdale, CO Drowning Child-Due to car accident in Arkansas River

Crizas, Manuel 9/25/1931 Canon City, CO Murder Murderer unknown

Cunningham, A. 7/13/1896 Florence, CO

Curran, Mancil G. 9/29/1918 Canon City, CO Car Accident

Curray, Richard C. 7/29/1911 Canon City, CO Suicide Y

Curtis, Frank 5/30/1897 Cripple Creek, CO

Cusic, Lena M. 10/12/1926 Canon City, CO Medical

Dailey, Beulah 11/18/1937 Florence, CO Car Accident Y

Dangelo, Vincenzo 11/12/1913 Florence, CO Murder Y Buffalo, Pete was responsible

Danyanovich, George 2/5/1915 Florence, CO Y

Davis, Anna* 4/30/1920 Florence, CO Car Accident Y

Davis, Edward C.,Richardson, Evelyn were

also killed

Davis, Arthur M. 7/11/1931 Cotopaxi, CO Murder Y Welch, George was responsible


Davis, Dorothy Bernice 12/8/1916 Coal Creek, CO Accident Infant was scalded

Davis, Edward C. 4/30/1920 Florence, CO Car Accident Y

Davis, Mrs. David (Anna)*, Richardson,

Evelyn were also killed

Davis, Ezra 12/29/1899 Florence, CO Y

Davis, Herman 5/24/1918 Canon City, CO Car Accident 3 year old child

Davis, Joseph R. 11/7/1923 Florence, CO Car Accident Y Child

Davis, Lettie F. 11/23/1926 Canon City, CO Car Accident

Davis, Theodore 10/11/1919 Florence, CO Train accident Y Child-Denver & Rio Grande R.R.

Davidson, T.T. 8/18/1912 Florence, CO Medical

Dealy, Francis Elizabeth 11/15/1924 Pyrolite, CO Starvation Infant

Del Sandro, Philip 10/18/1932 Canon City, CO Medical Suicide

DeLallis, Tony 7/14/1922 Florence, CO Accident Y Stepped on nail at Portland Cement

Dellich, Joseph 1/5/1911 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y


Abile, Juan*, Cassette, Sebastiano , Galante,

Antonio, Maneals, Guiseppe aka Moncalve,



Denver & Royal Gorge

Railroad crash of 1906 3/19/1906 Adobe, CO Y No victim names mentioned in Coroner's files

DeRome, Edward J. 5/23/1933 Parkdale, CO Train accident Y Brakeman was run over by train


Dewoodey, E.R. 1/14/1923 Penrose, CO Medical Tuberculosis

Dickey, James A. 4/16/1924 Florence, CO Murder Y

Dickinson, Charles 9/30/1931 Canon City, CO Car Accident

Dillon, John 8/4/1901 Canon City, CO Inmate murder Y Shot by Marshall during attempted escape

DiRienzo, Mary 1/31/1925 Florence, CO Suicide Drank one half pint of denatured alcohol

Doane, William Henry

Harrison 1/8/1916 Canon City, CO Medical Exhaustion due to paralysis

Doling, William 12/29/1934 Canon City, CO

Dominico, Vincent 12/27/1932 Canon City, CO Car Accident Hit and run

Donnigan, James 11/28/1878 Fremont, CO Medical Y Pulmonary congestion

Donovan, James* 9/6/1890 Adobe, CO Train accident Y

Folks, John, Meinzenmeyer, August,

Williams, C.B., and Winters,H.L. were also

victims-D&RG RR

Douglas, Baby 2/20/1915 Canon City, CO Medical Infant-child birth

Dunbar, Lester 7/1/1926 Florence, CO Accident Fall off of horse

Duran, Albert 7/12/1926 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Portland Cement

Eagan, John F. 9/7/1900 Florence, CO Suicide Y Threw himself on railroad tracks

Elliot, David 3/4/1912 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Fireman for D&RG RR

Elliot, Kate 4/6/1909 Williamsburg, CO Murder Y Valentine, Booker was murderer


Elliot, Robert Lee 11/6/1909 Portland, CO Train accident Y Section foreman on Santa Fe RR

Ellis, Virgil 1/9/1923 Florence, CO Murder Y

Escaped Prisoner killed while being arrested

by Ball, M.S.

Embleton, George 7/26/1932 Canon City, CO Accident Fell in well

Evans, Taliesyn 7/11/1921 Florence, CO Medical

Ewert, Thomas Gregg 6/18/1917 Canon City, CO Medical

Eyer,Darius 9/27/1915 Florence, CO Medical Apoplexy

Farmer, Ernest W. 12/28/1913 Rockvale, CO Murder Y Gunshot from unknown person

Faucher, William P. 8/2/1904 Fremont, CO Accident Y

Electric shot from live wires from Pikes Peak

Power CO. while herding cattle

Federico, John 2/24/1925 Florence, CO Murder Y Murdered by Guddini Vitto

Feles, John 2/22/1891 Brookside, CO Accident Y Accidental shooting by Serna, John

Ferguson, Charles B. 11/26/1926 Canon City, CO Car Accident Y Struck by a runaway car

Fitz, R.C. 12/4/1911 Howard, CO Train accident Y Rock slide near Howard-inquest held in Salida

Flavin, Michael 2/23/1899 Florence, CO Train accident Y Florence & Cripple Creek RR

Fleming, Lula 10/13/1920 Portland, CO Medical African American

Folks, John 9/6/1890 Adobe, CO Train accident Y

Donovan, James*, Meinzenmeyer, August,

Williams, C.B., and Winters,H.L. were also

victims-D&RG RR

Fontana, Joe Jr. 4/15/1926 Florence, CO Accident 5 years old


Forwood, Harry J. 7/22/1879 Fremont, CO Mining Accident Y Head crushed in a slide in Forwood Lead

Foster, Edward 8/18/1923 Texas Creek, CO Train accident

Foster, Mary 12/18/1916 Coal Creek, CO Medical Angina Pectoris

Foster, Paul 3/16/1881 Canon City, CO Suicide Y Laid on railroad tracks-D&RG R.R.

Fox, Benjamin Franklin* 6/15/1925 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y

Explosion at Standard Oil plant with Mattice,

Joseph and Stephen, Louis E.

Frain, Luther S. 5/11/1901 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Train engineer-Florence & Cripple Creek R.R.

Freeman, Charles E. 8/7/1915 Fremont, CO Train accident Dead heading on train when 3 cars derailed

Frenco, Rosalina 2/9/1937 Canon City, CO

Fretta, Emmanuel 9/6/1911 Rockvale, CO Accident Accidental self-inflicted gunshot

Frew, David 8/8/1925 Rockvale, CO Car Accident

Friant, W.A. 4/17/1936 Howard, CO Train accident Y

His car was hit by train at crossing. D&RG

R.R.

Fugate, Edgar Blackwell 7/25/1919 Penrose, CO Accident Lightening stike

Galante, Antonio 1/5/1911 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y


Abile, Juan*, Cassette, Sebastiano , Dellich,

Joseph, Maneals, Guiseppe aka Moncalve,



Gallegos, Carmil 1/6/1912 Florence, CO Medical Senility-age between 100-110


Garcia, Felix 9/9/1919 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y Portland Cement

Garcia, Jose 12/25/1915 Florence, CO Murder Y

Gunshots fired by Navarro, Gregorio-jury

could not tell if felonious or not

Garcia, Juan 8/23/1925 Concrete, CO Car Accident

Garcia, Juan 10/3/1904 Canon City, CO Accident Y

Accidental shooting at a wedding-fired by

Baca, Frank

Garcia, Quinino 10/5/1922 Cement, CO Train accident

Garrett, GW Jr. 9/19/1911 Canon City, CO Murder/Suicide Y

7 yr. old boy-shot by mother who then

committed suicide

Garrett, Juanita 9/19/1911 Canon City, CO Murder/Suicide Y

5 yr. old girl-shot by mother who then

committed suicide

Garrett, Mattie Mrs. 9/19/1911 Canon City, CO Murder/Suicide Y She shot 2 of her children and then herself

Gaughman, Wilson Mrs. 4/19/1922 Hillside, CO Suicide Shot herself

Giles, John M. 12/23/1923 Wilson Creek, CO Accident Dragged by team of horses

Gilroy, Evelyn 9/24/1925 Coaldale, CO Medical

Glosterson, Isaac 12/22/1899 Canon City, CO Inconclusive Y Conway, Barney* was also killed

Glosterson, Isnasi 11/11/1899 Florence, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.

Glotenck, Amelia 7/27/1912 Canon City, CO Drowning Y Accidential drowning in Dewese Ditch

Goode, James Alfred 11/7/1905 Canon City, CO Murder Y Long, Mel stabbed him

Goodner, Wiley 9/18/1911 Canon City, CO Unknown Y


Goodnight, Wm. Joseph 11/22/1905 Adelade, CO Medical

Gough, Robert Jr. 9/11/1931 Cotapaxi, CO Medical Uremia and pneumonia

Governille, Rorso 9/4/1912 Wolf Grove Mine,CO Medical Heart attack at the mine

Graham, George W. 10/11/1875 Canon City, CO Murder Y Gun shot by unkonwn person

Granting, Charles E.A. 11/13/1915 Florence, CO Suicide

Green, John H. 2/7/1924 Florence, CO Medical

Grossnickle, Dallas 3/3/1911 Florence, CO Medical Y Alcoholism

Guadagnoli, Francisco 5/21/1915 Florence, CO Murder Y

Killed by a knife wound inflicted by Papi,

Gugori in self-defense.

Guitterez, Ysimel 8/10/1921 Florence, CO Murder Y

Gunshots fired by Catterina Besserra and Joe

Herrerra

Gutienez, Infant 1/30/1925 Florence, CO Medical Infant-child birth

Guy, Matthew 8/8/1924 Cotapaxi, CO Medical Bright's Disease

Hainline, Homer Hale 3/28/1913 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y Portland Cement

Hall, N.B. 2/8/1913 Portland, CO Train accident Y Denver & Rio Grande R.R.

Halsted, George B. 2/23/1926 Florence, CO Suicide Car Exhaust

Harkins, Charles T. 8/19/1924 Canon City, CO Suicide Gun Shot

Harper, R.A. 9/11/1916 Pleasanton, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.


Harris, Jesse 10/12/1914 Canon City, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.

Harriston, Enos 7/19/1903 Chandler, CO Murder Y Murdered in self-defense by Harris, William

Hawksworth, Harold 1/8/1926 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y United Oil Company

Hawksworth, John William 6/10/1917 Florence, CO Suicide

Hayner, Lois Stevens 8/8/1918 Canon City, CO Murder Felonious Poisoning

Helton, Mabel R. 4/4/1925 Canon City, CO Drowning Child

Henderson, Francis

(Frank) M. 5/29/1922 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y Electrocution-River Smelting & Refining

Herara, Rafucio 8/4/1911 Florence, CO Murder Y

Hernandez, Eufennio 3/10/1925 Canon City, CO Unknown Y

Hernandez, Vincenti 7/2/1933 Canon City, CO Accident Y Accidential shooting by Sarimento, Manuel

Hewitt, William H. 9/6/1924 Canon City, CO Suicide Information in Family file

Hicks, Joseph J. 12/11/1926 Portland, CO Train accident Y

Automobile struck by train at crossing with

wife-D&RG R.R.

Hicks, Mary 12/11/1926 Portland, CO Train accident Y

Automobile struck by train at crossing with

husband-D&RG R.R.

Hillier, Abe 2/18/1937 Florence, CO

Hiltman, John 2/6/1923 Canon City, CO Medical pneumonia

Hinkle, Albert Leonard 12/13/1922 Canon City, CO Medical Tuberculosis


Hoffman, Julious 6/15/1902 Canon City, CO Train accident

Hoggins, Mary 12/20/1911 Fremont, CO Suicide poisioning

Holiday, Clay 8/6/1908 Canon City, CO Murder Y Shot by Tanks, Ernest

Holland, S.F. 1/9/1924 Concrete, CO Industrial Accident Y Berl Engineering & Construction

Holmes, Perry 12/13/1920 Florence, CO Medical Heart Attack

Holmes, William 9/12/1930 Canon City, CO Medical

Hooker, Theodore 12/25/1910 Portland, CO Murder Y Shot by Montgomery, Wiliam

Hoover, Frank 4/15/1932 Parkdale, CO Murder Y Dynamite explosion by person unknown

Hopkins, Robert 7/21/1926 Parkdale, CO Train accident Fell under train while attempting to board it

Houghland, Harvey H. 2/14/1937 Canon City, CO

Houson, Louis 2/20/1917 Canon City, CO Suicide Cut himself

Howell, Earl M. 3/22/1915 Canon City, CO Medical Pneumonia

Hubbell, Arthur E. 4/28/1926 Canon City, CO Suicide Y Self-inflicted gunshot

Huggins, L.E. 9/7/1919 Canon City, CO Medical

Hughes, Charles 5/3/1879 Canon City, CO Medical Y Pneumonia

Hughes, James 6/12/1923 Canon City, CO Drowning Y Accidental


Hughes, Mary O 2/22/1915 Florence, CO Medical Heart & kidney

Hunden, William 11/7/1915 Williamsburg, CO Suicide

Hundley, Jack Russell 7/1/1936 Canon City, CO Car Accident Y

Child killed by car driven by robber

attempting to escape

Hunt, Elmira 9/16/1924 Florence, CO Medical

Hurlburt, Augustus 11/7/1917 Canon City, CO Train accident Y

Hyde, J.L. 12/29/1916 Canon City, CO Medical Angina Pectoris

Iasello, John 4/29/1918 Florence, CO

Ireland, Grace 11/16/1915 Canon City, CO Suicide

James, Charles 9/5/1874 Current Creek, CO Murder Y

Shot by Green, George F while deceased was

attempting escape from custody for horse

stealing

James, Lurlla Margaret 6/10/1919 Canon City, CO Medical Hodgkins disease

Job, John 12/18/1915 Rockvale, CO Medical

Johnson, Albert 7/21/1931 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Y Empire Zinc Co.

Johnson, E.M. 10/12/1931 Canon City, CO Medical Epilepsy

Johnson, John 12/14-15/1922 Florence, CO Medical

Jones, J.E. 8/26/1898 Howard, CO Murder Y Shot by Heismer, William

Jones, Johny 7/16/1919 Cotapaxi, CO Train accident D&RG R.R.


Jones, R.D. 4/16/1927 Canon City, CO Medical

Judkins, Addie* 9/23/1899 Florence, CO Train accident Y

D&RG railroad-deceased were Judkins,

Addie*, Judkins, Eugenia, Judkins, George,

Salter, F., Walker, Eva, Wills, Merville

Judkins, Eugenia 9/23/1899 Florence, CO Train accident Y




Judkins, George 9/23/1899 Florence, CO Train accident Y




Kaiser, Gattlieb W. 10/22/1923 Indian Springs, CO Accident Y Crushed by hay bale

Kalata, Mary 3/16/1937 Florence, CO

Keller, John Lewis 3/7/1937 Canon City, CO

Kelley, Glen 7/19/1920 Cotapaxi, CO Medical Tuberculosis

Kellog, Mary Ruth 8/24/1921 Canon City, CO Suicide Drown

Kellogg, Luther 11/29/1916 Canon City, CO Murder Y

Shot by Kuhlmeyer, E.O.-not determined if

felonious or self-defense

Kelly, Barney 1/17/1918 Canon City, CO Suicide

Inmate of Fremont County poor farm,

mentaly unstable

Kelso, C.B. (Bruce, Bert) 8/11/1912 Canon City, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.

Kenedy, Michael 2/23/1893 Florence, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.


Kerr, Ida Viola 4/25/1933 Penrose, CO Unknown Y

King, Louis R. 6/8/1932 Florence, CO Medical Angina Pectoris

King, William 4/25/1914 Chandler, CO Murder Y Gun shot by unknown person

Kingsley, C.M. 1/8/1926 Canon City, CO Medical Cerebral apoplexy

Kirkton, Alda Engle 9/10/1916 Canon City, CO Suicide

Kirkland, Charles 8/30/1912 Parkdale, CO Accident Unknown cause

Kissel, Henry 10/29/1906 Coal Creek, CO Suicide Self-inflicted gun shot

Klinger, John J. 11/6/1916 Penrose, CO Medical Arterial-sclerosis

Koch, Oscar 4/19/1934 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Y

Electrocuted -lineman for Southern Colorado

Power Company

Koefoed, A.E. 6/2/1926 Wetmore, CO Murder Y Shot by Sheeley, N.I.

Koier, Auialia Feil 7/3/1915 Canon City, CO Medical Pulmonary Tuberculous

Kordis, Nick 6/29/1916 Portland, CO Medical Blood clot in heart

Kostellic, John 10/31/1931 Florence, CO Car Accident Auto collison with truckKruger, Stanley, aka

Steeley, Ray B. and aka

Kroplewski, Joseph D.* 4/2/1920 Canon City, CO Medical Epilepsy

Kuhlemyer, Joseph 7/29/1920 Canon City, CO Medical apoplexy

Lackey, Tiny May 7/9/1922 Upper Red Creek Medical Infant girl 7mo. 8 days birth defects


Lane, John R. 11/21/1931 Canon City, CO Inmate Murder Y Reynolds, George was murderer

Lannon, Ed L. 6/14/1919 Phantom Canyon Car Accident Also killed was J. Frank Raney

Larsen,Lawrence 5/8/1925 Canon City, CO Suicide Cut throat

Lauhr, Frank 11/17/1923 Canon City, CO Car Accident

Lavato, John 8/18/1906 Prospect Heights Murdered Y

Killed by Deputy Pilmore, Hiram while

resisting arrest

Leeper, Caroline L. 6/21/1915 Canon City, CO Medical apoplexy

Lehr, Charles F. 8/15/1932 Wellsville, CO Suicide Shot himself and wife Daisy

Lehr, Daisy Fern 8/15/1932 Wellsville, CO Murder

Shot by Charles Lehr who also committed

suicide

Leonard, George 5/13/1905 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y

Bayliss, Reuben* and Miller, Grover were

also killed at Portland cement

Lester, Jeremiah William 12/22/1916 Florence, CO Medical apoplexy

Levett, Ted 7/13/1911 Florence, CO Drowning

Lewis, J.A. 3/10/1923 Canon City, CO Medical Heart Failure

Liblin,Master Bennie 11/16/1898 Florence, CO Accident Y 10 year old boy froze to death

Linder, Ralph M. 8/10/1936 Florence, CO Train accident D&RG R.R.

Linegar, William 2/23/1910 Canon City, CO Suicide Y Self-inflicted gun shot

Littleton, Armanda Jane 1/4/1913 Canon City, CO Medical


Lively, Alvin 12/14/1933 Florence, CO Accident Y Accidental gun-shot

Lloyd, Hopkins 8/3/1931 Rockvale, CO Suicide Self-inflicted gun shot

Lloyd, John David 11/20/1934 Canon City, CO Car Accident Y

Lloyd, Joseph 4/17/1917 Portland, CO Suicide Self-inflicted gun shot

Locy, James 2/21/1911 Canon City, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.

Looper, Allen D. 6/17/1933 Howard, CO Suicide Y Self-inflicted gun shot

Lopez, Candida 5/2/1918 Portland, CO Suicide Self-inflicted gun shot

Lott, William I. 5/1/1920 Canon City, CO Suicide Y Self-inflicted gun shot

Loughlin, Lois 9/21/1916 Canon City, CO Medical 3 month old infant-acute indigestion

Lucero, Batista 6/19/1931 Canon City, CO Suicide Poisioning

Lyons, James 4/23/1918 Florence, CO Car Accident Y

Lyons, William Isaac 8/23/1910 Phantom Canyon Train accident Y Florence & Cripple Creek R.R.

McCarety, Dan 11/19/1936 Canon City, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.

McDonald, Charles 9/24/1924 Florence, CO Medical

McDonald, Nellie 8/30/1931 Hillside, CO Medical Infant-premature birth

McDonough, John (Jack) 7/31/1923 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Driver of car that stalled on tracks


McDonough, Julia 7/31/1923 Canon City, CO Train accident Y

17 yr. old daughter of driver of car that

stalled on tracks

McDonough, Margaret

(Mrs. Jack) 7/31/1923 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Wife of driver of car that stalled on tracks

McDowell, Glenn 5/30/1930 Canon City, CO Drowning Y 13 year old boy

McGates, John 3/4/1879 Canon City, CO Suicide Y Hanging

McGiveuey, Owen 10/25/1915 Canon City, CO Medical

McGlotlin, Ollie 7/10/1932 Texas Creek, CO Medical Heart Disease

McGovern, John 2/4/1923 Williamsburg, CO Medical Epilipsy

McGrath,Ellen 12/29/1931 Florence, CO Car Accident

McIntosh, Melissa 7/7/1920 Canon City, CO Medical Heart

McKinley, John A. 4/22/1926 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Accident on prison road camp

McParland, Enos 3/1/1906 Canon City, CO Train accident Y

Cosslett, W.*and others were also killed at

Adobe

McPherson, Belle 8/10/1899 Florence, CO Medical Heart

McVeigh, Thomas 12/31/1911 Florence, CO Medical Heart

Macy, Henry 10/29/1906 Coal Creek, CO Suicide Poison

Maine, Blanch B. 2/24/1926 Chandler, CO Medical Infant-Premature birth

Malcom, Vera 12/4/1932 Cotopaxi, CO Medical

Infant-Accidental poisioning after swallowing

"Marvel Triangle Constipation Wafers"


Maloney, Tim 4/13/1901 Adalaide, CO Industrial Accident Y




Maneals, Guiseppe aka

Moncalve, 1/5/1911 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y



Joseph, Galante, Antonio Raggero, John,

Rossi, Giuseppe, Sheeline, Varil, Zapone,

Bieclerzo

Mangini, Dominic 7/10/1911 Florence, CO Murdered Y shot by unknown person

Manning, Harry C. 8/24/1921 Lincoln Park, CO Suicide Chloroform

Manzetti, Dominic 12/26/1931 Canon City, CO Unknown

Marchand, O.U. 8/9/1932 Canon City, CO Murder Stabbed by McGenty, Leo on 7/19/1932

Markham, John 11/1/1937 Canon City, CO

Martin, Lulu 11/18/1902 Canon City, CO Murder Y Shockley, Fred shot her with felonious intent.

Martinez, Josie 2/9/1918 Florence, CO Medical Pneumococcus Meningitis

Martinis, Agapita 7/26/1902 Canon City, CO Suicide Drowning

Mason, Mrs. ? 7/18/1873 Fremont County, Co Murdered Y Blow to the head

Massey, Oma M. 2/22/1923 Canon City, CO Medical Tubererculosis

Matteo, Diana 9/11/1911 Calcite, CO Industrial Accident Y Accident


Mattice, Joseph 6/15/1925 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y

Explosion at Standard Oil plant with *Fox,

Ben Franklin and Stephen, Louis E.

Mauller, John, Jr. 2/15/1935 Florence, CO Car Accident

Maxwell, Matilda E. 4/3/1926 Canon City, CO Suicide Gun shot

Meinzenmeyer, August 9/6/1890 Adobe, CO Train accident Y

Donovan, James*, Folks, John, Williams, C.B.,

and Winters,H.L. were also victims- D&RG RR

Milano, John* 5/1/1915 Canon City, CO Accident Y

Bridge collasped and caused rock slide. Also

killed was Tenetti, Joe

Milholland, Clem John 5/17/1919 Hardscrabble, CO Accident 10 year old boy

Miller, Albert 6/17/1924 Canon City, CO Accident Gun shot

Miller, Grover 5/13/1905 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y

Bayliss, Reuben* and Leonard, George were

also killed at Portland Cement

Miller, Henry 4/11/1922 Canon City, CO Medical

Miller, Thomas H. 4/1/1925 Canon City, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.

Milligan, Sylvauns 12/28/1917 Canon City, CO Accident Overturned wagon

Mills, James 9/4/1899 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Bike/train accident-D&RG R.R.

Minichello, Dominic* Murder Y

Ruffatti, Ercoli, Palmetto, Antonito, and

Minichello, Joe were also killed

Minichello, Joe Murder Y

Ruffatti, Ercoli, Palmetto, Antonito, and

Minichello, Dominic* were also killed

Mints, Benjamin D. 1/25/1925 Florence, CO Medical


Mitchell, Evaline Carter 12/22/1932 Canon City, CO Medical Influenza

Mitchel, James 3/11/1874 Fremont County, Co Murdered Y Killed by Green, LeRoy

Mitchel, Tho.* 11/25/1878 Fremont County, Co Industrial Accident Y Mine explosion also killed Ward, James

Monce, Cora 7/23/1920 Canon City, CO Medical

Montoya, Pilar 4/23/1916 Canon City, CO Accident Y

AKA Sanches, Peter* and Pilar, Peter

Electrocuted -13 year old boy

Mooney, Hugh 8/24/1880 Texas Creek, CO Murder Y Stabbed by Crowley, Jerry

Moore, B.F. 2/6/1904 Cotopaxi, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.

Morbach, Conrad Jacob 6/9/1921 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y Was employed at Portland

Moreles, Ambrosio 3/12/1919 Florence, CO Murder Y Gil,Amando was murderer

Moyle, A. Martin 10/6/1915 Canon City, CO Train accident Hit by train at 19St. Crossing

Muehlbach, Emma 3/3/1916 Coaldale, CO Medical Heart disease

Mulder, Flita 3/19/1919 Canon City, CO Medical Epilepsy

Mulligan, Thomas 10/15/1880 Fremont County, Co Medical Y

Exposure while wandering due to excessive

alcohol

Murbach, Cobey J. 6/8/1921 Concrete, CO Accident Y Fell off trestle while on brake

Murphy, John 11/16/1881 Pleasant Valley, CO Medical Insanity and extreme exposure

Nance, George A. 3/6/1925 Parkdale, CO Industrial Accident Y Denver & Rio Grande R.R.


Navarro, Francisco 6/5/1922 Portland, CO Medical Heart disease

Negri, Angelo 1/18/1918 Williamsburg, CO Accident 18 month old child scalded

Neroni, Antonio 8/20/1924 Canon City, CO Inmate Murder Y Beaten by fellow inmates-Separate folder

Nicholas, Edward 7/3/1905 Portland, CO Drowning Y While being arrested

Noland, Pat 5/16/1911 Florence, CO Train accident Y D&RG R.R.

Noon, Peter 8/17/1925 Cotopaxi, CO Industrial Accident Quarry accident-quarry owned by deceased

Ochoba, Jesus 7/29/1888 Fremont, CO Murder Bill of Indictment against murderer Patron, A.

Ohotto, John 4/19/1909 Florence, CO Medical Y Tuberculosis

Olguin, Tauislan H. 8/21/1917 Concrete, CO Medical

3 1/2 month old infant suffering from

malnutrition

Oneal, T.F. 6/3/1906 Canon City, CO Suicide Carbolic Acid

Onril, James 7/28/1919 Florence, CO Accident 2-3 year old fell in Union Ditch while playing

Oster, Oliver 8/31/1935 Canon City, CO Train accident

Otto, Robert A. 12/27/1932 Florence, CO Accident Crushed chest in fall

Owens, Roy 3/31/1915 Canon City, CO Murdered Y

Shot by Ireland, W.W. Deceased was a guard

at Colorado State Penitentiary and was

attempting to make an arrest

Paddock, John A 8/2/1925 Howard, CO Medical

Palali, Mike 3/29/1897 Florence, CO


Palmer, John 9/20/1910 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Denver and Rio Grand

Palmetto, Antonito Murder Y

Ruffatti, Ercoli, Minichello, Dominic*, and

Minichello, Joe were also killed

Paolino, Ambrogio 11/18/1904 Rockvale, CO Murder Y Shot by Ed Patrino

Parhm, Jessie 2/10/1918 Canon City, CO Medical Abortion

Parks, Bridget 8/7/1913 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Denver and Rio Grand

Passalagua, Nick 5/19/1916 Portland, CO Suicide Gun shot

Patton, Joseph Thedore 6/24/1931 Wellsville, CO Accident Crushed Chest

Paulino, Paul aka Paolino,

Paolo 1/13/1912 Williamsburg, CO Murdered Y Gun shot fired by Thomas, William (Slim)

Pavalsky, Albert 3/21/1926 Canon City, CO Drowning

Albert fell into Empire Zinc Plant reservoir

and Stanley tried to rescue him

Pavalsky, Stanley 3/21/1926 Canon City, CO Drowning

Albert fell into Empire Zinc Plant reservoir

and Stanley tried to rescue him

Pavela, Mike 1/9/1919 Canon City, CO Suicide Self-inflicted gun shot wound

Payne, John 9/11/1879 Canon City, CO Murdered Y Shot by unknown person

Payne, Roy C. 9/8/1911 Florence, CO Drowning

Pelar, Peter 4/23/1916 Canon City, CO Accident Y

Sanches, Peter* , Montoya, Pilar

electrocuted-13 year old boy

Peppin, Elvin 2/17/1918 Canon City, CO Drowning 10 years old-broke through ice on reservoir

Peppin, Violet 2/17/1918 Canon City, CO Drowning 10 years old-broke through ice on reservoir


Perino, Julia 10/9/1918 Chandler,CO Accident Shot by rifle while handeling it.

Perrin, Jesse 6/14/1925 Florence, CO Car Accident

Petty, Joseph A. 4/11/1914 Florence, CO Murdered Y

Struck at base of skull with blunt instrument

by Ragland, Charles

Phillips, John 11/14/1921 Canon City, CO Suicide Y Self-inflicted gun shot

Piaco, Charles 1/22/1916 Rockvale, CO Accidental Infant 26 months old fell in tub of hot water

Pickard, Charles E. Dr. 8/4/1919 Canon City, CO Medical Heart disease

Pierce, Harry B. 1/23/1917 Canon City, CO Suicide Self-inflicted gun shot

Poston, Felix 10/20/1919 Canon City, CO Medical Heart

Potter, Edward 2/12/1918 Florence, CO Suicide Self-inflicted gun shot

Powers, Arthur 11/18/1923 Florence, CO Medical Heart

Prachy, William Melvin 12/4/1920 Newlin Creek, CO Medical Infant

Price, Thomas 11/28/1915 Canon City, CO Medical Heart disease

Pristash, George 7/28/1921 Rockvale, CO Medical 91 years old

Proctor, Thomas Y. 5/11/1924 Canon City, CO Medical Cerebral Apoplexy

Pyles, Oscar R. 10/1/1926 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y River Smelting and Refining Co

Quarry, Marion 10/21/1900 Chandler, CO Accidential Y Shot accidently by Owens, Alexander


Quinn, Juanita 6/3/1931 Florence, CO Car Accident Y

Raggero, John, 1/5/1911 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y



Joseph, Galante, Antonio, Maneals, Guiseppe

aka Moncalve, Rossi, Guiseppe, Sheeline,


Ramirez, Theodoro 6/4/2026 Canon City, CO Train accident Not an employee of Railroad D&RG R.R.

Randazzo, Salvatore 3/15/1937 Canon City, CO Murder Y Gun shots by unknown assailant

Raney, J. Frank 5/16/1919 Phantom Canyon Car Accident Also killed a Mr. Lannon

Rapas, Thomas 3/13/1912 Calcite, CO Industrial Accident Quarry accident

Rathcovitch, Matt 9/25/1926 Brookside, CO Car Accident Y Escapee from state mental hospital in Pueblo

Recsky, John 9/18/1909 Texas Creek, CO Murder Y Gun shot by unknown assialant

Reese, John 9/5/1924 Florence, CO Medical Stomach Ulcer

Regan, Elizabeth 12/24/1874 Canon City, CO Suicide Y Self-inflicted gunshot

Renke, Fred P. 4/17/1917 Cotopaxi, CO Medical Y Stroke

Richardson, Evelyn 4/30/1920 Florence, CO Car Accident Y

Davis, Mrs. David*,Davis Edward C. were also

killed

Richardson, Joseph

(Joshua) 12/2/1906 Florence, CO Medical Y Alcoholism

Ritzman, Lorenz 5/9/1924 Canon City, CO Train-car Accident Driving one-ton truck when hit by train


Roberts, John Leander 10/5/1916 Florence, CO Medical Heart Disease

Roberts, John W. 11/16/1902 Canon City, CO Train accident Y Hit by D&RG railroad train

Rogers, James 7/10/1912 Canon City, CO Suicide Y Carbolic Acid

Rolando, Joseph 6/6/1917 Pyrolite Accidental 4 year old fell in tub of hot water and scalded

Roneau, Annie 12/4/1915 Brookside, CO Medical 2 month old Infant-acute indigestion

Rooney, William C. 1/22/1900 Canon City, CO Murder Y

Murdered by inmates at Colorado State

Penitentiary;Thomas Raynolds, Wagner, Kidd

Wallace and Anton Woods during attempted

escape

Rosate, Nichol 5/6/1891 Coal Creek, Co Murder Y

Murdered by Salvo, Frank with blows from a

butcher knife

Rosenburg, Eva 11/3/1923 Florence, CO Suicide Y Strangulation

Rossi, Giuseppe* 1/5/1911 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y




aka Moncalve, Raggero, John, Sheeline, Varil,

Zapone, Bieclerzo

Ruddick, George H. 1/24/1925 Florence, CO Medical Cerebral apoplexy

Ruddick, James E. 9/3/1912 Rockvale, CO Medical Alcoholism

Ruffatti, Ercoli Murder Y

Palmetto, Antonito, Minichello, Dominic*,

and Minichello, Joe were also killed


Salter, F. 9/23/1899 Florence, CO Train accident Y




Sampson, W.E. 8/15/1932 Wellsville, CO Murdered Shot by Lehr, Charles F.

Sanches, Peter* 4/23/1916 Canon City, CO Accidental Y

AKA Pelar, Peter and Montoya, Pilar

electrocuted 13 year old boy

Sanchez, Emanuel 1/3/1905 Canon City, CO Murdered Y

Shot by Ross, Herman-jury undecided

whether it was in self defense or felonious

Sandabal, Infant 7/7/1922 Florence, CO Medical Infant-Premature

Sapp, John K. 8/8/1924 Florence, CO Medical

Savro, Donato 1/16/1912 Williamsburg. CO Suicide Hanging

Schuessler, John Joseph 10/23/1915 Canon City, CO Medical Tuberculosis

Sena, Ignacio 6/14/1924 Florence, CO Car Accident

Shannon, Wallace 6/3/1924 Coaldale, CO Drowning Accidental

Sheeline, Varil 1/5/1911 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y




aka Moncalve, Raggero, John, Rossi,

Giuseppe, Zapone, Bieclerzo


Sheffield, Almon A. 6/13/1916 Canon City, CO Medical Arterial-sclerosis

Shell, Clarence Wilbur 8/13/1924 Canon City, CO Accidental Accidental gun shot-child

Shields, Mrs. Floyd 5/16/1922 Florence, CO Suicide Carbolic Acid

Sikes, Johnathon 11/27/1924 Florence, CO Medical Mytrial incompetency

Sisco, Milton 7/20/1923 Howard, CO Murder Y

Gun Shot (Milton and Walter) Bodies found

7/28/1925

Sisco, Walter Charles 7/23/1923 Howard, CO Murder Y

Gun Shot (Milton and Walter) Bodies found

7/28/1925

Skiff, John 6/21/1924 Phantom Canyon Car Accident

Skinner, Richard Earl 10/7/1918 Canon City, CO Medical 18 month old child-sick, partially paralyzed

Sly, William L. 9/23/1924 Canon City, CO Drowning

Smith, John J. 11/10/1912 Canon City, CO Train Accident Y D&RG R.R. train derailed in Gorge

Smith, John T. 12/8/1915 Canon City, CO Medical Having trouble breathing due to fighting fire.

Smith, William Thomas 10/6/1919 Canon City, CO Medical Arterial Schrosis

Sobeck, John 3/30/1913 Portland, CO Train Accident Y

He was working with railroad car at Portland

cement


Spear, Mary J. 11/6/1915 Canon City, CO Medical Infection from an incomplete abortion

Stanker,Mary 6/26/1914 Florence, CO Murder Y Killed by strangulation by Dibella, Mauro

Starbuck, Estes F. 1/2/1926 Florence, CO Train Accident Y Car/train

Starika, Madaline 9/7/1925 Canon City, CO Drowning

Stark, Fleix 8/29/1902 Florence, CO Train Accident Y Santa Fe railroad employee

Steele, Elizabeth 2/21/1923 Canon City, CO Medical Heart

Steeley, Paul 1/30/1937 Lincoln Park, CO Car Accident YSteeley, Ray aka Krueger,

Stanley, aka Kroplewski,

Joseph D.* 4/2/1920 Canon City, CO Medical Epilepsy

Steffens, Augusta M. 10/24/1932 Canon City, CO Car Accident

Stein, George 3/11/1906 Florence, CO Medical

Stephen, Louis E. 7/15/1925 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y

Explosion at Standard Oil plant with Fox*,

Ben Franklin and Mattice, Joseph

Stephens, Louis 6/15/1925 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y Standard Oil of Indiana explosion

Sterling, Walter 1/1/1907 Florence, CO Murder Thomas, Thomas shot the deceased

Stevens, Hubert* 8/10/1919 Canon City, CO Car Accident Y Tressi Wiginton also died in this accident

Stewart, Stanton 9/12/1924 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Electrocuted

Story, A.G. 9/26/1879 Canon City, CO Suicide Y


Stowe, Infant 6/7/1921 Florence, CO Medical Premature

Strege, Henry 12/21/1916 Rockvale, CO Medical Cronic Nephritis

Struna, Frank Jr. 6/27/1916 Howard, CO Drowning 10 year old boy

Strout, Wilbur D. 9/11/1916 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y

Worked for General Concrete Construction

Company

Stull, James Mitchell 7/8/1933 Canon City, CO Medical Organic heart disease

Suds, Edwin 12/22/1900 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y Rocky Mt. Smelter

Suffield, Robert M. 5/6/1922 Penrose, CO Accidential Thrown from hay wagon by runaway train

Sullivan, Denny 9/23/1899 Florence, CO Medical Alcoholism

Sullivan, Eugene R. 5/23/1899 Canon City, CO Murdered Y Shot by Burgess, George

Sutphen, Andy H. 7/4/1919 Canon City, CO Murdered Y Shot by Stringer, Robert

Sylvester, John R. 5/21/1924 Florence, CO Car Accident

Tafoya, John 3/23/1923 Florence, CO Medical Alcoholism

Tagonia, Manuel 11/15/1899 Florence, CO Murdered Y Killed with a razor by Franco, Isaac

Taylor, A.M. 1/30/1926 Penrose, CO Medical Cerebral Apoplexy

Telck, Infant 7/31/1921 Brewster, CO Medical Infant-still born

Tenetti, Joe 5/1/1915 Canon City, CO Accident Y

Bridge collasped and caused rock slide. Also

killed was Milano, John B.*


Threadgill, Henry 2/10/1910 Florence, CO Murdered Y Shot by Parker, Joe

Tinsley, George 9/24/1900 Brookside, CO Murdered Y Shot by Jeddo, Joe

Tofoya, Josinfa 10/17/1919 Florence, CO Medical

Trappin, Annie Katherine 3/18/1926 Florence, CO Accident Children playing with matches

Turkovich, Matt 12/5/1916 Florence, CO Y

UNKNOWN BODIES 1879-1931

Found in Fremont

County Various or unknown

Several unknown bodies of all ages found

within the County-causes of death are varied

(accidental, murdered, train accident, sucide)

or unknown

Urani, Tony 4/17/1936 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Y

Valentine, Booker 5/12/1909 Canon City, CO Inmate Suicide Y Inmate of Fremont County Jail

Van Law, Rosanitia 10/9/1919 Florence, CO Medical Heart Disease

Van Slyke, Christina 3/16/1916 Canon City, CO Medical Diabetes

Van Tayl, George Harris 12/8/1916 Florence, CO Accident Burned

Velarde, Joe 3/6/1918 Florence, CO Industrial Accident Y River Smelting and Refining

Verlingio, Camillo 7/18/1905 Brookside, CO Murdered Y Shot by Mochetti, Felipe


Vezzetti, Helene C. 3/3/1918 Brookside, CO Medical Girl of 11 years old-cerebral hemmorage

Vidano, Samuel (Vanidi) 3/2/1900 Chandler, CO Murdered Y Shot by Unknown

Vigil, Serafino 2/9/1923 Wellsville, CO Drowning Y

Villa, Antonio 1/16/1906 Portland, CO Murdered Y Shot by Wheeler

Villanulva, Manuel 3/23/1918 Florence, CO Y

Vinsonhale, R.B. 11/24/1924 Coal Creek, Co

Wade, Emmett 11/7/1916 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Portland Cement

Wagstaff, William 3/21/1899 Coal Creek, Co Murdered Y Poisoned by unknown person

Walker, Eva 9/23/1899 Florence, CO Train accident Y




Walker, SurMar 7/8/1919 Florence, CO Medical

Embolism of heart due to self induced

abortion

Ward, Della 4/8/1925 Canon City, CO Medical Tuberculosis

Ward, James 11/25/1878 Fremont County, Co Industrial Accident Y Mine explosion also killed Mitchel, Tho.*

Warren, Thomas 9/19/1937 Canon City, CO Car Accident Y Unavoidable

Wells, Floyd 6/14/1925 Canon City, CO Accident Accidently fell at Royal Gorge


Wendehorn, Ernest 8/26/1922 Florence, CO Medical

Westwood, William E. 11/9/1925 Florence, CO Suicide

Wheeler, Scott 7/7/1920 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident

Working on construction tearing down brick

building when wall fell on him.

Whipps, W.H. 4/13/1901 Adalaide, CO Industrial Accident Y




Whisler, Dorell 12/19/1934 Canon City, CO Suicide Y

Wiginton, Tressi 8/10/1919 Canon City, CO Car Accident Y Stevens, Hubert*also died in this accident

Wilson (Wilsett) 6/5/1893 Florence, CO Train accident Knocked from AT&SF track

Wills, Merville 9/23/1899 Florence, CO Train accident Y




Willams, C.B. 9/6/1890 Adobe, CO Train accident Y

Donovan, James*, Folks, John,

Meinzenmeyer, August, and Winters,H.L.

were also victims-D&RG RR

Williams, David 8/5/1924 Canon City, CO Y No record of cause of death

Williams, Ebenezer 3/10/1924 Canon City, CO Accidental Unloading coal at his home

Williams, Edward 2/23/1916 Florence, CO Medical Pneumonia


Williams, George 4/1/1913 Canon City, CO Suicide Y

Williams, Hector 10/22/1913 Canon City, CO Industrial Accident Y

Electrocuted while working for the Arkansas

Valley Railway Light and Power Company

Willoughby, Roselle H. 3/11/1916 Howard, CO Can Accident

Winters, Ben 1/3/1927 Florence, CO Car Accident

Winters, H.L. 9/6/1890 Adobe, CO Train accident Y

Donovan, James*, Folks, John,

Meinzenmeyer, August, Williams, C.B., were

also victims-D&RG RR

Withers, Charles 12/29/1901 Coaldale, CO Murdered Y Shot by George Mow

Wood, George E. 1/21/1906 Florence, CO Accident Y Accidently shot

Woodward, Josephine 4/8/1927 Canon City, CO Abortion Y

Septic poisoning caused by incomplete

abortion

Wright, Della 8/14/1915 Canon City, CO Car Accident

Wyatt, Walter 7/28/1895 Canon City, CO Train accident Y His wagon was hit by AT&SF train

Yammitzky, Andrew 6/29/1899 Brookside, CO Drowning 11 year old trying to save brother, John

Yammitzky, John 6/29/1899 Brookside, CO Drowning 7 year old

Yeiser, Sadie Emma 7/22/1920 Canon City, CO Medical

Yelton, J.W. 8/11/1919 Florence, CO Medical Apoplexy


Young, Andrew B. 9/13/1915 Coal Creek, Co Accident 4 year old playing with matches-burned

Young, William L. 8/22/1910 Adelade, CO Train accident Y Rock slide causing train accident

Zairdovsky, Morris 9/12/1916 Canon City, CO Medical Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Zanora, Mary 6/21/1920 Cement, CO Medical Whooping Cough

Zapone, Bieclerzo 1/5/1911 Portland, CO Industrial Accident Y




aka Moncalve, Raggero, John, Rossi,

Giuseppe, Sheelan, Vasil

Zarlenga, Olivia 8/6/1934 Florence, CO Murdered Y Killed by her husband, Zarlenga, Tony

Zarlenga, Rose 8/6/1934 Florence, CO Murdered Y Killed by her father, Zarlenga, Tony

Zarlenga, Tony 8/6/1934 Florence, CO Suicide Y Killed himself after killing wife and daughter

Zink, Myara Jane 11/1/1921 Canon City, CO Medical

Zupan, Alice 10/14/1932 Canon City, CO Drowning Infant


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