>From the Oak River Post, Oak River, MB (now changed to The Blanshard-Harrison-Strathclair Post, Newdale, Man.) 7/27/1939 TONY STACH, OZERNA, DIES AFTER TRACTOR ACCIDENT Tony STACH, 39-year-old farmerof the Ozerna district, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday as a result of being run over by a heavy steam tractor at 1 p.m. the same day. Mr. STACH was plowing when the accident occurred. He was thought to have been working around the fly-wheel with the outfit in motion, when he slipped and fell into the furrow below, the large wheel passing up the right side of his body and the plow at the rear covering him with earth. His 15 year old son, who was operating the plow, ran ahead and stopped the tractor and removed his father from the furrow. A passing cream truck from Minnedosa, driven by a Mr. FROST, picked up Mr. STACH and took him to the Minnedosa hospital, but the injured man died at about the time the truck passed Basswood. The coroner, Dr. A. J. ANDREWS, Minnedosa, and the R.C.M.P. investigated the accident. Surviving are Mrs. STACH and six children, ranging in age from 5 months to fifteen years. Burial was made in Ozerna cemetery Monday morning following a service in Ozerna church. Rev. Fr. M. GREGORY officiated. ========================== 9/7/1939 . MRS. STEVE SHEWCHUK The death occurred at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 of Mrs. Steve SHEWCHUK, aged 50, of Ozerna, following an illness of a year and a half. The funeral was held Friday at Ozerna Church and burial was made in Ozerna cemetery, Rev. Fr. M. Gregory OFFICIATING, assisted by the priest from Oakburn. A large number of people were in attendance. White's Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. SHEWCHUK was born in Austria and came to Canada nearly forty years ago. After about ten years at Oakburn, she married Mr. SHEWCHUK and lived in the Ozerna district ever since. In addition to her husband, she is survived by seven daughters and one son; Mrs. Harry SULYMKA, Rackham; Mrs. Walter DODD, Winnipeg; Mrs. Harry STORZUK, Rackham; Mrs. JOHN Andrewchuk, Ozerna; and three girls and a boy at home. ================================== 9/14/1939 (Newdale) R. J. OLIVER, provincial municipal auditor, who audited the books of Harrison and Strathclair municipalities during the past three years, dropped dead in Winnipeg Monday morning. Robert INGRAM, aged 38, employed for three years as engineer at Birtle Indian School and known to several Newdale people, was electrocuted Sunday, Sept. 10, while working on the Manitoba Power commission line at Selkirk. Interment was made in Virden cemetery. =========================== 9/14/1939 BABY DROWNED IN DITCH Roderick Alexander, 22-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. MICHIE, Hudson Bay Junction, was drowned as a result of falling into a ditch Sept. 5. The funeral was held Sept. 7. Mrs. MICHIE's mother and sister, Mrs. Thos. HAYHURST and Lillian of Oak River, returned home Monday after attending the funeral. Mrs. MICHIE and Miss E. MICHIE accompanied them to Oak River and returned to Hudson Bay Junction the same night. ============================= 10/16/1918 Mrs. Jos. SHUTTLEWORTH, Bradwardine, mother of Mrs. W. W. HAYS, died last Thursday. ============================================