This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Gause, Meyers, Pressler, Akron, Yont, Plumbers Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3044/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Saturday, February 17, 1945 Heart Attack Fatal To Nelson D. Gause Decatur Man Dies Friday Afternoon Nelson D. Gause, 47, of Fornax Street, an employee of the Yost Construction Company for the past 20 years, died of a heart attack at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, in the cab of a pick-up truck on state highway 124, east of Monroe, as he was being conveyed to this city to receive medical attention. Mr. Gause was seized with the fatal attack when he was driving a heavier truck for Cal Yost, contractor, on the building of the Miller bridge on Blue Creek Township. He stopped his truck and the truck that was following him got out and inquired if anything was wrong. Mr. Gause informed him that he was ill. He was removed from the cab of his truck and placed in one driven by Harold Fast. They started toward Decatur and had gone only a few miles when Mr. Gause slumped over dead in the seat of the truck. Mr. Gause was a son of Nathan and Fannie Meyers Gause. He was born in Van Wert County, Ohio, but lived in Decatur and vicinity nearly all his life. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters, Cecil C., of Decatur; Raymond of Columbia City; Fred of Warsaw; Mrs. Lulu Pressler, Columbia City; Jake of LaPorte and Mrs. Marcile Akron of Van Wert, Ohio. Half-brothers and sisters who survive are Mrs. Della Yont of Columbia City; Mrs. Nancy Plumbers of South Whitley; Nathan Gause, Jr., of the US Army, Robert of Columbia City. Mrs. Gause, his step-mothers, also survives. Funeral services will be held at the Zwick Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Carey Moser of the First Baptist Church officiating. The body may be viewed at the funeral home after 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.