This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: DETURO Classification: death Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.wyandotte/1545/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Saturday, July 15, 1912 DEATH CAME NEAR HIS GOAL. Tony DETURO, 42 years old, who furnished milk to the foreign colony in East Armourdale, was killed in an accident last night on the eve of a journey to his boyhood home in Italy. DETURO was driving across Kansas Avenue at Third Street with his empty milk cans shortly before 9 o'clock when an eastbound street car struck the wagon. He was thrown under the car. Death was instantaneous. The body was taken to the Daniels Brothers undertaking rooms. DETURO came to Kansas City ten years ago with his family. He worked on railroads until he saved enough money three years ago to go into the dairy business. He lived at 417 South Fourth Street. He leaves a widow and four children. "We had been planning for so many years to go back to Italy," the widow said last night. "We expected to start this week and Tony had saved and saved until we could all go." The accident caused general sorrow in little Greece and crowds gathered on the street corners to talk about it. Several of the coffee houses put up their shutters early as a sign of mourning. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== neirbo8 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.