Unknown Publication, April 1935 Adolph Struemph Returning from work in a St. Louis factory, Mrs. Grace Struemph found her husband, Adolph, shot and fatally wounded on the bedroom floor of their home 20-_6a Cleveland Boulevard at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. She summoned neighbors and rushed him to ST. Elizabeth's Hospital in an ambulance where he died a few minutes later in the emergency room without regaining consciousness. The bullet had entered his head just above the right ear, lodging in the brain. Mrs. Struemph said she discovered her husband a moment after arriving home. It was not known how long he had lain wounded and alone on the floor, but Mrs. Edward Ennis, who occupies the downstairs apartment, said she heard a report and the sound of a falling object sometime around 4:30 pm., but paid no attention to it. Less than a foot from Struemph's right hand was a new .22 calibre snub nosed revolver. The nine chambers were loaded with .22 long cartridges and one had been discharged. Nearly a full box of bullets was found in a bureau drawer in the bedroom. Mrs. Struemph said her husband had never owned a revolver and she was not aware that he had one until she saw it on the floor beside his body. She did not know when or where he had acquired it. Both the police and the widow believe Struemph committed suicide. While he had never threatened to take his own life, she said he had been under a St. Louis physician's care for some time due to a stomach disorder. He was also greatly worried about his elderly father, John Struemph, who is in a critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City, Mo., following an operation. Mrs. Struemph said. They had gone there last weekend to visit him. Struemph, who was 32 years old, had steady employment at the Granite City Steel Co. and worked until 3 p.m. on the day of his death. He had evidently gone home, loaded the revolver from the new box of cartridges, and killed himself. Two sisters of Mrs. Struemph, Misses Ethel and Crethen Humphrey, who live at the Cleveland Boulevard address, were away and did not arrive home until after the body was found. The remains were taken Saturday from Mercer's Funeral Home to St. Elizabeth, Mo., where interment was made.

I can add this: Adolph Struemph: (b. 11 Jan 1903 - St. E, d. 11 Apr 1935 - St. E; m. 5 Oct 1929 to Grace Irene Humphrey, b. 22 May 1906, d. 13 Mar 1980). Adolph is s/o John Struemph III and Mary Schwartze. Mary Stigler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy & Jerry Thompson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [MOMILLER] Struemph/Humphrey - death notice > Unknown Publication, April 1935 > > Adolph Struemph > > Returning from work in a St. Louis factory, Mrs. Grace Struemph > found her husband, Adolph, shot and fatally wounded on the bedroom floor > of > their home 20-_6a Cleveland Boulevard at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. > > She summoned neighbors and rushed him to ST. Elizabeth's > Hospital in an ambulance where he died a few minutes later in the > emergency > room without regaining consciousness. The bullet had entered his head > just > above the right ear, lodging in the brain. > > Mrs. Struemph said she discovered her husband a moment after > arriving home. It was not known how long he had lain wounded and alone on > the floor, but Mrs. Edward Ennis, who occupies the downstairs apartment, > said she heard a report and the sound of a falling object sometime around > 4:30 pm., but paid no attention to it. > > Less than a foot from Struemph's right hand was a new .22 > calibre snub nosed revolver. The nine chambers were loaded with .22 long > cartridges and one had been discharged. Nearly a full box of bullets was > found in a bureau drawer in the bedroom. > > Mrs. Struemph said her husband had never owned a revolver and > she was not aware that he had one until she saw it on the floor beside his > body. She did not know when or where he had acquired it. > > Both the police and the widow believe Struemph committed > suicide. While he had never threatened to take his own life, she said he > had been under a St. Louis physician's care for some time due to a stomach > disorder. He was also greatly worried about his elderly father, John > Struemph, who is in a critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital in > Jefferson > City, Mo., following an operation. Mrs. Struemph said. They had gone > there > last weekend to visit him. > > Struemph, who was 32 years old, had steady employment at the > Granite City Steel Co. and worked until 3 p.m. on the day of his death. > He > had evidently gone home, loaded the revolver from the new box of > cartridges, > and killed himself. > > Two sisters of Mrs. Struemph, Misses Ethel and Crethen > Humphrey, > who live at the Cleveland Boulevard address, were away and did not arrive > home until after the body was found. > > The remains were taken Saturday from Mercer's Funeral Home to > St. Elizabeth, Mo., where interment was made. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for the obit. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy & Jerry Thompson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 5:07 PM Subject: [MOMILLER] Struemph/Humphrey - death notice > Unknown Publication, April 1935 > > Adolph Struemph > > Returning from work in a St. Louis factory, Mrs. Grace Struemph > found her husband, Adolph, shot and fatally wounded on the bedroom floor > of > their home 20-_6a Cleveland Boulevard at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. > > She summoned neighbors and rushed him to ST. Elizabeth's > Hospital in an ambulance where he died a few minutes later in the > emergency > room without regaining consciousness. The bullet had entered his head > just > above the right ear, lodging in the brain. > > Mrs. Struemph said she discovered her husband a moment after > arriving home. It was not known how long he had lain wounded and alone on > the floor, but Mrs. Edward Ennis, who occupies the downstairs apartment, > said she heard a report and the sound of a falling object sometime around > 4:30 pm., but paid no attention to it. > > Less than a foot from Struemph's right hand was a new .22 > calibre snub nosed revolver. The nine chambers were loaded with .22 long > cartridges and one had been discharged. Nearly a full box of bullets was > found in a bureau drawer in the bedroom. > > Mrs. Struemph said her husband had never owned a revolver and > she was not aware that he had one until she saw it on the floor beside his > body. She did not know when or where he had acquired it. > > Both the police and the widow believe Struemph committed > suicide. While he had never threatened to take his own life, she said he > had been under a St. Louis physician's care for some time due to a stomach > disorder. He was also greatly worried about his elderly father, John > Struemph, who is in a critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital in > Jefferson > City, Mo., following an operation. Mrs. Struemph said. They had gone > there > last weekend to visit him. > > Struemph, who was 32 years old, had steady employment at the > Granite City Steel Co. and worked until 3 p.m. on the day of his death. > He > had evidently gone home, loaded the revolver from the new box of > cartridges, > and killed himself. > > Two sisters of Mrs. Struemph, Misses Ethel and Crethen > Humphrey, > who live at the Cleveland Boulevard address, were away and did not arrive > home until after the body was found. > > The remains were taken Saturday from Mercer's Funeral Home to > St. Elizabeth, Mo., where interment was made. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message