| Blast Injuries Fatal to Joseph Ferneding
Burns suffered in an explosion at the city sewage disposal
plant about 8 a.m.. Tuesday resulted in the death of Joe Ferneding, 69,
city employe, at 11:30 p.m. the same day at St. Anthony Hospital.
4th Degree Burns
Mr. Ferneding suffered fourth degree burns about the hands, arms
and shoulders and second degree burns on other parts of the body.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at the St. Lawrence
Church, of which Mr. Ferneding was a member. The Rev. Arthur S. Poeckes
will offer requiem mass. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery.
Rosary Tonight
The body is resting at the Olerich Funeral Home, where the rosary
will be prayed at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferneding moved to Carroll from Storm Lake four
years ago. They resided in their home at 3228 North Court Street. Mr.
Ferneding, son of Henry and Mary Ferneding, was born on a farm, near Templeton
Dec. 31, 1883. He attended Sacred Heart School, Templeton.
He was married to Margaret Becker May 31, 1911, at Gregory, S. D.
Survivors
Surviving with his wife are one daughter, Mrs. Art (Loretta),
Reinart, Carroll; three grandchildren;
two brothers, John Ferneding, Templeton, and Frank, Manning, and
one sister, Anna Ferneding, Templeton.
A son, Henry, died March 1, 1939.
The explosion and fire which resulted in Mr. Ferneding's fatal
burns occurred when he turned on the sewer pumps in the pump-house on
the disposal plant grounds, City Engineer Leo Clark said. Sewage gas
apparently had been trapped during the night in the building, which has
a basement, the city engineer stated. The explosion occurred when the
electric motor was turned on to pump sewage to the sewage digester.
Mr. Ferneding had worked for the city about two years.
(Carroll Daily Times Herald, Iowa, Wednesday, July 1, 1953, p. 1)
Ferneding Rites At St. Lawrence Church on Friday
Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. Friday at the St.
Lawrence Church for Joe Ferneding, 69, city employe, whose death at St.
.Anthony Hospital Tuesday night resulted from burns suffered in an
explosion at the city sewage disposal plant Tuesday morning.
Requiem mass was offered by the Rev. Arthur S. Poeckes. Burial
was in the Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers were Henry Espenhover of
Templeton and Ben Krapfl, friends of the Ferneding family, and Leo
Clark, Melvin Pietig, Floyd Boell and Noah Baker, city employes.
As a mark of respect to Mr. Ferneding, the city hall was closed
during the rites.
Many out-of-town relatives were present, including Mr.
Ferneding's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferneding of
Manning, and his brother and sister, John and Anna Ferneding, Templeton;
And the following relatives of Mrs. Ferneding: Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Beckers and family and Gertrude King, Flint, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Beckers, Yankton, S. D.; Mary Beckers, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Beckers, Bill Beckers and Mrs. Katherine Beckers, Gregory, S. D.; Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Beckers, Glendale, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Volmer,
Rembrandt; Mrs. Joe Moore, Chicago; Mrs. Ed Keever, Madison, S. D.; Mrs.
Maurice Boucher, Sioux City, and Mr. and Mrs. John Hastert, Alton.
Mr. Ferneding leaves his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Art (Loretta)
Reinart, Carroll, three grandchildren, and his two brothers and sister named.
(Carroll Daily Times Herald, Iowa, Monday, July 6, 1953, p. 13) |
