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- Niagara Gazette - 6/5/1923
Lockport, June 5.-Word was re
ceived here today of the death by
drowning of Norman Ziehm. thirteen-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave
Ziehm of Martinsville, Ziehm
was fishing In a small creek near his
home when last seen. Besides his parents
he is survived by eight brothers
and two sisters.
ALSO
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/21/1923
Norman Ziehm, 12 years old, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Ziehm of the
Herrick road, town of Wheatfield, left
his home at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon
to fish in the Sawyer's creek,
half a mile from his home. His body
was taken from the stream at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning, following a" search
that started early in the evening.
Coroner J. E. Helwig, who was called,
said that the lad was subject to
epileptic fits. It was thought that he
fell into the stream and was drowned
while stricken with one of his
spells.
The boy went fishing in a hole on
the creek where the stream passes
through the farm of Henry Moll. He
had fished there before and his family
did not manifest any uneasiness over
his return until darkness came. Inquiries
at houses in the neighbor-
hood failing to disclose any trace of
the boy, belief that he had fallen
into the creek and drowned began to
gain strength.
Many devices were secured and the
stream dragged until one of the search
ers, operating a garden rake, hooked
j onto the clothing of the boy and he
was pulled ashore.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late
residence an half an hour later from
St. John's Church. St. Johnsburg, Rev.
Walter Thiemecke officiating. Burial
will be at St. John's cemetery.
Besides his parents, young Ziehm
is survived by eight brother's, Herman.
Otto, Walter and Wilburt of Wheatfield;
Ernst of Marion, Ga., and Wil
liam, Albert and Charles Ziehm of
Detroit, and two sisters, Mrs. Elroy
Kline of Martinsville and Mrs. Arthur
Shamrock of North Tonawanda.
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1910 - 1923 (13 years)