TRAVERSE, Orville

Abt 1917 - 1949  (~ 32 years)

• Name	TRAVERSE, Orville
  Birth	Abt 1917	WI
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 1949	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I83339	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	TRAVERSE, Thomas,   b. Jan 1881, New York d. 1 May 1940, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F27583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 2/28/1949 Falls Man Found Dead in His Home A certificate of accidental death was issued by Coroner James W, Heary today in the death of Orville Traverse, 32. who was found dead In his home at 1152 North avenue, where he lives alone. Saturday night. Coroner Heary said that Traverse, who was partially paralyzed, had died from asphyxiation from cool gas leaking from a heater In the house. "The fire was evidently Improperly banked," permitting the gas to escape. Into the room." he said. Mr. Traverse, a native of Milwaukee, had resided here since the age of ten. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Traverse. Surviving are a. brother, Robert Traverse, and an uncle, John Traverse, both of this city. The funeral services will be held at .the Rhoney. .Funeral home to- morrow at 8:30 a. m., and at Sacred Heart church at 9:16 o'clock. Interment will be tn Gate of Heaven cemetery.