Jones Geneaology Report 2024.02.18 - Person Sheet
Jones Geneaology Report 2024.02.18 - Person Sheet
Misc. Notes
Wolfe Max, 72, R. 4, Albion, was operating a 4-wheel ATV with a weed sprayer attachment between a row of corn and a ditch at the back of a corn field in York Twp at the intersection of CR 350W and CR 300N. The vehicle apparently topped over into the ditch, pinning him under water up to his waist. His son, Lew, discovered the body about 10 p.m. He was born Nov. 1, 1915 in Noble County, the son of H. Ray and Elvirta A. (Buckles) Wolfe. On April 8, 1939 in Rome City he married Bertha L. Stangland who died in 1975. A lifetime county resident, he was a member of Ormas Baptist Church. He formerly served on the Central Noble school board and board of directors of Federal Land Bank. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Phillip (Nancy) Orr, Ligonier; 4 sons, Roger, Albion, Jerry, Alliance, Ohio, Lew, Ligonier, and Al, Bartlesville, Okla.; a sister, Wilma Easterday, Columbia City; 3 brothers, Jack, Albion, Thomas, Columbia City, and Neil, Clinton, Ark.; and 15 grandchildren. One grandson preceded him in death. Services Tuesday in Ormas Baptist Church. Burial, Thorn Cemetery