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Two Girls Run Into Street; One Killed Patricia Ann Wells Fatally Injured by Car…
Two six year old girls ran into the path of an automobile near their homes in the 1500 block of Grand Avenue about 5:50 p.m. Friday.
One was fatally hurt and the other suffered less serious injuries.
The victim was Patricia Ann Wells, daughter of City Fireman and Mrs. Emil Wells of 1521 Grand Ave. She died at Holy Family Hospital at 6:30 p.m. of a skull fracture, broken collarbone and internal injuries.
Her playmate, Christine Chermak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chermak of ____ Grand Ave., was hospitalized with shock and multiple bruises and ___sions. She was expected to be discharged later Saturday.
Driver’s Report
The driver, Melvin J. Orth, ______, told city police he was westbound on Grand Avenue and did not see the girls rushing until they were both in front of his car. He applied the brakes but was not able to stop in time.
Police said the girls were running from the north to the south side of the street.
Orth reportedly stopped his car about 15 feet from the point of impact.
Coroner, Dr. Theodore Teitgen, reported that the two girls had been playing in the street and were warned by one of their mothers to stay off it shortly before the accident. He indicated there would be no inquest…
Funeral Monday.
Funeral services for the Wells child will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Urbanek-Schlei Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Henry Lutz officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born here Sept. __, 1961, daughter of Emil and Mary ___ Wells. She would have entered the second grade at St. Andrew ___ next fall.
Surviving in addition to her parents are two brothers, Robert and Richard at home; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Tillie ____ and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Charlotte
Wells of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday until the time of service Monday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 12, 1958 P. 1