Irene Kathryn WEIDNER
1935 Death of her brother



Milford Resident Killed by Current
Farmer Electrocuted in Attempt to Replace Transformer Fuse

MILFORD - John Weidner, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weidner, met instant death by electrocution at about 7 a.m. Monday.

Mr. Weidner was attempting to replace a fuse in a transformer which controlled the water supply and equipment on his farm a short distance south of here. The fuse had blown during an electrical storm Sunday evening. In attempting to replace it, he apparently allowed one of the wet wires to brush his shoulder. The current entered his boday and coursed to a tobacco can in the breast pocket of his coat, striking his heart and knocking him from the pole.

Mrs. J. W. Kirk, a neighbor, saw him fall from the pole. She was glancing from her window to see what was causing a popping noise in her radio.

Mr. Weidner is survived by his widow, Golda; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weidner, and the following brothers and sisters: Peter Weidner, Jr., William Weidner, Walter Weidner, Helen Weidner, Pauline Weidner, Mrs. Harry Martin of Milford; Ben Weidner of Lake View, Cal,; Mrs. Irene Theinert, Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. Ann Blackner of Greenville, Utah; Mrs. Gertrude Reefe of Cedar City, Utah; Mrs. Norma Jameson of Beaver, Utah, and Mrs. Louise Bridges of Sevier, Utah.


The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah
August 1, 1935



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