Charles A. Dickeson
Jan. 18, 1879-Nov. 29, 1942
Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 30, 1942, page 1, col. 8, cont. page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library
CHARLES DICKESON KILLED, THREE HURT IN CASS CRACKUP
Icy roads were blamed today for the death of Charles A. Dickeson, 64, of 309 North Fifteenth street, who was killed Sunday afternoon at 2:15 when the Sedan in which he rode on M-60, east of Cassopolis, skidded and crashed against an oncoming vehicle.
Dickeson, who suffered a skull fracture, died intsantly[sic] in the crash, which sent his wife, daughter and grandchildren to Pawating hospital.
The car, driven by Mr. Dickeson's daughter, Mrs. Harvey Krueger, 220 1/2 North Fifteenth street, was approaching Cassopolis when the rear wheels slid off the round on a long curve near the Geneva school two miles east of Cassoplis[sic]. As Mrs. Krueger attempted to drive back on the pavement the vehicle skidded into the path of an eastbound car driven by Vinet E. Boyle, Milford, Mich.
Wife Injured
Mrs. Mary Dickeson, 59, wife of the crash victim, suffered a fracture of the right knee and a severe laceration of the right ear. Her condition was considered serious in Pawating hospital today.
Other occupants of the Krueger car injured in the accident were Cecelia Libey, 14, and her brother, Ernest, both of 309 North Fifteenth street. Extent of the Libey girl's injuries, in addition to bruises and shock, was not known today. her brother was undergoing x-ray examinations in Pawating.
Leaves Hospital
Mrs. Krueger suffered a knee injury by was released from the hospital after treatment Sunday. Occupants of the Boyle car, the driver's wife, Mrs. Celia Boyle, and his son, Martin, escaped with cuts and bruises.
Mr Dickeson, employed 18 years by the Original Cabinet corporation, was a native of New York state.
Surviving with his widow are four daughters, Mrs. Krueger, Mrs. . . .[illegible]. .. Young, Detroit; two sons, Bernard E. Dickeson and Wilbur L. Dickeson, both of Niles; a brother, Williams Dickeson, Niles and two sisters, . .[illegible] . . Gertrude Dickeson, both of Ohio.
Friends may call at the Price and Kiger funeral home. Requiem high mass will be observed Wednesday morning at 10 in St. Mary's church, of which Mr. Dickeson was a member. Burial will be in Silverbrook.