Fred Burgin
May 30, 1898-June 16, 1936
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 16, 1936, page 1, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library
GETS BONUS, BUYS CAR, KILLED
Fred Burgin,
Niles Veteran, Crash Victim
First Wife Killed by Hit-Run Driver On
Feb. 15; He Remarried June 3, Was
Fatally Injured Last Night
Fred Burgin, World war veteran, who received his bonus bonds Monday, was injured fatally late Monday afternoon in a traffic accident in South Bend and died at 2:25 this morning.
Burgin was driving a car he purchased Monday, when he collided with one driven by G.M.. Casad, 235 S. Frances street, South Bend. The accident occurred at a busy intersection in South Bend at Twyckenham and Jefferson streets.
The injured man was rushed to St. Joseph hospital, where he died early this morning. Other passengers in the car were Mrs. Frances Burgin, his wife; her mother, Mrs. Emma Adams, 67, and Mrs. Burgin's three children by a former marriage, Margaret Wood, 16, James Wood Jr., 7, and Marvin Wood, 4.
Mrs. Adams is in St. Joseph hospital suffering from scalp lacerations. Other members of the party were bruised but not seriously. The youngest child, Marvin, escaped injury.
Mr. and Mrs. Burgin were married June 3. His former wife was killed when struck by a nit-run driver three miles south of Niles last Feb. 15. The driver of the death car never has been identified.
Mr. Burgin was born May 30, 1898, in Corbin, Ky. He came to South Niles 22 months ago and had recently been living at 36 East Cass street.
The body was brought to the Price and Kiger funeral home where friends are asked to call. The date of the funeral has not been announced.