Toth- Julius

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review, June 16, 1967

Dr. Julius J. Toth, dentist here for 40 years, died shortly before noon Friday at Culver Hospital after an illness of several months. He had been a hospital patient since May 1 but had been in failing health since he broke an arm in a fall on Jan. 27. For many years Dr. Toth had been active in the Masonic Lodge. He belonged to all local, Masonic bodies. He had served as high priest, and illustrious master in the Masonic organization; was a member of the Masonic Temple Board; was treasurer of the Chapetr and Council, and an adviser of DeMolay. Dr. Toth, who lived at 514 E. College St., was born March 31, 1894, at East Chicago, the son of John and Susanah Toth. He was married March 6, 1920 to Marcella Birch of this city while both were attending Indiana University. They started housekeeping in East Chicago, while Dr. Toth completed his schooling at the Chicago College of Dental Surgeons. He was graduated there in 1924 and established his dental practice in East Chicago. However, at the death of Mrs. Toth’s father, John Henry Birch, they moved to this city and Dr. Toth opened his dental office in the Ben-Hur Building. While attending high school and later at Indiana University, Dr. Toth was prominent as a football player. Since coming to Crawfordsville, he had been a member of the First Methodist Church. He was a member of the American Dental Association and in college was a member of Kappa Psi Omega Fraternity. The survivors include the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Chet Timmons of Crawfordsville and Mrs. William Peeples of Brownsburg; and three grandchildren, Bill, Janey and Peggy Ann Peeples, all of Brownsburg. He was preceded in death by a grandson and a granddaughter. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Bright Funeral Home here, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Saturday. Masonic services will be held at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Sunday. – jlr