Submitted by: Brenda Horton

Obituary:
C.E. KUNTZ DIES FROM INJURIES
Manufacturer Victim of Rail Accident
Vice-President and Manager of South Bend Dowel Works Will be Buried Friday. Charles E. Kuntz, vice-president and general manager of the South Bend Dowel works, died at Epworth hospital last night at 11:04 o'clock.  The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at 1622 South Michigan street, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kuntz, parents of the deceased and will be under Masonic auspices, South Bend lodge No. 294, F. & A.M. of which Mr. Kuntz was a member, being in charge. The officiating clergyman will be Rev. Frank Briggs of Levanon, Ind. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery.  Friends may view the body Friday morning.  The death of Mr. Kuntz was due to an accident which occurred last Thursday night at the Leer street crossing of the New York Central railroad.  Returning from his farm in an automobile truck he was struck by a New York Central mail train and hurled a distance of 59 feet, sustaining fractures of both legs, left arm, nose, and pelvic bone. He also suffered internal and a scalp wound. Despite the servious nature of the injuries, it was believed that Mr. Kuntz had an excellent chance of recovery but following an operation made necessary by the internal injuries, pneumonia set in and it was realized Tuesday morning that his chances of recovery were slight. The death of Mr. Kuntz removes from the community one of the younger and most progressive of its industrial leaders, he having been regarded as a man of exceptional ability along mechanical and industrial lines, evidence of this fact being illustrated by the rapid growth of the manufacturing instution which he directed. Mr. Kuntz was 35 years old, his birth taking place at Lakeville May 26, 1887. He was, however, a resident of South Bend for 34 years, his home being at 1622 South Main street.  His marriage to Miss Edna Pearl Evans, who, with two children, Mary Jane, age seven and Carey Belle, age five, survive him, took place June 3, 1915, with Rev. Mr. Briggs as minister. Besides his parents and immediate family, his is survived by two brothers, Thurman E. Kuntz and Robert M. Kuntz, and a sister, Miss Carey Belle Kuntz.  His fraternal activites were limited to the Masonic order in which he was an active member, his affiliations being with South Bend lodge No. 294, F. & A.M; South Bend chapter, No. 29, R.A.M.; South Bend council, No. 32, R. & S.M; Scotish riet consistory; Valley of Fort Wayne; Mizpah shrine, Fort Wayne; and Avalon grotto, No. 48, M.O.V.P.E.R., of this city.  Members of South Bend lodge will meet at the Masonic temple at 1:30 o'clock and proceed to the Kuntz residence in automobiles.  Source:  South Bend Tribune, November 15, 1922.  

Funeral Notes:
The funeral of Charles E. Kuntz, who died last Tuesday night following injuries received last week when his automobile was struck by a New York Central mail train at the Leer street crossing was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon.  Services at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kuntz, parents of the deceased, 1629 South Michigan street, were conducted by Rev. Frank Briggs, of Lebanon, Ind.  Burial was in Riverview cemetery with the ritualisitc service of the Masonic fraternity, South Bend lodge, No. 294, F. & A.M., being in charge, Samuel B. Peabtengill, worshipful master, officiating.  Source:  South Bend Tribune, November 17, 1922, sec 2 p 1