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- Four Perish In Headon Auto Crash
De Kalb (Special) – Four persons were fatally injured in a headon automobile wreck Friday afternoon near DeKalb.
Dead are Kenneth H. Crouch, 28, DeKalb; his two-year-old son, Kenneth Jr., and five-year-old daughter, Janet, and Mrs. Florence Spolum, 56, Rt.1, Maple Park.
Crouch’s wife, Maxine, 30, was reported in critical condition in DeKalb Public Hospital, and another daughter, Angela, 9, was in serious condition with a fractured leg.
The accident, on Alt. Rt.30 about 2 1/2 miles west of DeKalb, reportedly occurred when a car driven by Mrs. Spolum swerved into Crouch’s lane of traffic.
Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon, Illinois. Saturday, 16 February 1957.
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- Kenneth Crouch
Kenneth Crouch was born on February 17, 1929, in Bluford. He and his family had lived in DeKalb approximately six years and he was employed as a woodworker at the Rudolph Wurlitzer plant.
Crouch was the father of three children, Kenneth Jr. and Janice, who were killed in the disastrous accident; and Angela Sue, 9. His injured wife, Maxine also survives.
Also surviving are seven sisters and four brothers including Mrs. Carl Ellis, rural DeKalb; Mrs. Paul Finn, Belvidere; Mrs. Adie Jackson, Kingston and William and Tom Crouch, both of DeKalb.
The bodies of Mr. Crouch and his two children are presently at the Wirtz Funeral Home, where services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Arrangements are being completed for later services to be held from the Johnson Funeral Home in Centerville, Ia., and burial will be at Pleasant Cemetery at Cincinnati, Ia.
The Daily Chronicle, De Kalb, Illinois. Saturday, 16 February 1957.
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