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In Hamilton, the Butler County coroner’s office was investigating the death of a 70-year-old woman, Pauline McDaniel, who was found in her home Monday night.
Police said the woman was found on her sofa after a neighbor saw that the front door of her house was open. The thermostat was set at 80 degress, but the furnace wasn’t operating, officers said, and water was frozen in the sink and toilet.
Five other Ohioans already had died in the severe cold weather which fell over the state just before Christmas.
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Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio. Thursday, 29 December 1983.
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- Cold ruled out as cause of death
Hamilton – Dr. Richard P. Burkhardt, Butler County coroner, ruled Wednesday that the death of Pauline McDaniel, 70, of 410 S. G St., Hamilton, was caused by heart disease and not because her home was cold. Burkhardt estimated that Mrs. McDaniel had been dead for 24 to 36 hours by the time her body was found on a living room couch 7 p.m. Monday.
The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio. Thursday, 29 December 1983.
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- Cold ruled out as cause of death
Hamilton woman, 70, found dead in chilly house
By terry Boschert and Bill Robinson, Post Staff Reporters
Hamilton – The cause of a 70-year-old Hamilton woman’s death had not been determined Tuesday.
Pauline McDaniel, 410 S. G St., was found dead by Hamilton police about 7 p.m. Monday.
Police said the pilot light on her furnace was off, and the furnace was not working. Police reported that all the other utilities and the gas stove were working.
A neighbor saw the front door at the McDaniel home partly open. When the neighbor saw Mrs. McDaniel, a widow, lying on the living room couch, she called police.
Dr. Richard P. Burkardt, Butler county coroner, performed an autopsy Tuesday but did not issue a ruling the cause of death. He said the death remains under investigation.
Thomas O. Marsh, an investigator for the coroner, said the temperature inside the home was 33 degrees when he checked it at about 7:30 p.m. Monday. He said it probably had been colder because water in the kitchen sink and the bathroom was frozen.
Marsh said an attempt will be made to determine whether the woman died before or after the furnace quit working.
Police said the thermostat was set at 80 degrees. Police said instructions on how to light the pilot light were found on the living room floor, but they did not indicate whether they were for the furnace or for the water heater, whose pilot light also was off.
Police said neighbors reported seeing Mrs. McDaniel on Christmas Eve. Marsh said the woman had been ill for some time.
The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio. Wednesday, 28 December 1983.
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