The body of Hugo Amthor, an employee in the bridge gang department of the Santa Fe Railroad was found Sunday in his room in the workman's car at Peters. A pistol lay nearby, and an inquest was held by Judge E. E. Kastrop, who returned a verdict of death by self-inflicted wounds.
Deceased was born July 19, 1884 and was forty five years, two months and sixteen days of age.
He had been an employed as a cook by the gang of which Jake Kveton is foreman.
Mr. Amthor was a man well liked and had a large circle of friends and acquaintances who will be exceedingly sorry to hear of his untimely death.
He is survived by his mother Mrs. Eliza Amthor of Sealy; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Keding of Houston, Mrs. M. E. Burger of Denton, and Mrs. Bertha Preibisch of Sealy. Three brothers: Emil of Sealy, Otto of Port Arthur and Richard of McGregor.
Funeral services were held from the E. W. Amthor residence on Monday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock.
record title: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
name: Hugo Amthor
death date: 05 Oct 1929
death place: Sealy, Austin, Texas
gender: Male
death age: 45 years 2 months 16 days
estimated birth date: 1884
father's name: August Amthor
mother's name: Elisa Peters
The body of Hugo Amthor, an employee in the bridge gang department of the Santa Fe Railroad was found Sunday in his room in the workman's car at Peters. A pistol lay nearby, and an inquest was held by Judge E. E. Kastrop, who returned a verdict of death by self-inflicted wounds.
Deceased was born July 19, 1884 and was forty five years, two months and sixteen days of age.
He had been an employed as a cook by the gang of which Jake Kveton is foreman.
Mr. Amthor was a man well liked and had a large circle of friends and acquaintances who will be exceedingly sorry to hear of his untimely death.
He is survived by his mother Mrs. Eliza Amthor of Sealy; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Keding of Houston, Mrs. M. E. Burger of Denton, and Mrs. Bertha Preibisch of Sealy. Three brothers: Emil of Sealy, Otto of Port Arthur and Richard of McGregor.
Funeral services were held from the E. W. Amthor residence on Monday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock.
record title: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
name: Hugo Amthor
death date: 05 Oct 1929
death place: Sealy, Austin, Texas
gender: Male
death age: 45 years 2 months 16 days
estimated birth date: 1884
father's name: August Amthor
mother's name: Elisa Peters
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