Family Group Sheet
NamePaul P. W. Figert, 1C2R
Birth1 May 1923, Roann, Wabash Co., Indiana
Death9 Sep 1999, Wabash Co., Indiana
FatherRay Silvester Figert (1888-1956)
MotherDella V. Weller (1888-)
Marriageabt 30 Apr 1946, Wabash Co., Indiana
SpouseMerle “Elizabeth” Jackson
Children
1 FLinda Ann Figert, 2C1R
Birth13 Jan 1950, Silver Lake, Kosciusko Co., Indiana
Death16 Dec 1965, Silver Lake, Kosciusko Co., Indiana
2 FSue Figert, 2C1R
SpouseTim Meyer
3 MAllan C. Figert, 2C1R
4 MJohn D. Figert, 2C1R
Notes for Paul P. W. Figert
The Wabash Plain Dealer reported this item on Friday, Sept. 10, 1999:
SILVER LAKE, Ind. — An elderly rural Silver Lake man drowned Thursday afternoon in northwestern Wabash County. It was as a result of a somewhat bizarre hunting accident, Indiana conservation officers believe. Pronounced dead at the scene was Paul P. Figert, 76. The incident occurred about 4:15 p.m. in a private pond off County Road 1500N, two and a quarter miles west of Ind. 15. Conservation officers report Figert, who lived nearby, told his wife he was going geese hunting and left the home with his shotgun. Officers said they believe he shot a goose and, wading into the pond to retrieve it, got tangled in seaweed and drowned.
The body was recovered about 5:30 p.m. by the North Manchester Fire Department. Also at the scene were units from the Wabash County Sheriff's Department, the county coroner's office, and LifeMed Ambulance Service.
His obituary ran in the same paper the next day:
SILVER LAKE — Paul P.W. Figert, 76, rural Silver Lake, died at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a drowning accident in a farm pond.
He was born on May 1, 1923, in Roann to Ray and Della (Weller) Figert. He was a farmer and a World War II Air Force veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth (Jackson) Figert, Silver Lake; a daughter, Mrs. Tim (Sue) Meyer, Indianapolis; two sons, Allan C. (Judith) Figert, Georgetown, Calif., and John D. (Sherry) Figert, Houston, Texas; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. One daughter is deceased.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Roann Community Cemetery. There is no visitation. The Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge of arrangements.
SILVER LAKE, Ind. — An elderly rural Silver Lake man drowned Thursday afternoon in northwestern Wabash County. It was as a result of a somewhat bizarre hunting accident, Indiana conservation officers believe. Pronounced dead at the scene was Paul P. Figert, 76. The incident occurred about 4:15 p.m. in a private pond off County Road 1500N, two and a quarter miles west of Ind. 15. Conservation officers report Figert, who lived nearby, told his wife he was going geese hunting and left the home with his shotgun. Officers said they believe he shot a goose and, wading into the pond to retrieve it, got tangled in seaweed and drowned.
The body was recovered about 5:30 p.m. by the North Manchester Fire Department. Also at the scene were units from the Wabash County Sheriff's Department, the county coroner's office, and LifeMed Ambulance Service.
His obituary ran in the same paper the next day:
SILVER LAKE — Paul P.W. Figert, 76, rural Silver Lake, died at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a drowning accident in a farm pond.
He was born on May 1, 1923, in Roann to Ray and Della (Weller) Figert. He was a farmer and a World War II Air Force veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth (Jackson) Figert, Silver Lake; a daughter, Mrs. Tim (Sue) Meyer, Indianapolis; two sons, Allan C. (Judith) Figert, Georgetown, Calif., and John D. (Sherry) Figert, Houston, Texas; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. One daughter is deceased.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Roann Community Cemetery. There is no visitation. The Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge of arrangements.
Notes for Paul P. W. & Merle “Elizabeth” (Family)
Wabash Co. Marriage License Bk 23, p. 306, license issued to Paul P. W. Figert & Merle Elizabeth Jackson, on 30 Apr 1946.
