Children:
Jack Edward Messinger
Clara Evelyn Messinger
James William Messinger
Sibling(s):
Lillie Mae Messinger
Frank E. Messinger
Charles R. Messinger
Floyd M. Messinger
Verna Belle Messinger |
Notes:
OBIT: Topeka State Journal 28 Jul 1932 pg. 6c4
Alvin Messenger
Word has been received of the accidental drowning of Alvin V. Messinger, of Detroit, Mich., former Topekan and employee of the Santa Fe here, Sunday morning in Lake Erie. He was spending the weekend near Kingsville, with his wife and several friends and drowned before help reached him. Mr. Messinger was born January 23, 1895, in Fremont, Ohio, and before leaving Topeka, was employed in the freight auditor's office of the Santa Fe. At the time of his death he was assistant general auditor of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Co., with headquarters in Detroit. He is survived by his widow; three children, Jack, Evelyne, and William Messinger; his parents, Mr. Mrs. A. Messinger, Easton PA; three brothers, in Easton; and a sister in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Messinger, before her marriage, was Miss Katherine Neiswinter, of Topeka. Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at 2:00 at the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. |