FATALITIES TAKE PLACE IN CROWLAND AND STEVENSVILLE

Carbide Employee Is Killed After leaving Plant; Driver of Milk Wagon Crossing Victim

[Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 16 December 1943]

Two fatalities occurred in the district during the past 24 hours, as the result of violent accidents. Isaac Neisteruk of Welland RR3, was killed instantly shortly after 11 o’clock last night when struck by an automobile in front of the Electric Metallurgical Co. plant, and Harry Hlady of Fort Erie , driver of a milk truck was killed shortly after 10 this morning when his truck was struck by a fast express at the Stevensville N.Y.C. crossing.

Isaac Neisteruk, 36, Welland R.R. 3, was killed instantly last night, when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car driven by Archie McDonald, 21, of 123 Welland street, Port Colborne.

Neisteruk who was leaving work at eh Union carbide plant of the Electro Metallurgical Co., was proceeding north on the highway in front of the plant, at approximately 11.05 having come off the 11 o’clock  McDonald was also proceeding north in his car, when he crashed into the bicycle.

Provincial Constables Reg Bass and Almer McNamara are investigating the mishap. Coroner W.K. Colbeck stated this morning that an inquest will be held into the Neisteruk death, with Coroner E.A. MacKenzie of Port Colborne presiding.

Neisteruk had worked at the Electro Metallurgical Co., for the past two years.

He is survived by his wife; two children, Annie and Mary; one sister, Mrs. John Los, of R.R. 3, Welland, and his father and mother, in Russia.

The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon, December 18, at three o’clock from the residence of his sister, Mrs. John Los, Highway No 3 at Coyle to All People’s Mission, Maple Leaf Park. Interment will be in Holy Cross cemetery.

Hlady, whose age was given as approximately 38, was an employee of the Lichtenberger Dairy, Fort Erie. He had just finished his milk delivery in Stevensville, and was returning back in Fort Erie, proceeding north on the road into the village. He had waited for an east-bound train at the double crossing, and was crossing the tracks with the wig-wag signals still working, when he was struck by the west-bound express, the 10.10 train into Welland.

The truck, a light delivery model was hit squarely by the train and dragged for approximately 300 yards along the track. It was wrecked almost beyond recognition. Hlady was killed outright.

Coroner Dr. Roy Stackhouse of Ridgeway was called, but was not known whether or not there would be an inquest.

Hlady had been employed as a driver in the Stevensville district by the Lichtenberger dairy for the past five or six years, and resided at the dairy. He is not known to have had any family.

*Buried at the Brethren in Christ (Tunker) cemetery, Bishop Bert Sherk officiating.