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ites Planned In Cambridge For Suicides(SptciOt to Tht Ncu'9)CAMBRIDGE — Funeral arrangements are being made in Scott funeral home. Cambridge, for two local men who committed suicide by hanging.Services wii! be at 1:30 p. m Monday in the funeral nome chapel for Dawson Patterson, 31, lifelong Cambridge resident, who hanged himself with a handkerchief in chy prison after being arrested on an intoxicationcharge.The body of Charles Pohnko, 64. was found in a garage to the rear of his home. 2523 Broad Street. East Cambridge, at 9 a. m.Saturday by a neighbor, John Kromi. A coal rninei. lie was employed in a (plant of the Akron Coal company, near Byesvti’e. He was a member of St. Michael Greek Catholic church. Pleasant City. The body was lemoved to the funeral home.Polinko tied a rope to a rafter lit the roof of the garage andjumped from a box. Coroner William Larrick reported, white Patterson took his life 'in' the pics-ence of a cellmate who declared “he did not realize what he was doing/' His body was discovered by Wesley Lync, prison caretaker, at 6 p. m. Friday.For many years Mr. Patterson had been associated in the plumbing business with his brother, Francis, in a shop located at Wheeling and East State streets. He was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic church. He was born in Cambridge, a son of Charles and Anna Pa’terson Surviving in addition to his wife. Promise, are two sons. Thomas and William of Cambridge; a daughter, Mrs. Martin Goodfriend of the home; two brothers. Francis of Cambridge route four and Chester of Dover.Rev. Fr. George Drescher of St. Benedict's church, will officiate at the services and burial will be in North wood cemetery. The body will remain in the funeral home.
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Coshocton News
Coshocton, Ohio, US
Sun, Jan 27, 1946
Page 6
Full Page
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Evelyn B.
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