Walt & Terri Sterneman's Family Pages

Death


Person	Hans Cäsar (John) Stirnimann
Date	14 Dec 1949
Place	Evansville
Country	IN

Sources

Description	Page	Quality	Information	Evidence
Cemetery Records of Vanderburgh Co.	St. Joseph Cemetery.	Don't know	Primary	Don't know
Newspaper Article	Evansville Press.	Don't know	Primary	Don't know

Notes


FROM THE EVANSVILLE NEWSPAPER 1949 "Accident Kills Landscaping Firm Official" John C. Sterneman, 60, of RR 11 Outer Colvert avenue, was killed about noon yesterday when his auto turned over between Boonville and Lynnville on Highway 61. Charles M. Hoagland of 1028 Colvert avenue, a passenger in the auto, escaped with minor cuts and bruises. Mr. Sterneman was head of the John Sterneman Landscaping and Contracting company. Mr. Hoagland is vice president of the D. and H. Construction company asphalt paving firm. The accident happened three and one-half miles north of Fuller seminary school when the auto apparently failed to make a curve, Mr. Sterneman was thrown from the auto. Describes Accident "Mr. Sterneman was driving" Mr. Hoagland, a passenger in the car said. "He turned a right curve and came off the left hand shoulder of the road. "The wheels hit some slick mud, Mr. Sterneman got the car back on the road. It was almost crosswise on the slab. "He cut it back quick and it went into a ditch about two and a half to three feet deep," Mr. Hoagland continued. "The car went up the left bank of the ditch and fell back, turning over, according to the passenger. "I looked up and saw there was no one in the car, " Mr. Hoagland said. "I kicked out a glass and crawled out. Caught Under Car "I looked back and saw Mr. Sterneman lying with his knees and feet pinned under the car. I couldn't get the car off him. "I felt his pulse. A bystander checked his pulse. We saw Mr. Sterneman was dead," he said. A physician, called to the scene said Mr. Sterneman's death was caused by a broken neck, Mr. Hoagland said. The men had gone to Lynville to obtain information concerning a job on which they wished to bid, Mr. Hoagland said. Among Mr. Sterneman's better known landscaping projects were Burdette park, Washington grade school, Reitz and Mater Dei high schools, East Side park and Christ the King church. Born in Switzerland A native of Switzerland, Mr. Sterneman came to this country in 1911, settling in St. Loius, Mo. In 1924 he moved to Evansville. He was manager of Thornburgh nurseries and later was associated with Crescent Nurseries before organizing his company in 1929. Mr. Sterneman was a member of Christ the King Catholic church and Knights of Columbus. Surviving are his wife Della; three daughters, Mrs Roy Marx, Mrs. W. C. Sircle, and Mrs. Robert Kennedy, of Evansville; five sons, John, president of the Evansville Industrial Union council; Joseph, Walter, and Robert of Evansville, and Edward of Anderson; 10 grandchildren and one brother, Oscar of Switzerland. The body is at Ziemer funeral home where members of Christ the King Parish will say the rosary at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

FROM THE EVANSVILLE NEWSPAPER 1949

"Accident Kills Landscaping Firm Official"

John C. Sterneman, 60, of RR 11 Outer Colvert avenue, was killed about noon yesterday when his auto turned over between Boonville and Lynnville on Highway 61.
Charles M. Hoagland of 1028 Colvert avenue, a passenger in the auto, escaped with minor cuts and bruises.
Mr. Sterneman was head of the John Sterneman Landscaping and Contracting company. Mr. Hoagland is vice president of the D. and H. Construction company asphalt paving firm.
The accident happened three and one-half miles north of Fuller seminary school when the auto apparently failed to make a curve, Mr. Sterneman was thrown from the auto.

Describes Accident
"Mr. Sterneman was driving" Mr. Hoagland, a passenger in the car said. "He turned a right curve and came off the left hand shoulder of the road.
"The wheels hit some slick mud, Mr. Sterneman got the car back on the road. It was almost crosswise on the slab.
"He cut it back quick and it went into a ditch about two and a half to three feet deep," Mr. Hoagland continued.
"The car went up the left bank of the ditch and fell back, turning over, according to the passenger.
"I looked up and saw there was no one in the car, " Mr. Hoagland said. "I kicked out a glass and crawled out.

Caught Under Car
"I looked back and saw Mr. Sterneman lying with his knees and feet pinned under the car. I couldn't get the car off him.
"I felt his pulse. A bystander checked his pulse. We saw Mr. Sterneman was dead," he said.
A physician, called to the scene said Mr. Sterneman's death was caused by a broken neck, Mr. Hoagland said.
The men had gone to Lynville to obtain information concerning a job on which they wished to bid, Mr. Hoagland said.
Among Mr. Sterneman's better known landscaping projects were Burdette park, Washington grade school, Reitz and Mater Dei high schools, East Side park and Christ the King church.

Born in Switzerland
A native of Switzerland, Mr. Sterneman came to this country in 1911, settling in St. Loius, Mo. In 1924 he moved to Evansville.
He was manager of Thornburgh nurseries and later was associated with Crescent Nurseries before organizing his company in 1929.
Mr. Sterneman was a member of Christ the King Catholic church and Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are his wife Della; three daughters, Mrs Roy Marx, Mrs. W. C. Sircle, and Mrs. Robert Kennedy, of Evansville; five sons, John, president of the Evansville Industrial Union council; Joseph, Walter, and Robert of Evansville, and Edward of Anderson; 10 grandchildren and one brother, Oscar of Switzerland.
The body is at Ziemer funeral home where members of Christ the King Parish will say the rosary at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

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