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Soldiers Record:
Vimphany, Charles
- Pvt -
Co G - 14th Infantry Regiment Iowa
Residence, Toledo, IA; Enlisted, 21 Dec 1863;
Age,
27;
Missing on 9Apr1864 at
Pleasant Hill, LA
Returned, 1Jul1864
Mustered out, 21Jun1865
Honor Roll of State of Illinois, Illinois Veteran's
Commission, Oct 1, 1956:
Vimpeny, Charles - Pvt - Co A -
14 IA Inf
Died, 13OCt1912; Buried, Oakwood Cemetery,
Joliet, IL; Section 17
Headstone Reading,
Will County Illinois USGenWeb
Necrologist Reports (© 2002
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Published Obituaries:
Name
of
Deceased: Charles Vimpeny
Name of
Newspaper: Joliet News
Date of
Obituary: Oct 14, 1912
Charles
Vimpeny, for forty years a resident of Joliet and for the past two
years living
at the Soldiers' Home at Quincy, who died Sunday because of injuries
received
in an automobile accident, will be buried tomorrow at Oakwood. The body
arrived
this morning at 6:22 on the Santa Fe railroad and was taken to the
residence of
the veteran's son, Arthur R. Vimpeny, 1305 Highland avenue, from which
place
the funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. The accident which
cost him
his life occurred Thursday night in front of the Empire theater,
Quincy, at
9:30 as he was on his way to hear Benjamin Fay Mills deliver a speech
for the Progressive
party. There were several automobiles in front of the theater, and as
he
started to cross the street to enter the building, he did not notice
the
approach of a car driven by Clat Adams, a merchant. He stepped off the
curb
directly in front of the car. Before Mr. Adams could stop, the
automobile had
passed over the soldier's body, breaking three ribs, and crushing out
an eye.
Mr. Vimpeny was taken first to the station in the police ambulance and
then to
the Home. There survive the deceased: Four sons, Arthur, 1308 Highland
avenue;
Harry, Lemont; George, Englewood; Charles, Cleveland; two daughters,
Mrs. Mary
Wagner, Washington street; Mrs. J. M. Teets, New Jersey. (The Civil War
Veteran
is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Illinois)
***
Name
of
Deceased: Milford Vimpeny
Name
of
Newspaper: Joliet News
Date
of
Obituary: Oct 4, 1888
This forenoon
about 11 o'clock, a fatal accident ended a morning's sport for three
young boys
in Rowell's gravel pit, east of the Driving Park. Milford Vimpeny, a
young boy
aged 7 years, with an older brother and another companion, were playing
in the
pit, when, without warning, the gravel bank suddenly caved in upon
them,
covering all three. Milford was found to be nearly gone and died soon
after
being rescued. The other two were bruised somewhat, but not seriously
injured.
The little boy was removed to the home of his father, Chas. Vimpeny
on Second
Avenue in Brooklyn, and an inquest was held this afternoon which
returned a
verdict of accidental death. (Buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet,
Illinois)
***
Name
of
Deceased: Fred Vimpeny [son of Charles Vimpeny]
Name of
Newspaper: The Joliet News
Date
of
Obituary: Thursday, 14 Aug 1905
Fred Vimpeny,
who was thrown from a stone truck Friday morning, died of internal
injuries at
St. Joseph's hospital the same afternoon about 3:30 o'clock. His leg
was
broken, but the more serious injuries were caused by the horse, which
stepped
on his chest. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock from
his
late home, 613 Florence avenue, Rev. Ben N. Mitchell, of the Christian
church,
officiating. He leaves besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Vimpeny, four
brothers and a sister. They are Mrs. Howard Wagner, Arthur, Harry and
George,
of Joliet, and Charles, of Oak Park, Ohio. Mr. Vimpeny was driving the
team and
heavy truck down Washington street near Spring creek. The neck-yoke
broke, the
horse ran into the curing and the unfortunate man was thrown from the
truck.
(Buried Oakwood Cemtery, Joliet, Illinois)