DUNNING - Kurt C. Dunning, of Cascade, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 20, 1985 at the age of 19.
Surviving are his parents, John and Elizabeth; brother, Mark; sister, Mrs. James Mathews, all of Grand Rapids; grandparents, Mrs. Steven Vangee of Detroit, Mrs. Wmn Henry Dunning of St. Clair Shores.
Kurt was a graduate of Lowell High School "Class of 85".
Funeral Services were held Tuesday at Cascade Christian Church Sentinental Chapel. Rev. Dale Charters of Cowden Lake Christian Church officiating. Interment Cascade Cemetery.
THE GRAND VALLEY LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Wed., Sept. 4, 1985, Pg. 2, Cols. 2-3, Obit. 2 (Obituaries)
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LOWELL MAN, 19, DIES IN CRASH
High speed and alcohol were factors in a fatal car crash west of Lowell on Grand River Avenue at about 10:55 Friday evening. Kurt Dunning, of 8751 Cascade Road, Lowell, a 1985 graduate of Lowell High School was pronounced dead at the scene by Kent County Medical Examiner Dr. Bernard Kool. Kool listed severe head trauma as the cause of death. Dunning was a front seat passenger in the Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Joseph Merklinger, 18, of 10862 Cascade Road, Lowell. Merklinger was listed in critical condition at Blodgett Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning with internal head and chest injuries.
Sheriff's Deputies say that Merklinger was traveling west on Grand River Ave. about 1-1/2 miles west of Alden Nash when he lost control, left the roadway and skidded a long distance down an embankment. The car crashed into a tree impacting at the passenger door where Dunning was seated. Deputies say that none of the passengers were wearing a seat belt. Brian Marentette 16 of 10862 Cascade Road, Lowell was riding in the back seat and was treated and released at Butterworth Hospital. Another rear seat passenger, Dan Seymour, 18, of 8244 Cascade Road was thrown from the vehicle and suffered only minor injuries.
A blood alcohol sample was taken from Merlinger by the Blodgett Hospital test lab. Results of the test will not be released for several days. The accident remains under investigation. No charges have been filed or citation issued.
Marentette reportedly walked to a nearby home where he asked the residents to summon the police and rescue units. Officer Mike Martin of the Lowell Police Department was the first unit at the scene with Lowell Rescue, Lowell Fire Department, Kent County Sheriff's units and Life EMS Ambulance also responding. Fire Department rescue personnel used hydraulic cutting and prying equipment to free some of the victims.
Dunning's obituary appears in this issue.
THE GRAND VALLEY LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Wed., Sept. 4, 1985, Pg. 1, Cols. 2-5, Art. 1 (Lowell man, 19, dies in crash)
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Surviving are his parents, John and Elizabeth; brother, Mark; sister, Mrs. James Mathews, all of Grand Rapids; grandparents, Mrs. Steven Vangee of Detroit, Mrs. Wmn Henry Dunning of St. Clair Shores.
Kurt was a graduate of Lowell High School "Class of 85".
Funeral Services were held Tuesday at Cascade Christian Church Sentinental Chapel. Rev. Dale Charters of Cowden Lake Christian Church officiating. Interment Cascade Cemetery.
THE GRAND VALLEY LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Wed., Sept. 4, 1985, Pg. 2, Cols. 2-3, Obit. 2 (Obituaries)
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LOWELL MAN, 19, DIES IN CRASH
High speed and alcohol were factors in a fatal car crash west of Lowell on Grand River Avenue at about 10:55 Friday evening. Kurt Dunning, of 8751 Cascade Road, Lowell, a 1985 graduate of Lowell High School was pronounced dead at the scene by Kent County Medical Examiner Dr. Bernard Kool. Kool listed severe head trauma as the cause of death. Dunning was a front seat passenger in the Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Joseph Merklinger, 18, of 10862 Cascade Road, Lowell. Merklinger was listed in critical condition at Blodgett Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning with internal head and chest injuries.
Sheriff's Deputies say that Merklinger was traveling west on Grand River Ave. about 1-1/2 miles west of Alden Nash when he lost control, left the roadway and skidded a long distance down an embankment. The car crashed into a tree impacting at the passenger door where Dunning was seated. Deputies say that none of the passengers were wearing a seat belt. Brian Marentette 16 of 10862 Cascade Road, Lowell was riding in the back seat and was treated and released at Butterworth Hospital. Another rear seat passenger, Dan Seymour, 18, of 8244 Cascade Road was thrown from the vehicle and suffered only minor injuries.
A blood alcohol sample was taken from Merlinger by the Blodgett Hospital test lab. Results of the test will not be released for several days. The accident remains under investigation. No charges have been filed or citation issued.
Marentette reportedly walked to a nearby home where he asked the residents to summon the police and rescue units. Officer Mike Martin of the Lowell Police Department was the first unit at the scene with Lowell Rescue, Lowell Fire Department, Kent County Sheriff's units and Life EMS Ambulance also responding. Fire Department rescue personnel used hydraulic cutting and prying equipment to free some of the victims.
Dunning's obituary appears in this issue.
THE GRAND VALLEY LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Wed., Sept. 4, 1985, Pg. 1, Cols. 2-5, Art. 1 (Lowell man, 19, dies in crash)
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DUNNING - Kurt C. Dunning, of Cascade, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 20, 1985 at the age of 19.
Surviving are his parents, John and Elizabeth; brother, Mark; sister, Mrs. James Mathews, all of Grand Rapids; grandparents, Mrs. Steven Vangee of Detroit, Mrs. Wmn Henry Dunning of St. Clair Shores.
Kurt was a graduate of Lowell High School "Class of 85".
Funeral Services were held Tuesday at Cascade Christian Church Sentinental Chapel. Rev. Dale Charters of Cowden Lake Christian Church officiating. Interment Cascade Cemetery.
THE GRAND VALLEY LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Wed., Sept. 4, 1985, Pg. 2, Cols. 2-3, Obit. 2 (Obituaries)
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LOWELL MAN, 19, DIES IN CRASH
High speed and alcohol were factors in a fatal car crash west of Lowell on Grand River Avenue at about 10:55 Friday evening. Kurt Dunning, of 8751 Cascade Road, Lowell, a 1985 graduate of Lowell High School was pronounced dead at the scene by Kent County Medical Examiner Dr. Bernard Kool. Kool listed severe head trauma as the cause of death. Dunning was a front seat passenger in the Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Joseph Merklinger, 18, of 10862 Cascade Road, Lowell. Merklinger was listed in critical condition at Blodgett Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning with internal head and chest injuries.
Sheriff's Deputies say that Merklinger was traveling west on Grand River Ave. about 1-1/2 miles west of Alden Nash when he lost control, left the roadway and skidded a long distance down an embankment. The car crashed into a tree impacting at the passenger door where Dunning was seated. Deputies say that none of the passengers were wearing a seat belt. Brian Marentette 16 of 10862 Cascade Road, Lowell was riding in the back seat and was treated and released at Butterworth Hospital. Another rear seat passenger, Dan Seymour, 18, of 8244 Cascade Road was thrown from the vehicle and suffered only minor injuries.
A blood alcohol sample was taken from Merlinger by the Blodgett Hospital test lab. Results of the test will not be released for several days. The accident remains under investigation. No charges have been filed or citation issued.
Marentette reportedly walked to a nearby home where he asked the residents to summon the police and rescue units. Officer Mike Martin of the Lowell Police Department was the first unit at the scene with Lowell Rescue, Lowell Fire Department, Kent County Sheriff's units and Life EMS Ambulance also responding. Fire Department rescue personnel used hydraulic cutting and prying equipment to free some of the victims.
Dunning's obituary appears in this issue.
THE GRAND VALLEY LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Wed., Sept. 4, 1985, Pg. 1, Cols. 2-5, Art. 1 (Lowell man, 19, dies in crash)
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Surviving are his parents, John and Elizabeth; brother, Mark; sister, Mrs. James Mathews, all of Grand Rapids; grandparents, Mrs. Steven Vangee of Detroit, Mrs. Wmn Henry Dunning of St. Clair Shores.
Kurt was a graduate of Lowell High School "Class of 85".
Funeral Services were held Tuesday at Cascade Christian Church Sentinental Chapel. Rev. Dale Charters of Cowden Lake Christian Church officiating. Interment Cascade Cemetery.
THE GRAND VALLEY LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Wed., Sept. 4, 1985, Pg. 2, Cols. 2-3, Obit. 2 (Obituaries)
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LOWELL MAN, 19, DIES IN CRASH
High speed and alcohol were factors in a fatal car crash west of Lowell on Grand River Avenue at about 10:55 Friday evening. Kurt Dunning, of 8751 Cascade Road, Lowell, a 1985 graduate of Lowell High School was pronounced dead at the scene by Kent County Medical Examiner Dr. Bernard Kool. Kool listed severe head trauma as the cause of death. Dunning was a front seat passenger in the Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Joseph Merklinger, 18, of 10862 Cascade Road, Lowell. Merklinger was listed in critical condition at Blodgett Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning with internal head and chest injuries.
Sheriff's Deputies say that Merklinger was traveling west on Grand River Ave. about 1-1/2 miles west of Alden Nash when he lost control, left the roadway and skidded a long distance down an embankment. The car crashed into a tree impacting at the passenger door where Dunning was seated. Deputies say that none of the passengers were wearing a seat belt. Brian Marentette 16 of 10862 Cascade Road, Lowell was riding in the back seat and was treated and released at Butterworth Hospital. Another rear seat passenger, Dan Seymour, 18, of 8244 Cascade Road was thrown from the vehicle and suffered only minor injuries.
A blood alcohol sample was taken from Merlinger by the Blodgett Hospital test lab. Results of the test will not be released for several days. The accident remains under investigation. No charges have been filed or citation issued.
Marentette reportedly walked to a nearby home where he asked the residents to summon the police and rescue units. Officer Mike Martin of the Lowell Police Department was the first unit at the scene with Lowell Rescue, Lowell Fire Department, Kent County Sheriff's units and Life EMS Ambulance also responding. Fire Department rescue personnel used hydraulic cutting and prying equipment to free some of the victims.
Dunning's obituary appears in this issue.
THE GRAND VALLEY LEDGER, Lowell, Mich., Wed., Sept. 4, 1985, Pg. 1, Cols. 2-5, Art. 1 (Lowell man, 19, dies in crash)
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