 Harold Glorie StevensBorn 10 Mar 1896 Toledo, OH, died 3 Jul 1948 Lucas, OH, 52 years Harold is the son of Hershel V Stevens and Anna S Keigenmeyer and was born 3/10/1896 in Toledo, Ohio. According to his draft registration paperwork, he was tall and slim with gray eyes and brown hair. He was a Policeman for 26 years. Killed in an auto accident in the line of duty. They had 3 children (Ruth, Robert and Eileen) -via email from Pat Pitchford Officier Down Memorial Page Patrolman Stevens was killed in an automobile accident while on duty He had served with the agency for 26 years and was survived by his wife and child. Toledo Blade - Monday, July 5, 1948 Traffic Collision Kills 2; Patrolman One Of Victims Police Ambulance, On Emergency Run to Hospital, And Auto Crash; 3 Injured A veteran city patrolman was one of two persons killed at 6:10 p.m. Saturday when a police ambulance, rushing a cutting victim to Mercy Hospital, was involved in a collision with an automobile at Monroe and Seventeenth Sts. Three others were injured in the crash. The dead: Patrolman Harold Stevens, 52, of 772 1/2 Main St., driver of the police ambulance. Phillip M. Doss, 29, of 1520 Collingwood Blvd., a passenger in the automobile. Pinned Beneath Cars Both men were thrown to the pavement and pinned beneath the overturned vehicles. Injured were Patrolman Louis L. Cichy, 52, of 1319 Pinewood Ave., Mr Doss' wife, Ruby 25, and Curtis E. Caudill, 19, also of 1520 Collingwood Blvd. driver of the automobile. Patrolman Cichy was riding in the rear of the ambulance with Thomas Odom, 36, of 9 Erie St. They were headed west en route to Mercy Hospital from the 700 block of Monroe St., where Mr Odom had been found sitting on the curb, his throat slashed with a knife. Patrolmen Ronald Ludwikowski and Ronald Chisholm said witnesses told them the traffic signal was changing when the ambulance, its siren sounding, and the automobile headed north, crossed the Monroe-Seventeenth intersection. Both Cars Upset The ambulance upset on its left side and the automobile, on its right side, the ambulance sliding along the pavement until it hit the parked car of Cldye E. Sherwood, Holland, Ohio. Patrolman Stevens and Mr. Doss were killed instantly. Dr. Irvin W. McConnell, deputy coroner, said the patrolman died of skull and neck fractures, and Mr. Doss of a fractured skull and internal injuries. Patrolman Cichy and Mr. Caudill were released after treatment in Mercy Hospital, but Mrs. Doss, who received head in juries, remained in the hospital. Mr Caudill was arrested on a charge of failing to yeild the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle and was booked also as a material witness. He is held in the Safety Bldg. under $5,000 bond. Life Endangered Hospital attendants said Mr. Odom's life was endangered because of the additional blood he lost before he reached the hospital. He was reported in fair condition last night. Held for investigation is William Massey, 20, also of 9 Erie St., where the cutting occurred. Police said he admitted slashing Mr. Odom. Patrolman Stevens had been a member of the police division since March 16, 1922. He was a past commander of the Toledo Police Post, American Legion; and officer of the Fraternal Order of Police, and a charter member of both organizations. Member of GOP Clubs He also was a member of the Lucas County Republican Club, the Nineteenth Ward Republican Club and Second Congregational Church. Surviving are his wife, Marian, an employee in the Juvenile Court Clerk's office; son, Robert, and daughters, Eileen Stevens, a student nurse in Riverside Hospital, and Ruth Stevens. The Toledo Police Post will conduct services at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Worth Clegg residence, Euclid and Greenwood Aves., with burial in Willow Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Detective Lieut. Howell Tice, Sergt. Harold Elliott; Patrolman Kenneth Jameson, Sergt. Vincent Kwapich, Patrolmen George Geisert and Joseph Steele. Resident Two Years Mr. Doss, a native of Portsmouth, Ohio, had lived in Toledo two years and was an employee of the Air-Way Electric Applicance Corp. He was a World War II veteran. Also surviving are a brother, Lawrence Johnson; sisters, Mildred Adkin and Helen Adkin, all of Toledo, and stepfather, Estel R. Mingus, Firestone, Colorado. Services will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Day-Edwards Mortuary, with burial in Toledo Memorial Park Cemetery. Married 15 Sep 1921 Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA (26 years married) to:  Marian Ada Cooper, daughter of Thomas Alfred Cooper and Sarah Naomi Maharg.Born 19 Feb 1904 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, died 1 Aug 1958 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, 54 years, buried Oregon, Lucas, Ohio, United States Toledo Blade - Aug 2, 1958 A. Marian Stevens - Services for Mrs. A. Marian Stevens, 54 of 834 Euclid Ave., well be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Clegg Mortuary, East Broadway. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery. The auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Police will conduct services Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the mortuary. Mrs. Steven died yesterday in Riverside Hospital. Children: 1. Ruth Irene StevensBorn 6 Aug 1923 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, died 15 Oct 2005, 82 years Toldeo Blade - Oct. 20, 2005 Stevens, Ruth I. Ruth I. Stevens, 82, of Toledo passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2005 in St. Luke's Hospital. Ruth was born in Toledo on August 6, 1923, to Harold and Marian (Cooper) Stevens. Surviving are her nieces and nephews, Susan Nagy, Tom and Jeffery Stevens, Mark, Scott, Matthew and Chip Miller. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the Eggleston Meinert Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, 440 S. Coy Road, Oregon, Ohio, where visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until services begin at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Willow Cemetery. Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy in Ruth's memory are asked to consider either the Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation or Heartland of Browning. www.egglestoneinert.com 2. Robert Thomas StevensBorn 21 May 1925 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, died 11 May 1980 Waterville, Lucas, Ohio, United States, 54 years, buried Waterville, Lucas, Ohio, United States 3. Eileen Ethel StevensBorn 14 Jun 1928 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, died 11 Dec 1998 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, 70 years | |||