Clackamas County OR Archives Obituaries.....Kohel, Victor John September 15, 1930
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Canby Herld September 18,1930
Molalla Boy Killed While HuntingDeer
John Kohel First Vicitm of Season:Rifle Discharges After Buck Is Shot Seven 
Times
Molalla-Sept 17- Voctor John Kohel,16 year  old son of Mr.and Mrs.Kohel who 
reside on a farm nine moiles south of molalla, was instantly killed while 
hunting Monday evening about 5 o'clock by the accidental discharge of his 
rifle,the bullet entering the right side of his neck and passing through the 
head.
This is the first caualty of the 1930 deer season in Clackamas County.
Young Kohel,in company with Barney Helvel and Dick Howland of Molalla,was 
hunting about 30miles south of Molalla in Marion county.He sighted a deer and 
shot it seven times before bringing it down,but had not killed it. Reloading 
his rifle, a .303 Savage,he ran to the animal and cut its throat to beed it. 
The three hunters decided to drag teh animal to a better location before 
dressing it and Kokel had placed hi gun on the ground.When he picked the 
weapon up the trigger caught in some bushes,causing the discharges.
The body was carried half a mile to the road and Helvey walked secen miles to 
the Esatern and Western Logging company office,where he telephoned 
H.N.Everhart,at Molalla,who left immediately with the hers.
Due to rough country and poor conditions of the roads it was nearly 11 o'clock 
today before they returned with the body.
The lad was born in Molalla September 17,1916,and would have entered high 
school this year but he delayed this for several days to make the hunting trip.
Besides his parents he is survived by six sisters and two 
brothers,Rosalie,Frances,Mary Anna,Angella,Violet,Frank and Joe.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon from the Everhart chapel with 
Father Jonas of Canby officiating.Internment will be in the Russelville 
cemetary

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