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Clifford M Micek

31 May 1895 – 7 Jun 1936

Birth31 May 1895
Death7 Jun 1936
CemeteryFairview Cemetery
Scottsbluff , Scotts Bluff County , Nebraska , USA
Added byFrankA. on 19 Feb 2024
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CLIFF MICEK DROWNS IN LAKE AT TORRINGTON WYO. Clifford Micek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Micek of Silver Creek, lost his life when the motor boat in which he was riding capsized on a lake near Torrington, Who. Sunday. Details of the accident are lacking but state papers carried an item stating that there were four in the boat, two of whom were saved, but that Cliff lost his life in an effort to save one of his companions. News of the death reached here Sunday night at ten o'clock, and Mr. Micek and his son Steve of Duncan left immediately for Scottsbluff, where Cliff has made his home for a number of years. Cliff was married last year, and in addition to his widow and his parents, he is survived by four brothers and four sisters. They are John and Tom Micek of Los Angeles, Calif.; Frank Micek of Rock Springs, Wyo.; Steve Micek of Duncan; Mrs. John Kropach of Columbus; Mrs. Fred Norris, and Misses Florence and Loretta Micek, all of Omaha. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Scottsbluff, where the body was buried. Silver Creek Sand, June 12, 1936 (Nebraska/Merrick County) ----------------------------------------------- WIVES WITNESS DROWNING OF MICEK AND WATSON From the Scottsbluff Star-Herald, we copy the following report of the accidental death of Cliff Micek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thom. Micek of Silver Creek, who was buried at Scottsbluff last Wednesday. "The icy waters of Lake Guernsey Sunday afternoon claimed the lives of two Scottsbluff business men, Clifford Micek, 41, and John M. Watson, 32, who were drowned when the motorboat in which they were riding capsized at an isolated part of the lake. Louis G. "Pete" Eckle and John Giese, both of Scottsbluff, were in the boat with Micek and Watson. Eckle clung to the partially submerged boat until rescued, and Giese, not a good swimmer, barely managed to flounder to shore, some 100 feet away. Giese was on the point of exhaustion when he reached the water line. Less than two hours after the tragedy occurred, the bodies of both men were recovered by volunteer workers using grappling hooks. The water is about 75 feet deep at the point where the boat overturned. WIVES SEE DROWNING The drowning brought to a tragic end a week-end party at the V.D. Ledbetter cabin, situated at the mouth of an inlet on the northwest side of the lake, several miles from Guernsey dam. The wives of three of the men---Watson, Micek and Giese, watched, horrified, from the cabin porch as the boat overturned. There were no other witnesses. The accident took place less than 100 yards from the cabin. Micek, who had been standing in the rear of the board, tumbled into the water. The other three men rushed to one side of the craft to assist him, and the boat overturned. BOTH SINK SUDDENLY Micek and Giese swam towards the shore. Watson and Eckle, both unable to swim, clung to the boat. Fearing Micek could not reach the shore, Watson and Eckle shouted to him to return to the boat. He turned, then apparently was seized with a cramp, and sank below the surface of the water. He came to the surface three times it is believed. Watson, Eckle said, suddenly turned white, loosed his grip and sank. It is believed he suffered a heart attack. The accident occurred about 3:15, Mrs. Micek told friends. Watson's body was recovered near where the boat had capsized, at 4:15. At 4:45 Micek's body was found, about 50 feet from the shore. Rex Young of Torrington brought Eckle to shore in a boat. Micek was one of the proprietors of the Scottsbluff Recreation parlor and had lived in Scottsbluff 12 years." Silver Creek Sand, June 19, 1936 (Nebraska/Merrick County)

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