Infant Dies During Sleep

A seven-week-old infant, Rene Ann Medios Damitz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Damitz, of 1406 Central Blvd., Centralia, died in her sleep Monday.

The baby, born Jan. 4 in Centralia, apparently died of a lymphatic disorder, Dr. R. B. Maddox, Lewis county coroner said Tuesday.

Besides her parents she is survived by a brother, Robert Franklin Damitz; grandmothers, Mrs. Ellen Louise Evenson and Mrs. Olive Damitz; a grandfather, John M. Zimbra, and an aunt, Mrs. Lora Senitt, of Centralia.

Graveside funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Memorial park under the direction of the Sticklin mortuary. The Rev. Melvin Core will officiate.


Source: The Daily Chronicle (Centralia, WA), Tuesday, 25 Feb 1958, page 10.

Transcribed by Jenny Tenlen. She has no further information on this individual.