| Show Miner Plunges to Death in Lisbon Valley Mine Shaft A plunge down a foot foot mine mineshaft mineshaft mineshaft shaft in Lisbon Valley of San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan county proved fatal to Walter Walter Wal Wal- ter Kopf 29 of La Sal about p. p m m. m Friday while working at atthe atthe atthe the E EJ E. L. L Cord shaft Kopf was dragging an foot 18 mine timber toward the open top of the shaft preparing to get It in position to be lowered Into the shaft according to wit wit- nesses He stuck a miners miner's pick Into a hole drilled in the timber to pull it with The pick slipped out and Kopf Kept lost his balance and plunged into the open shaft His body was reported to have hit the sides of the shaft in falling failing and he was killed instantly Art Hunsaker and Pete Walker who witnessed the mishap reported report report- ed the accident to Kopf's employers employers em em- Boyle Brothers Drilling company Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Turner Funeral home chapel In hi Moab Turner Funeral home took the body to Grand Junction for cremation cremation cre cre- mation matlon and the ashes will be betaken betaken betaken taken to Ely Nev for final dis dis- dis- dis position Kopf had been in this area for about 10 months making his home at La Sal He was a veteran of World War 1 II Kopf was born April 29 1926 at Jersey City N. N J. J He was married Oct 19 1953 to Margaret Tilford In Ely He is survived by his widow his parents Anton Kopf of Miama Fla and Mrs Teresa Haack of Fort Pierce Fla one sister Mrs Helen Edington of Long Island N. N Y and one brother Robert Kopf a missionary mission mission- ary in Africa |
