“Felix Pumberger, 73, former employee of the old Portsmouth Brewing & Ice Company, died at 7:15 AM today at the county infirmary, where he had been a resident since November 10, 1938. Death was attributed to complications.”
“Mr. Pumberger was a native of Austria, but had lived many years in this country. In 1899 he was admitted to the state hospital at Athens. He had no relatives.”
“Funeral services will be conducted at 10 AM Thursday at Lynn’s funeral home, with Reverend WB Moore of West Portsmouth Methodist circuit officiating. Burial will be in the infirmary cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.”1
Felix Pumberger Death Certificate
- Felix Pumberger. (1940, December 04). Portsmouth Times, p. 13.
- Ohio Death Certificate Index 1908-1953, FamilySearch online <https://www.familysearch.org>, Death certificate entry for Felix Pumberger downloaded 29 January 2021.