Submitted by: Dan Rich

Miles T. Bunch

June 2, 1915 – Aug. 6, 1937

South Bend Tribune, Friday, August 6, 1937
Miles Bunch, aged 21, of 725 South 23d street, a glass blower employed by the Culler Neon Sign company, 311 East Wayne street, was electrocuted while at work at his place of employment at about 9:40 a.m. this morning. He died en route to St. Joseph hospital in the city ambulance.

According to Coroner Doland C. Grillo, Mr. Bunch was at work in the basement of the place with another employee, Jack Owens, who resides at the Mishawaka tourist camp west of the city on state route no. 2. Mr. Bunch, according to Mr. Owens, was engaged in evacuating a neon tube by means of electricity and apparently grasped a "live" wire. About 220 volts of electricity passed through his body.

Mr. Owens, according to the coroner, said Mr. Bunch turned, made an outcry and fell to the floor.

Patrolman Peter R. Rudynski and Adolph Graf, ambulance attendants, administered first aid. When they saw that the man was weakening, they started to the hospital.

South Bend Tribune,Saturday, August 7, 1937
Coroner Donald Grillo, this afternoon conducted an inquest in the death of Miles T. Bunch, aged 22, of 735 South 23d street, who was electrocuted Friday at the Culler Neon Sign company headquarters, 311 East Wayne street. He said the verdict would undoubtedly be one of accidental death.

The youth was born June 2, 1915, in South Bend. About 18 months ago he was married here to Mary Greer.

Surviving besides his widow are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glave Bunch, of Center township; two brothers, Spencer and Billy, and a sister, Mrs. Norma Stallter, all of South Bend.

Rev. H. L. Adams will conduct funeral services from the Stull Memorial church Monday at 2 p.m. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday. The body may be viewed also in the residence of the sister, Mrs. Stallter, rural route no. 6. Burial will be in the Lakeville Cemetery.

South Bend Tribune, Sunday, August 8, 1937

Miles T. Bunch, aged 22, of 725 South 23d street, electrocuted Friday at the Culler Neon Sign company, 311 East Wayne street, was killed when he touched a metal attachment on a wooden bench while holding a wire carrying 5,000 volts of electricity, Coroner Donald Grillo said Saturday afternoon in returning a verdict of accident.

Burial of Mr. Bunch will take place in Southlawn cemetery, instead of the Lakeville cemetery as first arranged. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Stull Memorial Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. H. L. Adams officiating. The body will lie in the church from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday, and may be viewed before then in the home of his sister, Mrs. Norma Stallter, rural route No. 4.