Summary
Elston Glen Pischner, 56, died of a heart attack in Chandler Community Hospital on February 8, 1973, while visiting a daughter. The March follow-up identifies him as a Phoenix police jail guard, former county road commissioner, and World War II Army veteran, with military services and burial in Phoenix on February 12.
Evidence and limits
The February notice is superseded in detail by the March follow-up, but neither issue is a civil, military, medical, or cemetery record. The source does not establish a complete family identity or service history.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 1973, “Obituaries.”Reports Elston Pischner’s sudden death in Phoenix on February 8 while visiting his daughter and says a full obituary would appear in the following issue; it gives no age, funeral, or burial information.
- Beaver Beacon, March 1973, “Observances.”Provides the fuller obituary: Elston Glen Pischner, 56, a Phoenix police jail guard and former county road commissioner, died of a heart attack on February 8 in Chandler Community Hospital while visiting a daughter; military services and Greenwood Cemetery burial in Phoenix were held February 12.