Walter Aho Obituary
Died from gasoline burns
July 28, 1937
FITCHBURG MAN DIES 1937 FROM GASOLINE BURNS
FITCHBURG, July 28-Walter Aho, 29, Ashby State road, who was seriously burned last night from head to foot when gasoline and grease in a garage near his home ignited while he was greasing an automobile, died today at Burbank Hospital.
Mr Aho was born in New Ipswich, NH. He was a station attendant here. A few weeks ago he took over a station near the Fitchburg- Ashby line.
He leaves a wife and a daughter. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the Finnish Lutheran Church, New Ipswich.
Gould House (Thoms House)
James Roger diary entry
24th June 1913
Fair and warm; wind west. David at the tennis court. I went for grain and paid Prescott's account. Also bought an alarm clock, rhubarb, and tablets. Sawed some wood in afternoon, and Alice and I cleared some old vegetables out of the cellar.
Poor old Walter Aho. What a terrible turn of fate. Wonder how he was related to the more recent Walter Aho of New Ipswich.
Nice photo of the Thoms house. I always admired that place.
I wonder if that was the site of Fred Whitney's 1 pump gas station in Ashby?