Thomas F. Kilmartin: A Name in Ruth Comfort Mitchell’s Final Record
On the Melvin Mortuary record for Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young, one name is particularly difficult to decipher: T. F. Kilmartin, San Jose, entered in the space for the certifying physician or coroner. The name belonged to Thomas F. Kilmartin, Santa Clara County coroner, and following it leads well beyond Ruth’s death in February 1954. Kilmartin …
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