Mrs. Orpha Egbert, 69, resident of the Oakdale community, died in Women's and Children’s Hospital Saturday night at 10:15 as a result of severe burns suffered in the forenoon that day while she was canning jelly.

Mrs. Eghert had been heating paraffin on a small stove on her back porch and had gone into the house to listen to the radio. Smelling smoke, she ran back to the porch and saw the paraffin burning, and threw water upon it in an effort to quench the fire. The result, however, was an explosion, which showered her with burning paraffin.

Despite her burns, Mrs. Egbert ran to a phone and called the operator for help. Dr. Liebsehner was summoned, and the operator at the same time called several neighbors and sent them to the Egbert home. She was given first aid treatment and taken to the hospital in Toledo by the Rader ambulance.

Mrs. Eghbrt suffered severe burns on the front of her body from her face to her knees, and did not respond to treatment for them.She was born November 14, 1871, at Old Fort, in Sencea county, the daughter of Robert and Augusta Van Aman. In 1891 she was married to Albert Egbert, whose death occurred in 1935.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. A. G. T. Monthaven, of Deshler; a brother, Ed Van Aman, of North Baltimore; two grandchildren, Romaine Monthaven, of Bowling Green; and Mrs. Russell Yantz, Springfield; and a great- granddaughter. Mrs. Egbert belonged to the Oakdale United Brethren church, and was an active member of its Women's Missionary Society, and was also a member of Crofton Rebekah Lodge and the Eastern Star Order here. Rev. Charles Rex. pastor of the United Brethren church, officiated at funeral services, held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the home, and interment was in the mausoleum in Woodlawn cemetery.