hiː dˈaɪd ɪn ɐn ˈɔːɾəməbˌiəl ˈæksɪdənt ˌɔn wɪskˈɑːnsɪn hˈaɪweɪ θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv, fˈaɪv mˈaɪlz nˈɔːɹθ ʌv sˈʌməsˌɛt, wɪskˈɑːnsɪn, fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt; hiː wʌz ɪntˈɜːd ɪn sənt. dʒˈoʊsəfz sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi ɹˈoʊzmaʊnt, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə.
He died in an automobile accident on Wisconsin Highway 35, five miles north of Somerset, Wisconsin, February 1, 1958; he was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery (Rosemount, Minnesota).