Mr. Joel Lefler
died at his residence, Waterford on Friday last at the age of 67 years,
2 months and 10 days.
He had been sick for several
months with cancer of the liver and suffered considerable during the
last few weeks of his illness.
Mr. Lefler was born at Chippewa, Ont.,
and when about five years of age came to this place to live with his
father. He has lived in this place and vicinity for over 60 years.
He
was next oldest of a family of 12, five of whom have preceded him.
The remaining brothers are: Isaac B., Alfred and Eliakim.
The sisters
are: Mrs. James Anderson, Bunda, Mich., Mrs. Chas. Pearsall, Elk, Mich.,
Mrs. John Kitchen, Boston, and Miss Margaret Lefler.
Mr. Lefler's
father, Peter Lefler, was born in New Jersey and moved to Chippeaw 95
years ago. He has been dead 26 years.
A widow and seven children
survive him. The members of the family are: Arthur, Mrs. Albert Robins,
Charles, Peter, Mrs. Isaac Dusling, Willard and Augustus.
The funeral
took place on Sunday last 10 o'clock a.m. to the Round Plains
Cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. A. Slaght.
