Leighton
Neiderauer of Simcoe, age 29 [sic], died at the Emergency
Hospital on Wednesday morning of influenza. He had been engaged
recently in the Simcoe Can Co.'s plant.
Mr. Neiderauer leaves a widow, nee
Winnie McDonald, and three children. Mrs. Lefler, who died the day
previous, was a sister-in-law. Amos Neiderauer, a
department superintendent with the H. S. Falls Co., is a brother.
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Minnie Louisa Badgley, wife
of Sidney Osborne of Water Street, died Sunday evening after a
short illness of three days, from influenza, aged 25 years. She
leaves, beside her husband, two little boys and a girl.
Her funeral
took place on Tuesday afternoon at 3:20 to Oakwood Cemetery. Rev.
Mr. Farney reading the last ceremonies.
Her mother and sister came
down from St. Thomas to attend the funeral, and a number of other
out-of-town relatives were also present.
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The death on Monday, 28 Oct
1918 of Mrs. George Wood, leaves a family of little
children motherless. Mrs. Wood, who was in her 33rd year, was formerly Miss Myrtle Isaac, daughter of Rev. J. R. Isaac, who was stationed
at Old Windham Methodist Church some years ago.
For more than a week
deceased had been putting up a brave fight against the
prevalent influenza, but could no longer withstand its inroads.
Besides her husband and children, she is survived by her parents,
and several brothers and sisters.
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Mrs. Eric Carter during
Monday night passed away at the Emergency Hospital, a few days after
her husband died at the same place, and from the same terrible
disease, pneumonia, following influenza. Nurses at the hospital gave
her every possible care, but her condition had been grave for some
days previous to death.
The Carter family were
brought in the hospital that day that it opened, and the three
children made good recoveries and were able to leave a few days
after admission.
Mrs. Carter was in her 27th
year and is mourned by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Waite, and several
brothers, One sister, Mrs. Ernest Winter, is convalescing after an
attack of the same disease.
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On Friday morning the death
occurred at his home in Brantford of Mr. J. Wellington Wilson, a
native of Windham Township, one more being added to the long toll of
influenza.
He was born nearly [37]
years ago at Lynnville, his father being Asa Wilson, a blacksmith
living there, who was a brother of the first Mrs. Elias Boughner.
For some years deceased lived near Tyrrell, and later went to
Brantford, where he carried on real estate transactions.
His wife was Miss Etta
Fonger of Lynnville. No children were born to them, but an adopted
son and an adopted daughter survive Mr. Wilson. Mrs. Isaac Hall of
Tyrrell is a sister-in-law of deceased.
The funeral took place in
Simcoe on Sunday. Interment being make in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Mrs. John R. Sherk died
early Saturday morning at her home after a week's illness from
influenza. She was buried Monday afternoon at Oakwood, the funeral
services being held at her late residence at 2 o'clock.
Her pastor, Rev. H. C.
Newcombe, conducted the last rites, and the bearers were Messrs.
Henry Crabb,
J. I. McCreedy, Hartley Schuyler, Emanuel Green,
Oliver Austin and J. A. Wallace, all chosen from fellow members of
the Baptist Church, with which Mrs. Sherk has long been identified
as an active worker.
She is mourned by her
husband, and by several children, Harry and Ida of Simcoe, and Will
of Fort Erie, the latter being called home last week to see his
mother.
Miss Ida Sherk could not be
present at the last ceremonies, having been stricken by influenza.
