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MARY SMITH

[Welland Tribune, 8 December 1910]

Mary, wife of George Smith. died early yesterday morning, aged sixty-eight years. She was operated upon six months ago in a Buffalo hospital for cancer, and the doctors then gave her only a few days to live, but in this they were mistaken. Dropsy was the immediate cause of death. Deceased was born in Buffalo, where he parents died of cholera during the epidemic in the 40’s. She was then adopted by Philip Fahrbach of Humberstone. She is survived by a sorrowing husband, three daughters-Annie at home, Mrs. Gus Kramer and Mrs. Near of Humberstone, and three sons-Michael of Humberstone and Louie and Otto of Buffalo. At this writing funeral arrangements have not been made.

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