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DEATHS – PEARL MARIE KNOLL

[Welland Tribune November 19, 1943]

The death occurred at Niagara Peninsula Sanatorium this morning of Pearl Marie Knoll, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Julius R. Knoll, 252 Steele street, Port Colborne, in her 23rd year. Death followed an illness of some two years.

The late Miss Knoll was born in Port Colborne and had been a lifelong resident of the town, being educated at Steele Street school and Port Colborne high school. She was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran church and of the Luther League of the church.

Surviving are her parents, Mr and Mrs Julius R. Knoll; five sisters, Mrs Gerald Leitch and Mrs Maurice Walker, Port Colborne, and Merle, Wilma and Yvonne at home, and a brother, Roy, also at home and her grandmother, Mrs H. J.Knoll, Humberstone.

The funeral will be held from the family residence, 252 Steele street, Port Colboene, on Sunday, Nov. 21, to First Lutheran church, Humberstone, for service at 2.30 p.m. Rev. Theo A. Iseler will conduct the service. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery.

Funerals Pearl Marie Knoll
The funeral of the late Pearl Marie Knoll, daughter of Mr and Mrs Julius R. Knoll, whose death occurred Friday morning at Niagara Peninsula Sanatorium in her 23rd year, was held Sunday afternoon from the family residence, 252 steele street, Port Colborne, to First Lutheran church, Humberstone, where service was conducted by Rev. Theo. A. Iseler. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery.

First Lutheran church was filled by friends and relatives paying their last tribute to the deceased young woman, former member of the church and active in its Luther League. Many beautiful floral tributes expressed the sympathy of other friends.

The pallbearers were AC2. Jack Reeb, R.C.A.F.., Toronto, AC2 Harold Farrar, R.C.A.F., Galt; William  Jordan, Richard Knoll, Clyde Fares and Kent Chambers. During the service Miss Erma Hansen, accompanied at the organ by Miss Minnie Boneberg, sang “There’s A Land.”

Among the many floral tributes were those of the Luther League of First Lutheran church, First Lutheran Sunday school, Materials department of Fleet Aircraft, the Friendship club and Theta  chapter of Delta Kappa Phi sorority.

Friends attended from Hamilton, Haliburton, Toronto, Galt, Niagara Falls, Lowbanks and Rodgeville.

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