[Welland Telegraph August 13, 1903]
The funeral service of Mrs. Jos. Tobias was held on Monday afternoon at the residence of Mr. Nelson Tobias in the north ward. Mrs. Tobias, who was the daughter of Mr. John Swayze, came here from Buffalo, where she has been living for some time, about a month ago, and has since been ill. On Saturday she took a turn for the worse and died the same evening. She leaves a husband and two small children. After the service. Which was conducted by the Rev. Ira Brown, the body was interred at the Dawdy’s burying ground.
[Welland Telegraph September 17, 1903]
The death occurred on Monday afternoon of Mrs. G.W. Root, mother of Mr. A.L. Root, of this place, Mrs. Root, whose home has been in Geneva, N.Y., came here on her usual summer visit about eight weeks ago. After being here but a short time, she was taken with an attack of pneumonia, from which she had almost recovered, when she suffered a relapse and has since been failing rapidly until the time of her death. Mrs. Root, who was a noble Christian lady and whose influence will long live in the hearts of many friends, was 74 years of age. The funeral service was held here Tuesday morning at 7.45, and was conducted by the Revs. Sneyd and Smith, after which the body was taken to the M.C.R. depot at Welland, and thence to Geneva, N.Y. for burial. The bearers were Messrs, S. Davidson, E. Morris, Geo. Brown, W.H. Rines, D.J. Stone and Fred Kinsman.
[Welland Telegraph October 8, 1903]
Another old Welland county resident passed away on Wednesday, in the person of Christina, relict of the late Henry Miller, of South Pelham. Deceased for some time past has been living with her son-in-law, Mr. W.L. Effrick, in Niagara Falls South. She was in her 79th year. A family of two sons and two daughters, besides many friends, are left to mourn her loss. They are: Adam Miller, of Fort Erie; Samuel Miller, of Niagara Falls South; Mrs. W.L. Efrick, and Mrs James Ray of Niagara Falls South. The funeral will take place from the late residence, Niagara Falls South, at eleven o’clock, Sunday, to the Evangelical church Pelham Centre, where services will be held at two p.m. Interment at Dawdy’s burying ground.
[Welland Telegraph September 10, 1903]
Thomas Willson, of Wainfleet, Meets a tragic death on the banks of the feeder.
Word was received here on Tuesday morning of the death of Thomas Willson of Marshville, one of the former partners of Willson & Reavely, owners of a large tract of marsh land, Mr. Willson was in Welland on Monday evening, and about eleven o’clock left Cooper’s mill for home, with a load of chops. That was the last seen of the unfortunate man alive. On Tuesday morning about nine o’clock his corpse was found beneath the load of feed, which was overturned on the bank of the feeder, about a mile above the lock. Early in the morning a milkman, on his way to town, came across the upturned load, and thinking it was a runaway, he extricated the horses which were still there, badly tangled in the harness, and tied them to the fence, never thinking for a moment that their driver lay dead within a few feet of him. It is supposed that Mr. Willson was asleep at the time of the accident, for in several places the wheel tracks ran very near the edge of a deep ditch which runs parallel with the feeder for some distance on the opposite side of the road. When found the body was in a stooped position, the head being bent down nearly to the knees, and it is supposed that the deceased’s neck was broken in the fall. Messrs. Lawrence & Sutherland, undertakers, were notified; they brought the body to Welland, prepared it for burial, and took it to Mr. Willson’s home on Wednesday morning.
Thomas Willson was one of the best known men in Welland county. In 1882 he and Mr. Reaveley purchased 5000 acres of marsh lands from the county. They put in over fifteen miles of ditching and draining through the land, and a few years ago leased about 4000 acres to the Peat Co., at an annual rental of $1500. Messrs. Willson & Reaveley cleared up about 250 acres of land each, which is now first-class farm property. Deceased was a hard working and enterprising man, and has many warm friends who mourn his demise. He leaves a family of six children all at home. They are; Annie, Joseph, Charlotte, Rachel, Cameron and Cecil. His wife predeceased him. The family have the heartfelt sympathy of all.
The funeral will be held today from the home in Wainfleet to Willson burying ground.
[Welland Telegraph September 17, 1903]
Immediately after buying a ticket at the Michigan Central depot last Friday evening about five o’clock, Mrs. E. McMahon dropped dead. Mrs. McMahon had been visiting her niece, Mrs. Arrowsmith of Stamford for about a month, and was about to return to her home in Boston. She had received her ticket and was walking across the floor towards Mrs. Arrowsmith when she collapsed. Drs McGarry and Walker were immediately summoned but nothing could be done, death came instantly. heart failure being the cause, brought on probably by the excitement of leaving. Mrs. McMahon was 67 years of and had enjoyed the best of health for the last two or three weeks. A son who resides in Detroit was telegraphed for and arrived Saturday afternoon. Undertaker Morse took charge of the body. The remains were afterwards taken to Somerville, a suburb of Boston for interment.
[Welland Telegraph July 3, 1903]
Elizabeth Walker, widow of the late Samuel Horner, passed away at her late residence, Stratford, Ont., on Saturday night at twelve o’clock. She had been unwell for some time, and this, together with her advanced age, made death not altogether unexpected. Deceased was born in Portadown, County of Armagh, Ireland, in the year 1819. When only twenty years of age, she in company with some relatives, came to this country settling in the United States, spending a year in the Southern States. One year after coming to this country, in 1840, she was married in New York, to the late Samuel Horner, for many years a school teacher in Niagara district, after which they moved to Brockville in Eastern Ontario. In the year 1866 her husband after a short illness passed away. Two years later, she, with her children and relatives went to Stratford, where she has since resided. Her whole life has been one of retirement, always living among flowers and plants. By her own enterprise, she had grown flower gardens and trees, where before was a vast bed of weeds.. Her late residence is now a very pretty one, adorned with ferns and flowers and surrounded with trees, all of which she herself planted and looked after. Her casket was covered with beautiful roses of her own cultivation. She was eighty-three years of age and is survived by five daughters and four sons.
The remains were taken to Brockville for burial, and were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Homer, son and daughter of the deceased of Reed City, Mich. Mrs. J.H. Ball of this town is a daughter of the deceased.
[Welland Telegraph October 1, 1903]
The many friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Brown will regret to hear of her demise on Monday the 28th day of September, 1903, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Walter Grenville, St Catharines. She was the widow of the late Amos Brown, who formerly lived in Thorold township near Fonthill. The deceased had been an invalid for more than twenty years, and was in the 53rd year of her age. Her remains were interred in Fonthill cemetery on Wednesday.
[Welland Telegraph May 15, 1903]
The funeral of the late Mrs Thos. White took place last Friday. The esteem in which the deceased and her family is held by the public was evidenced by the exceptionally large attendance of friends and acquaintances from Port Colborne and the surrounding country. Many were they who mourned her loss and showed heartfelt sympathy for the bereaved ones. The funeral cortege proceeded from the late residence to the Bethel church, east of the village. About sixty vehicles formed the solemn procession when it left town, and at the church as many more were waiting. Hardly more than half could find accommodation in the church. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Theo A.J. Huegli, the new pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran church. He preached excellent and sympathetic sermons in both English and German, and spoke words of encouragement to the family who had lost a dear mother. Many handsome and beautiful floral offerings were made by the relatives and friends of the deceased, including a large “Gates Ajar” pillow, an anchor and wreaths. The pallbearers were Messrs John Reeb, Wm. Mehlenbacher, Ed. Wegerich, J.C. Jordan, Chas Reichman and John Schneider. On Sunday evening last beautiful memorial services were conducted in Holy Trinity church by Rev. Huegli, and many who wished to attend, were unable to gain admittance. Among the relatives and friends present from a distance were ; Mr. and Mrs Albert White Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. White, Charles White, Henry White, Mr. and Mrs George Weikert, Mrs. Catherine Pellman, Mr and Mrs Chas. Kuehner, Mrs. George Cronmiller, Mrs. John Rasher, Mrs Ida Buchanan, Elmer White, Mrs. Dorothy White, Buffalo; Mrs. Henry Suess, Niagara Falls; Mr. and Mrs Geo. Cronmiller, Mr. and Mrs N. Reichheld, Mrs. M. Hill, Miss Cronmiller, Welland; Mrs. N. Reichheld, sr; Rainham; Mr. and Mrs N.E. Reichheld, Nelles Corners; Mr. And Mrs. C. Helts, Chas. Reichheld and daughter Ethel of Fisherville.
[Welland Telegraph September 24, 1903]
Tuesday on River Road, Nelson N, Bigham, aged 84, died after an illness of about three months: Mr Brigham’s home was originally at Woburn, Mass., but he had ived 20 years at the Falls. He was married twice, and leaves a wife, three sons and a daughter to mourn his death.
The sons are Edward and Royal of the Falls and Byron of Massachusetts. The daughter, Miss Beatrice, lives at home. He was a Conservative in politics, and a member of the Methodist church. The funeral took place Thursday at 4 p.m. Interment at Woburn, Mass.
[Welland Telegraph September 24, 1903]
St Catharines, Sept 17-A very sudden death occurred about noon today, when Mr N.A. Lindsay, the well-known insurance and real estate agent, while on his way home to dinner, fell to the ground dead near the corner of James and Raymond streets. Deceased was about 75 years of age and was born in Scotland. He came to Canada when a lad, and was at one time in the law office of Sir John McDonald’s father at Kingston. He was a prominent Mason and Oddfellow. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of death. He had not been feeling well for a few days, but continued at his work. He leaves a widow, one daughter, Mrs H.M. Blight of Toronto, and one son, Albert of St Catharines.
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