An unedited
transcription of a page 1 article from 26 Sep 1912 Simcoe Reformer.
Mr. Michael Fuhr
On Thursday, September 5,
Michael Fuhr died at his home in Wyecombe.
Deceased was born in Germany in 1825, and came to Canada in 1872 and
settled at Wyecombe, where he had been a highly respected resident for
the past forty years.
In religion, deceased was a member of the Lutheran Church, a consistent
worker, and like all other pioneers he was always willing to help others
whenever the opportunity came to him.
Those who survive him are four sons and four daughters -- Leonard of
Delhi,
John of Cleveland, Michael of Courtland,
Henry at home, Mrs. Markle of Tillsonburg,
Mrs. Ullmman [sic] of Rhineland,
Mrs. John Eitel of Rhineland, and Miss Stella Fuhr of Guelph.
[Compiler's
Comment: other historical records say Michael Fuhr's daughter Margaret
married Mr. Ullman]
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