Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-08-24
THESE PASSED BEYOND
Old and Young Answer
the Summons of
Death

Death
Mrs. Peter Morip, enc of the oldest
settlers Of this vicinity, died Thurs
Gay afternoon at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Jos. Dufort, on Fifth
street, N. E., at the ripe old age of
15' death being caused by complica
tion OF asthma and dropsy.
MIS-. NORM was born in Montreal,
Canada in 1888 and in 1862 she was
married to Peter NORM, a resident
OF that city, where they resided for
some time after their marrisge. In
1852 they removed to Morrison coun-
ty, living upon farm in Belle Prai-
RE until about three years ago, when
they moved to this CITY aod maze
their home with Mrs. Dufo.t where
Mrs. Morin's death occurred.
Besides husband, the deceased
! leaves to mourn her loss three child
rem; Mrs. Ellen Patrick of Montreal {;
Mrs. jos. Dufort of this city; and
Peter NORM cf Tower, MINI. TIE
funeral was held Saturday morning
from the French Catholic church in
TINS city. interment taking place at
00AV0Av Ocu0CdIy.
William Walter Keller, the 1S-year-
old son of Geo. Keeler, residing on
Fourth street, northeast, died at tte
home of his parents, Saturday morning,
death being caused by appendicitis,
from which the youog man had been
suffering tut few days. He was at
work In his capacity as teamster for
the P!re Tree Lumber Co., Wednes-
day, when he was suddenly taken with
the dreaded abdominal trouble and
had to be removed to his home.
he was to have been operated on
Monday morning, but felt very gocd
Friday and refused to lie in ted, 60
arose and attempted to walk, when he
fell back and steadily declined to the
time Of his death, which occurred
about 90 clock, Saturday morning.
Besides his parents, the youug man
is survived by two brothers and two
sisters, Mrs: J. G. Briggs Of this
city. Mrs. Chas. Shepard of Spokane,
WASH, who is now visiting here, ard
Frank and Harry Keeler, both Of this
citv.
The funeral was held from tho fam
lily home Monday afternoon at 900
o o'clock, the remains being followed to
their last resting place by large
number Of sorrowing friends.
Powers-Spalding Tribune: Ellen,
the beloved wife Of N. LaFond and
mother of Mrs. e. M. Lemay of this
village, succumhed to old age early
this morning at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. E. NJ. Lemay, after
a lingering illness of several months.
Mrs. LaFond has been q devoted
Christian all her life time and has
been a comforter to the sick and
those in distress. Grandma LaFond,
as she was usually called, was friend
to all who knew her and in her death
the community loses one of its best
and oldest citizens. Mrs. LaFond has
for number of years made her home
| with her daughter, Mrs. Lemay and
in that hone the departure of the de-
ceased to its everlasting resting place
is keenly felt by the entire family.
Mrs. LaFond was q good wife, an
afectionate mother and grandmother.
Mrs. LaFond was born in Canada
78 years ago last July and was mar
ried to N LaFond SO years ago next
October. About thirty-six years ago
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At that time Brainerd was Inhabited
by only thl ee families and today it i,
a city Of several thousand inhabitants.
They resided at Brainerd for eleven
years when they returned to Canada
bat remained there only eighteen
months when they returned to Brain
erd and Belle Prairie, at which places
they made their home for seventeen
years, when they came to Powers
seven years ago and resided here
ever since.
Mrs. LaFoDd is survived BY a sor
rowing husband and three children
Albert Of Brainerd, Minp., Mrs. ST.
Mary of Belle Prairie. MIMI, ani
Mrs E. NJ. Lemay of this village
She also leaves two sisters, one resId
ing in Canada and the other in Cole
man, Wis.
Mrs. LaFond. who lived in Powers
Mich, was we'll known in this locall
ty and had many friends in Littl,
Falls and Belle Prairie, her former
home.
Mrs. Serena May Skinner, residing
on the corner of Fourth street anG
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