The Yale expositor., 1907-08-30
OBITUARY..
Be still prepared for death and death or
life shall thereby be the swecter.--
shakespeare.



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Frederic Duquette, aged eighty years
a pioneer of Brockway township, passed
away Monday afternoon at his home
two and ofre-half miles northeast of
Yale, of Bright's disease. Mr.. Du-
quette was born in lower Canada and
came here in early times, and helped
clear considerable land in this vicinity
when il was complete wilderness
lie lived OH his farm for the past sixty
years.
Three children survive him: Wal
ter of Vancouver b. g., Mrs. William
Henry of Onaway, and Miss Della at
home.
The funeral was held in the Sacred
Heart church, Rev. Fr. Esper of Brown
City officiating. Interment was made
in ElmwoOd cemetery.
CARD or THANKS.
The children of Fred Duquette wish
to thank all the friends and neighbors
for their kindness and sympathy dur
ing the sickness and after the death of
their father and also To thank the choir
for their kind services.
After prolonged illness Mrs. George
Nj. Terry passed away last sunday ev-
enng. She died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. j. Is. Miller, with whom
she has lived for the last eighteen years.
She was born on September 10, 1898 at
Addison, Mich, where her parents set
tied when they came to this country
from England. Her parents died when
she was quite Young.
In 1854 she was married to Geo NJ
Terry. Six children We're born to them.
Four Of the children have died and
about eighteen years ago Mr.. Terry
died. TO those who remain, the COun-
try beyond, where all these friends have
gone, must hold much interest for
them. Those who survive are one son,
MIR f.. +. Terry, Of Metamora, and one
daughter, Mrs. j. Il. Miller, of Yale,
and three brothers, Manuel Smith, near
Oxford. Mich, and Thomas and John
smith who live i'm Kansas.
short funeral services were held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Miller on
Tuesday morning at eight o'clock, Rev.
X. q. Lawrason officiating. The body
was then taken to Dryden for burial in
the family lot
After a'short illness of only four
days, Henry Flood, an old pioneer of
Kenockee township, died at his home
on Monday, August ~, at five o'clock.
Deceased was 1iftyeight years of age.
Born in lower Canada, he came To this
county over forty years ago, and set
tied OH farm OH the town line two
miles west of Avoca. Here he lived
and labored, until he had cleared one
of the best farms now in that section
of the country. Being one of first set
tiers he had To endure all the hardships
of pioneer life. AS "A result of his 'un-
firing labor Mr.. Flood had laid aside
money, and his widow is left in good
circumstances.
In 1878, he was married To Hannah
Breen. She, together with one brother,
Frank Flood, of kenOckee, and one sis
ter, Mrs. lngles, living in Detroit, live
to mourn the loss of "A loving husband
and kind brother.
Mr.. Flood was highly respected by
all who knew him. Ills upright ways
in business and social life won him
many friends. lie Was member of
the CMBA.
The funeral was held i'm Mt. Carmel
Church, Emmett, OH Thursday, August
22. Services were conducted by Rev.
FIR. Kaughran, and were largely attend
ed by friends and neighbors.
Mr.. Ferguson and wife, of Chicago,
and Mrs. John Caulder, of Port Huron,
were present at the funeral.
GARD OF THANKS.
| wish to thank all the friends and
neighbors for their kindness to me dur
ing the illness and after the death of
my beloved husband. Also / desire to
thank the CMBA. Mrs. Henry Flood.
Residents of Brockway and many
former Brockway Centre people will re-
member the O'Leary sisters, who for
twenty-five years conducted general
store in Brockway under the firm name
of A. IL T.. Q'Leary. Ten years ago
they disposed of their property and
moved to Port Huron where they pur-
chased home and have since lived to-
gether until death came on Tuesday of
this week, August q, to Miss Eliza.
Her demise came suddenly after short
suffering from heart disease which had
troubled her for some time, although
in apparently good health. Miss
OLeary was born i'm Canada and was
fifty eight years of age She is survived
by her sister Alice and one brother
Charles both of Port Huron.
She was reputed to be a wealthy WON
an.
John TenniswOod, living north of
Yale, died at his home on Monday, Au-
gust 26, after an illness extending over
long period of time. Mr.. Tennis
wood was born in Canada seventy-siX
years ago and came to Speaker town
ship a few years after, settling just east
of the Speaker schoolhouse. On this
farm he lived until about four years
ago, when he moved to his present
home OH the ZavitZ farm.
lie was prosperous and well-tO- do
farmer. A wife and two children are
left to mourn the loss of loving hus-
band and kind father.
Services were held in the Methodist
Protestant church at Moore's Corners
by the M. T. minister of Melvin. In
terment was made I'm Sneaker cemetery