Charles Mershmer 1866-1917

MERSHMER, GROSGRAIN

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 8/2/2019 at 08:37:32

21 March 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser
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(Special Correspondence)
Maquoketa, Ia., March 21--Charles Mershmer, aged 61 years, died Tuesday, March 21st, on the Sears farm, after one week's illness. Deceased was born March 3, 1866, in Pennsylvania, and was employed for a good many years by Frank Sears. His Mother died when he was an infant and he was brought up by a family named Grosgrain. He leaves behind an enviable reputation for uprightness. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife and daughter, aged 13 years. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen. No funeral arrangements have as yet been made.