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Niagara Gazette - 6/26/1930

Miss Maria F. Witmer, 82 years old,
a member of one of the oldest and most
prominent families in the Town of Niagara,
died this morning at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Andrew Laur, on the
Lockport road. The funeral will be
held from the Laur home Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, daylight saving
time. Burial will be in the Witmer
cemetery.
Miss Witmer was born on the old
Witmer homestead on the Lockport
road, about a mile east of the city, the
daughter of Joseph and Catherine Witmer,
pioneer residents of this district.
She had'lived in the Town of Niagara
all her life and for the past 40 years
lesided with her sister. She was a
member of the Church of Christ, . Niagara
avenue and Tenth street, and
was widely known and highly respected
throughout the district.
Her death was the result of an Injury
sustained when she fell at her home
and fractured her hip on Feb. 22. She
was in the hospital for nine weeks after
the accident and later was removed
to her sister's home but her advanced
age hindered her recovery.