Obituaries of Theressa and William Flocker, Deckerville, Sanilac County, Michigan Copyright © 1998 by Dorothy Moody. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ___________________________________________________________________ Obituary from Deckerville Newspaper-Friday, December 4, 1936 Local Pioneer passes on Saturday november 28, 1936 Mrs. Theressa Fockler, 82 was a lifelong resident of county. Mrs. Thressia Fockler, age 82 a resident of Sanilac County all of her life and always a resident of this section of the county died late Saturday evening of a heart attack. Thressa Thornton was born near Forester 82 year ago. (Records indicate that she was born in York County, Ontario and came to Sanilac County at an early age.) She was married on July 29, 1873. Since her husband's death several years ago, she had been living with her children. The mother of 12 children, 8 of them are still living. She is survived by 5 sons, Louis and William of Deckerville, Silas of Plymouth, Arthur of Stockbridge, Roy of Ecorse, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Robinson of Plymouth, Mrs. Ellen (Effie) of Tuscola, Illinois and Mrs. Caroline Bolsby, Sandusky. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. from the Deckerville M.E. Church with Reverend William Pryor officiating. Interment was in the Downing Cemetery. William Fockler William Fockler was the son of Daniel Fockler and Mary orton and was born July 7, 1852 (info from Gravestone Downing Cemetery) in Whitchurch Township, York County, Ontario, very likely near the hamlet of Lemonville (Lot 8 Concession 7 of Whitchurch Township). He died 28 September, 1912 at Deckerville of Bright's Disease and a series of strokes and is buried in Downing Cemetery. In December 1875 when his daughter Mary was born he lived in Marion Township. In the 1876 atlas of Sanilac County, William is shown as owning 80 acre in Secion 36 Marion Township and Section 28 Wheatland Township. (he only owned one of these at one time, owning the land in Marion Township prior to the land in Wheatland Township. (one mile west of Deckerville on the north side of the road). He lived in Marion Township until after 1883 In the 1884 Sanilac County Atlas he is shown as owning land in Section 28 Wheatland Township, the North East 1/4 of the North East 1/4 (40 acres) and the North East 1/4 of the South East 1/4 (40 acres). In the 1906 atlas he still owned the 80 acres plus 40 acres in Section #27 (North West 1/4 of the North West 1/4). He was a farmer all his life. Taken from Notes of Robert G. moore, 77 MetcalfeSt. St. Thomas. Ontario. N5R 3K6 dz