OBIT: Wilmore Deitrich, 1916, New Oxford, Adams County, PA

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Wilmore Deitrich

Wilmore Deitrich, 16 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Deitrich, of New 
Oxford R. D. No. 4, died March 27, at the West Side sanitarium, York, following 
an operation on Sunday from a complication of diseases.

The youth was operated on at his home in Adams county last Thursday a week ago.  
Late Saturday night his condition became such that another operation was deemed 
necessary.  He was hurried to the West Side sanitarium in an automobile, 
arriving there early Sunday morning.

The deceased is survived by his parents and several brothers.

The Hanover Herald – Saturday, April 1, 1916

[An obit also appeared in The Star and Sentinel on Tuesday, March 28, 1916.  
This obit gave his name as Wilmer Deatrick, aged 15 years, 8 months and 7 days.  
His brothers were listed as George and Gates.  Funeral arrangements were 
incomplete.]