Obituary: Marquette County, Wisconsin: William BREMNER ************************************************************************ Submitted by Joan Benner, April 2008 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ From the Montello Weekly Express, Saturday Jan 10, 1874, Page 3 Column 4 DIED--BREMNER--In the town of Buffalo, on the 29th day of December, 1873, of pleuro pneumonia, William BREMNER, aged 45 years. William BREMNER died in the town of Buffalo December 29th, 1873. William was born on the 13th day of November, 1828, and was 45 years of age when he died. Mr. BREMNER came to this county in 1847, one of the first settlers,and poor; but with extreme industry he had acquired a full competency, which he now leaves to his afflicted wife and four children, between the ages of six and ten years. Ten weeks before he died he was taken sick with a fever, which was soon followed with pereostetis of one foot. The disease of the foot went on to superation, which came to the surface in about two weeks. The discharge from the foot was such an enormous drain upon the system that he became poor and emaciated; still, he finally got in a good way and commenced recruiting. Eight days before he died, he was attacked very suddenly with pluero pneumonia, which was too much for his condition, and he finally died of that disease. Mr. BREMNER was one of the choice men of that town, and no man in that neighborhood could have died and have been missed more than he. William was one of our best friends; and he was a friend to everybody worthy of a good man's friendship. He was honest to the fullest extent; and his word was never doubted in the least degree. He was a prize among his neighbors, active and influential, even without making enemies, for he had none. But a good and noble-hearted man has gone not to return again. His generous and attentive wife is left without a protector, and his four young children are left without his guide and council. It will be dreary in that household, and amongst all of his relatives, and especially with that aged mother; and the same feelings in a less degree perhaps, pervade the whole neighborhood. It is a sad experience to witness the sickness and death of a friend and good man, especially in the prime of life. A man so useful, full of manly traits as was William BREMNER. And how often is it the case, that a man's virtues begin to shine the brightest as he is about to pass away. It would be otherwise was there less selfishness in the world