Obituary: Mrs. Merit GROTE, d. 31 Jan. 1937, Washburn Co., Wisconsin ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be 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 for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nance Sampson 14 February 1999 ==================================================================== GROTE, Mrs. Merit Mrs. Merit Grote, 87, bed-ridden several years, perished in a farm home fire six and a half miles northwest of Prairie Farm village Sunday (31 Jan. 1937). She lived in the farm home with her son, Anto, 54. The fire broke out early Sunday while the son was doing chores. He stepped out of the barn to find the house a mass of flames, preventing his entrance. --Taken from the Washburn County Register, Shell Lake, Washburn Co., WI, 4 February 1937