William Fisher Wesner, A Veteran Tailor Has Passed Away
Man Who Came to Johnstown in 1883 to Work for L. M. Woolf Expired Last Evening.
William Fisher Wesner one of Johnstowns eldest tailors died at his home 765 Somerset St. Sixth Ward, at 5 o'clock last evening in his 74th year. His death was due to parpalysis. He suffered three strokes, the first six years ago while visiting his son-in-law and daughter Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Hess. in Lorain Ohio, the second in 1915, and the 3rd last Sunday night. The funeral will probably take place Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock sevices to be connected by this pastor the Rev. Earl C. Weaver of the First United Brethern Church with burial in Grandview Cemetery. The deceased was a son of Mahlon and Mary (Fisher) Wesner and was born Feb. 22, 1844 at Douglass lle Berks Co, PA. Mr. Wesner learned the tailor trade in Berks Co., Pa. and later engaged in business as a merchant tailor at Collegeville, still later removing to Pottstown. The late L.M. Woolf founder of the clothing firm of Woolf & Reynolds brought Mr. Wesner to Johnstown in October 1883. Mr. Wesner devoted all his time and energy to the upholding of the great businees enterprise with which he was associate for 26 continous years before retiring as pensioner about 7 years ago. He was a devoted friend and admirer of the late L.M. Woolf. The deceased and Miss Elizabeth Wanger were married about 50 years ago. When they came to Johnstown they located in the John Glass property in the 6th ward, where they resided at the time of the Johnstown Flood of 1889. sometime after that castrophy they removed to the Dauges property in the 1st ward but later returned to the 6th ward, were they have since resided. Mrs. Wesner survives her husband with four daughters, three sons and nine grandchildren. The sons and daughters are Emma, wife of William J. Rittner of 765 Somerset St., Mayme, wife of Clarence Ott of Cleveland Ohio, Lillian, wife of Harvey Hess of Lorain, Ohio, Clarence Wesner married and living on Morrell Place and Charles, Garfield and Helen at home. Two other son are dead. Walter was drowned some 2 years ago and Harry expired about 1910. |
