Special casket

GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1910
SPECIAL CASKET WAS NECESSARY
Death of Unfortunate Woman Alone in Her Home Funeral of Mrs. Wuelette Today.

The death of Mrs. Mary Wuellette, of Brandon avenue, which occurred Thursday afternoon, was very sudden. Mrs. Muelette kept a small store in her house, so she always said that she never liked to be alone, being afraid of dropping over dead as she had been afflicted with dropsy. She felt much safer with people coming in occasionally, her husband being at work all day. On Thursday afternoon about 1:30 one of the Rentz bakerymen on going his rounds went into the store to deliver some baked goods. Not dfinding her in the store he went into the kitchen, where he found the unfortunate woman lying on the floor unconsious, having suffered from a stroke of apoplexy. A doctor was immediately summoned, but she never regained consiousness and died at about five o'clock.

Mrs. Wuellette had been afflicted with dropsy for several years and has not been able to work much for three years, on account of her great weight. Undertaker Page stated that only once before had he been called to attend a person so large, her weight being between 380 and 400 pounds. At first he ordered a double casket but this was not thought to be strong enough, so a special casket had to be ordered.

Mrs. Wuellette is survived by her husband, Thomas Wuellette, and one son, Joseph, of Pittsburg. Internment will be made in the Washington street cemetery at 2:30 o'clock today. Rev. J. W. Weishaar, of the German Lutheran church, will have charge of the funeral.