His step daughter Annie went to visit Aunt Adeline Moody in Selkirk MB and was exposed to measles. On her return the whole family got sick including "Sweet little steip brother 2 1/2 yr old Bruce. Theodore drove a team of horses and wagon 8 miles to La Salle by the time they got back with the doc, it was clear that Bruce was dying. Pneumonia had developed. Theodore made a coffin for Bruce and buried him by the ravine at the back of the house. A few yrs later Sanford Cemetery was established and they moved him to the family plot. Annie couldn't bear to part with his few belongings and kept them in a trunk until she moved into a care home 70 yrs later.
His step daughter Annie went to visit Aunt Adeline Moody in Selkirk MB and was exposed to measles. On her return the whole family got sick including "Sweet little steip brother 2 1/2 yr old Bruce. Theodore drove a team of horses and wagon 8 miles to La Salle by the time they got back with the doc, it was clear that Bruce was dying. Pneumonia had developed. Theodore made a coffin for Bruce and buried him by the ravine at the back of the house. A few yrs later Sanford Cemetery was established and they moved him to the family plot. Annie couldn't bear to part with his few belongings and kept them in a trunk until she moved into a care home 70 yrs later.
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