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                  <text>Pearl Irene Benner, 4422
Fort Erie
Huron St.,
(form rly of Fort Erie) died
at Greater iagara General
Hospital March 11, 1985.
Born in
arnia Jan. 12,
1914 Mrs. Benner was a
homemaker. She had resided
here most of his life.
Predeceased by her husÂ­
r.
er
band, Willia
she is survived by two
daughters, Gwen (Mrs. Buck
Biggins) of Niagara Falls,
Edith (Mrs. Alan Gill) of
Fort Erie; a brother, Reg
Lacey of Sarnia and grandÂ­
children Christine, Michael,
and Laura Biggms, Debbie,
Jackie, Billy and Bobby Gill.
She was the loving granny to
Denny Gaston and Patti
McPhail, both of Niagara
Falls.
No funeral services were
held. Arrangements were
handled by Fort Erie chapel
. of Davidson Funeral Homes.
Interment was in GreenÂ­
wood Cemetery.

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