Highlights of History from The Whitehorse Star

The Whitehorse Pioneer Cemetery

The Weekly Star - Friday, July 23, 1915: "Mrs. Jack Mercer was taken to the hospital Wednesday evening suffering from some sort of stomach trouble."

The Weekly Star - Friday, July 30, 1915: "Mrs. Jack Mercer whose illness was mentioned last week, is suffering from a mild attack of typhoid fever."

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The Weekly Star - Friday, August 6, 1915

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    Mrs. Jack Mercer who has been a typhoid patient at the hospital for the past two weeks, is very low and has been for the past three days. There was no change in her condition yesterday but hope for her recovery is still entertained

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The Weekly Star - Friday, August 13, 1915

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    Mrs. Mercer who has heen at death's door for the past week, being a sufferer from typhoid, was still living yesterday evening and there is said to be still a chance that her wonderful tenacity will bring her through the crisis.

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The Weekly Star - Friday, August 20, 1915

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    Mrs. Jack Mercer, after a most valiant fight for life, succumbed to the ravages of typhoid fever at the hospital at about noon on Monday despite the fact that everything known in medical science was done to save her. The remains, accompanied by the husband, nine year-old daughter Mabel and four year-old son Robert, left yesterday for the former home of the family near Chilliwack, B.C., where burial will take place. Undertaker L. A. Harrison came over from Skagway Tuesday and prepared the body for shipment.

    Mrs. Mercer came here with her children about a year ago, joining the husband and father who preceded them. She was a quiet, unassuming woman, a faithful wife and loving mother. Mr. Mercer will return to Whitehorse within a month, leaving his children with relatives at Chilliwack.