Whilhelm_Schurr

Obituary

Wilhelm “William” Schurr was born on February 15, 1888, at Blue Grass, North Dakota, to Joseph and Catharina (Buchmann) Schurr. On December 14, 1909, he married Lydia Grenz, who was born on March 19, 1892, near Mound City, South Dakota, to Friedrich and Rosina Grenz. The Schurr family immigrated to Canada in the spring of 1912. Wilhelm “William” and Lydia (Grenz) Schurr had six children: Louise, Calvin, Herbert, Ellen, Alvina, and Ruben.