George Bergeron 1877-1901

In the treasures with the bible was the deed for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery plot.
Certificate of Payment
Received of George Begeron (Bergeron)
this 15 day of January A.D. 1902, the sum of
Fifteen Dollars, for Lot No 185, Block No
185, lying and being in the Catholic Cemetery, in the town of Manitowoc,
and County of Manitowoc, State of Wis

By These Presents I do give unto the said George Begeron (Bergeron)
the right to have and to hold said Lot as a place of burial or interment for the Catholic members of his family, or relations, upon these express conditions:

That the said George Begeron shall not at  any time
time, bury or inter, or cause to be buried or interred, any person or persons in said Lot, without the knowledge and consent of the pastor of St Bonefaces Church, Manitowoc, or contrary to established rules.

Given under my hand, at Manitowoc this  15 day of
January A.D. 1902. Rev MM Peil as V.P.
John P Schieshart as secy
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This is for the burial of George Denis Bergeron (1857-1901), the oldest son of our  great grandfather, George Grover Bergeron (1857-1928). George D is the oldest brother to John G (grand dad Bergeron) Earl, Elzenia and Gladys.

George was injured on the steamer "Giffen" as it went through the locks. A hauser became tangled around one of his legs and before anyone could come to his aid, his leg had been torn from his body.  He was taken to the hospital in Sault Ste. Marie where he died two days after surgery.
George G was summoned to the hospital by telegram.

There are several newspaper articles I will post later regarding his injury and death.
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I called the cemetery and talked to the caretaker. There is a headstone, but no other Bergeron's in
Calvary Cemetery.
So, I went to Find a Grave and put in a request for photos from a volunteer. Less than a week later, I received notice that the photos are available for viewing.  S M Quint posted photos and gave me permission to share them with you all and on my Blog: Bergeron Family Lakeside, Or. (Usually Find a Grave will not let anyone use photos on other sites, especially Ancestry.com)

The headstone:
A cross and anchor in the top left corner
George
Bergeron
Born
Dec 8, 1877
Died
Dec 6, 1901
Aged
23 years, 11 months, 28 Days

Link to FindAGrave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94263592