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- Newspaper Article - Thursday, April 28, 1892 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Richland - Mina Erskine-Wilder, with her little Tracy, is spending several days with her parents in this place.
Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, June 21, 1939 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Mrs. William Wilder Dies at Park Street Home - Mrs. Elmina M. Wilder, 76, widow of William M. Wilder, died early Saturday morning at her home on Park street, after a long illness. Mrs.. Wilder was born in Granby, April 4, 1863, a daughter of the late LaFayette and Elizabeth George Erskine. On May 1, 1889 she married Mr. Wilder, who died January 25, 1935, and her home has been in this village since that time. She was a faithful and active member of the Methodist church and societies, Pulaski W. C. T. U. and J. B. Butler Women's Relief Corps. In the community she was esteemed as a woman of fine Christian character with an interest in every movement for community betterment. Surviving are two sons, Tracy H. Wilder and Dale E. Wilder, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Grace E. Donaldson of Rochester. The funeral was held from the home on Park street at 11 o'clock Monday morning, with the Rev. W. A. Gardner, pastor of the Methodist church officiating. Burial in the family plot at Pulaski cemetery.
Cause of Death: Eudocarditis contributed by arterio sclerosis
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