Pregnant mother, 7 children die in horrific Ontario house fire: Father on trip during fire Final Edition

Dead are 39-year-old [Monika Rachel Woerlen], who was four months pregnant, Susanna, 11, Elena, 10, Marcus, 8, Samuel, 7, Paul, 5, Nathan, 3, and Debora, 19 months. [Marc Woerlen], husband and father to the victims, was the only immediate family member not home. "We are deeply shocked by the un...

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Published inCalgary herald
Main Author Adrian Humphreys and Anne Marie Owens
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Calgary, Alta Postmedia Network Inc 10.11.2004
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Woerlen, Marc
Woerlen, Monika Rachel
PELHAM, Ont
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Summary:Dead are 39-year-old [Monika Rachel Woerlen], who was four months pregnant, Susanna, 11, Elena, 10, Marcus, 8, Samuel, 7, Paul, 5, Nathan, 3, and Debora, 19 months. [Marc Woerlen], husband and father to the victims, was the only immediate family member not home. "We are deeply shocked by the untimely and tragic death of our beloved wife, daughter and friend, Monika Rachel Woerlen, and her seven beautiful children. There are no words to describe our feelings other than that we are devastated by the loss. We will sorely miss them all. Colour Photo: Courtesy, Niagara Region Police / A rural Ontario community is in mourning over the deaths of Monika Woerlen and her seven children, who died in a house fire Monday night on their farm west of Niagara Falls.; Colour Photo: Peter Power, Toronto Star Pool / Investigators sift through the rubble of the Woerlen house.; Photo: Andrew Wallace, For CanWest News Service / Pelham fire Chief [Scott McLeod] struggles during a news conference Tuesday in the Ontario town of West Lincoln.
ISSN:0828-1815