Congamonster Strikes Again!
He was subject to fainting fits, and authorities believed that he may have fainted or had gotten cramps before drowning.
His body was found several hours later.
Two days before his death, his mother received a souvenir postcard from him in which he wrote about how much of a good time he was having at the Lake.
David's two older siblings died at a young age too.
David Fowler Churchill: 1884 - August 4, 1908.
Louise (Motak) Bilek's body was found floating in Congamond Lake at about 9:30 AM on July 3, 1942, by two boys: Theodore and Edward Sygnator.
A woman said she had seen Bilek on the ground near a cottage. She figured she stumbled because she picked herself up and carried on.
Bilek was John Clark's housekeeper. A search of the Clark cottage showed it was in disarray, leading police to suspect foul play. Exiting the back of the cottage on a staircase leading to the lake, they noticed the gate and flagpole were broken. Mr. Clark had not been at his cottage for 3-weeks. Authorities ruled her death as an accidental drowning.
1918 was a rough year for Mrs. Bilek: Her young son Sheldon died on July 17 from gastroenteritis; her husband died from influenza on October 9.
