Event Date : Friday, January 07, 2000
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Aurora

Description : Peacefully at Willows Estate Nursing Home, Aurora on Friday, January 7, 2000. Elizabeth Gres (Bily) of Bradford in her 91st year. Beloved wife of the late Paul Gres. Dear mother of Edward Gres and his wife Mary of Toronto, Margaret and her husband Ladislav Dudo of Bradford. Dear grandmother of Darlene Gres, Kathy and her husband Rob Klimkait, Sheri and her husband Ian Johnson of Australia, Steven, Laurie, and Lisa Dudo. Dear great grandmother of Justin and Jessica Klimkait. Friends called at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford for visitation. Funeral mass was held at the Holy Martyrs of Japan Church on Monday, January 10, 2000 at 11 a.m. Interment at Holy Martyrs Cemetery, Bradford.

Event Date : Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Event Type : Death

Description : Peacefully at York County Hospital, Newmarket on Wednesday, January 12, 2000. Martin De Jong of Bradford in his 79th year. Beloved husband of Gertrude (nee Biemold) of nearly 60 years. Dear fathers of Ed and his wife Marna of Ft. Saskatchewan, Atla., Albert and his wife Brenda of Bradford, John De Jong and Pat Lascelle of Victoria, BC., Harriet and her husband Dick Bierling of Holland Landing, James and his wife Glynnis of Beeton, Tess De Jong and her husband Gilles Pigeon of Newmarket and Kathy De Jong of Toronto. Also survived by sister Hendrika Van Dyken of Holland Landing, brother John Guelph, 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the Lathangue & Skwarchul Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford for visitation on Friday, January 14, 2000 between 2 - 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m. Funeral service to be held at the Holland Marsh Christian Reformed Church, Ansnorveld on Saturday, January 15, 2000 at 2 p.m. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. Donations to the York County Hospital Foundation, Newmarket, Ontario would be appreciated.

Event Date : Monday, June 14, 2004
Event Type : Death

Description : (Former employee of The Toronto Star Ltd.). Peacefully at Bradford Valley Specialty Care on Monday, June 14, 2004. Harvey Marks of Bradford in his 95th year. Beloved husband of late Dorothy (Dode) Reeves. Dear father of Noreen Hodgson, Beverly Palmer and William (Erica) Marks. Dear grandfather of George Hodgson, Marilyn Woods, Mark Hodgson, Cindy Callicrago; Sandra Enwright, Glenda Gustave; Jennifer and Kristen Marks. Dear great-grandfather of Curtis Wood, Brittney and Ryan Callicragas; Bill, Jeff and Greg Enwright; Trevor Daley. Predeceased by his brothers Gilbert, Carl, Lyman, George, and Allan. Friends may call at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Road, Bradford, for visitation on Thursday, June 17, 2004 from 10:30 a.m. until time of a Memorial Service in the Chapel at 11:30 a.m., followed by interment of ashes at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. Donations to the new Cancer Unit at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket would be appreciated.

Event Date : October 8, 1888
Event Type : Death

Description : Age: 71 years, 8 months.

Event Date : August 30, 1893
Event Type : Death

Description : Age: 37 years, 6 months.Had been a member of Municipal Council for several years, and a successful businessman.Died at his residence, John St., from a lengthy illness.Leaves a wife and three children.

Event Date : Saturday, August 25, 1962
Event Type : Death

Description : About 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, August 25, little Peter Langford, nine years old last month, was struck by a car while he was walking several feet off the paved section of Highway 88, when returning from the home of his grandparents to his own home, two farms distant, and was instantly killed. Peter was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Langford, R.R 1, Bradford. The tragedy occurred in front of the Smelser farm, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James McClocklin, and the only farm between the Langford farms, and opposite the home of Mr. Milton Ritchie. These neighbours rushed to the scene, but nothing could be done for little Peter. A few minutes later, Mrs. Langford, driving into town, came on the accident. The Provincial Police were busy investigating. Horrified, she recognized her little boy. Somehow she managed to turn her car and take the pitiful news home to her husband and the older brother.Keith and Ella Langford had three sons, William (Billie), who is 10; Peter was 9 in July, and Donnie is 4. Peter was the ever-on-the-go, little farmer of the family. He went to school happily and liked his teachers and his playmates, but he was the first up in the morning lest he would miss any possible farm activities around the barn before going to school, and farm stock and machinery were his delight. He had a bicycle but was not permitted to ride it on the highway because of the danger. Saturday afternoon he had his own little errand to his grandparents' home and was returning evidently walking where he should have been safe, when he was killed.Peter had sweet little ways and everyone loved him. At home he was the constant companion of his father, having almost adult intelligence and knowledge regarding farm work and business.According to the police the driver of the car which struck and killed little Peter Langford was Nick Pocius,
Lot 4,
Concession 2, West Gwillimbury Township, R.R. 2, Tottenham. He was arrested at the scene of the accident and charged with criminal negligence, dangerous driving, drunk driving, careless driving and having liquor in a place other than his residence.The accident was investigated by O.P.P. John C. Perkins assisted by O.P.P. A. J. Mason of the Bradford O.P.P. Detachment.The funeral was held yesterday afternoon in Bradford United Church and interment was in Bond Head Cemetery. Rev. F. G. MacTavish conducted the funeral services.The pallbearers were five uncles of little Peter, Stewart Langford, George Hawley, Alvin Hawley, Ira Hawley, Lloyd Hawley, and Ian Porter.The flower bearers were school classmates of Peter.The fact that the attendance at the funeral of this little child was one of the largest seen in Bradford in many years indicated how deeply the entire community was touched by the tragedy.

Event Date : Saturday, August 25, 1962
Event Type : Death

Description : Died suddenly, as the result of an accident, at Bradford, age 9 years. Beloved son of Keith Langford and Ella Hawley and loving brother of Billy and Donald. Rested at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Simcoe St., Bradford, until Tuesday noon. Service in Bradford United Church at 3 p.m. Interment Bond Head Cemetery.

Event Date : Thursday, March 17, 1955
Event Type : Death

"Late last Friday evening, March 18, a telephone call to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown of Bradford, relayed the telegram from military authorities to Mrs. M. C. Vipond, conveying the sad message that her husband, Lt. Milton C. Vipond, 30 had died in Korea. Mrs. Vipond had been at the home of her parents since her husband left for Korea on March 1 of last year. In conversation with a member of the family yesterday morning The Witness learned that while Mrs. Vipond had had no further word from military authorities, according to radio and daily press reports, her husband lost his life in a building fire in the Canadian sector in Korea on Thursday night. The fire levelled a hut in the officers' lines in the matter of minutes. Seven other officers escaped unhurt from the blaze.Lt. Vipond, a graduate of Bishop's College, began his military career during the Second World War with R.C.N.V.R. He attended Bishop's College following demobilization and went on to take his Bachelor of Arts degree and entered first year medicine studies.He was commissioned in the Reserve Force while serving with the Stormont, Dundas, Glenngary Highlanders, of Cornwall, Ont. He was appointed to the Regular Army some time later and has served with the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade in Germany, as well as on the staff of the Royal Canadian School of Infantry. Before joining the 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, he served with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment.Late last summer Lt. Vipond was appointed Education Officer of the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade.Lt. Vipond was married in Bradford on November 17, 1951, to Helen Brown, R.N., only daughter of Deputy-Reeve Thomas Brown of West Gwillimbury and Mrs. Brown. During Lt. Vipond's time in Germany his wife visited him there. He returned to Canada and was stationed at Grand Bend until March 1 of last year when he was sent to Korea for a year. At that time Mrs. Vipond returned to the home of her parents and at the time the message arrived notifying of his death preparations were being made here to welcome him home early next month.On September 20 of last year a daughter was born to Lt. and Mrs. Vipond, but the father was not spared to see little six-month-old Helen Lorraine.As well as his young wife and infant daughter, his widowed mother, Mrs. Laura M. Vipond, of Wales, near Cornwall, survives him.Many of his wife's friends here have met Lt. Vipond and regarded him very highly. His tragic and untimely death has aroused sincerest sympathy for his wife, who has always been one of the community's best loved daughters, his wee daughter and his mother."