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Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Tuesday, January 24, 1933
Event Type : Death
Description : Died tragically at the age of 36. Fell through the ice of the Holland River and drowned while trying to help others.Is buried in the Mount Pleasant cemetery.
Bradford Witness
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Thursday, September 09, 1971
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Brampton, Ont.
Description : After a lengthy illness, Hazel Atkinson of R.R. 3, Schomberg, and a well-known resident of this area, passed away Thursday, Sept. 9 at Peel Memorial Hospital in Brampton. She was born Hazel Jane Lucille Armstrong on Sept. 23, 1895 on the 7th Line of Mono Township, Lot 30, near Rosemont. Her parents were John William Armstrong and his wife, Elizabeth Murphy. Her grandparents were Andrew Murphy and his wife, Frances Little and Robert Armstrong, and his wife, Jane McElroy - all natives of Ireland. Mrs. Atkinson was quite proud of her Irish ancestry. As a girl, Mrs. Atkinson attended School No. 17, Mono Township and later Alliston High School. In religion, she was an Anglican and attended St. Luke's Church, Mulmur Township. After her marriage in 1922 to Leonard Atkinson, they moved to Lot 15, 2nd Concession of Tecumseth Township and three years later to Lot 17, 11th Concession, King Township and in 1945 to Lot 17, 10th Concession, King Township. In later years, she remained in the same area. Her only brother, Oswald, predeceased her in 1953. A son, Wesley, passed away Jan. 29, 1948 and her husband, Leonard passed away March 30, 1956. She leaves the following family: Phyllis (Mrs. Joseph Kerr), R.R. 1, Bolton; Evelyn (Mrs. Hiram Littleton), Bradenton, Florida; Harvey, Bolton; Violet (Mrs. Gordon Troyer), R.R. 1, Woodbridge; Risdon and Roy of R.R. 3, Schomberg. Also there are 16 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. She rested at Egan's Funeral Home, Bolton until Sunday at 2:30. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. Bob Leckey, Anglican minister, Bolton. Burial took place at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bolton. Pallbearers were her nephews: Lloyd Armstrong, Joe Maw, Ben Parr, Ross Atkinson, Ed Hebor, and Bill Clark. Flower bearers were Harold Fuller, Stan McGill, Jim Connell and Art Richards. It was a largely-attended funeral with friends and relatives coming from as far away as Windsor and North Bay to pay their respects.
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Audrey Evans Dies After Brief Illness
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Audrey Evans Dies After Brief Illness
Bradford lost a special lady last week. Audrey Evans, wife of former Bradford Mayor and Simcoe Centre MPP, D. Arthur Evans died early Wednesday morning, April 29, at York County Hospital in Newmarket after a sudden illness.
Mrs. Evans, 63, was taken ill while she and her husband vacationed with friends in Pheonix, Arizona on April 14.
Mr. Evans said she "miraculously" regained consciousness while in hospital in Pheonix to greet her children who had rushed to her bedside, then lapsed into a coma shortly afterward.
She was flown back to Canada the day prior to her death. He family was with her when she died.
NEAR ALLISTON
Born Audrey Myrtle Kerr, Mrs. Evans was the daughter of Selby Britton and Myrtle Kerr who owned a farm near Alliston.
Mr. Evans recalled meeting his wife at a dance while they were both teenagers. "We went together for five years and were married in 1939 in the Anglican Church in Rosemount," he said.
The couple celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary while they were in Pheonix.
After their marriage they settled in Bradford where Mr. Evans operated a business and was ready to embark on his long political career, culminating in his election as Bradford's first mayor and MPP in 1960.
POLITICAL LIFE
"There is absolutely no way I could have done it without her," he commented. "I couldn't have had a better wife for a political life."
A charming, friendly lady, Mrs. Evans proved as staunch a campaigner as her husband. "She really enjoyed it," he recalled.
As well as helping her husband through successive political campaigns, Mrs. Evans was also an active members of the IODE and Anglican Church Women, and taught Sunday school as Trinity Anglican in Bradford.
Before a serious operation about four years ago, Mr. Evans said, she also enjoyed curling and playing golf.
"She was very active with young people. Our children's friends were always made welcome in our home. She just loved young people." Mr. Evans said.
Mourners Friday overflowed the chapel of the Lathangue-Skwarchuk Funeral Home where a funeral service for Mrs. Evans was conducted by Rev. Garnett Whitfield of Trinity Anglican Church.
Rev. Whitfield himself recalled first meeting Mrs. Evans as she typically offered assistance while he and Mrs. Whitfield were moving into their home last year.
FAMILY
Audrey Evans leaves her husband Art, children John, Don, Robin, Cathy (Mrs. Luis Arruda), and grandchildren Martina, David, Tara, Reagan, Becky, Justin, and Tiffany. She also leaves a brother, Borden.
Interment took place at Coulson's Hill cemetery.
Pallbearers were Keith Noble, Jack Constable, Ron Whiteside, Tim Fuller, Art Turner, and Doug Stewart.
Flower bearers were Ken Tupling, Walt Edney, Lloyd Kneeshaw, Bus Culbert, Keith Stevens, Jim McClocklin, Charlie Evans, and Ross Hughes.
Bradford Witness
Part of George Jackson fonds
"Dr. John R. Brown, a professor at the University of Toronto who studied the effects of pesticides on workers in the Holland Marsh, died Saturday at the age of 57. In April this year Dr. Brown warned than an important (missing part of the article). Dr. Brown qualified as a medical doctor in London, England, in 1953. He received a PhD in applied physiology. After coming to Canada in 1959 he lectured at the University of Toronto in science, environmental health, and industrial health. Dr. Brown was blind in one eye since childhood and became almost totally blind in 1969, but he continued to work with the help of his wife, Helena, and son, David Bartholomew. He was the author of four technical books, president of the Health League of Canada, and chairman of the national committee of employment for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind."
Bradford Witness
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Thursday, January 31, 1974
Event Type : Death
"Walter Bak, well-known marsh farmer and produce stand operator, died at York County Hospital, Newmarket, on Thursday, January 31.A native of Chocznia, near Krakow in Poland, where he was involved in mixed farming, Mr. Bak emigrated to Canada in 1926. After working here for 10 years, he returned to his native land and the family he had left behind. Three years later, with his wife, Maria, and two of their five children, Theresa and John, he returned to Canada, to see if his family would adapt to life in Canada. Although he intended to bring over his three other children, Wladzia, Joseph and Stanley, the Second World War intervened and made emigration impossible. After share cropping in the Blenheim area during the war, Mr. Bak brought his family to Bradford in the spring of 1945. Three years after the war ended, sons Joseph and Stanley rejoined the family, although their sister Wladzia, did not come to Canada until 1959, when she arrived here with her husband and family. Two more children, Antoinette and Casmir, were born in Canada. In Bradford, Mr. Bak and his family began farming in the marsh and, after a few years, began selling produce to passers-by from a roadside stand. As the family business blossomed, the produce stand was expanded into a full building. Although he went into semi-retirement last year, Mr. Bak was still involved in the business and played an important part in the planning of the huge produce market now under construction on Bridge St. Mr. Bak is predeceased by his wife, Maria; and survived by three daughters - Mrs. Wladzia Balon of Bradford, Mrs. Theresa Sarabura, Toronto and Mrs. Antoinette Alexandrowicz, Kingston and four sons - Joseph, Peterborough, Father Stanley, Oblate of Mary Immaculate, John, Ottawa, and Casmir, Bradford. He is also survived by 26 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.Requiem High Mass was held at the Holy Martyrs of Japan Church in Bradford on Monday, February 4, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill."
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Event Date : February 16, 1893
Event Type : Death
Description : Relict of the late J.W. Barry (died October 30, 1891), to whom she had been married over 50 years. Came with her husband to Bradford in 1846, where they remained for the rest of their lives. Mother of seven children: Mr. Wilson B. Scott (of Bradford), Messrs. Robert and H.C. Barry (also of Bradford), Mr. Rich. Scott (of Jefferson, Ohio), J.W. Barry (of New York), Mrs. Murphy (of Innisfil), and Mrs. Park (of Newmarket). Age: 79 years, 11 months, 5 days. Interred at Middleton cemetery.
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Event Date : April 22, 1894
Event Type : Death
Description : Relict of the late Ira Belfry.Age: 74 years, 3 months, 11 days.
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Event Date : Tuesday, December 27, 1949
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Toronto
Description : In his 84th year. Husband of Sara Lavina Earle, 409 Walmer Rd. Toronto. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Little Bemrose of Bradford. Father of Earle and Josephine Hamer (Mrs. John Copithorne, Moorestown, N.J.). Funeral at the Chapel of A.W. Miles, 30 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto. Service Friday at 3 p.m. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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Bennett, Hurley E. (Bud), Jr. death
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July 16, 1987
Death
BENNETT, Hurley E. Jr. (Bud) AT York County Hospital, Newmarket on Thursday, July 16, 1987, following a lengthy illness; of Kinmount, Ontario and formerly of Windsor and Aurora. Beloved husband of Eileen, dear father [of] Grayce Lanthier of Bradford, Susan Desjarlais of Windsor, Hurley of Bradford, Mark of Chatham, Paul of Windsor. Dear brother of Alice Holmes of Windsor, Meredith Marshall of Aledo, Texas, Shirley Montague of Barrie and Coburn Bumstead of Fergus. Dear grandfather of Gregory, Jennifer, Brooke, Brianne, Lauren and Jason. Cremation was held. Friends called at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Street, Bradford for visitation on Sunday. A memorial service was held in the chapel Monday, July 20, 1987 at 2 p.m. Also a memorial service was held at the Bisnett Funeral Home in Maidstone, Ontario on Wednesday, July 22, 1987 at 11 a.m. Donations to the Cat Scan Fund at York County Hospital Foundation, Newmarket would be appreciated.
Bradford Weekly
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Event Date : Saturday, November 30, 1963
Event Type : Death
Description : Albert Biemold, 77, of R.R. 2, Newmarket, one of the first and best known settlers on the Holland Marsh in 1934, passed away in York County Hospital, Newmarket, on Friday following an accident in which he was struck by a car on the 3rd
Concession of King Township, in the vicinity of the Ansnorveld store, shortly after 5:30 p.m. December 24.Mr. Biemold had gone to the store to do some shopping and, after coming out of the store he was walking along the road, because the sidewalk was slippery, when, the police said, he was struck by a car driven by Alexander Bruder, 58, of R.R. 2, Newmarket, who said he did not see the man. Vandorf O.P.P., who investigated, said Mr. Biemold was wearing dark clothing when he was struck. He sustained two broken legs as well as severe shock. He was taken to York County Hospital, Newmarket, where he never regained consciousness. Mr. Biemold, who was predeceased by his wife, the late Harmke vander Hede, is survived by two sons and three daughters, Eise of Holland Marsh, Henry of California, Gertie, Katrina and Hilda, all of Ansnorveld, Holland Marsh. Funeral services were held at the Christian Reformed Church, Holland Marsh, on Monday at 2:30 p.m., with interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.
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