Event Date : Friday, December 20, 1963
Event Type : Death

Description : Rev. F. G. MacTavish passed away in York County Hospital, Newmarket, on December 20, 1963, following two days of illness. He was suddenly stricken late Tuesday evening while chatting in his home and immediately lost consciousness, remaining unconscious to the last. Mr. MacTavish was born at Ripley, Ontario, and attended public and high school in that village. At the age of 18 he enlisted for military service during the First Great War and served in Canada and Siberia. Returning after the war he entered Victoria College to study for the ministry. On April 28, 1921, at Creswell, Ontario, he married Mary Annetta MacDonald of Toronto. Upon graduation from Victoria College the first church appointments given Mr. MacTavish were to missions in north-eastern Ontario, first at Wilberforce and then at Apsley. His next churches were Hallowell Circuit, Prince Edward County, then Northport and Seymour Circuit, Campbellford. Omemee and Sunderland followed before he came to Bradford on June 28, 1944, bringing with him his wife and family, his daughter Jean, and two sons, Harold and Gerald. Mr. MacTavish's interest in and knowledge of, the people of this district, those associated with his church and those without church affiliation, had grown through the years and his kindly understanding of human frailties, made him a sympathetic friend to all in trouble, and only by accident did anyone learn of the many, many services he rendered, far beyond the call of his duty as minister to the United Churches in Bradford and Holland Landing. The sick, the poor, the aged, the neglected and even those who might be regarded as rather disreputable, if they needed a minister, could depend upon Mr. MacTavish to answer their need. He was a tireless worker for the church, attending to much of its business personally. He was the instigator of the movement which resulted in the complete renovation of the church building, of which he was so proud and which he watched over personally, checking carefully after all meetings. Mr. MacTavish was a minister whose ministry only began in the pulpit and the boundaries of whose church were only limited by the needs of people. Mr. MacTavish is survived by his wife; his daughter, Miss Jean and son Harold, both of Toronto; his son Gerald and his wife, Helen, of Bradford, and three grandchildren, Jean, Marilyn and Betty, of Bradford; also three brothers, Rev. Duncan MacTavish of London, Ont., Mr. James MacTavish of Lucknow, Ont., and Mr. Alex MacTavish of Ripley, Ont., and three sisters, Mrs. H.
Street (Elizabeth) of Kincardine, Mrs. A. H. Johnston (Jean) of Stratford and Mrs. H. Black (Margaret) of Kincardine. He was predeceased by a sister, Mrs. F. Barkwell (Agnes). Mr. MacTavish was a member of Golden Rule Masonic Lodge Number 126, Campbellford, Ont., and he was padre of Bradford Legion, Branch 521. He was secretary of The Simcoe Presbytery and The Toronto Conference Settlement Committee. The very largely attended funeral was held from Bradford United Church on December 23, and was in charge of ministers of Simcoe Presbytery, namely, Rev. A. S. McCuaig, Rev. A. Smith, Rev. R. E. Webster, and Rev. H. Blake, former rector here. Pallbearers were Dr. G. L. Blackwell, Mr. T. Gardner, Mr. C. T. S. Evans, Mr. Harold Tate, Mr. Alex Stephenson and Mr. C. Brittain. Interment was in Aurora Cemetery.

Event Date : May 7, 1971
Event Type : Death
Municipality :
Community : Bradford
Description : At York County Hospital, Newmarket, on Friday, May 7th., 1971. Marjorie Evans in her 43rd year. Beloved wife of Thomas Fuller, Jr. of 96 John St. W., Bradford. Loving daughter of Olive Evans of Bond Head. Dear sister of Arthur Evans, MPP of Bradford, Norma (Mrs. Joe Noble), Bond Head, Tillie (Mrs. Bert Sellers), detroit, and the late Walter, Irene, Velma and Josie. Friends called at the Lewis Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Monday at 2:30 pm. Interment St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill.

Event Date : Wednesday, July 04, 1973
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket, in his 90th year. Of R.R. 2, Bradford, beloved husband of the late Mary Evans and dear father of Grace (Mrs. Herb Black), Stroud, Irene (Mrs. Victor Turner), Bradford, Clarence, R.R. 2, Bradford, Ernest, Ottawa and the late Ruth and Joseph. Loving brother of Harry, Bradford, Eli (Mrs. Wes Adair), Newmarket, Jessie (Mrs. Ivan Metcalfe), Bradford. Predeceased by 1 brother and 3 sisters. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Resting at the Lewis Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service in the chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Event Date : Monday, March 31, 1975
Event Type : Death

Description : In Newmarket on Monday, March 31, 1975, beloved husband of Betty Mitchell and dear father of Brent, Lynda (Mrs. Gary Schurman), Donna (Mrs. Donald Sweet), Billy, Michael and Brenda, son of Mrs. Grace Caesar and brother of Jean (Mrs. Bill Morrison), Connie (Mrs. Caspar Oetelar), Madeline (Mrs. Donald Fisher). Friends may call at the Roadhouse and Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St., Newmarket. Interment Newmarket Cemetery.

Event Date : Sunday, January 16, 1977
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at Newmarket. Of Bradford, beloved wife of the late Albert Hunt and dear mother of Phyllis (Mrs. Myron MacPherson), Bradford, Lorna (Mrs. Bill Forbes), Bell Ewart; Harold of Bolton, Art and George of R.R. 2, Newmarket, Mandy (Mrs. Bruce Thompson), Stroud, and Wally of Newmarket. Also survived by three brothers, two sisters and twelve grandchildren. Resting at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Services in the chapel on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Interment St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill.

Event Date : Tuesday, November 22, 1977
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket. Beloved wife of the late H. Storey and the late B. Caesar, dear mother of Connie (Mrs. G. Oetelar) of R.R. 1, Newmarket and Jean (Mrs. Wm. Morrison) of Toronto, Madelynne (Mrs. D. Fisher) of Kitchener and predeceased by Donald Caesar. Dear sister of Frank Stamper, Terrie (Mrs. D. Keldie) and Edward Stamper. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 8 great-granddaughters. Resting at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service will be held in the chapel on Nov. 25 at 2 p.m. Interment Newmarket, Cemetery.

Event Date : Thursday, August 17, 1978
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket. Beloved wife of Harvey Marks and dear mother of Noreen (Mrs. A. Hodgson), Beverley (Mrs. J. Sanders) and William, all of Bradford. Dear grandmother of George, Marilyn, Mark, Cynthia, Sandra, Glenda, Jennifer and Billy. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Event Date : Thursday, August 17, 1978
Event Type : Death

Description : One of Bradford's most active and well known women, Dorothy "Dode" Marks died August 17 in York County Hospital in Newmarket. She was 68. Mrs. Marks was born in the home she lived in most of her life the daughter of Walter Reeves, a Bradford police officer for 20 years, and Sadie Saint. She was educated in Bradford attending both Bradford Public School and Bradford High School after which she worked for a short time in the Stein Furniture Factory which stood on the property now occupied by Toby's Restaurant. In 1930 she married Harvey Marks and spent the next few years raising three children Noreen (Hodgson), Beverley (Sanders), and Bill. She also had seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. An active woman Mrs. Marks was a member of the Women's Institute and also enjoyed bowling tennis badminton and baseball. She worked off and on for The Witness for 25 years often working well into the night organizing subscriptions. A tireless worker she was never heard to complain according to co-workers. Mrs. Marks was a member of the community centre board from its inception in 1956 until 1974 running for no wage the concession booth. According to former board member and co-worker Joe Magani, "Dode and Ted Dow ran that thing all year and the only compensation they got was a steak dinner once a year. For almost 20 years they kept that arena out of the red and that's a fact. Our expenses for running the arena were paid by the proceeds of that booth." A descendant of Bradford's pioneer families Mrs. Marks had a thorough knowledge of the history of the area and provided The Witness with many of the historical photos used in the Yesterdays column. Many of those same photos were used in the Bradford Centennial Book of 1957. Funeral service was held Saturday August 19 in the chapel Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home. Pallbearers were James Church, Jack Church, Gordon Church, Robert Watson, Kenneth Saint, and Bill Enwright. Burial took place at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Event Date : Saturday, March 24, 1979
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket, in his 65th year. Beloved husband of Eileen and dear father of Sherran (Mrs. George Breedon) of Bradford, dear grandfather of Laurie, Paul and Trish, dear brother of Glenn of Scarborough. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel at 2 p.m. Interment Newmarket Cemetery.

Event Date : Saturday, October 20, 1979
Event Type : Death

Description : Of Newmarket, beloved husband of his late wife Louise and son Howard and Pat and family. Loving uncle of Bruce and Elsie of West Hill, Joan of Keswick, Shirley and Billy of Oshawa and Carol of Bradford. Also survived by sisters Mrs. Ila Gibb of Toronto, Mrs. Vera Williams and Mrs. Norma Robb and his brother Ernest and Lola Peterman of Bradford. Laid to rest October 22, 1979.