Event Date : Sunday, August 19, 1956
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at his home in Bradford. Beloved husband of Gertrude Thornton; eldest son of the late Charles and Annie Thornton and brother of Herman of Tottenham and Harvey of Comber.The funeral is on Aug. 22, 1956, from the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home with interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

Event Date : Tuesday, January 04, 1955
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket. Beloved wife of Lawrence Church and dear mother of James, Marion, Eileen, John, Gordon and May. Resting at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Simcoe Street, Bradford, for service on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

Event Date : Tuesday, January 04, 1955
Event Type : Death

Description : The death occurred at York County Hospital, Newmarket, on Tuesday, January 4, of Mrs. Lawrence Church of Bradford. Mrs. Church had been in poor health for several years, during the early years of which she had been cared for at her home here by members of her family. In more recent months she had been with her daughter, Mrs. O. Gould in Newmarket, from whose home she was moved to the hospital a few weeks before her death. Mrs. Church was the former Mabel May Saint and was born in Bradford and had spent her entire life here where she was well liked and held in high esteem by all who knew her. On April 26, 1911, she married Lawrence Church of Bradford, who survives her, with their family of three sons and three daughters, namely, James and Gordon of Bradford, John of Schomberg, Mrs. O. Gould (Marion) of Newmarket, Mrs. R. Curtis (Eileen) of Kirkland Lake, and Mrs. W. Covert (May) of Barrie; and fourteen grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. W. Reeves (Sadie), and Mrs. Jas. Armstrong (Jane), and one brother, Leonard Saint, all of Bradford. Mrs. Church was a devoted mother, wife and sister, and will be sadly missed in her home and among members of her family, among whom she was held in sincere affection. She will also be missed by townspeople, especially in the women's groups, where she had long been a faithful worker in the W.A. of Trinity Anglican Church and Bradford Women's Institute.She was a member of Trinity Anglican Church.The funeral was held from the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon. Services were conducted by her rector, Rev. W. S. Johnson and interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. Six nephews were the pallbearers, namely, Norman and Roy Church and Larry Saldeld, all of Pontiac, Mich., and Ken, Mel and Roy Saint of Bradford.

Event Date : Monday, February 08, 1971
Event Type : Death

Description : At Simcoe Manor, Beeton on Monday, Feb. 8th., 1971, James Lawrence Church of Bradford in his 85th. year. Beloved husband of the late Mabel May Saint and dear father of James, Bradford, Marion (Mrs. Oliver Gould), Newmarket, Eileen (Mrs. Russell Curtis), Torrance, John, Schomberg, Gordon, Bradford, May (Mrs. William Covert), St. Catharines. Loving brother of Frank, Bowling Green, Ohio; Lewis, Clarkston, Michigan; and Albert, Windham Centre. Also survived by 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Lewis Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service in the chapel, Thursday at 2 p.m. Spring interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Event Date : June 20, 1895
Event Type : Death

Description : "In West Gwillimbury on Wednesday, June 20th, Mary, wife of the late Robt. Selby, aged 64 years and 6 months."
Interred at the Sharon burying ground.

Event date: Monday, June 5, 1933
Event type: Death

A beloved mother and most respected friend and neighbour, Mrs. William Selby, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Kneeshaw, on Monday, June 5, following a long illness. Mrs. Selby whose maiden name was Hannah Ney, was born in 1853 and had lived all her life in this community. She was a quiet, gentle, home-loving woman, her interest, outside of her home, being centred about St. Paul's church, Coulson's Hill, where she was a most faithful and active member. Her husband, William Selby, of U E. Loyalist stock, died eleven years ago on the farm on the 9th of West Gwillimbury where he was born and where he and the late Mrs. Selby came to reside with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Kneeshaw, where she made her home for the past nine years. The bereaved members of the family have the sympathy of the community in their grief. Those left to mourn her loss are three sons, Percy and Cyril on the home farm, and Dr. E.R. Selby of Calgary, Alta., three daughters, Mrs. Roy Kneeshaw of Bradford, Mrs. E.G. Thomas of South Orange, N.J., and Miss Lena of Orange, N.J., one sister, Mrs. John Robinson of Aurora, also Mr. John Wright of Onaway, Mich. She was predeceased by two brothers and three sisters. The pioneer families of West Gwillimbury as well as those of more recent residents were represented in the very large funeral cortege which proceeded from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kneeshaw to St. Paul's cemetery, Coulson's Hill, on Wednesday afternoon, June 7th.

Event Date : Saturday, July 13, 1901
Event Type : Death

Description : Eldest son of Mr. Thomas Saint.Age: 23 years, 10 months.

Event Date : Saturday, July 27, 1957
Event Type : Death

Description : Died suddenly at his home, Bradford, in his 81st year. Beloved husband of Etta Waldruff and dear father of Bernice (Mrs. Gordon Crutcher) of Thornhill; Kathleen (Mrs. Ken Blevins) of Toronto; Norman of Bradford. Rested at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Simcoe St., Bradford. Service in Bradford United Church on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Event Date : Friday, December 27, 1946
Event Type : Death

Description : Husband to Mary Catharine Groves, father to Melville, Norman, Eldon, Mrs. B.B. Collings (Etta), Mrs. George Stewart (Ethel) and Mrs E. Thorpe (Beatrice) died in his Bradford home. Mr and Mrs Waldruff were married 68 years and had moved to Bradford in 1901. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

Event Date : Thursday, June 23, 1949
Event Type : Death

Description : At home, in her 93rd year. Failing health for eight-ten years, which left her confined to her room for the previous two. Three sons and three daughters: Etta (Mr. B.B. Collings), Bradford; Melville G., Bradford; Norman W., Toronto; Beatrice (Mrs. Emerson Thorpe, Woodville; Ethel (Mrs. George Stewart), Bradford; and Eldon, Toronto. Sister to Mrs. Chisholm of Cleveland, Ohio (last of a family of seven). Predeceased by her husband four years previous, daughters Minnie (Mrs. C. Clappin) and Nell (Mrs. Jas. Balfour), and an infant son, George.
Born near Cornwall, Ontario. Family moved to Angus when she was young, where she met her husband, William G. Waldruff, to whom she was married for 68 years. Married in Allandale. Lived in Angus, Colwell, Barrie, and Allandale, coming to Bradford in 1901. Funeral from home by Rev. F.G. MacTavish of Bradford United Church. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Pallbearers (son-in-law, two grandsons, and three grandsons-in-law): Emerson Thorpe, Woodville; Norman E. Collings, Bradford; Orin Thorpe, Hamilton; Ken Blevins, Toronto; Gordon Crutcher, Thornhill; and Robt. Riddell, King.