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February 10, 1988
Birth

Holland Landing couple are proud parents of test tube quintuplets
Holland Landing will soon be home to Canada's first-ever test tube quintuplets, born early Saturday morning at a Toronto hospital. Remington, Lance, Wade, William and Maxine were delivered two months premature over a five-minute span that began at 3:59 a.m. Saturday morning to Wayne and May Collier, of Dutch Settlers Crescent in Holland Landing. While they're not the first quintuplets born in Canada they are the first to be conceived by way of the in vitro fertilization process, and theirs was also the largest multiple birth ever at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, according to the public relations officer there. Wendy Lewis said Sunday afternoon that the five babies were listed in stable condition and that doctors were pleased with their progress. The babies will remain on respirators and under close observation for at least another couple of months, she said. Ms. Lewis said that a team of 25 doctors and nurses were involved in the birth, which took place with relative ease, with children arriving about a minute apart. They ranged in size at birth from 805 grams (one pound, 12 ounces) to nearly 1,200 grams (Two pounds, 10 ounces). The public relations officer said that Mrs. Collier, a 33-year-old executive administrative assistant with a law firm, had gone through a carefully monitored fertilization and gestation process under the Toronto East General LIF (Laboratory Initiated Foetal Emplacement) program. She had been in hospital for two months prior to the birth, and anticipated the number of children and their premature arrival. "She actually knew after five weeks of pregnancy she was going to have quintuplets, " Ms. Lewis explained, adding that premature labor "is expected in multiple births." Om fact Mrs. May had gone into labor twice during the week before the actual birth, she said. It will be at least 11 weeks before the quintuplets can come home to father Wayne, 27, an air conditioning and heating apprentice. The couple have no other children. Mrs. Collier couldn't be reached by phone over the weekend, but was slated to appear at a press conference in Toronto sometime Monday.

June 11, 1988
Birth

TWINS!! Blomfield, Karl and Kari are excited to announce the arrival of their twin baby sisters, LORI SUSAN and JULIE NICOLE on June 11, 1988, weighing 3 lbs. 11 oz. and 3 lbs. 3 oz. Proud parents are Karen and Gord. Many thanks to Dr.Rees and Dr. Newton and the staff at Mount Sinai Hospital.

December 8, 1988
Death

FERNANDES, Cecilia at Doctor's Hospital, Toronto on Thursday, December 8, 1988. Cecilia Dernandes of Bradford in her 72nd year, beloved wife of Antonio; dear mother of Antonio, Jose, Maria Henreques, Leatina Braz and Lino. Also survived by 15 grandchildren. Friends called at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Street, Bradford. Funeral mass was held at the Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford on Saturday, December 10, 1988 at 9:00 a.m. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill.

January 7, 1989
Birth

It's a boy!
BRINKOS, James & Lisa are proud to announce the safe arrival of their first child, ANDREW JAMES, born Saturday, January 7, 1989 at 9:50 a.m., weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. Delighted grandparents are Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kristman & Mr. and Mrs. Mike Brinkos. Happy great grandparents are Katie Djurkowitsch, Mathias Kristman, Julie Balamut and Mrs. [sic] & Mrs. Steve Brinkos. A special thanks to Dr. Paul Bernstein and the maternity staff at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto for bringing this healthy baby boy into our lives.

August 24, 1990
Death

SCOTT, Laurene Marie (Lori), suddenly at Toronto on Friday, August 24, 1990, Lori Scott of RR1 Bradford in her 27th year. Beloved daughter of Vaughan and Doreen, dear sister of Debbie, Sherry, Randy and Rick. Dear granddaughter of Mabel Ayotte. Dear aunt of Ryan.
Friends called at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Street, Bradford. Funeral mass was held at the Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford on Tuesday, August 28, 1990 at 10:00 a.m. Followed by cremation.

Event Date : Saturday, June 21, 1902
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at the Lakeside Home, Toronto. Youngest son of Mr. & Mrs. E. Garrett, of Bradford. Age: 7 months, 2 days.

Event Date : Friday, August 19, 1955
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Joan Frances, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Compton of Bradford, to Kenneth Lawrence Pond of Toronto, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pond of Simcoe, Ont. The wedding took place at Bradford United Church. Rev. F. G. MacTavish officiated. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Norma Compton, as maid of honour, and Misses Marilyn Ritchie of Bradford and Shirley-Ann Deyell of North Bay, as bridesmaids. Mr. Murray Pond of Simcoe was his brother's groomsman and the ushers were the bride's brother, Mr. Gordon Compton, of Bradford, and the groom's brother-in-law, Mr. Robert Crofoot of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Pond, both of whom are graduates from Toronto University with the degree of B.A., will reside at 100 Sheppard Ave. E., Willowdale.

Event Date : Wednesday, February 28, 1973
Event Type : Death

Description : A life-long resident of Bradford, Alexander W. Spence of 155 Barrie St. died in Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, on February 28. Mr. Spence, 72, owned and operated Spence Lumber on Bridge St. He served on the former Bradford School Board and on the Bradford Council for several years. He was active in the conservation association, served as a Past District Deputy Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge and was a member of the United Church. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, March 3 in the Lewis Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Chapman officiating. Interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Surviving are Mr. Spence's wife, the former Mary Brady; one daughter, Mrs. Keith (Betty) Noble of Bradford; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Hammel of Bradford; one brother, Emerson of Delhi and three grandchildren, Douglas, Ronald and Barbara.Three brothers and one sister, William, Norman, Arthur and Emily are predeceased.

Event Date : Thursday, September 22, 1955
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, aged one year and one month. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gwyn, Bradford. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford, on Saturday, Sept.24.

Event Date : Sunday, May 14, 1967
Event Type : Death

Description : The death of Mr. Hubert Paul Iceton, a resident of Bradford for almost fifty years, occurred at the Western Hospital, Toronto, suddenly. Mr. Iceton's death followed an operation performed in an endeavour to remedy a heart ailment from which he suffered. Born in Darlington, County Durham, England, 79 years ago, he came to Canada in 1912, first coming to Toronto, then farming near Lindsay, before coming to this district in 1919. The deceased was married January 7, 1915, in Toronto to Mary Ann Corbett, who predeceased him on June 9, 1933. He is survived by a family of five daughters, and one son, namely, Mrs. J. J. Clare (Mary), Oakville; Dorothy Mae Iceton, Willowdale; Harold V. Iceton, Bradford; Mrs. Albert Wood (Evelyn), R.R. 1, Bradford; Aileen T. Iceton, Bradford; and Mrs. Frank Bebb (Pauline), Barrie, and by one brother, William T. Iceton, Toronto. Three sisters predeceased him. A member of Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford, the funeral was held in Toronto from St. Helen's Church, with interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto. Monsignor J. O'Conner conducted the services and the pallbearers were Messrs. J. J. Clare, Richard Clare, David Clare, Albert Wood, Frank Bebb and John Raper.