- CA BWGPL 27149
Event Date : Monday, October 01, 1984
Event Type : Death
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Community : Newmarket
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Description : Oasie (Mike) McKinstry, 90, of 83 Holland St. E., Bradford, died Monday Oct. 1, 1984 at the York County Hospital, Newmarket.Son of the late Robert McKinstry and the former Elizabeth Lawson, of Bradford, he was born June 11, 1894 and attended Bradford Public School and Bradford District High School. Mr. McKinstry worked at a munitions factory during the First World War and was also the manager of Bradford Co-op Cold Storage.During the 1920's, Mr. McKinstry was a member of the Bradford Lacrosse Team. He also belonged to the Anglican Church.Surviving are his sister, Dorothy May McKinstry, of Bradford and his niece, Betty Manester, of Toronto. He is predeceased by his parents and his sister, Mazel, Mrs. Edward McGee.Friends called at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Funeral services were held in the chapel on Thursday, Oct. 4 with Rev. Henry Dahlin officiating. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.