Event Date : Monday, June 06, 1955
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Newmarket, Ont.
Community : Other - Bradford
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Description : Although friends knew that Mrs. Mina Kain was not well during the past three months because of a heart condition, it was believed that she was making a good recovery when she suffered a seizure at her home and was moved to Newmarket Hospital where she passed away on Monday, June 6.Mrs. Kain, whose maiden name was Mina Hawke, was born at Coldwater and spent her early life there. She was married three times, and is survived by her third husband, Mr. Kain, whom she married in Orillia twelve years ago. Three sons, the sons of her first husband, Frank Thompson, also survive. Her second husband, George Abbott, died about 19 years ago.Mr. and Mrs. Kain moved to Bradford ten years ago and during these years Mrs. Kain had made many friends who liked her cheery manner and friendly smile.As well as her husband, Mr. Kain, and her three sons, Morley, Stanley and Aubrey Thompson, Mrs. Kain is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Orton (
Lottie) of Coldwater and Mrs. Wright (Mildred) of Penetang; four brothers, Horace and Jamie Hawke of Orillia, Roy Hawke, Huntsville, and Morgan Hawke of Coldwater, and several grandchildren, one of whom, Mrs. Len. Fuller, with her husband and child, shared the home with Mr. and Mrs. Kain until recently.The funeral was held from the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 8, with interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. The services were in charge of her minister, Rev. F. G. MacTavish of Bradford United Church.Four brothers, a brother-in-law, and a grandson-in-law were the pallbearers, namely Roy, Morgan, Horace and Jamie Hawke, Cecil Orton, and Fern Regimbal, the latter of Kettleby.