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Event Date : Saturday, October 30, 1971
Event Type : Death

Description : Died peacefully at Martingale Villa Nursing Home, Bradford. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Schmidt and dear father of Louis H. Wyman of Bradford, dear grandfather of Victoria (Mrs. G. Bos) and Daniel of Bradford. Rested at the Lewis Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Monday at 2 p.m. Interment Riverside Cemetery, Toronto.

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 : Tuesday, March 23, 1976
Event Type : Death

Description : In Toronto, March 23, 1976, in his 93rd year, beloved husband of the late Jean Angus, dear father of William A., C. Douglas, Kenneth McK. and the late Donald W. Private family service last Thursday. Interment St. James cemetery.

Event Date : Tuesday, June 16, 1981
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at Riverdale Hospital. Of Toronto and formerly of Bradford, dear sister of Norma Robb, Vera Williams and Ernest Peterman. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Friday at 2 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

Event Date : Sunday, September 06, 1981
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, in her 58th year. Of Bradford, beloved wife of Lewis, dear daughter of Julianna, dear mother of Victoria (Mrs. George Bos) and Daniel. Dear sister of Carolyn (Mrs. Ted Greenwood), Newmarket. Dear grandmother of Michael and Steven. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Funeral mass was held at Holy Martyrs of Japan Church Thursday at 10 a.m. Interment Holy Martyrs Cemetery.

Event Date : Thursday, December 24, 1981
Event Type : Death

Description : Mr. Dudgeon, who was 70, passed away at Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Orillia.The son of David Dudgeon and Mary Ethel Ledlow, John Ledlow Dudgeon was born in Whittington, Dufferin County on January 12, 1911. He was married on May 3, 1934 to Muriel Ann McCutcheon at Corbetton and is survived by her. Mr. Dudgeon attended public school in Whittington, and high school in Mimico. He was a respected and popular chief of the Bradford police department from 1963-76 before retiring. Mr. Dudgeon was also a member of the United Church. He is survived by daughters Mary Elizabeth Graham of Bradford, and Patricia S. Ploder of Holland Landing, and five grandchildren: David Graham, Debra Graham, Kelly Graham, Denise Ploder, and Maureen Ploder. He is predeceased by a brother Donald Dudgeon and was the beloved uncle of Joan (Dudgeon) Feidler and John Dudgeon of Toronto. Friends and relatives paid their respects at the Lathangue and Skwarchuk Funeral Home, with a funeral service conducted by Rev. Kenneth Barker taking place at 1 p.m., Monday, December 28 including a police honour guard.Interment will take place at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orangeville in the spring. Friends and relatives attended the funeral service from London, Orillia, Toronto, Orangeville, and Collingwood. Pallbearers were Elmer Coleman, George Simmonds, Spence Moore, Henry Bell, Wm. Blanche, Jim Thompson. Flower bearer was Eric Wright and hat bearer was Bruce Davis.

January 26, 1985
Death

Emma Elizabeth (Dales) James, 94, died Saturday, Jan. 26., 1985 at the York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill. Wife of the late Earle Oswell James, she is survived by Elwood and Eileen, of Keswick, grandchildren Keith, Prince Albert, Sheila Recoskie, of Pettawawa, Christine Mackey, of Bramalea, Terry, of Point Gatineau, Ronald, of Bradford, Clarence and Weslene, of Toronto, Larry, of Toronto, Ruby os Sault Ste. Marie, Ralston and Ruth, of Hepworth, Catherine Donnelly, of Cambridge, Jennifer Faulkner, of Cambridge, Gordon and Betty, of Weston, Shawn, of Ottawa, Kevin, of Ottawa, Maureen, of Weston, Douglas and Marie, of Willowdale, Earle, of Oshawa, Brian of Mississauga, Cheryl McLean, of Markham, Doreen Kyle, of Richmond Hill, Barbara Kitchener, of Sarnia, Donna McInroy, of Willowdale, Michael, of Willowdale.

Event Date: June 3, 1986
Event Type: Death

MALCHO Dorothy C. - At York County Hospital, Newmarket, on Tuesday June 3, 1986. Dorothy McLaughlin of Mount Albert and formerly of Toronto. Beloved wife of Gordon Malcho, dear mother of Don and his wife Rhonda and predeceased by Dr. Thomas Malcho. Dear grandmother of Thomas, Ryan, Murray and Hayley. Friends called at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 649 Centre St., Mount Albert. Funeral Mass was held at St. John's Chrysostom Churcy, Newmarket, Thursday, June 5, 1986 at 9:30 am. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Thorold.

Event Date: July 15, 1987
Event: Death

Man killed in boating accident on Holland River. A 34-year-old Toronto man was killed last Tuesday (July 15) in a boating accident just north of the Yonge Street bridge coming into Bradford. Ira Kushner fell from a boat pulling a water skier when the boat's driver swerved to avoid what he thought was an obstacle in the path of the boat and skier. According to York Regional Police, the boat hit a patch of bulrushes, and Mr. Kushner fell overboard and hit his head on the boat's propeller. He was pronounced dead on arrival at York County Hospital in Newmarket. The accident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m., about one and a half miles northeast of the bridge over the Schomberg (Holland) River. The police investigation is continuing.