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Event Date : Tuesday, July 08, 1952
Event Type : Death

Description : At York County Hospital, Newmarket. Wife of William J. Griffiths of Bradford. Mother of Thomas H. of Gilford. Rested at the Funeral Home of T. Kilkenny & Son, Bradford, for service on Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill.

Event Date : Monday, July 07, 1952
Event Type : Death

Description : After an illness of about two weeks, following a stroke, Mrs. W.J. Griffiths passed away in Newmarket Hospital on Tuesday, July 8, at the age of 77 years. Mrs. Griffith's maiden name was Annie Thomas and she was born and educated in Wales. She came to Canada in 1911 and in Toronto she met and married J.W. Griffiths, now of Gilford. About two years ago Mr. and Mrs. Griffith moved to Gilford. Mrs. Griffith is survived by her husband and one son, Thomas Hugh, of Gilford, in which district the family is well and most favourably known.An Anglican in religion, the funeral services, held from the T. Kilkenny & Son Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon, were conducted by Rev. H.G. Blake, with interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill.Six nephews were pallbearers, namely, Thos. Veith, Wm. Ippitson, Wm. Saunders, Clyde Stewart, Howard Reeves and Mel Gallinger, all of Toronto.

Event Date : Thursday, January 03, 1985
Event Type : Death
Community : Gilford

Description : Suddenly, in his 76th year. Resident of R.R. 1 Gilford. Husband of Betty Porritt. Father of Mary Lowe of Oshawa, Betty Ann (Mrs. Bob Armstrong) of Hawkestone and the late John F. Brother of Blossom (Mrs. Harry Cross) of Beeton and Isabelle Cochrane of Stroud. Grandfather of Stephen, Patricia and Katherine Lowe, Donna and David Armstrong. Visitation and service at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, Bradford. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill. Donations to cancer or the charity of your choice would be appreciated.*Original stored in Joe Saint Collection.

Event Date : Wednesday, April 23, 1986
Event Type : Death

Description : At home in Bradford in her 87th year. Wife of the late Thomas Gardner. Mother of John and his wife Ruth of Toronto, and Donald and his wife Dorothy of Simcoe. Grandmother of Peter, Jane, David, James and his wife Linda. Sister of John and his wife Mildred of Windsor. Visitation and service at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, Bradford. Interment in Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket. In memoriam, donations to the York County Hospital Foundation or the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

Event Date : Tuesday, February 25, 1986
Event Type : Death

Description : At Newmarket Nursing Home, Newmarket, Olive Miller. Sister of Joseph R. Miller of Downsview. Private family service was held at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, Bradford, on February 28. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill.

Event Date : October 8, 1888
Event Type : Death

Description : Age: 71 years, 8 months.

Event Date : Sunday, April 12, 1953
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at her home, Newton Robinson, Ont. Beloved wife of the late William Rowe, and dear mother of Watson, Russell, The Hon. W. Earl Rowe, and Mrs. Lennox (Mary). Resting at the home of her son, The Hon. W. Earl Rowe, Newton Robinson, for service on Tuesday, thence to Newton Robinson United Church for further service at 3 p.m. Interment Newton Robinson Cemetery.

Event Date : Friday, April 17, 1953
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at Toronto General Hospital. Dearly loved husband of Juliana Schmidt of Bradford, Ont., dear father of Mrs. L. H. Wyman (Katherine) and Carolyn. Rested at the Ryan & Odette Funeral Home, 1498 Dundas St. West (at Dufferin). Funeral, Monday at 9 a.m., to St. Patrick's Church, McCaul St., for requiem mass at 9:30. Interment McGann's Cemetery, Bradford.

Event Date : Monday, May 04, 1953
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Palgrave, Ont.

Description : Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Rawn, Lot 3, Concession 7, Adjala Township, in her 90th year.
Beloved wife of the late Richard Younge, dear mother of Mabel (Mrs. Joseph Pettit), Adjala; William Langford of Bradford, and the late Wellington Langford; Charlotte (Mrs. George Ewing), of Red Deer, Alta.; Alma (Mrs. Oliver Pettit), of Tottenham; Arnold of Athlone; Evelyn (Mrs. Henry Rawn), of Palgrave; Adrienne (Mrs. Edgar Moffatt) and Dalton, both of Toronto. Resting at the Turner Funeral Home, Orangeville, where service was held on May 6. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Event Date : Saturday, August 22, 1953
Event Type : Death

Description : A pioneer settler and highly esteemed resident of the Holland Marsh, Mr. Abraham Havinga, passed away at Newmarket Hospital on Saturday, August 22, following a long period of failing heart. Born at Kielwindeweer, Holland, in 1879, Mr. Havinga, with his wife and family, came to Canada in 1930. Four years later in 1934, they settled on the Holland Marsh as members of the first little community of Dutch Canadians who pioneered the development of the gardening project which today is known across the continent. He was one of the little group who built the first small church on the Marsh and the members of his family were among the pupils of the marsh's first school and assisted in the care of the books which comprised their little church's first library. One of the early deaths on the Marsh was Mrs. Havinga, leaving her husband and a family of ten sons and daughters. Ten years after the death of the mother of his family, Mr. Havinga visited his native Holland where he remarried on January 27, 1949, in Groningen He is survived by his second wife and his family of five daughters and five sons, namely Miss Elsa Havinga, R.N., of New York; Mrs. Peter Turkstra (Tena)of Hamilton; Mrs. A.C. Klemn (Joan) of Toronto; Mrs. T. Miedema (Cora), R.R. 2, Newmarket; Mrs. C.M. Sneep (Elsey), Chatham; John Havinga, Granum, Alberta; Jack Havinga, Granum, Alberta; Fred of Toronto; Ralph of Windsor, and Michael of Toronto. A most devout member of the Christian Reformed Church, Mr. Havinga's funeral was from his Holland Marsh Christian Reformed Church with the newly appointed minister of the Springdale Church, Rev. R. Wildschut, conducting the services. Internment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. The pallbearers were members of the early families of the Marsh, namely Messers. John Van Dyke, E. De Young, A Biemold, Walter Horlings, L. Boonstra and H. Prins.