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Event Date : Wednesday, February 28, 1951
Event Type : Death

Description : Died in Toronto. Husband of Ida Banting. The funeral was held from the home of his son, Charles Watson, of Bradford, on March 3 at 3 pm. Interment in Scotch Settlement Cemetery.

Event Date : Monday, August 24, 1942
Event Type : Death
Community : Alliston

Description : John Fieldsend, a native of West Gwillimbury, suffered a stroke and died at Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston. He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church in Cookstown. Interment at St. John's Cemetery in Cookstown.

Dr. Burton L. Sinclair, a doctor in Bradford, dies at Newmarket Hospital. Article relates the circumstances surrounding his death and information about his life.

An announcement of the death of Bradford businessman and owner of Sutherland’s Grocery, Alexander Sutherland on July 24th, 1931. Appeared in the July 29th, 1931 issue of the Bradford Witness.

An obituary for George Webb, previous owner of the Uneda Hotel. He passed away on May 16th, 1926 and this obituary appeared in the May 19th, 1926 issue of the Bradford Witness.

Obituary for William L. Campbell in a 1948 edition of the Bradford Witness. He passed in 1948.

Bradford Witness
Vol. LXVIII, #05
February 1 , 1933
Page 4

Friday, January 18, 1985
Death

Wilbert Keith Orr, 75, of Bond Head, died Friday, January 18 at the York County Hospital, Newmarket.
Son of Andrew Orr and Jane Campbell, both of Dufferin County, he was born Feb. 16, 1909 in Tecumseth Township. He was married Mar. 8, 1941 in the bride's home to Jean Lisk and has lived on the fifth line of Tecumseth and in Bond Head....Surviving are his wife, one daughter, Donna, Mrs. Andrew Rabiewsky, two grandchildren,three sisters, Marion Craog, of Tornoto, Maida Ritchie, of Beeton and Madeline Porritt, of Gilford and one brother, Wm. J. Orr, of Tottenham....

"Richard James Neilly, who has been a resident of Aurora for the past fourteen years, died suddenly on Tuesday, November 14 at his late residence in town. Born in Gilford, Mr. Neilly received his public school education there and later attended Bradford high school. For twenty-eight years he was the manager and buyer for the Victoria Mercantile Company, Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Moving to Drayton in 1929 he conducted a general store and later retired, moving to Aurora in 1936. Mr. Neilly was a member of the former Methodist Church and later the United Church and was also a part master of the Victoria Lodge, A.F. & A.M. for Victoria Harbour. The funeral service was conducted be Rev. H. Howey on Thursday at Thompson Funeral Home. Interment was at Coulson's Hills cemetery. The pallbearers were three cousins, William Baynes, Barrie, Wilfred Wood, Deerhurst, and Roy Kneeshaw, Bradford; and three members of the Aurora United Church, Frank Hughes, Tom Swindle, and Alex Bell. Surviving are his widow, the former Rose Baker; three sons, Homer of Ottawa, Harold of the Western University, London, and Earl of Aurora; one daughter Vivian of Aurora; four sisters, Cassie, Addie, Jennie, of Toronto, and Annie of Norland. A brother, Wesley, paid the supreme sacrifice in World War I."

Event Date : Wednesday, May 17, 1933
Event Type : Death

Pontiac, Mich., Wednesday, May 17th. Annie Wardell, aged 65 years, also her husband, Joseph Wardell, on May 20th, aged 72 years (formerly of Toronto). Funeral from Funeral Chapel of W. Speers, 2926 Dundas st. w., Toronto, Monday, May 22nd. Interment at Coulson's Hill cemetery.