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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.

Event Date : Friday, March 14, 1947
Event Type : Death

Description : Husband of Edith Jessop and father of Mrs G. Faris (Rita), Mrs. D. Melbourne (Grace), Emery and Wilfred died in Toronto Western Hospital. Interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Event Date : Thursday, November 09, 1950
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at Wellesley Hospital in his 87th year. Husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Fennell. Father of Mrs. G. Douglas Jeffs of Toronto and Mrs. Clare Shaw of Schomberg. Funeral November 11 at the Trull Funeral Home, Toronto. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

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 : Sunday, May 14, 1967
Event Type : Death

Description : The death of Mr. Hubert Paul Iceton, a resident of Bradford for almost fifty years, occurred at the Western Hospital, Toronto, suddenly. Mr. Iceton's death followed an operation performed in an endeavour to remedy a heart ailment from which he suffered. Born in Darlington, County Durham, England, 79 years ago, he came to Canada in 1912, first coming to Toronto, then farming near Lindsay, before coming to this district in 1919. The deceased was married January 7, 1915, in Toronto to Mary Ann Corbett, who predeceased him on June 9, 1933. He is survived by a family of five daughters, and one son, namely, Mrs. J. J. Clare (Mary), Oakville; Dorothy Mae Iceton, Willowdale; Harold V. Iceton, Bradford; Mrs. Albert Wood (Evelyn), R.R. 1, Bradford; Aileen T. Iceton, Bradford; and Mrs. Frank Bebb (Pauline), Barrie, and by one brother, William T. Iceton, Toronto. Three sisters predeceased him. A member of Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford, the funeral was held in Toronto from St. Helen's Church, with interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto. Monsignor J. O'Conner conducted the services and the pallbearers were Messrs. J. J. Clare, Richard Clare, David Clare, Albert Wood, Frank Bebb and John Raper.

April 3, 1993
Death
HORNE, Ruby Irene - Suddenly at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Toronto, on Saturday April 3, 1993. Ruby Pletzer of Bradford and formally [sic] of North Sequin. Beloved wife of Bernard. Loving mother of Donna (Jon) Spencer of North Bay and David and his wife Nancy of Burlington. Dear grandmother of Andrew, Stephen, and Jennifer Spencer and Michael Horne. Friends called at the Lathangue and Skwarchuk Funeral Home 30 Simcoe St. Bradford. Funeral service was held in the chapel on Tuesday, April 6, 1993 at 1:30 p.m. Spring interment Sylvan Cemetery, Waubamik, Ontario.

Event Date : Sunday, June 18, 1950
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Toronto

Description : Died in St. Michael's Hospital, where he had spent the past six months. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Maher. Father of Peter, Mrs. F. Wilkinson (Mitzi), Mrs. A.J. Abel (Dorothy), Miss Marjorie Hirlehey, and Mrs. Glenn Boyd (Alice Joan). Brother of Mrs. McWilliams of Bradford and Frank of Toronto. Born in Sunderland. Telegrapher with the railway at several stations before being appointed station master at Bradford forty years ago. Retired in 1937 and took up gardening, tending to his own garden and the garden of the Forty Martyrs' Church. Funeral from Holy Rosary Church, St. Clair Ave., Toronto, at 9 a.m. Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto. Pallbearers: Glenn Boyd, Harold Hirlehey, George Cushinan, Frank Maher, Pat Maher, and P. Michell.

Event Date : Thursday, September 22, 1955
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, aged one year and one month. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gwyn, Bradford. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford, on Saturday, Sept.24.

Event Date : Sunday, April 06, 1997
Event Type : Death

Description : After a short and courageous battle with cancer, at York County Hospital, in his 56th year. Resident of Gilford. Husband of Ellie (Malpass). Father of Tim and his wife Robin, Jason and his fiancee Heather. Grandpa of Rebecca. Brother of Bill and his wife Joan, Anne and her husband Lock Jack, Doris and her husband Art Jack, and predeceased by Dan. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation and service at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, Bradford. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill. Donations to Palliative Care at the York County Hospital Foundation or to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.