Event Date : Tuesday, June 21, 1988
Event Type : Death

Description : After a lengthy illness at York County Hospital, Newmarket, in her 95th year. Wife of the late Chet Wilkinson. Sister of Mrs. Edna Simmons of Toronto. Daughter of the late Dan Collins [Collings]. Visitation and service at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, Bradford. Cremation.

Event date: Tuesday, August 2, 1949
Event type: Death

Description: At Toronto Western Hospital on Tuesday, August 2, 1949, Brunnetto Caesar, R.R. 2 Newmarket, beloved husband of Grace Stamper and father of Connie (Mrs. Van Den Oetellar), Jean, Donald, Betty and Madelynne. Resting at the funeral home of T. Kilkenny & Son, Bradford. Notice of funeral later.

Event Date : Monday, March 31, 1975
Event Type : Death

Description : In Newmarket on Monday, March 31, 1975, beloved husband of Betty Mitchell and dear father of Brent, Lynda (Mrs. Gary Schurman), Donna (Mrs. Donald Sweet), Billy, Michael and Brenda, son of Mrs. Grace Caesar and brother of Jean (Mrs. Bill Morrison), Connie (Mrs. Caspar Oetelar), Madeline (Mrs. Donald Fisher). Friends may call at the Roadhouse and Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St., Newmarket. Interment Newmarket Cemetery.

Event Date : Tuesday, November 22, 1977
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket. Beloved wife of the late H. Storey and the late B. Caesar, dear mother of Connie (Mrs. G. Oetelar) of R.R. 1, Newmarket and Jean (Mrs. Wm. Morrison) of Toronto, Madelynne (Mrs. D. Fisher) of Kitchener and predeceased by Donald Caesar. Dear sister of Frank Stamper, Terrie (Mrs. D. Keldie) and Edward Stamper. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 8 great-granddaughters. Resting at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service will be held in the chapel on Nov. 25 at 2 p.m. Interment Newmarket, Cemetery.

Event Date : Saturday, February 13, 1982
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York Manor, Newmarket. Beloved wife of the late Cyril Mestdagh, dear mother of Vera and her husband Roy Saint, and Irene and her husband Gene Yarmoluk, Bradford. Fondly remembered by grandchildren Jennie and Ron Wysynski, Lindsay, Tom and Patricia Saint, Pickering, and Anne and Lionel Strang, Barrie. Also loved by great-grandchildren Greg and Jamis Wysynski and Corrine Saint. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

Event Date : Thursday, September 19, 1963
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket. Of Bradford, beloved wife of Steve Molokach, dear mother of John, and loved grandmother of Darlene and Stephen. Requiem mass was from Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford, September 23 at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill. Arrangements were handled by the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Bradford.

Event Date : Saturday, September 12, 1998
Event Type : Death
Community : Newmarket

Description : (Past Matron, Order of Eastern Star, Pinecrest Chapter No. 263, Cookstown). Peacefully, at York County Hospital, Newmarket, on Saturday, September 23, 1998, Mae (Mulliss) Fuller of Bradford, in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of William Alexander Fuller. Dear mother of the late Wallace Fuller and his wife Isobel of Tillsonburg, Tom Fuller and his wife Zelma of Bradford. Dear sister of the late Wilber R. Mulliss and the late Olive Middleton. Dear grandmother of Donna Moss, Karen Cook, Pat Remit and Susan Mae Fuller. Dear great-grandmother of Amy and Andrew Moss, Justin Cook, Nicole and Angella Fremit. Friends may call at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford, for visitation on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9p.m. Service in the Chapel on Monday at 11a.m. Interment at St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill. Donations to Trinity Anglican Church, Bradford or the charity of your choice would be appreciated. An Eastern Star Service will be held on Sunday at 6:45p.m. under the auspices of Pinecrest Chapter No.263, Cookstown.

Event Date : Thursday, August 17, 1978
Event Type : Death

Description : One of Bradford's most active and well known women, Dorothy "Dode" Marks died August 17 in York County Hospital in Newmarket. She was 68. Mrs. Marks was born in the home she lived in most of her life the daughter of Walter Reeves, a Bradford police officer for 20 years, and Sadie Saint. She was educated in Bradford attending both Bradford Public School and Bradford High School after which she worked for a short time in the Stein Furniture Factory which stood on the property now occupied by Toby's Restaurant. In 1930 she married Harvey Marks and spent the next few years raising three children Noreen (Hodgson), Beverley (Sanders), and Bill. She also had seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. An active woman Mrs. Marks was a member of the Women's Institute and also enjoyed bowling tennis badminton and baseball. She worked off and on for The Witness for 25 years often working well into the night organizing subscriptions. A tireless worker she was never heard to complain according to co-workers. Mrs. Marks was a member of the community centre board from its inception in 1956 until 1974 running for no wage the concession booth. According to former board member and co-worker Joe Magani, "Dode and Ted Dow ran that thing all year and the only compensation they got was a steak dinner once a year. For almost 20 years they kept that arena out of the red and that's a fact. Our expenses for running the arena were paid by the proceeds of that booth." A descendant of Bradford's pioneer families Mrs. Marks had a thorough knowledge of the history of the area and provided The Witness with many of the historical photos used in the Yesterdays column. Many of those same photos were used in the Bradford Centennial Book of 1957. Funeral service was held Saturday August 19 in the chapel Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home. Pallbearers were James Church, Jack Church, Gordon Church, Robert Watson, Kenneth Saint, and Bill Enwright. Burial took place at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Event Date : Thursday, August 17, 1978
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket. Beloved wife of Harvey Marks and dear mother of Noreen (Mrs. A. Hodgson), Beverley (Mrs. J. Sanders) and William, all of Bradford. Dear grandmother of George, Marilyn, Mark, Cynthia, Sandra, Glenda, Jennifer and Billy. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Event Date : Saturday, September 06, 1958
Event Type : Death

Description : About eight weeks before his death, Mr. Isaac Cairns became ill and was taken to York County Hospital where he underwent an operation. He failed to make a good recovery, and for the several weeks following it was realized that he was failing. He passed away on Saturday, September 6. Although in his 85th year, Mr. Cairns enjoyed remarkably good health until his last illness. He was a familiar figure about town, and a regular spectator at athletic meets, rarely missing games of hockey, lacrosse or ball, and always being an enthusiastic fan for the home team. Born in Nottawasaga Township, near Creemore, he spent his younger years in that area. In 1920 he gave up farming for about a year to operate a grocery store in Collingwood, and when he decided to return to farming he purchased the West Gwillimbury farm where his son, Stanley, now resides and moved to that farm in 1921. Twenty-two years ago last June, with his late wife, he retired to Bradford when Stanley was married.On February 10, 1901, he married Mary Grace Fisher of Stayner. Mrs. Cairns predeceased her husband seventeen years ago last June. Their eldest son, Elmer, died twelve years ago. Surviving are one son, Stanley, on the West Gwillimbury farm; one daughter, Mrs. Eben Sawyer (Myrtle) of Churchill, and several grandchildren. A Presbyterian in religion, Mr. Cairns had been an elder of that church for thirty years. He was a member of the L.O.L. and for 67 years had never missed an Orange walk, this year being his first time absent from the annual celebration since his joining the lodge. In Nottawasaga Township he served as a school trustee for a long period of years. The funeral was held from Bradford Presbyterian Church on Tuesday afternoon, September 9, where the services were in charge of his minister, Mr. Williams, assisted by Rev. F. G. MacTavish of Bradford United Church. Interment was in St. John's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill. The pallbearers were former neighbours and church friends, namely, Milton Ritchie, Wm. Langford, Seward Lee, Harold Scarrow, F. C. Cook and Kenneth Wood.