Event Date : Tuesday, August 28, 1979
Event Type : Death

Description : One of the Holland Marsh pioneers, John Wist Sr. died last Tuesday (August 28) at York County Hospital in Newmarket. He was 83. Born in Yugoslavia, Mr. Wist emigrated to Canada in 1927, residing first in the west, then moving to the Leamington area. He and his wife Elizabeth worked on a sugar beet farm weeding for $12 an acre - tough work that lasted from sunup to sundown. Forty years ago, Mr. Wist and his family settled in the Holland Marsh where he cleared a five-acre parcel of land. He built a home on the King Rd. near the Fourth Concession, carrying every piece of lumber for the house the distance of one mile. Back in those days work really meant work" his son John Jr. commented. While he officially retired about 30 years ago Mr. Wist still kept busy on the family farm near the Muck Research Station. He helped with the back-breaking job of clearing the land and his son recalled one incident where his father had fallen during the clearing operations. Shrugging off the pain Mr. Wist suggested more work could be done on the drainage ditches. It was only later that he discovered he'd cracked two ribs in that fall. For the past two years Mr. Wist and his wife lived in retirement in Bradford. He became ill about one month ago. Mr. Wist leaves his wife Elizabeth Ernst and his son John Jr. He is predeceased by his son Frank. He also leaves a brother Mike of Toronto, grandsons Jim, Rick, Gary, and Paul, and great-grandchildren Kim, Teressa and Jaimie. Friends called at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home in Bradford and funeral mass was held at the Holy Martyrs of Japan Roman Catholic Church last Friday. He was buried at the Holy Martyrs Cemetery in West Gwillimbury Township."

Event Date : Wednesday, August 21, 1996
Event Type : Death

Description : Suddenly at Barrie in his 52nd year. Formerly of Bradford. Father of Teressa Caradonna Wist of Newmarket. Son of Marjorie Wist-Sloane of Collingwood and the late Frank Wist. Brother of Paul Wist and his friend Laura Robbins of Dundalk. Nephew of Eleanor and Andy Hay of Orillia, John Wist Jr. and Marie of Bradford, Dave and Ruth Pattenden of Harrowsmith. Cousin of Rick Wist and his wife Jane of Holland Landing. Visitation at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, Bradford. Funeral Mass at Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford. Interment in Holy Martyrs Cemetery.

Event Date : Sunday, January 07, 1951
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Toronto

Description : Suddenly, at Toronto. Daughter of the George and Jenny Neilly of Cookstown, Ont. Rested at the chapel of A. W. Miles, 30 St. Clair Ave. W. Funeral service at the residence of Dr.& Mrs. F.J. Lewis, 2 Kilbarry Place, Toronto, Jan. 10 at 1:00 pm. Interment Coulson's Hill Cemetery, Bradford.

Event Date : Wednesday, August 26, 1998
Event Type : Death

Description : At Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Alliston on Wednesday, August 26, 1998. Gertrude Agar, of Alliston, and formerly of Bradford, in her 85th year. Beloved wife of the late William Melbourne. Loving mother of Anne (Mrs. Harry Sparling) of Stratford, Joan (Mrs. Vincent Lackimia) of California, mother-in-law of Ruth Melbourne and predeceased by sons Ross and Carl. Dear grandmother to eight and great-grandmother to fifteen. Friends may call at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford for visitation on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Saturday at 2 p.m. followed by cremation.

Event Date : Friday, September 21, 1951
Event Type : Death

Description : At St. Andrew's Hospital, Midland. Of Waubaushene. Husband of Grace Macpherson. Father of Donald, Harold, Fredda (Mrs. L. Jubb), William, Murray, Douglas, Leslie, Roy, Jannett, and Leo. Brother of Charles and William Copeland of Bradford and the late Mrs. Jno. Gibney (Sadie) and Geo. J. Copeland. Funeral held at the Bennett Funeral Home, Yonge St., Lansing, on September 24. Interment in York Memorial Cemetery.

Event Date : Monday, June 06, 1960
Event Type : Death

Description : Suddenly, at his home, R.R. 2, Bradford, on Monday, June 6, 1960, Charles Copeland, beloved husband of Fredda MacPherson and loving father of Betty (Mrs. Leonard Jeffery) and dear brother of William. Resting at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Simcoe St., Bradford, for service on Thursday, June 9 at 3:00 p.m. Interment St. John's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill.

Event Date : Thursday, October 05, 1944
Event Type : Death

Description : Husband of Anne Adella Crate, father of Sergt. W.D. Morris and Alma died at Christie Street Hospital, Toronto. Job Morris, S.A., R.C.N.V.R., Reg. No. V55544. Interment in Prospect Cemetery.

Event Date : Sunday, May 07, 1995
Event Type : Death

Description : Peacefully at Streamway Villa Nursing Home, Cobourg, after a long illness. Nee Crate. Wife of the late Jobe Morris. Predeceased by her stepson Wilfred Morris, and survived by his wife Betty of Barrie and their children Jean Richard of Kenora and Bryan Morris of Pembroke as well as four great-grandchildren. Sister of Daisy of Cobourg and Mary of Lancaster. Predeceased by James, Fred and Clara. A longtime member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a lifelong member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and active with the Cobourg and District General Hospital Auxiliary. Funeral service at the MacCoubrey Funeral Home, Cobourg, followed by cremation. In memoriam donations may be made by cheque to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Event Date : Wednesday, May 19, 1954
Event Type : Death

Description : Death came with startling suddenness to Kenneth M. Morris, former well-known Bradford man, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, on Wednesday last, May 19, following a stroke.The late Mr. Morris was born in Bradford in 1889, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris of Bradford. He attended Bradford schools and in early life went into the line of business he continued in most successfully during his lifetime, that of restaurant and hotel operation.Known locally as Ken" Morris the deceased built the first Riverview Inn building at Bradford. After building up this business he sold it and bought the site of property formerly owned by his grandfather on which he built The Village Inn. Selling this in 1941 he was in Barrie for a time then Bracebridge where he owned a restaurant and a hotel before going to Hamilton where he was operating a hotel at the time of his death. Mr. Morris is survived by his wife the former Bertha Campbell and two sons Kenneth of Hamilton and Robert attending University of Toronto; also by three brothers Rex, Max and Merle and two sisters Mrs. Thelma McDonald of Beeton and Mrs. Challie Brown of Corpus Christi. Two brothers predeceased him Job and Benson (Pat).The funeral was held in Toronto on Saturday with interment in Alliston.

Event Date : Thursday, December 30, 1954
Event Type : Death

Description : Friends here were shocked to learn of the very sudden death of Meryl Morris, former well known resident of Bradford. Mr. and Mrs. Morris and family left Bradford a number of years ago and have been residing in Willowdale, with Mr. Morris being employed in Toronto. He was returning from his work early last Thursday morning when in downtown Toronto he collapsed from a heart attack and died. The funeral was held on Saturday to Victoria Square.