Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-06-03, Page 9r WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3rd, 1964 THE LUCK.NO w SENTINEL, :LUCKNOW4 Poljce Guard O. . Honor At Funeral• , In Toronto of Thomas Ross; Age 1 Death came peacefully in, soxnin J g the Toronto Police Force , Christian serviceand example.. Sleep on Tuesday, May • 19th to 74 Sl years` ago rer•m• gin 1924,. at Thomas Ross, at his home at ` the age of 63, When he joined the 49 Elm Grove Ave :in Toronto. i force policemen couldn't carry a Re, was in. his, • '103rd year and' gun and he "never fired a shot" ' had been in his usual 'remarkably in enforcing the law. • good health upon retiring. tie was a. skilled' piper, and.. Mr. Ross,. son of one of Lang , loveof the pipes resulted in him side's earliest pioneer fanulies.' organizing the Toronto. •Police. was born there •on Christmas Day, Force Pipe' Band, teaching each December 1861 and always retain member "how to playthe pipes. -ed a deep affection . for 'this com Funeral services for the late, munity and its people. He had a Mr. Ross were held on Friday summer home in the Langside afternoon: at Parkdale.:Presbyter-. district to where he returned, each ian Church, Toronto where he had- sunlmer, until very recent .years..been • an 'elder .for almost sixty - A• powerful '• and. . towering Scot, five years, His minister paid lov he won fame as an athlete before ing tribute to his many . years of: * . ' .* * • • E Rd B1, OU.R CROP • • vkaky "'U' 11�i , 4 gird 44i .4,4 .l,yl1y 1�141141�i M14/�N nill pyl fipii wh hl}ii 'x!41 1 il} h� 4lei 8, WHEAT BARLEY OATS FLAX ALFALFA 1/4 D andALSIKE CLOVER ill RE PEAS dig. FLAX (GreenControl- •.BRUSN' CONTROL VEGETATION CONTROL 'Coop 2,4-.D Ester 64 oz. Coop 2,4-D Ester 128 oz. .Co-op L.V.2,4-D Ester 64 .. oz.. Coop Z;4.•D Amine 80. oz. Co-op M,C,P A. Ester 80 oz. Co:op'M,C,P.A. Amine 64 oz. Coop MC.P.A. Sodium Salt • ; 48 oz. • Coop M.C.P.A. Amine 64 oz. • • Co-op M,C.PJA. Sodium Salt 4'8 az. Coop T.C.A. Gra.sskiller -Co=op _Dowpott Co -bp L,y t3rushkillor 64 oz,, • Co-op Soil Sterilanf• • f Coop Grass and Weed Killer. • ATRAZINE 65W Is The 'Proven' Herbicide For ,Corn ASK FOR f)ETAIL5 AT • snow District C Telephone. 52B..2 125 A police guard -of -honour, flank- ed the steps • leading from the church and,. a Scottish piper played at the church and cemetery. A ;police motorcycle squad escorted the funeral procession to Park Lawn: cemetery, . Pallbearers w e re grandsons,, Ross, Robert and . Donald Murray,, 'grandson -in-law C. V. Waldorf, great-grandson John Murray and Charlie Tiffin of Langside. Those attending . from :this com- munity were: Mr. and Mrs. Ira .Dickie and Chas. Tiffin, Mr.. Ross was a son of the late Thomas.; Ross and; Mary MacKin- non. His father died when he was a .few weeks old. Two years later his mother married. Mr. Thomas:. Maclver a widower with a fam- ily .of four young children, George, Kenneth, Mary -Jane and William. To this union were born . four children, Donald, ; Lauchlan, John and Lizzie. Mr. Ross is the sole survivor• of.. this family. His early life was spent with an uncle: and aunt, Mr. and .Mrs. Sandy Ross at Langside. • Mrs.. • Ross, the • former ••. Jean Davidson of , Langside, • • passed away. • in 1946, three 0 years after they , had • celebrated/ their Dia- mond wedding anniversary. His. two daughters, Miss • Minnie Ross.. and Mrs.:Alex Murray, • son-in-law Alex Murray Sr., and• grand- daughter,. Miss Jean 'Murray have also predeceased him. • Mr: Ross: was. predeceased •by his . wifeand two daughters. He is survived by. six .grandchildren, Mrs. ' C. Y. Waldorf . of . George- town, : Ro'ss, Alex and Donald Murray' of Toronto, 'Robert's Mir - ray :of Ottawa, 'Gordon, Murray of Victoria, 13.C., 13 . great grand-. children and 19' .great -great : grand= children • •• As a yonng :man Mr: • Ross won many' 'athletic trophies from the Caledonian -Games and later. the. Police and Scottish ;games.' He was.' a member •of. the Gaelic Soc- iety. Mr. Ross . was Huron -Bruce champion`at the. Caledonian Games in that in 1889: and 189;0,.' and that year. went to Toronto to join the City Police Force.' • In the passing of Tom Ross a direct link:' with the past is sev- ered .:and those who knew' this man will long. .remember ° him and cherish the memory of a fine, upright gentleman.. ONTARIO :PAGE PIINW OBITUARY JAMES S. T.. MARIE James St. 'Marie, ' 80.' years of age ` of 286 Melrose Ave,,, • Kitch- ener, died '. Saturday, May 16th, 1964 at the .home of a son, Myles. y., P. '`St. Marie of. the Division Line. Born in Clifford, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs Alex St.. Marie, Mr.. St.. Marr' had • lived in Kit chener f o r approximately 10 years. Prior to that' he farmed on the Division Line, retiring ' in 1946. He was a .Roman ' Catholic and a member: of the Holy Name, Society of St. Anne's Church. He was predeceased ny his .wife, the former Margaret Gillen, Decem- ber 28, 1957, : one daughter, two brothers and . two sisters. .Surviving; •are.six' sons, James M. of St. Catharines,. .Myles P., Joseph , A. of Vancouver, John E. of Winnipeg, Raymond . P. of Kit- chener itchener and Raphael D. of . Boston; four daughters, 1VIrs.' Fred (Mary) Robinson and Lucille of Toronto, Mrs. Dean, (Veronica) Brennan of Guelph and Sister Mary of Halm fait; four brothers,. Austin ' and Ambrose of Wingham, Anthony of Bluevale and David of . Vawn, Sask. ; . one sister, .Mrs, Herbert (Agnes) • Goetz of Hanover, ' 21 'grandchildren and five great grand- children. 0 The, body rested at the Sehrei-. ter Sandrock Funeral Home where the rosary was recited, Prayers, were recited at the funeral home Wednesday ,at. 8:30 a,m,, follow- ed . by • requiem high mass at St. Anne's Church at 9 a.in. The 'body was renioved, to Sacred Heart Church in St. -Augustine. Burial aref reeJaysl These wonderful days of boyhood 'lag such a short time. But while your son is growingup, you -can be helping him to face the future with confidence through life .insurance.. , For example, you can assure him an advanced : education with one'of.Sun Life's educational policies; you can guarantee his future insurability with. a Guaranteed Insurability, Benefit; you can lay, the foundation for his future .' life insurance;with a Junior Adjustable, Policy where, with no increase in premium, each ' $1,000 of insurance increases to $5,000 at age 21.',. 'Most' important of all, you need an • up-to-date . program on your own' life to assure your family, an adequate income in the event of your death. WM. J. KINAHAN R. R, ` 2, Lucknow. Phone Winghar n 35 7=198 7 .. SUN. LIFE ` ASSURANCE COMPANY OF . `CANADA. 1'3;YoUng:People Nio CAMBERLEY. Mrs. Lorne Henry of Reids 'Cor- ners was. hostess for a "Tupper- ware" party on Wednesday even-. ing of last week. Mrs: McLeod of Goderich displayed many :useful articles: •' A social time ..was en- joyed afterwards. : Mr. and -Mrs.. Donald ,Courtney were , dinner . guests on Saturday evening 'with Mr., and Mrs. Ro- bert Rutledge. of Clark. Mrs. Wesley. Robb of the second concession of . Huron' . and Miss Sadie Johnston of 'Ashfield left: en Saturday . for . a trip .to • the Wes- tern, ' provinces where: they will visit with relatives. A meeting 'of the executive of Reids Corners, W.I. met .:at the home , of Mrs. William; Ferguson Orr Thursday evening to,. make 'out' the programmes for 1964-1965. Mrs. Laura .'McNain of. Weston visited with her family.', at Am- berley` over , the week=end. Over one hundred attended Pine: River '' United Church Sunday School picnic which was .held 'at, the ' grounds . , at. point Clark on Saturday, May 30, Everyone en- joyed .a picnic, dinner and after- wards games and races were con= ducted in which children ' and ENGAGEMENTS Joined -Church Mrs. Jean Carnegie of Walker- ton, and formerly i of': Lucknow, an g nouncegs th.e en a ement of her• daughter, Karen Ferne to Mr. trnest H. Okell' of Welland, son of ' Rey.:and Mrs: OIell • • of Walk- erton: The wedding will take place Friday, June 26th, 1964 at. 9:'00 p.m. in Cyt, Paul's United Church,,. Walkertofi;• was in St. Augustine Cemetery. Mr. and ' Mrs. Peter Van der Ley of Whitby .announce ' the en- gagement of the it daughter, 'Ann;. to Mr. Gordon .Oosterveld, son of Mr. and Mrs: Martin •Oosterveld 'Of :R:R, 8 Moorefield. • • The mar.- riage to take place ,on Saturday, June 20th, 1964, at 3:30, p.m. in Enitnan el Refornied • C h u r c h, Whitby.Reception to follow at St. John• Hall, Whitby.. :an • DISTRICT)' adults took part. Sunshine pre- veiled : for . the tafternoon; making a pleasanttime for . all. • '.Rev. ' D. A. McKenzie conducted =a communicants, class during.the past. seven'weeks at Pine . River United . ;Church., On Sunday, May 31st, thirteen young people were,. received into the church. Also un- iting by certificate were .Mr. and. Mrs: Snobelen and ' son :Michael. Mr's. • • Robert Courtney h .a d charge . of the Junior •'Choir on Sunday at Pine River _ 'United Church. LQCHALSH' On a` trip, to Western Canada' are' Mrs, Jean Robb. and Miss Sadie Johnstone.. A ballgame on Monday even- ing at North ' Ashfield School saw the boys from the school •defeat the Ripley .lads. ' The final game , between these teams will be play- ed in Ripley after the' exams are Over. : ' . • Mrs: George Moncrief suffered torn legaments in her ankle in a stumbleand as .a result will wear • a cast for several' weeks.; ' Two of the trophy' winnersat the musical festival held at North Ashfield School on Tuesday were Drew and Joanne MacRae. Mr, and . Mrs. David Elphick' and Donna were . surprised 'on Tuesday evening to see Mr. and Mrs. Bert Alton home from :their trip to Vancouver. • . 'Church. services were • cancelled' on Sunday • due to Anniversary services at Knot Church;, Ripley. Baby son . of . Mr. and ,Mrs,.. Bruce. Millar of Palmerston is at the home of Mrand Mrs. Emile MacLennan. Gordon MacRae is now a ,vic- tim of the Imunips. ' Miss Jane Finlayson, has „ac- cepted a positon in .a bank •in Toronto. NEWS" BRIEF Through . the Foster Parents' Plan, • Mr. • and Mrs. E. Groskorth' of, Whitechurch have financially `adopted" Kim. Kwang Ran/ an orphaned ' 6 -year-old Korean girl.