HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-09-10, Page 19On a fair day in early January of
1916, Joseph Yungblut brought his
wife, Amelia, up to the village of
Londesborough in the hope that
‘when her time came’ the doctor
would be able to assist with the birth
of their first child.
That is why Margaret (Yungblut)
Good was born in the home of her
great-aunt, the Maines’ home, which
is the little house where Jackie
Lantinga lives today. It was a very
stormy day but the doctor did make it
to the village.
Margaret was raised on the farm
where the Dave Marshalls live now
on the Londesborough Road or the
11th concession of Hullett. When she
married Russell Good they farmed
one concession south, now the
Winthrop Road until 1972, when they
moved into the village.
Their daughter, Helen, and
husband, John Lyons, now live on
that farm. Russell and Margaret had a
second daughter, Sandra.
Margaret was a quiet lady typical
of the times who gardened and
preserved and helped her husband on
the farm. She also loved to knit, quilt,
crochet and embroider. The number
of fancy embroidery stitches she used
on patchwork quilts made them a
thing of beauty.
For 10 years as a 4-H leader she
attempted to pass on to the next
generation some of those rural values
and talents.
She was a regular presence at
Londesborough United and the
UCW.
Margaret became a widow in 1990
and gradually accepted and adapted
to being alone and independent.
However, in 2006, Margaret realized
herself that her health was precarious
and she moved to Huronview.
Her family remarked that Margaret
was taking part in family events, even
remembering the birthdays of her
great-grandchildren, right to the end.
Margaret passed away on Aug. 17
at the age of 93. Remember to keep
her family in your thoughts and
prayers as they come to terms with
their loss.
Ken Hunking has returned from an
interesting trip to Kelowna B.C. He
was one of 36 commissioners from
London Conference who attended the
General Council of the United
Church of Canada. Council was held
at the University of British
Columbia-Okanagan from Aug. 8-15.
There were 383 commissioners in
attendance from across Canada. In
total, 815 people were involved in the
event.
The General Council meets every
three years. One hundred and
seventy-three proposals that were
received from various levels of the
church hierarchy were debated and
approved or referred for further
consideration. The decisions made at
General Council have great
significance for members of all
United Churches in Canada. Yet the
only proposals that received national
media attention were those that dealt
with the Palestine/Israel situation.
Mardi Tindal of Five Oaks Training
Centre in Paris, Ontario was elected
as the United Church Moderator for
the next three years.
At General Council, Ken met Rev.
Mervyn and Marilyn Penfound,
former Clinton and Londesborough
folk, who now reside in Alberta.
Marilyn was also a commissioner to
General Council.
While in Kelowna, Ken visitedformer Londesborough arearesidents, Charlie and WendyCrawford. Charlie toured Ken aroundKelowna and Ken was able to seefirsthand how close the recent forestfires came to the city. Ken remarkedthat Kelowna is a beautiful city in alarge fruit farming area.Ken drove to Kelowna and on thereturn trip he visited with cousins in
Calgary, Regina and Winnipeg. These
were all relatives he had discovered
through his genealogical work and
with whom he had corresponded by
e-mail.
Just a few reminders of upcoming
events in the village you might want
to add to your calendar.
The Londesborough United
Church will be holding a smoked
pork chop barbecue supper at the
Londesborough Community Hall on
Saturday, Sept. 26 from 5 - 7 p.m.
There will be a silent auction held in
conjunction with this event. More
details at a later date.
The next day, Sept. 27, the
Community Hall is booked for A
Londesborough Reunion. For more
info contact Judy (Mason) Cook. If
you can’t attend, they would like to
hear from you with an update on
happenings in your life since you left
the area to share.
Thursday, Sept. 17 is Alzheimer
Coffee Break day in the area.
Radford’s Farm Equipment has helda coffee break for a couple of yearsnow on that date. In light of recentevents in our family the need forresearch in this field is even moreimportant. However the date we have set forthis year’s coffee break at the postoffice in Tuesday, Sept. 29. Hope to see you there.The Beckett Family will present aconcert at Londesborough UnitedChurch on Saturday evening, Oct. 3.Classes have resumed at areaschools and I’m enjoying the soundsof children at play from home. TheSeptember character attribute beingstudied for this month is ‘respect’,valuing self, others and the world. The school will hold its first spiritday on Friday, Sept. 11. Everyone isencouraged to wear their black andgold that day to set the tone of pridefor the entire school year. Then on Wednesday, Sept. 23 theschool will host the regional crosscountry meet. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009. PAGE 19.
Men at work
It was time to prepare for the masses on Labour Day Monday, when dozens of Thresher
volunteers showed up to help out at the Blyth campgrounds. Always a staple for the weekend
and an integral part of keeping it a clean weekend are the trash cans, being distributed by this
group. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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