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The Brussels Post, 1975-05-14, Page 4 Area Funerals Report froirn. 'Queen's Park MRS. ERNEST ELLIGSEN Mrs, Ernest Elligsen of Brod- hagen passed away suddenly on. Wednesday at the Seaforth Community Hospital where she had been a patient for the past three weeks. She was the former Caroline Wesenberg and was born in Logan Township on April 4, 1889, daughter of the late henry Wesenberg and the former , Mary Beuerman. On January 18,' '--,1910 she was married to. Ernest Elligsen who predeceased her 'February 8, 1956. They farmed at lot 3, con. 13 of McKillop, retiring to Brodhagen in 1953. She was a member of St. '• Peter's Lutheran Church and was .Cranbrook Correspondent Mrs. Mac Engel The Sacrament of Baptism was administered in. Knox Presbyterian Church on Sunday., .morning, May 11. Rev. C.A.Falconer baptized Paula' Dawn and Murray Allen, children of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith, and Brian Richard, son of Mr. and • Mrs. Carman Smith. Miss Pauline Brown, R.N. of the Jobat Christian Hospital ,,\ brought greetings from North -India and told of the work there. • Being a nurse, she was mainly concerned with Medical WOrk. ' Most of the health problems are from malnutrition and leprosy, cholera and typhoid are all prevalent. Miss Brown, along with Miss Ida. White went to India 24 years ago. The first missionary was Dr. Buchanan. Mainly Bills ,• work in the hospital. Bhil means "People of the Bows" and they still use bows and arrows. A city, • of one million in India is a small city. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Stanley - Fischer on the weekend was their, son Carman ,and Miss 'Evelyn Barton, Toronto. Rev. C.A.Falconer will be 'attending Seminar at York University, Toronto, this week. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas‘Purdy on the weekend were their soiNCeith and Mfrs. Purdy and children, Alliston, and , their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Bouch and children, Collingwood. Mrs. Martin MacDonald is in Victoria Hospital, London , where she underwent eye surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Knight have purchased the 'property Of Tom Stevens and have begun work on their new house. Melville WMS gives to nursery school a former member of the. Ladies. Aid. Surviving are four sons: Harold, Logan township, Carl of Windsor, Oscar of Kitchener and Alvin of McKilldp township. One brother George Wesenberg of Brussels and five sisters, Mrs. Louise Carleton of Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Mrs. Bla,thara McLeod of London; Emma, Mrs. Chris Leonhardt of Seaforth; Mrs, Irene Hinz of Kitchener; Marie, Mrs. Harold Cosby of. Niagara Falls, Ontario. Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, She was predeceased by one daughter Irene and, one sister Rachael, Mrs. Charles Ahrens of Brodhagen. The late Mrs. Elligsen rested at the Lockhardt Funeral Home in Mitchell until noon on Saturday when removal was made to St: Peter's Lutheran Church for the funeral service at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Arthur Horst officiating. The church choir was in attendance with Mrs. Arthur HOrst at the organ. ,Pallbearers1 were ,grandchildren , - Donald,1 Gary, Robert, Dennis and David Elligsen and. • Victor, Straus. Friends attended •from Windsor, Goderich,• 'Monkton, Brussels, London, Kitchener, Hamilton, Sarnia, Fort Erie, Niagara-on-the- Lake, Burlington, Guelph, sea- forth, Waterloo, Mitchell, Brod- hagen and surrounding corn. munities. Expressions of sympathy were shown through floral tributes, and memorials to the , Heart Foundation, Cancer Society, Ritz Lutheran. Villa, Church Missions, St. Peter's Cemetery Fund, St. Peter's Church Choir Fund and Lutheran World Relief. Intern- ment was in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Brodhagen. HALBERT L. KEFFER Halbert , Lawrence Keifer of Richmond, B.C. pissed away on Friday, May 9th, in his 56th year. Surviving are his wife, the former Berendette Kilroe (Bunny); three daughters, Gloria (Mrs. James Stephens), Patricia (Mrs. David Jordon) and Pamela; one son Ricky at home, his mother, Mrs. Pearl Keffer of Brussels and five brothers, Wilfrid, Ralph, Fred and Lloyd, all of Grey Township and Charles of Dornoch. He was, predeceased by , his father in 1957.. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, May 14th in St. Paul's R.C.Churcli* at 10:00 By Murray Gaunt, M.P,P. (Huron-Orgee) Mr. Rene Brunelle, Minister of, Community and Social Services announced, effective May 1st, that a number of.'steps are currently underway to improve the, situation for recipients of family . benefits and general welfare assistance. The allowance for those receiving benefits will be increased. For example the new rate a 'mother with three children aged 10-15 will receive will be an increase of $45 for a monthly total of $423; Other changes will eler the focus of ,the family benefits programme by "providing more incentives for —.part time employment and help in returning to the' work force. The first is a "back to school" allowance -of $25 per child for children 4 to 12 and $50 per child for children 13 and over. These amounts will help meet the added expensesthat families face at the beginning ,of a new school year.. Also the Province will assume responsibility for the • cost of eyeglasses and hearing aids for those receiving family benefits or Mothers who wish supplement their allowances b engaging in Part.t4 employment will be allowed j average their earned income ovei a 3111 0 expenses rk thPeri o. W will also provided to cover actual transportation and clothing cost' wnboyoupwIld:n rks for a requireapitu-bt in ilinic inquiry part-time. tit ata The Ontario Government 'companies to juStify predield auto insurance preinim ' increases ofabout 15% Consune Affairs • Minister, Sidnt Randleman said this, week. The Gpvernment will contibm to monitor rate increases ad accident costs as in past years, it said. Consumer and. Commorq Relations Minister,Sidul franchising net asoii e Randleman • retailers hasguaindneaolniundnecsesd io e rvia station operators. He told the Legislature tit guidelines • establish ele definitions for terms of lean, clarify rights of operators to al other brands and set up review procedures within each petiole" company to settle disputes, When you can get the bank and the government to help you collect the down-- payment for. a home, that's a good deal. And that's the story behind the Commerce Registered Home Ownership Plan. The Comnierce Registered Home Ownership Plan is another way we can help you make more of the money you've got. If you're eligible for the. Plan, (resident in Canada for tax purposes, 18 or Over, and did not own a' home during the tax year) you can contribute up to $1000 a year. The interest you earn is paid into your account twice a year, so you earn interest on your interest, Aside from the immediate benefit of in- o'clock. ,GAINS. come tax relief, there's the long range benefit of accumulited interest. Think of it. Once you've reached your maximum $10,000 lifetime limit, you'll have a nice tidy sum of money, worth a lot more than $10,000. , Ask one of our over 1600 Commerce managers for details. Just think, you can now benefit from saving money and avoiding taxes when you buy a home of your Own in a few years. And that's a pretty good deal. The Melville W.M.S. met in the church parlour with thirteen members answering the roll call with a verse containing the word seed, Mrs. Mair, the president, opened the meeting with a poem on "Sowing". Hymns 687 and 582 were sung with Mrs. King at the piano. The minutes' of the April Meeting were read by the secre- tary Mrs. Steiss and the financial report was given by the treasurer Mrs. Amy Speir. „ A $1,00 colfection was taken from each member to help in the construction of a nursery school which is being built in the Yokohama area in Japan. There were eight visits to sick and shut-ins. The offering Was taken by Mrs. Speir and dedicated by Mrs, Mair. Mrs. Ruth Martin had 'the Bible study on Colossians. All repeated the benediction. 4-4HE BRUSSELS POST', MAY 14 CANADIANAMPERIAL A BNK OF .COIYIHMERCE To T Sch ext • in c atte Sea T Seal pro( Seal tribe for t 195, by CO Can. 1976