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Tragic farm accident takes life of Bluevale-area man
A well-known and respected
Bluevale-area farmer lost his life in
a tragic accident last Thursday.
Oscar Kieffer, 70, of Lot 3, Con.
3 of Turnberry Township was
pronounced dead just after 3 p.m.
on June 8, reports a spokesman for
the Wingham detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police.
According to the police, Mr.
Kieffer and John Kennedy were
cutting trees last Thursday after
noon. Mr. Kieffer apparently drove
his tractor into the path of a falling
tree and was struck by the heavy
branches.
Oscar George Kieffer was bom
Aug. 31, 1918 in Carrick Township,
the second son of the late George
Kieffer and Mary Cronin. He
attended elementary school at SS
No. 9, Carrick (Inglis’ School) and
was a member of Sacred Heart
Church, Teeswater.
On June 1, 1940, he married the
former Anna Marie Corrigan and
they farmed at Holyrood for four
years before moving to Turnberry
Township, Concession 8, where
they lived for 24 years. The farm
was purchased from the estate of
Oscar’s brother, William, who also
was killed in a farm accident. In
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1968, Oscar sold that farm to his
son, William and moved to Lot 3,
Concession 3, Tumberry.
Mr. Kieffer was active in his
church and community. He was a
Third Degree Knight of Columbus,
Council 7569, Father Pacquette,
Wingham and a Fourth Degree
Knight of Columbus. He served on
the Sacred Heart School Board in
Wingham, being instrumental in
having the school established. In
1968, he was elected to the
Huron-Perth Separate School
Board and served for six years. He
was president of the Howick Agri
cultural Society in 1972 and 1973
and also served as a 4-H calf club
leader.
Surviving are his wife, Anna
Marie and eight children: Marjorie
and Lome Shupe of Surrey, B.C.;
Rodger and Joan Kieffer, Hamil
ton; Georgina and Reinhart Schrei-
ter, Kitchener; Bill and Linda
Kieffer, RR 1, Bluevale; Corinne
and Michael Black, Belleville; Ron
and Mary Kieffer, Wroxeter; Kar
en and Ralph Weishar, Stratford;
Elaine and Peter Groot, Hensall.
There are 20 grandchildren; three
sisters, Mary Roth, Kathleen Kief
fer and Blanche Purcell and three
brothers, Joseph, George and Mi
chael. He was predeceased by his
parents; his brother, William and
two infant sons, George and Ger
ard.
Visitation took place at The
McBurney Funeral Home, Wing
ham, on Saturday evening and
Sunday afternoon and evening.
Funeral Mass was celebrated at
Sacred Heart Church, Wingham,
Obituaries
WILLIAM ALBERT CLOSE
Mr. William Albert Close passed
away June 10, 1989 at Wingham
and District Hospital. He was 95
years of age.
Born in Grey Township, Mr.
Close resided for many years in
Ethel. He was living at the Callan
der Nursing Home in Brussels prior
to his death. Mr. Close was a
member of the Canadian Foresters
Court Woodbine 100.
Left to mourn his passing are his
nephews Bruce and Blake Tufford.
He was predeceased by four broth
ers, Robert, Archibald, Joseph,
Henry F. Exel
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on Monday at 10:30, Rev. Stan
Soltysik officiating. Two grand
children, Jason Kieffer and Kurt
Schreiter, acted as mass servers.
Honorary bearers were Norman
Ross, Jack McBurney and Rae
Breckenridge. Pallbearers were
Jack Ross, Brian McBurney, Paul
Elgie, Sean Kieffer, Roger Kieffer
and Michael Kieffer. Carrying
floral tributes were Michelle Kief
fer. Krista Schreiter, Tammy Kief
and William and two sisters Jessie
and Annie.
A memorial service was conduct
ed on the evening of June 12 by the
Canadian Foresters Court Wood
bine 100 Cranbrook.
Funeral services were held on
June 13 at the Watts Funeral Home
in Brussels at 2 p.m. Reverend B.
Nevin officiated. Interment follow
ed at Fairview Cemetery in Lis-
towel.
LILLIAN RUTH POTTER
Miss Lillian Ruth Potter died
Friday, June 2, 1989 at Wingham
and District Hospital following a
lengthy illness. She was in her 88th
year.
Miss Potter was bom in Beams-
ville on May 29, 1902 where she
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Memorial donations to the Sacr
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ham, or the charity of one’s choice
are being gratefully acknowledged
by the family as expressions of
concern and sympathy.
attended Beansville Public and
High Schools. She studied at
Queen’s University in Kingston
and taught public school in Japan
for three years. She also taught in
several places in Canada. Miss
Potter moved to Belgrave in the
early 1970’s where she attended
Trinity Anglican Church and was a
member of the Institute there.
She is survived by two brothers,
Robert of Hamilton and Melimar of
Beansville, and one sister Mrs.
Elizabeth Coultes of Burlington.
A memorial service was held for
her in the afternoon Thursday,
June 8 at the home of Mrs. Lena
Seigars of Westfield. Reverend
Douglas Zehr of the Brussels
Mennonite Fellowship officiated.
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