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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-07-16, Page 7or GODERICH SIGNALTAR, WEDNESDA'i'. JULY 16, 198& -PAGE 7 District News Darrell Kloeze, son of Harm and Hlillie Kloeze, RR 3 Goderich, graduated with high distinction from University College, Univer- sity of Toronto, with a specialist in Canadian Studies and a major in Political Science. Darrell formerly attended Colborne Central School and G.D.C.I. He will, be continuing his studies at Carleton University in the fall. Ratepayers may buildgroyne to -open river Action At Last! After years of much talk and discussion, the Port Albert cottagers can finally see light at the end of the river mouth. Following the meeting of the Ratepayer's Association, two engineers from the Maitland Valley Conservation. Association visited the beach area and agreed verbally that a pilot project could be initiated, if it was funded locally. This could entail the placing of large pieces of concrete upon the existing cribbing of the former pier. Initial- ly it wiltextend 140 feet, with approximately 10 feet extending into the water, so condi- tions could be monitored. A canvass of the area is being made in- viting those interested in beautifying the beach .area, and also improving access for boats; to contribute a cheque for a number of loads of concrete at $30 per load. This pro- ject is P.A.R.A.'s contribution to the Ses- quicentennial celebrations of 1986. If you are interested in this project and en- joy what the beach has to offer, please sign the petition at Petrie's Store, whether you Km— PORT ALBERT NEWS `iIDoDrrrl Livingstone, 6iesm7h4 contribute financially or not. There has been enthusiastic response to date. Work will commence immediately when officials give approval. There will be a special meeting Sat. Aug. 2nd at 10:15 a.m. at location of proposed re- taining wall, north side, to discuss and ap- prove motion to -install the groyne. (This report given by Norval Anctersori), Rev, R. Crocker 'conducted oly Commu- nion at the, 9:30 a.m. se ice Sunday. Beautiful sunny weather gree d the folk, at- tending the afternoon outd r Memorial - Service in the Cemetery. M n out-of-town people were present, The ACW served luncb at the church following the service. Request is made for anyone interested in joining the Choir members for the 150th An niversary Service A practice for the an- them will be held Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. July 16, at the church. A successful 150th Ball Tournament took place in Dungannon. Saturday. In A Division the Goderich Firefighters won over the Port Albert Pirates, B. Div. gave Kingsbridge a win over Nile. A dance followed the tournament. Plans are being made for a fun race on Aug. 3rd. from Highway 21, past, Petrie's store at high noon. It will finish on the north side of the beach and end in the water! So all are advised to wear their old track shoes! Registration for the big week -end will begin on Friday, August 1 at the ball park in Port Albert. Isobel Gutcher and son, Allan from Blind. River are vacationmg;at the summer homes of Kay Fennell and Marg and Bill Balkwill. Turn to page 10 • Former ball player dies following lengthy illness GORDON IRWIN Gordon Irwin died following a lengthy il- lness on Thursday July 3, 1986 at Dearness Home in London, Ontario. He was in his 87th year. The son of the late Wilson Irwin and Lavina Florence Caesar, he was born and raised on Con. 10, Ashfield Twp. and graduated from Belfast Public School and Dungannon Continuation School. He was taught Telegraphy by the late Miss Lizzie Henderson. He also packed apples on the Joint Farms and had many fond memories and tales of this experience. In 1921: he married Christina (Ina) Mar- shal Gibson and moved to Con. 9 West Wawanosh Twp. After Ina's death, Gord moved to Goderich and worked at the Bed- ford Hotel and later at Goderich Motors un- til his retirement in 1967. Gordon remarried in 1943. He enjoyed his retirement working at woodcrafts and rug hooking. He moved to London in 1979. One chapter of his life he cherished was his baseball achievements. Noted as one of the top rated baseball pitchers of the era, he was once scouted by the Pittsburgh Pirates. - Retirement from the game came at age 39 due to a knee injury. Gordie is still remembered by those surviving that era. Local players Gord often recalled were Dune and Russ Johnston, Pelt and Joe Mc- Coy, Russ Bissett, George Smith, Horace Aitchison, Roy Finlayson and "bat boy" Chuck Webster. Gord enjoys spending winters in Florida where he attended many of the exhibition baseball games. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. (Helen) Ken Rutter, of London; Mrs. (Mae) Bill Hunter of Lucknow, one son, Wayne of Nashville, Tennessee; one brother Spence of Lucknow, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.' He 'Was "predeceased by his first wife, two sons, Carman in infan- cy and Harold (1945) and one brother Palmer (1975). Cremation. A memorial service was con- ducted by.Rev. Albert Cook at MacKenzie & McCreath Funeral Home in Lucknow on Monday,. July 14, 1986. Interment of ashes, Greenhill Cemetery Lucknow. DORA MAY MARSH - Dora -May -Marsh, ..87, of Auburn, died July 4, 1986 at the Clinton Public Hospital Born in Hullett Township, she was a housewife and a member of the Knox United Church in Auburn. She was predeceased by her husband Bert Marsh on Nov. 28, 1979. Surviving are three daughters Helen, of Madison, Wisconsin, June, Mrs. Howard Wallace, of Goderich, and Betty, of Auburn, one sister, Edith Thompson, of Brampton and two grandchildren Nita Wallace, of Toronto and John Wallace, of Goderich. Funeral services were held July 6 at the Tasker Funeral Home in Blyth with Mr. Gary Shuttleworth officiatin Interment Ball's Cemetery. Pallbearers; included John Wallace, Bob Thompson, Noel White, John McIver, Bob Arthur and Maurice Bean. ORNANEIITAL -1eew Selection! We have 2,800 Ornamental Iron Ideas to choose from 482-5332 _ * Window Or111as and. Guards *Columns and Posts * Door Grilles and Guards *Sign laduts • Anhwaya *Mutton . ,*Stairways *Fano-, Spiral and Strings •If.ndralls and Railings *Walk Oates and Driw Dalai 482-5332 Beautify your home SPIIAL STAIRWAY MABEL FRANCES POWELL Mabel Frances Powell, 92, a former teacher at Goderich District Collegiate In- stitute, of Prescott, recently of the Mayfield Residence, died Thursday, July 3, 1986 at the St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in . Brockville. A graduate of Queen's UniVersity, she taught briefly in Stirling and later at the Goderich District Collegiate Institute from approximately 1923 to 1953. Many forrner graduates of GDCI remember her as an ex- ceptional teacher of French, German, English and Modern History and as a con- cerned friend. She was a devout member of St. Mark's the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and the Catholic Women's League of Prescott. The daughter of Henry Powell and Mary Murphy, she was predeceased by her sisters Alice, Mrs. Howard Higginson, of Hawkesbury in 1982 and her brother Henry in 1950. She is survived by six Higginson nephews including Howard, Andrew, Henry, Ernest, Leslie and Lawrence, of the Hawkesbury area, 14 great nephews and nieces and 13 great great nephew and nieces. A graduate of Queen's University in 1917, she taught in the high schools of Trenton and Goderich during her career. • • Visitation was held at the Gibson Funeral Home in Preston on July 4 and funeral ser- vices were held at St. Mark the Evangelist Church on July 5 with Father Bernard Walsh officiating. Interment St. Mark Cemetery, Prescott. Pallbearers included Ernest Higginson Jr., Ross and Percy Higginson and Jim Powell. DWAYNE HUTCHINGS • Dwayne Anthony Hutchings of Bayfield, died on July 8 in Sunnybrook Medical Cen- tre, Toronto as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was 15 -years -old. Mr. Hutchings, who would have - been entering Grade 10 this fall, was born in Ex- eter on December 31, 1970. He is survived by his father, Tony Hut- chings, and his stepmother, Judith- Ann (Craig) Hutchings, also of Bayfield. Also surviving are three sisters; Barb of Ottawa, . Joanne and Sheryl, and one brother R.J., all at home. Mr. Hutchings is also survived by his grandparents, Jim and Pearl -Hutchings of Bayfield, and Ron and May Sellars of Port Lambton, Albert Craig of Bayfield and Elliott and Myrtle Layton of Bayfield. " He is predeceased by his mother, Betty May Sellars and his grandmother, Helen Craig. Funeral services were held on July 12 at Ball and Falconer Funeral Home, Clinton, with Rev. John Hoekstra of St. Andrew's United Church, Bayfield, officiating. Flower bearers were Ian Sertsiema and John Sauve and pall bearers were Andrew Bullen, Dale Reid, Scott Easton, Brian Fisher, James Hill and Dwayne. Feddes. Interment was in Bayfield Cemetery. DBITUARI WILLIAM PATRICK BURKE William Patrick Burke, 68, of Meneset Park, R. 5 Goderich, died Wednesday, June 25, 1986 at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. Son of, the late -Joseph Martin Burke and the former Dorothy Kennedy, he was born July 1, 1917 in Goderich. A scrap metal ,dealer in Goderich, he was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and a member and past president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109. Surviving are his fiance Margaret Mew of Clinton, a sister-in-law, Norma Burke of Goderich, a brother-in-law, Elwyn Pfrim- mer of Benmiiler, two nieces, Barbara MacCormack of Goderich and Verlaine Steegstra of Kitchener, four nephews, Don McCormick of Niagara -on -the -Lake, Larry McCormick of Corunna, Pat McCor- mickyf Kincardine and Kevin McCormick of St: Catharines and a number of cousins. He was predeceased by one sister,,, Dorothy (McCormick) Pfrimmer and one brother, Joseph Burke. Funeral mass was held at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church on Saturday, June 28 with Rev: Joseph Hardy as celebrant. Prayers were said at the McCallum Funeral Home on Friday night when a memorial service was also held by the Royal Canadian Legion and Ladies Aux- iliary Branch 109. Interment Veteran's Plot, Maitland Cemet. . • • t Pallbearers include" ,..toe Durnin, Alvin Blackwell, Jack Duckworth, Claire Bedard, Ralph Kingswell and Rick Duckworth. Members of the Royal Cana- dian Legion Branch 109 formed an honor guard. STEVEN CALDWELL Steven Robert Caldwell of Brucefield, died. on July 7 in Goderich as a result of a motor .vehicle accident. He was 17-years- Mr. 7-years- old,...... • Mr. Caldwell, who woi ld have been enter- ing Grade 11 this fag" at Central Huron Secondary School, was 'born on July 6, 1969 in Orangeville to Robert and Joan (Sharp) Caldwell. He is survived by his parents, grand- parents William and Marjorie Caldwell and Mary Sharp, all of Clinton. Also surviving is a brother, Scott, of Brueefield. Mr. Caldwell was predeceased by his maternal grandmother, Margaret Caldwell, and his paternal grandfather, Alvin. Sharp. Funeral services were held on July 10 at Ball and Falconer Funeral Home, Clinton, with Rev. John Sharp, an uncle, officiating. Pallbearers were Craig Caldwell, Paul Caldwell, .David Diechert, Mark Hoy, William Hoy and Kevin Stirling. • Interment was in Baird's Cemetery. THOMAS WHITTAKER Thomas David Whittaker of ,.RR1 Brucefield, died on July 7 at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was 15 -years -old. Mr. Whittaker, who would have been entering Grade 11 at Central Huron.Secon- dary School this fall, was born in Seaforth on November 21, 1970 to Ross and Nancy (Burgoin) Whittaker. 4He was a member of Brucefield United Church, a past member of the Maitland Air Cadets and played ball hockey for the Bayfield Devils. Mr. Whittaker is survived by his parents, one sister, Donna and one brother, George, both at home. He is also survived by grand- parents George and Violet Burgion of Huron Park, Gladys Whittaker of Seaforth and. Garnet nit,taker of Stratford; Funeral services were held on July 10 at Ball and Falconer Funeral Home, Clinton, with Mr. Donald Moffat of Stratford and Rev. Samuel Parker of Varna United Church officiating. Jeffrey Popp was the flower bearer and an honor guard of three air cadets from the Maitland Air Cadets, Robert Hill, John Van den Elzen and Craig Ritchie also acted as flower bearers. Pallbearers were Steven Dale, David Mof- fat Dale Reid, Jeffrey Telford, John Sauve and brother George Whittaker. Interment was held in Baird's Cemetery. WILLIAM ALP Reverend W.R. Alp, B.A.,V D.D., 93, former minister of United Church of Canada and veteran of World War 1, died on Thurs- day,, July 10, 1986 at Sunnybrook Medical Centre, K -wing, Toronto. ,1 -cd„' He is survived by his wife, the former Ed- na F. Harper, two sisters, Bessie Berkley of Galt and Janet Thornley of Phoenix, Arizona, one son, Donald of Ottawa, one daughter, Margaret (Mrs. William Day) of Willowdale, and three grandchildren, Robert, Elizabeth and Stephen. He is predeceaced by his two brothers, James and Herb and one sister, Hester Howe. Funeral service was held in the Morley Bedford Funeral Chapel, Toronto on Mon- day, July -14.— -- Interment, at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. CANAN 1V aTEEI, FABRICATORS s •Build anything out of steel •4ong & short span open web Joists ♦ Floor grating - made to order TIM PISKORSKI 524.9067 Q >; Hi-Dri PAPER TOWELS 2 Roll Package Case 18 Pkg. Non -Sedating Antihistamine . 60 mg. 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