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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-06-30, Page 33°ra i A 'cSTAR, T ?RS: 30, rr- Smith and Cheryl Meriam, Grade 8 students at student body at the school's annual awards assembly last an Memorial Public SchodV'presented retiring week. Mr. Harland has been teaching for 35 years. (staff al Garnet Harland with several gifts on behalf of the photo) Indents of Robertson Memorial Public School honored retiring principal Garnet d at their annual awards assembly last week, and presented him with several gifts. and has been teaching for 35 years and has spent the last five years as principal rtson. (staff photo) EUROPE IN THE SERENE SEASON ONLY EIGHT SEATS LEFT For further details oirthis 15 Day Fully Escorted Tour of Europe commencing on OCTOBER 2nd contact: COACH HOUSE TRAVEL SERVICE 59 HAMILTON ST. GODERICH 524-8366 OR ETER TRAVEL SERVICE MAIN ST. AT HURON EXETER 235.0571 SERVING HURON'COUNTY'S TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS FOR TEN YEARS. LICENCED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO PO holds open house on July 5 On Tuesday, July 5, in conjunction with God•erich's Heritage Day celebrations, Goderich Post Office is holding an Open House. Ceremonies. are scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. on the lawn at the east side of the Post Office and will feature a tribute to Goderich Post Office pioneers and present staffers, speeches, a tour of the post office and free refreshments. Canada Post has a history of 141' years of continuous service in Goderich, begin- ning with the town's first postmaster, E. Griffin. Since then, 10 postmasters have served, including the present postmaster, Mel Farnsworth, appointed in 1974.. For your additional in- formation, here is a list of G.oderich's.,ppstmasters since 1835: E. Griffin (1835-1837),: 'W.B. Rich (1837-1840), Thomas Kydd (1840-1856), James Watson (1856-1865), Archibald Dickson (1865- 1888), William Campbell (1889-1897), John Galt IV (1897-1938), Jane Alexandria Lee (interim postmistress from June to November, 1938), William Bisset (1938- 1955), Albert McKague Homuth (1955-1973), Melvin Farnsworth (1974- ). John Galt IV, incidentally, was the great-grandson of the illustrious Upper Canada pioneer and politician of the same name, HARRY M.oSHACKLETON Harry M. Shackleton, Goderich, died Monday, June 20 in University Hospital, London. He was 77 years old. He was born February 4,. 1900 in Ashfield Township to Thomas Henry and Susanna (K iipatrick) Shackleton. Mr, Shackleton is a former principal of Central School and Victoria School in Goderich from 1935 to 1963. Before that, he taught in Saskatchewan, Blyth and Mount Forest. He was a Flight Lieutenant in the RCAF serving as Control Tower Officer at stations in Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland from 1941 to 1946, and then in the Sup- plementary Reserve from 1946 to 1957, Ile was a member of Branch 109 Royal Canadian Legion, Goderich. Mr. Shackleton had served on the Goderich Library Bpard, he was an honorary life member of the Goderich Lawn Bowling Club and he was for a long time a member of the Menesetung Canoe Club, He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret E. Mason: two daughters, Mrs. William J, (Madeline) Adams, Greenville; Texas and Mrs. Jake (Beulah) Brown, Waterloo: one son, Thomas, Goderich; seven grandchildren and one great grand daughter: and one sister, Mrs. D.J. (May) Matheson, Sarnia. He was predeceased by his first wife, Ruby Allen; two brothers, William and Albert, and one sister, Mrs. George (Minnie) Feagan. The funeral service was Thursday, June 23 at McCallum Funeral Home with the Rev. G.L. Royal officiating assisted by the Rev. Ronald C. McCallum. Interment was in Maitland Cemetery. Pallbearers were Benson Feagan, Paul Mason', Reg Ball, Al Calder, Lorne Connell and Hugh Beilhartz. MRS. MARGARET ADA WAIN Mrs. Margaret Ada Wain, R.R. ' 1 Bayfield, died Tuesday, June 21 in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was 61. The former Margaret Ada Marks, she was the daughter of Charles Tudor and Johanna (Galbraith) Marks, horn May 8, 1916 in Bayfield. Following her, marriage to John Wain, she has been a resident of Goderich Township. She was a member of Trinity Anglican Church in Bayfield and of the Anglican Church Women's Guild there. Surviving besides her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Mary) Knight, Sheffield and Mrs. Arthur (Janet) McDougall, Goderich: three sons, Charles, R.R. 1 Bayfield; Tudor and . Robert, both of R.R. 2 Goderich: nine grandchildren: one sister, Mary Marks of Toronto: and one brother, John Marks, Bayfield. The funeral service was Friday, June 24 at McCallum Funeral Home with the Rev, William Bennett officiating. Interment was 'in Bayfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Wallis,.Doug Wallis,. William McIlwain, Lloyd Sowerby, Bill Parker and Ken Mutzelburg. AUSTIN STURDY Austin Sturdy, formerly of 670derich Township, died on Friday, June 24 in Huron view at the age of 87. He was born in Goderich Township on November 2? 1889 to Martha Ellen (Driver) and George Sturdy. He —resided in Goderich Township all his life until going to Huronview in April 1976. On March 4, 1919 he married Emma Reta Keys at Goshen Church in Stanley Township.,1-Le was a member of Zion United Church at Taylor's Corners. He was predecased by his wife on January 26, 1958. He is survived by one son, Chester of RR 2 Goderich and one daughter, Mrs. Douglas (Zerelda) Robinson of Goderich; one sister, Mrs. Thomas (Linda) Laing of Weyburn, Saskatchewan: six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The Reverend John Oestreicher conducted the funeral service held at Stiles Funeral Home in Goderich on Sunday, June 26 at 3 p.m. Interment was in the Maitland Cemetery. Pallbearers wereMait Driver, Kenny Holmes, Ben Whitely, Jim Young, Hugh McCabe, and Bram Eedenburg. Flowerbearers were Jim and Bruce Keys, Ervin Sillery and Cliff Sturdy. MISS MARY GORDON Mary Gordon died . on Friday, June 24 at Huronview at the age of 96. She was born in Goderich Township on August 14, 1880 to James and Mary Gordon. She lived in Clinton, Shep- pardton (Ashfield Township), Lighthouse Street in Goderich and she also lived in Western Canada for a while. She worked as a seamstress in the garment industry. She was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich. 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