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Blyth's Voddens celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
Quite the entrance
Brock and Janis Vodden of Blyth, centre, employed local piper Hunter McCullagh, left, as the
soundtrack to their entrance on Sunday as the couple celebrated their 60th wedding
anniversary at the Blyth Legion. McCullagh, however, didn't only pipe in the couple of the hour,
he provided a bagpipe entrance to all who attended — a service that was truly appreciated by
all. The Voddens are accompanied here across Blyth's main street by their daughter Pamela
Simons, right. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Janis Morritt and Brock Vodden
were wed in their hometown of
Blyth on July 3, 1956.
The daughter of W.H. "Bill" and
Gertrude (Marshall) Morritt was
wed to the son of Harold and Myrtle
(Turvey) Vodden at Blyth United
Church by Rev. Charles Scott,
assisted by Rev. Arthur Watson.
Maureen Bean, the sister of the
bride, served as the matron of
honour, supported by bridesmaids
Rhea Hall and Marjorie Knox.
Ronald Philp was the best man and
Maurice Bean and Peter Shaw
served as ushers.
After Brock and Janis were
married, they lived in Tory Hill in
Haliburton County. Brock worked as
a school teacher, an education
consultant and a management
consultant, while Janis worked as a
school teacher.
Brock and Janis now keep the
60 years strong
Brock and Janis Vodden of Blyth invited plenty of friends
and family members to the Blyth Legion on Sunday to
celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary — quite a
milestone in this day and age. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Repository of Blyth History and
have no immediate plans to retire.
They have six children: John,
Mary Ellen, Trevor, Pamela, Andrew
and Kent and a number of "family
members who adopted us": Shirley
Chin, Jerry and Madelaine
Kakegamie, Mary Jane Kakapetum
and Ethel Huntingford.
Brock and Janis also have several
grandchildren: Morgan Jan and
Courtney Joan Zupanski and Ryan
and Kelsey Vodden.
Never to be forgotten, Brock and
Janis say, are two couples who
became loving "stand-in
grandparents" to their children while
they lived in Northern Ontario: Max
and Hannah Stricker of Atikokan
and Waino and Alina Taulu in
Pearson Township near Thunder
Bay.
Brock says that his life was set on
the right path early thanks to the
excellent teachers at Blyth Public
School and Clinton District
Collegiate Institute, especially Miss
Hildebrand, who instilled in him an
interest in reading, writing and
critical thinking at a young age.
He then went on to undergraduate
and graduate study at the University
of Toronto.
Brock worked with school
children and adult community
groups to put on adult dramatic
projects and taught at Atikokan High
School before moving on to the
position of Superintendent of
Schools for Northeastern Ontario.
It was during this time that the
Department of Indian Affairs gave
Brock an opportunity to work with
many First Nation communities.
Brock designed and delivered
management training programs to
hundreds in the pulp and paper and
energy industries.
Brock would eventually develop a
methodology to enable
organizations to assess their own
strengths and weaknesses and
develop a plan for renewal and
productivity improvement that was
applied successfully throughout
Ontario.
He also completed a two-year
assignment to assist departments of
a scientific research and engineering
company to identify its technology
requirements using a technique
known as information engineering.
Brock is currently serving as a
volunteer member of the board for
the Huron Business Development
Corporation and as the project
manager for the Connect Ontario
project, which aims to provide high-
speed internet to most rural areas in
Huron County.
He has served as a North Huron
councillor in the Blyth ward since
2009.
Over the years, Janis has taken
great pride in her gardening
endeavours, always working without
herbicides or pesticides. Her church
activities also meant a lot to her,
including when she served as an
elder at Emmanuel Howard Park in
Toronto.
Janis also fondly remembers many
courageous patients and staff
members in the Chaplaincy
Department of the Queen Elizabeth
Hospital in Toronto. During her time
volunteering at the hospital, Janis
was also the editor of the volunteer
newsletter.
Janis fondly remembers the
couple's five years in Pearson
Township, South Gillies, Ontario,
which she calls her "Old MacDonald
Years". She tended to a range of
livestock and taught 4-H and
Women's Institute classes during
that time.
Both Brock and Janis now work
daily with their historical work,
meeting many new friends through
the Repository over the last
12 years.
The pair celebrated their 60th
anniversary on Sunday with a
special group of friends and family
at the Blyth Branch of the Royal
Canadian Legion.
Photo Booth
Streetfest July 23
Blyth
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