The Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-05-18, Page 101
Page 10—The Wingham Advance -Times, May 18, 1983
Two generations of figure
skaters, who learned their
craft under the patient
tutelage of Shorty Brooks,
are this week mourning the
death of a man who eon-
tributed much to life in
Wingham. Harold Brooks
passed away Saturday, May
14, at the Wingham and
District Hospital in his 79th
year.
Harold Brooks, who
through the years had
earned the affectionate
nickname Shorty, was born
May 5, 1905, in Oldham,
England. With his parents,
the late Harold Brooks and
Mary Hannah Hulse, he
came to this country in 1910,
residing m Toronto where
Shorty received his
education.
In 1929, Shorty married the
former Cora Pearl Stacey
and in 1940, they came to this
area where he secured
employment with Fry and
Blackhall as a cabinet
maker. He retired from that
work about ten years ago.
In 1952, Shorty Brooks was
instrumental m starting the
Wingham Figure Skating
Club. He went on to become
pro instructor of the club for
more than 25 years and is
fondly remembered by the
children who shared his love
of skating and learned a
great deal from him. He also
initiated the original
workshop for mentally
retarded adults in Wingham.
At the time of his passing,
home to Shorty Brooks was
286 Minnie Street.
Shorty's wife passed away
Born in E. Wawanosh,
Walkerton doctor dies
Dr. J. T. H. (Harold)
Robinson of Walkerton died
at Brucelea Haven on
Sunday, May 9, 1983, in his
89th year.
Born in East Wawanosh
----Township on -May --6F11325; be -
was the son of. William and
Ann Robinson.
After elementary school,
he worked on the family
farm until 1914 when he went
to Wingham to get his
secondary school diploma.
He then entered the
University of Toronto and
received his degree in
medicine in 1924. The
following year he began to
practice medicine at
Walkerton, where he con-
tinued to serve the com-
munity until he suffered a
severe stroke in 1973.
Dr. Robinson was very
active within the medical
sphere as chief of staff at the
Bruce County Hospital,
secretary of the Bruce
County Medical Society and
a director of the Ontario
Medical Association. He
served as county coroner
and as medical doctor to the
county jail and to Brucelea
Haven.
The first Christmas Seal
campaign in Walkerton was
organized by Dr. Robinson,
and he was instrumental in
forming the Bruce County
TB Association. In 1965, the
County of Bruce Hospital
honoredd-hhn-with--an- award -
of merit for 40 years of active
practice.
As a church elder,
member of the choir and
Sunday School super-
intendent, Dr. Robinson
served St. Paul's United
Church faithfully. He was
also a longtime member of
the Saugeen Masonic Lodge
and recipient of a 50 -year
pin.
He is survived by his wife
Sadie (Bremner) and three
children, Mrs. John (Sylvia)
Dunn, Dr. Campbell (Sally)
Robinson and Mrs. Donald
(Ann) Thompson, as well as
10 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren. He also
is survived by a sister, Annie
Kilpatrick of Lucknow, and
brother,. Wilfrid of Dryden,
as well as several cckusins'in
the Wingham area.
Funeral services were
held at St. Paul's church
May 11, with interment in the
Walkerton cemetery.
Kenneth R. Hastie
dies in Listowel
The death occurred in
Listowel Memorial Hospital
on Wednesday, May 11, of
Kenneth Robert Hastie of
Gorrie. He was in his 79th
year.
Born May 2, 1905, in'
Howick Township, Mr.
Hastie was a son of the late
Robert Lunan Hastie and
Emma Victoria Smith. He
was a member of the Gorrie
United Church and Forest
Lodge AF & AM No. 162,
Wroxeter.
Left to mourn his passing
are his wife, the former
Lillian Gertrude Earls,
whom he married October 9,
1929; three daughters, Mrs.
Edith Blythe of Sauble
Beach, Mrs. Robert (Marie)
Strong, RR 1, Gorrie, and
Mrs. Keith (Margaret)
Finnigan, Dorchester; two
sons, Robert of Gorrie and
Thomas, Woodbridge; 14
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. There are
two brothers, John C. Hastie
of California and Walker H.
(Doan) Hastie, Gorrie; and
one sister, Mrs. Milton
(Jessie) Smith of Pefferlaw.
He was predeceased by one
brother, Alex.
The late Kenneth Hastie
rested at the Gorrie Chapel
of M. L. Watts Funeral
Homes where friends paid
their respects Thursday and
Friday. Brothers from
Forest Lodge conducted a
memorial service in the
chapel on Friday evening at
nine o'clock.
Funeral service was
conducted by Rev. Lloyd
Martin at two o'clock on
Saturday, with interment
following in Wroxeter
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Earle King, Art Gibson, Tom
O'Krafka, Murray McLean,
Eldred Cathers and Jim
Wylie. Honorary pallbearers
were Jack Leppington, Alex
Graham, John Koch and
Cloyne Michel. Floral
tributes were carried by five
grandsons, .Ken Blythe,
Kevin Hastie, Kent Strong,
Michael Finnigan and Doug
Hastie.
As expressions of sym-
pathy, donations may be
made to the Gorrie United
Church Memorial Fund.
Service for
Mrs. Johnston
The last surviving
member of the family of
Donald MacDonald, Mrs.
Annie Elizabeth Johnston of
RR 2, Bluevale, passed away
Sunday, May 8, at Wingham
and District Hospital in her
92nd year.
The former Annie
ElizabethMacDonald, she
was predeceased by her
father, her mother, the
former Sarah MacAdam,
three brothers, one sister
and two half sisters. Her
husband, William Alexander
(Sandy) Johnston, prede-
ceased her in 1958. Mrs.
Johnston was born in Grey
Township.
She is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Ross
(Wilma) Higgins, RR 5,
Brussels, one son, John of
RR 2, Bluevale, and four
grandchildren.
The late Mrs. Johnston
rested at the Brussels Chapel
of M. L. Watts Funeral
Homes where complete
funeral and committal
service was held May 10 at
3:30. Interment followed in
Brussels Cemetery.
ny
in 1975. He is survived by one
son, Bev (Sam) Brooks; two
grandsons, Ben and Peter;
three sisters, Mrs. Sandy
(Hilda) MacGregor of
London, Mrs. Sam (Edith)
Howie of Harrietsville and
Mrs. Herb (Marjorie) Frost
of Mossbank, Saskat-
chewan; and four brothers,
Clifford of Collingwood,
Cyril of Grand Bend, Fred,
Ripley, and Les of London.
He was predeceased by one
son, Harold Albert.
A memorial service was
conducted on Monday, May
16, at three o'clock at The
Currie -Walker Funeral
Home, Wingham, by Rev.
Paul L. Mills of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church. Cre-
mation followed, with inter-
ment of ashes in Wingham
Cemetery at a later date.
Mrs. Lloyd Martin
conducts worship
WROXETER --- In the
absence of Rev. Lloyd
Martin who was attending
Conference, his wife oc-
cupied the pulpit in the
United Church here on
Sunday and chose the Old
Testament scripture from
Psalm 8 and the New
Testament reading from
Matthew, chapters 8 and 9.
Her sermon was "The
Personal Touch".
The choir, with Mrs. Betty
Wright at the organ and
Gordon Kaster and Tharon
Riley on guitars, sang "Try a
Little Kindness".
Mr. Martin is fortunate in
having such a capable
n theWroxeter
Partner
and W oxe er
congregation is blessed in
-.-._1ya, itlg:liw stEchTiaitiiful..aP .
dedicated leaders in its
church.
Close to $1,800
raised by Howick
for the Red Cross
GORRIE — Canvassers in
three areas collected
$1,795.55 for the Howick
branch of the Canadian Red
Cross, surpassing the quota
of $1,700. Of that amount,
Gorrie donated $1,142.55;
Fordwich, $408., and
Wroxeter, $245.
The report was sent to
London, Howick's regional
office, and to provincial
headquarters in Toronto.
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ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT was held for 4-H club members
from Wingham, Gorrie, Bluevale, Fordwich and Lakelet
last Thursday evening at the Howick Central School.
The latest club was called "Ontario's Heritage" and the
three girls in front, Brenda Martin, Sandra Thompson
and Joanne Shaw all received county honors for having
completed six clubs. Provincial honors were presented
to back, Elaine Campbell and Muriel Huth, while Debora
Smith and Darlene Wattam each received recognition
for having completed 18 clubs.
Personals from For
Clarence and Leone
Carswell are pleased to
announce the arrival of a
new granddaughter, Lisa
Anne Carswell, born May 9
to John and Margaret
Carswell of Teeswater.
Members of the Fordwich
WI report that $1,032 were
realized from their recent
cancer drive. they thank the
community and the can-
vassers for their donations
and help.
Sunday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Lorne Kelly were
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kelly
and family of Elora, Ellwyn
Cherry of Glen Allen and Mr.
and Mrs."Bob Kelly and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Piercey of Elora visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry
Koebel and family visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
John Leppington.
Mr. and Mrs. .Doug
Wildfang of Mississauga
visited one day last week
with Mr. and Mrs. Roy
MRS. GEORGE BROWN
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wray of
Scarborough visited last
week at their home here.
Friends will be pleased to
hear that Mrs. B. Falcione,
who is a patient in Port
Colborne Hospital, has
shown some improvement.
Her daughter, Mrs_ . -.John__
Tudarr; is spending some
time in Port Colborne.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Johnston spent several days
last week in Lexington,
Kentucky, where they at-
tended the annual meeting of
the American Carriage
Association.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heise
of Stouffville spent the
weekend with their
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Cullen.
Friends here were sorry to
hear that Don Lambkin is a
patient in the K -W Hospital
as the result of an accident.
Don is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lorne Lambkin and we wish
him a very speedy return to
good health.
Rev. Cy Marzec and Mrs.
Jean Clarkson attended the
Gorrie Personal Notes
Mrs. Martin Scott has
returned home after spend-
ing the winter in Streetsville,
Texas and Hawaii.
Rev. Lloyd Martin at-
tended the London con-
ference held last weekend in
Woodstock. The new con-
ference president is Rev.
Carmen Holbrough of
Ingersoll. There were 15
ministers ordained. Mrs.
Martin took charge of the
services in both Wroxeter
and Gorrie Sunday morning.
Rev. and Mrs. William
Gray, Mrs. Nellie King, Mrs.
Ronald Bennett and Mrs.
Jasper Famish attended the
meeting of Synod in St.
Paul's Cathedral in London.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Felker
of Atwood spent last Friday
evening with Mrs. Gladys
Felker.
James Alcorn, Robert
Gibson and Wellesley Strong
are spending a week near
Peterborough.
The Huron East District of
the Women's Institute held
its annual meeting last week
in the Gorrie United Church
with the Lakelet WI hosting
Masons worship
in Gorrie church
GORRIE — North Huron
District Diving Service AF &
AM was held Sunday evening
in Knox Presbyterian
Church, Gorrie, and was well
attended.
District Deputy Grand
Master Gordon S. Moir was
present and District
Chaplain Rev. Charles
Carpentier of Brussels
United Church gave the
sermon.
Special music was
provided by the Inglis
Brothers and the United
Church choir of Brussels
with Kenneth Cowan at the
organ.
Masonry is not a religion;
nor is the Lodge a Church.
Masonry is a way of Life.
the approximately 100 ladies
attending. Mrs. Earl Cud -
more of Brussels is the new
president.
Mr. and Mrs. John
Freeman visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Freeman and Bert Freeman
in the Milton area Sunday.
Mrs. Isabel Adams ac-
companied Mrs. Duffy
Colvin and Mrs. Debbie
Foxton of Teeswater to
London last Monday.
Mrs. Addie Hutchison of
Molesworth spent a few days
at the home of her sister,
Mrs. John Strong.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Brown visited Mr. and Mrs.
Officers installed
at Jr. WI meeting
GORRIE — June Alton of
Lucknow presided over the
election of officers for the
Howick Junior Women's
Institute at its annual
meeting.
Officers for the year 1983-
84 are: past president,
Ronna Lee Johnson;
president, Esther Buck; first
vice, Catherine Stewart;
second vice, Henrietta
Claus; secretary -treasurer,
Mary Hail; district director,
Joyce Lockie; branch
directors, Winnie Winkel and
Helen Smith; public
relations officer, Darlene
Harding; good cheer officer,
Trix Denney; and auditors,
Bonnie Wilson and Myrna
Penney.
Fifth anniversary spoons
were presented to charter
members by the president.
Charter members are:
Helen Smith. Liz Hargrave,
Joyce Lockie, Trix Denney,
Marion. Feldskov, Ronna Lee
Johnson, Carolyn Mac-
Gregor, Darlene Harding,
Carol Taylor, Sharon Arm-
strong, Cathy Weber, Henri-
etta Claus, Elaine Ash, Mar-
garet Greig and Catherine
St ewart.
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Wilfred Hoy of Wingham
Sunday.
Mrs. Edward Bolander,
Mr. and Mrs. Robin
Bolander and Leroy visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Melville of Palmerston and
were supper guests of Mrs.
Stanley Cherry and family of
Palmerston.
Mrs. Lorne Walker went
by plane Sunday to
Edmonton, Alberta, where
she will visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. James Walker.
Mrs. Wayne Strong and
Elizabeth " of Burlington
spent the week with Mrs.
Joseph Simmons. Mr. and
Mrs. David Templeman,
Brian and Barbara of
Wellesley visited Sunday at
the same home.
Mr. and Mrs. James
Gibbons attended the First
Holy Communion of their
grandson, Joseph Matthew,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Beckberger of London, on
Sunday. The ceremony took
place in Holy Rosary
Catholic Church and was
conducted by Rev. Jack
Winter. Other members of
the family who attended
were Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gibbons and family of
London; Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Weber and family,
Stratford; and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Cuillerier and
family. Mount Carmel.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Merrick
of Milton visited over the
weekend with his mother,
Mrs. I. W. Merrick, and
other members of the
family. Don was celebrating
his birthday. Don and Pat
have just returned from
Paris, France. a trip he won.
London Conference United
Church of Canada held over
the weekend at the Central
United Church, Woodstock.
Mother's Day visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Carswell and Mrs. Inez
Gibson were: Mr. and Mrs.
John Carswell and four girls
of Teeswater - Mr -.and- Mrs
dwich.
Jack Mann and family and
David Haasnoot; Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Inglis of
Wingham; Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Carswell and Kendra of
Linwood; Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
Ferguson, Jan and Krista of
and Mr. and
Mrs. Stan McRae of
Listowel ...
DOROTHY THOMPSON, leader of the Bluevale 1 4-H
club received a 1 5 -year leader's award from Jane
Muegge, home economist. Mrs. Thompson received
the award at last Thursday evening's achievement night
held at the Howick Central School.
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