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 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 1 Dec 1949, p. 5. Date of Event: 25 Nov 1949     George Sunley, resident of Grimsby for the last 28 years, died at his home Friday, in his 83rd year. A son of the late John and Mary Sunley, he was born in Eramosa Township, near Rockwood, on April 11, 1867, and had farmed until moving to Grimsby. He was an …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 1 Dec 1949, p. 5. Date of Event: 28 Nov 1949     George Eli Lampman, life-long resident of Caistor Township, died at his home on Monday following a long illness. In his 63rd year, he had lived all his life on the farm on which he was born on February 24, 1887. A veteran of the First World War, he went overseas …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 1 Dec 1949, p. 5. Date of Event: 27 Nov 1949     Known to many Beamsville and district friends, James Henry Konkle, 77, was stricken suddenly on Sunday at his home in Beamsville, and died before aid could be sought. "Jim" Konkle came of pioneer stock. He was born in Clinton Township, the son of the late Robert O. Konkle and Elizabeth …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 2 Jun 1949, p. 14. Date of Event: 29 May 1949     Three weeks ago The Independent printed a short obituary notice regarding the death in Sidney, Ohio, of a former Grimsby boy, Arthur E. Fisher. We herewith print an article regarding his demise as taken from a Sidney newspaper. Arthur E. Fisher, 56, personnel director of the Stolle corporation, ...

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 27 Jan 1949, p. 7. Date of Event: 23 Jan 1949     Stuart Watson, a life-long resident of Dundas, died suddenly early Sunday morning at his home, York Street, Dundas. He was 81 years of age. Superintendent of Grove Cemetery there for 38 years, he retired three years ago. Mr. Watson attended Dundas Baptist Church and was a member of the I.O.O.F. …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 27 Jan 1949, p. 7. Date of Event: 21 Jan 1949     Stanley J. Way, of Galt, and formerly of Grimsby, died suddenly at Sarasota, Fla., in Friday, January 21, in his 62nd year. He had been in poor health, and had gone to Florida for the winter. He was known all over Canada in the retail dry goods trade, for many …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 27 Jan 1949, p. 7. Date of Event: 22 Jan 1949     Alfred Warlord, Kidd Avenue, Grimsby, a veteran of both the First World War and the Afghanistan War, died at his residence on Saturday. He was 91 years of age. Born in England, Mr. Warford came to Canada in 1903. He lived in Hamilton for 25 years, but spent the last …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 27 Jan 1949, p. 7. Date of Event: 23 Jan 1949     Lution E. Huntsman, lifelong resident of the Beamsville district, died at his home in that village on Sunday in his 93rd year. He was born in Clinton Township only a short distance from his late home and had resided in Beamsville for the last 42 years. In younger life he …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 3 Feb 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 30 Jan 1949     A resident of Grimsby for the past 44 years, Mrs. Murray Lawrie, the former Elma Book, passed to her reward on Sunday following an illness of considerable duration. However, death came with its usual abruptness and a wide circle of friends noted with sincere regret the passing of a fine …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 3 Feb 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 30 Jan 1949     Twenty-five years ago there came to Grimsby Mr. Robert Harvey, Mrs. Harvey and Miss Eva Harvey, to spend the remainder of their days in a pleasant home at the foot of Maple Avenue, and to bestow upon old friends and new a charm of gentle hospitality of the rarest kind. …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 10 Feb 1949, p. 5. Date of Event: Feb 1949     Mrs. Charles Pottruff, a resident of Grimsby for the last 4 years and of North Grimsby Township for 27 years, died at her home following a lingering illness. The former Annie Lillian Whaley, she was born in Seneca Township, a daughter of the late Samuel and Catherine Whaley, on February …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 17 Feb 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 12 Feb 1949     Miss Frances Orth, a life-long resident of the Grimsby district, died Saturday at her residence, Ontario street, Grimsby. She was in her 93rd year and had been ill only a short time. Born in Clinton Township, Miss Orth was the daughter of the late Jacob and Susan Orth. She was …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 17 Feb 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 15 Feb 1949     After an illness of only a few days John Edward Monaghan passed away in St. Catharines hospital on Tuesday night. Deceased was born in North Grimsby township on June 17th, 1870, and was in his 79th year. He was the son of the late John and Nancy Monaghan and had …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 17 Feb 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 14 Feb 1949     Mrs. Geoffrey Hambrook of Winona, who had been active in the work of women's organizations in that district for several years, died Monday in West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Grimsby, following a brief illness. In her 46th year, she was born in Kent, England, coming to Canada as a young girl. …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 17 Feb 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 10 Feb 1949     Mrs. Robert H. Lewis, mother of the mayor of Grimsby, Clarence W. Lewis, died Thursday morning at her residence, 2 Paton Street, Grimsby. Her husband, who died a few weeks ago, was well known in municipal life in the town, serving for some time as reeve and councillor of the …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 20 Jan 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 18 Jan 1949     Janet Parker, wife of George Sunley, passed away at her home, 13 Ontario St., on Tuesday, January 18th, after a lingering illness. Born at Erin, Ont., on June 3rd, 1869, she was in her 80th year, and had resided here for the past 29 years. She is survived by her …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 20 Jan 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 17 Jan 1949     A former dry goods merchant in Beamsville, William Cowan Mackie, died suddenly at his King Street home Monday evening. He was 77. Mr. Mackie had lived in Beamsville for 60 years, and was well known throughout the entire district. He had served as councillor on the Beamsville Village ...

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 20 Jan 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 15 Jan 1949     Charles Leslie Adams, well known Smithville business man, died suddenly at his home there on Saturday. He retired from active business 2 years ago after operating the Commercial Hotel for a period of 29 years, prior to which he owned a bakery business. In his 60th year, he was born …

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 20 Jan 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 18 Jan 1949     Following a lingering illness, Alexander Daniel McKenzie, better known to his many friends as "Alex", passed away on Tuesday, January 18th, at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital. In his 69th year, Mr. McKenzie was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Sept. 29th, 1881, and came to Canada 40 ...

 appeared in Grimsby Independent, 20 Jan 1949, p. 10. Date of Event: 14 Jan 1949     One of the first women physicians in Canada and sister of the late Senator E.D.Smith, Mrs. Adam Shortt, 89, died in Ottawa last Friday after a long illness. Mrs. Shortt had one of the longest and most distinguished careers among Canadian women. Formerly Elizabeth Smith, she was born in Winona …