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AGED RESIDENT OF DISTRICT IS DEAD AT AGE 73
Mrs Harmar Gill Passes Following Long Illness
[Welland Tribune December 29, 1943]
Ridgeville, Dec. 29- One of the older residents of the village, Mrs Clara Jane Gill, wife of Harmar Gill, passes away at her home in the village Tuesday morning.
The late Mrs Gill, who was in her 74th year, was born in Staffordshire, England, and was the daughter of the late James and Jane Randall. Thirty-eight years ago she was united in marriage to Harmar Gill, and seven years later they came to Canada and took up residence at Stamford, where they resided for 23 years when they moved to Crowland, coming to live in Ridgeville two years ago. Mrs Gill had been in poor health for the past four years and had been confined to her bed since last May. She was a member of the Church of England.
Besides her sorrowing husband, she is survived by one son, Sydney James Gill of Crowland, one daughter, Mrs Elsie Myers at home, four grandchildren, one sister, Mrs Eda Boston of England and one brother, Arthur Randall of England.
The funeral will be held from her late residence, Thursday afternoon at 2.30 with interment at Hillside cemetery.
Funeral of Mrs Harmar Gill is held in village
Interment is in Hillside cemetery; Many floral tributes
Ridgeville, Dec. 31-Funeral services for the late Clara Jane Gill, wife of Harmar Gill, were held from her late residence in Ridgeville Thursday afternoon, and were largely attended by relatives and friends. Rev. Earl Clarke of Holy Trinity Anglican church, Fonthill conducted the service and the many beautiful floral tributes bore testimony to the esteem in which deceased was held. Interment was at Hillside cemetery with Jack Hague, Wm. Ridge, Arthur Dayman, Harold McCleod and W.L. Pearson acting as pallbearers.
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