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DEATHS – REGINALD V. CASE

[Welland Tribune December 21, 1943]

The death occurred at Petrolia hospital on Sunday, Dec. 19 of Reginald V. Case, former well known station agent at Port Colborne, in his 57th year. The late Mr. Case had been agent at Wyoming for the past 13 years, going to Wyoming for the past 13 years, going to Wyoming from Port Colborne. He had been in the employ of the C.N.R. for many years.

Deceased was born at Exeter. He was a member of the Anglican church at Wyoming and was a member of Beacon Lodge, I.O.O>F., Port Colborne. Death followed an illness of about a year.

Surviving are his wife, Eileen Kleinsmith; a daughter, Barbara, at home; a sister, Miss Susan Case, Merritton; and a brother, Nelson Case, Sarnia.

The funeral will be held from the Dell and Merton funeral chapel, 50 Clarence street, Port Colborne, on Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 2.30 p.m., to Overholt’s cemetery. The remains will rest at the Dell and Merton chapel until the hour of the service.

Funerals
Reginald V. Case

The funeral of the late Reginald V. Case, former C.N.R. station agent at Port Colborne, whose death occurred  at Petrolia hospital on Sunday in his 57th year, was held yesterday afternoon from the Dell ad Merton funeral chapel, 50 Clarence street, Port Colborne, to Overholt’s cemetery. The service was largely attended by relatives and friends and many beautiful floral tributes expressed the esteem in which deceased had been held in Port Colborne and in Wyoming where he resided for the past 13 years.

Rev. J.A. Watton, rector of St John’s Anglican church, Wyoming, conducted the service assisted by Rev. H.G.L. Baugh, rector of St James’ church, Port Colborne. The pallbearers were Otto Seeman, E.W. Seeman, L.J. Schnurr, R.. Sands, E.C. Wolfe and Alfred Habel.

Among the  floral tributes were those of the Parochial society of St John’s church, C.N.R. employes of Wyoming. Wyoming Chamber of Commerce, St John’s Church, Madel Lodge, I.O.O.F.., Wyoming; employes of Libster Mill Wyoming; Beacon Lodge, I.O.O.F., and the Order of Railway Telegraphers.

Friends attended from Merritton, Sarnia, Kitchener, Copper Cliff, Grimsby, Fort Erie, St Catharines and Welland.

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