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MANY PAY RESPECTS AT RESIDENCE BEFORE PRIVATE SERVICE
[Welland Tribune March 18, 1947]
The funeral of the late Charles Eugene Steele, prominent Port Colborne civic leader and businessman, twice warden of Welland county, whose death occurred at his residence, 296 Fielden avenue, Port Colborne, on Saturday in his 82nd year, was held privately yesterday afternoon from the family residence to Overholt’s cemetery. Rev. Ralph P. Clark, Pastor of Port Colborne Baptist church, of which the late Mr. Steele was a deacon for many years, conducted the service.
During the service Mrs. C.W. Shore played and sang two hymns which had been favorites of the late Mr. Steele, “Jesus Savior Pilot Me” and “Nearer My God to Thee.”
The pallbearers were Charles M. Steele, Charles Ott, Donald Ott, and C.W. Shore, Port Colborne and Douglas Hebert and T.H. Baker of Welland.
Many Floral Tributes
The many beautiful floral tributes from organizations in which the late Mr. Steele had been active or interested, included those of the Port Colborne Conservative Association, Welland County Council; Port Colborne and Humberstone Boy Scouts Association; Port Colborne Board of Education, His Worship the Mayor and members of the Port Colborne council; officers and directors of the Union Gas Co. Of Canada, Chatham; officers and directors of the United Fuel Co., Hamilton; the board of governors of Niagara Peninsula Sanatorium; Beacon Lodge, I.O.O.F., No. 201; officers and staff of Dominion Natural Gas and Petroleum Association; Thorold Conservative Association; Port Colborne Baptist Church and the Baptist Ladies’ Aid.
Over the weekend many friends and former business associates of the late Mr. Steele, acknowledging the family’s wishes for a private funeral service, called at the residence to pay their last respects to the widely known business and civic leader. They included representatives of the gas industry with which he had been closely identified; the Conservative associations of the district; the board of Niagara Peninsula Sanatorium; the council board of education and Hydro commission of Port Colborne; Warden George F. Broadley and officials of Welland County; representatives of the former Peace Bridge authority and others. Relatives attending the service included those from Toronto, Buffalo and Welland.
During yesterday flags in Port Colborne were flown at half-mast in tribute to the late Mr. Steele.
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