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JOHN COLQUHOUN

[Welland Tribune March 27, 1947]

The funeral of the late John Colquhoun who died at his home, 41 Wallace avenue south on Monday evening, March 24th, was held on Thursday afternoon from the H.L. Cudney funeral chapel, 241 West Main street to Woodlawn cemetery and was largely attended. Among the many floral tributes noted at the graveside were those from the  Welfare Club and the Drop Forge Canteen (Canada Foundries and Forgings Limited); U.E.,C.I.O.; the cloth room at Empire Cotton Mills; the coupling department of Page Hersey Tubes Limited; the Employes Association of Empire Cotton Mills; L.O.L, 1234.

The pall bearers were Jack Martin, Jack Barber, Jack Davis, Robert Colquhoun, David Caldwell and James Harvey.

Rev. A.D. Sutherland of St Andre’s Presbyterian church officiated.

On Wednesday evening L.O.L., 1234 held a lodge service in memory of deceased at the chapel and Past County Master J.T. Cawthorn was in charge. Assisting were Bro. Thos. MacQueen as chaplain. County Master  Alex Watterson, Worshipful Master Richard Helm, and the recording secretary, Elmer Brandt.

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