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[Welland Tribune March 25, 1947]
The death occurred at Welland County hospital Monday morning following an illness of two weeks of Josephine Adella Neff, widow of the late Edward Neff, in her 78th year.
The late Mrs. Neff was born in Sherkston and had resided there all her life. She is survived by two daughters, Miss Fern Neff, St. Thomas, and Miss Alta Neff, Sherkston, and two sons, Grant and Raymond Neff, both of Sherkston. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward, in 1923; by two daughters, Grace and Marion, in 1929; by a son, Norman in 1938 and by a son, Howard in infancy.
The body is resting at the Dell and Merton funeral home, 50 Clarence street, Port Colborne. The funeral will be held from the chapel on Wednesday, March 26 at 2p.m. to Overholt’s cemetery. Rev. Mr. Killam, pastor of Sherkston United church, will conduct the service.
[Welland Tribune December 17, 1897]
Number in the home, Dec. 16th-51
Charles A. Hart, an inmate, committed from Bridgeburg, died on Wednesday, aged 73 years. The body was taken to Dunnville for interment.
[Welland Tribune January 12, 1940]
Beamsville, Jan. 12- Dr. John Benjamin Stallwood, 62, one of Lincoln County’s best known physicians, died at his home here yesterday after a lingering illness.
He was a native of Hagersville and had been practicing in Beamsville for the past 29 years. He was medical officer of health for many years and at the time of his death was chairman of the local Board of Education.
He had taken a keen interest in municipal affairs. He was a member of Ivy Lodge, A.F. and A.M. and a staunch member of Trinity United church in the affairs of which he had also been actively interested. Surviving are his widow the former Lena Garbutt; one son, John and a daughter Margaret at hiome.
[Welland Tribune January 29, 1940]
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bernardo, 254 Hellems avenue, were bereaved on Saturday by the death of an infant daughter, Helen Anna Bernardo, aged three days. The infant died at the Welland County General hospital. Burial took place today.
[Welland Tribune January 27, 1940]
Many friends and relatives learned with regret of the death at St. Catharines on Thursday of Jacob A. Felker after a lingering illness.
Mr. Felker was born in Gainsboro township and lived there the greater part of his life following the vocation of a farmer, until he retired due to ill health. He was widely known throughout the surrounding area.
Surviving him are a sister Etta Hyatt, Thorold township and a number of nephews and nieces. Two brothers and two sisters predeceased him.
The funeral will be held from Lampman’s Funeral Home, Wellandport and interment will be in Hillside cemetery, Ridgeville.
[Welland Tribune January 30, 1940]
The funeral of the late Ward W. Michener, for the past 37 years postmaster of Lowbanks, was held from his late residence at Lowbanks yesterday afternoon to Lowbanks cemetery. The funeral was attended by many friends of the aged postmaster, who had served the lakeshore community through many of his 71 years.
Rev. Dr. Evand Baker of Morgan’s Point United church conducted the service during which the choir sang, among other hymns, “Abide With Me.”
The pallbearers were six nephews of the deceased, Amos Michener, Murray Kinneard, Clifford Chalmers, Frank Cook, James Cook, and Stanley Minor.
Friends and relatives were present from Dunnville and Port Colborne.
[Welland Tribune January 30, 1940]
Mrs William Outred has received word of the death recently in England of Richard John Brown, former employe of the International Nickel Company at Port Colborne. Deceased was struck by a motor cycle at Rainham road, Chatham England on December 21 and died shortly afterwards in hospital.
While a resident of Port Colborne deceased was a member of Port Colborne lodge, L.O.L. and the Port Colborne and Humberstone branch of the Canadian Legion. Mr. Brown resided in St. Catharines for a short time before going to England. He was employed as a boilermaker’s assistant at the dockyard at Chatham.
[Welland Tribune January 13, 1940]
Funeral services were held in Bradford on Tuesday, January 9th for Mrs James Jackson, whose death occurred in Welland last Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Albon, with whom she had lived for the past two years. The funeral took place from the United church in Bradford and interment was in Mount Pleasant cemetery. Rev. H.W. Vaughan officiated.
Mrs. Jackson, who was born and lived practically all her life in Bradford is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Albon; one son, E.E. Jackson of Toronto’ two grandchildren, Mrs. C. Burnham and Mrs. Charles Swick, Welland, and two great-grandchildren.
[Wellland Tribune January 16, 1940]
The funeral of the late Thomas Firth who passed away at his home on Lincoln street east, Crowland township, on Friday morning was held yesterday afternoon from the H.L. Cudney Funeral Chapel, 241 West Main street with Rev. C. Gray Eakins, rector of Holy Trinity church officiating.
Two hymns were sung at the service by Mrs. Robertson of the People’s Mission, Stop 17. They were “Nearer My God to Thee” and “The Old Rugged Cross.”
Acting as pall bearers were William Christian, H. Martin, E. McClentic, W. Wyatt, A. Little and Fred Watt.
Interment was in Woodlawn cemetery.
[Welland Tribune January 9, 1940]
Members of the Orient lodge I.O.O.F. swelled the large attendance at the funeral of P. Tabor Putman held under lodge auspices yesterday afternoon from Sutherland’s Funeral Home 152 Hellems avenue. In addition to the many local friends and acquaintances who paid their last respects to the deceased there were present at the services relatives and friends from Buffalo, Grand Island, Clarence N.Y. Barrire, Ont., Port Colboene, Dunnville, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls. Many floral tributes further indicated the esteem in which deceased had been held. Mr. Putman passed away at his residence, 14 Fitch street, last Saturday morning.
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