[Welland Tribune December 17, 1943]
Bequest Provides Fixed Sum for Construction, And Endowment for a Period of 20 Years
The bulk of the estate of the late Donald McGillivray, one of Port Colborne’s best known figures, whose death occurred recently in his 92nd year will be devoted towards the erection and endowment of a hospital in Port Colborne after payment of a few small legacies and succession duties, W.W. Crow, K.C. and the Toronto General Trusts Co., execution of the estate announced today.
The exact amount available for erection and endowment of the hospital will not be known until the estate has been evaluated and the succession duties assessed.
The bequest is a tangible expression of the long-cherished desire of the late Mr. McGillivray to see a hospital erected in Port Colborne. Mr McGillivray had often expressed the thought that there was a real need for a hospital in the community.
The bequest, the executors revealed provides a fixed sum for construction purposes and the remainder for an endowment fund for a period of 20 years from his death.
The location, manner of construction and other details of the hospital bequest are left in the hands of trustees named in the will.
The executors were not in a position to release further details of the will at the present time, they said.
[Welland Tribune December 7, 1943]
Friends From Many Walks in Life Pay Final Tribute
Civic and county officials, representatives of industry and of every walk of life attended the funeral of the late Donald McGillivray held from his residence, 46 Charlotte street, Port Colborne yesterday afternoon to Overholt’s cemetery. The large attendance included friends, business associates and political stalwarts paying final tribute to one of Port Colborne’s outstanding figures. Mr McGillivray’s death occurred Friday, in his 92nd year.
Rev. R.T. Rutherdale conducted the service and paid a brief tribute to the late Mr. McGillivray. Those within his hearing had known the deceased much longer than he, said the minister and knew more of the kindness and generosity of the late Mr. McGillivray. He was speaking briefly, he said, for he knew that was the way the late Mr. McGillivray would have wanted it to be.
The pallbearers were six friends of the deceased, William Thomason, Robert Blackhall, Charles Kramer, John Fitzgerald, W.W. Crow, K.C. and Thomas Murray.
Although a request had been made that flowers be omitted, several beautiful floral pieces included those of the Port Colborne Liberal Association, the Niagara Parks Commission, the Buffalo Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority.
Friends were present from Hamilton, Buffalo, Ottawa, Welland, Niagara Falls, Caledon East, Toronto and Brampton. A wire of regret was received from Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, minister of labor and member for the riding.
[Welland Tribune December 24, 1943]
The death of Mrs Emma Mason, wife of Edward Mason, 34 McAlpine avenue south, occurred this morning at the Welland County General hospital, in her 76th year. Born in London, England, the late Mrs Mason came to Welland 29 years ago. She was a past secretary-treasurer of the Ladies’ Auxiliary Welland Sea Cadets, and a member of Holy Trinity church.
She is survived by her husband, Edward Mason; one daughter, Mrs Frank Oates (Dorothy) of Welland; one son, Sub. Lt. William Mason, R.C.N.V.R., H.M.C.S. Tecumseh, Calgary; a granddaughter, Virginia Oates, and two sisters, Miss M. Greenfild and Mrs F. Groves, both of London, England.
The funeral will be held from the H.L. Cudney funeral chapel, 241 West Main street, on Monday, Dec 27, at two p.m. Interment will be in Fonthill cemetery.
Funerals Mrs Edward Mason
Very largely attended the funeral was held yesterday afternoon to Fonthill of the late Mrs. Edward Mason, who passed away at the Welland County General hospital last Friday morning in her 76th year. The great number of floral tributes noted at the graveside bore silent but effective token of the affection of a wide circle of friends including the membership of the Royal Sea Cadet Corps of Welland.
Pallbearers were John Walters, Leslie Walters, W.R. Martin, Jack Martin, J. Emmons, and A. Colquhoun, and the honorary pallbearers were members of the Sea Cadet Corps, D. Penwarden, B. Penwarden, L.Woodhead and A. Radway.
Officers of the R.C.S.C.C. of Welland and members of the Sea Cadet Corps auxiliary formed a guard of honor. The officers were Lieutenant-Commander H.G.R. Williams, R.N.R., and Lieutenants C. Liddell, P. Cousins and Paddy Curtis. Members of the Ladies’ auxiliary participating were under direction of Mrs. J. Chalmers. The former O.C. the Sea Cadets, Sub-Lieutenant W. Mason, R.C.N.V.R., was present from Calgary as a member of the family, and with him there were his sister, Mrs Frank Oates, and their father, Edward Mason.
Rev. A.H. Davis, rector of Holy Trinity church, officiated both at the H.L. Cudney funeral chapel, 241 West Main street, and at Fonthill cemetery.
Among the many lovely floral tributes were those from the Good Fellows’ Club, Electro-Metallurgical Company of Canada Limited, the firm’s accounting department, and the Ladies’ Aid of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps of Welland.
[Welland Tribune November 18, 1943]
The lightly-falling flakes descend so noiselessly,
And quickly mantle every field and plain;
Proclaiming that the wintry months are here once more,
And that King Frost and Snow begin their reign,
On every leaf and branch we see a tracery
So delicate and lovely in its form;
That one can hardly realise its innocence
Or that these lovely flakes could cause a storm.
In dazzling beauty, etched in white, the trees now stand
Adorned with virgin snow, in winter’s dress;
No twig or branch too small to show its pattern clear,
And to each trunk it clings with a caress,
Each dull and dismal spot is hid from public view
As everything is changed from black to white;
A transformation scene no other can excel.
Like nighttime darkness merging to daylight.
Its advent finds the children loud and boisterous-
They hail it with great transports of delight;
And every prospect pleases as their sleighs come out,
With visions, too, of many a snowball fight.
But in the town, the snow is churned to seas of mud
As traffic, unrelenting, goes its way;
Still in the wide deep spaces of the countryside
The farmers hope that it has come to stay.
William McClure
[Welland Tribune December 24, 1943]
Again we hear the Christmas bells loud pealing
To herald in anew that wondrous birth;
Which, in a world distraught with pain and sadness
Renews a hope of lasting peace on earth.
‘Mid ravaged towns and scenes of desolation
The soldier hears those bells ring in his heart;
And sailors on their heaving crafts are listening
To catch the message which the bells impart.
High in the clouds the airmen feel near Heaven-
The Christmas bells seem ringing in the blue;
And every service man the whole world over
Is dreaming of the things he used to do.
In spirit, they are home with all their loved ones,
And home seems doubly precious at this time;
For suffering and sacrifice surround them
And painful are the hills free men must climb.
Although the world is full of tribulation
We worship still the “Babe of Bethlehem”;
For to our finite minds no earthly judgment
Can e’er that miracle of hope condemn.
The “Prince of Peace” shall comfort bring to anguish,
And cheerful is the hope His word foretells;
Our faith’s renewed and gladsome is the feeling
As hearts respond to chimes of Christmas bells.
William McClure
[Welland Tribune December 22, 1943]
The death occurred at Welland County General hospital Wednesday evening of Elizabeth Wright Miles, widow of the late Josiah Miles, in her 68th year.
The late Mrs Miles was born at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England and had resided in Canada for the past 38 years. Coming to Port Colborne four years, 235 Clarence street. The late Mrs Miles had been ailing for the past year and had been in hospital two days. She was a member of Central United church.
Surviving are her daughter, Mrs Stamp; a grandson, Robert Miles Stamp and a sister, Mrs R.J. Bailey, Staffordshire, England. Her husband predeceased her in 1922.
The funeral will be held from the funeral parlors of MacDougal and Brown, 646 St Clair avenue west, at Pinewood avenue, Toronto on friday afternoon at 3 o’clock, Rev. Dr. J.E. Todd.pastor of St Clair Avenue United church will conduct the service. Interment will be in Prospect cemetery. Toronto.
[Welland Tribune December 28, 1943]
Coroner W.K. Colbeck is investigating a fatal accident in which John Edward Porter, 57, Port Robinson, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon when a load of steel plate fell over while being borne in a carrier at the plant of Standard Steel Construction Company Limited. According to the story of the mishap given to the Tribune the carrier was forced over on its side and it fatally crushed Mr. Porter
John Edward Porter was born in Niagara-On-The-Lake 57 years ago, went to Palmerston in 1917, and came to Port Robinson from Palmerston two years ago to work with the Standard Steel Company. He is survived by his widow Mrs Celestie Porter; an only son Clarence Edward Porter; deceased’s father, John Edward Porter Sr. Of Niagara-On-The-Lake; a sister, Mrs A.W. Davey of Niagara-On-The-Lake, and a brother, T,W. Porter, also of Niagara-On-The-Lake. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. The remains are resting at the H.L. Cudney funeral chapel, 241 West Main street, Welland.
[Welland Tribune December 29, 1943]
Aged Resident of Village Had resided There 50 Years
Fenwick, Dec. 29-Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon, Dec. 24Th, from her late home in Fenwick of Mrs. Lodema Shrum Althouse, who passed away at her home on Tuesday, Dec. 21St, 1943, in her 82nd year, after an illness of nearly a year. The Rev. James Hampson of Fenwick United church, which Mrs Althouse had attended for many years, conducted the services. And the profusion of lovely flowers showed the esteem of a wide circle of friends. Mrs O. Burnham sang two beautiful hymns, “Face to Face” and “Abide With Mr” Mrs Hampson acting as accompanist.
The deceased was the wife of Daniel Althouse, well known market gardener, who predeceased her eight years ago. Mrs Althouse was born in Smithville in 1862, a daughter of Jacob and Margaret Shrum. She had resided in the immediate neighborhood for 50 years, moving here with her husband from Alanburg.
Surviving are one son, Clarence Althouse, and one daughter, Mrs Myrtle Ellsworth, both of Fenwick; three brothers, Ezra and George Shrum of Smithville and John Shrum of Brantford; also four sisters, Mrs Karie Fisher of Smithville, Mrs Mary Trim of Windsor, Mrs Emma Brillinger, Fort William, and Mrs Cora Brown of Buffalo; as well as eight grandchildren, Cornell and Corine Ellsworth, Margaret and Joyce Althouse, all of Fenwick, Mrs Russell McArthur (Evelyn), Niagara Falls, Mrs Paul Bouvry )Leola) , Niagara Falls, N.Y.; William Ellsworth, Ridgeville and Pte. Nelson Ellsworth, Petawawa Camp; also one great grandson, John Ellsworth, Ridgeville
Interment took place in Hillside cemetery with th following pallbearers, Floyd Ebert, Sydney Ebert, James Ebert and Geo. Garner, all of Fenwick; Harley Ebert, Fonthill; and William Sitter, Fisherville
Youthful Victim of Drowning Yesterday Will be Buried on Friday Afternoon
[Welland Tribune December 29, 1943]
Port Colborne firemen in charge of Acting Chief Claude Culp recovered the body of Harold Bruce Christie, 12-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Christie, 227 Ash Street, Port Colborne, from the waters of the bay near the breakwall about 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
Firemen pushed a boat across the ice to the place where the boy had skated through the thin ice and dragged only a short time before recovering the body, which was removed to the Dell and Merton funeral home, 50 Clarence street.
Young Christie had been skating with other boys on the ice of the bay yesterday morning when he skated out too far onto thin ice and went through the ice about 10.30 a.m.
Coroner Dr. E.A. Mackenzie said this morning that no inquest would be held.
Harold Bruce Christie was born in Welland and had resided in Port Colborne for the past eight years. He was a pupil of Grade Seven, Steele Street public school and of First Presbyterian Sunday school. He was a member of Third Port Colborne Troop of Boy Scouts and an athlete of ability having been a member of bantam baseball champions of the Recreation club league last season and a member of a Lions league bantam hockey team. He was one of Jack Taylor’s troup of acrobats.
Surviving are his parents, Mr and Mrs Thomas Christie and two brothers, Richard, 17 and Wilfred, 14, 227 Ash street his grandparents, Mr and Mrs David Christie of Belfast, Ireland, and Richard Haynes of Kingston.
The funeral will be held from the Dell and Merton funeral chapel, 50 Clarence street, Port Colborne, on Friday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m., Rev. G.H. Knighton and Rev. R.T. Rutherdale, conducting the service. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery.
Would have celebrated Birthday on New New Year’s Day
[Welland Tribune December 30, 1943]
Bethel, Dec. 30-Mrs Catharine Wagner, the fourth daughter of Leonard and Elizabeth Young Geis, was born at the Geis homestead, December 30th, 1863. Following a lingering illness of several months duration, she passed away on Christmas Day, within a week of her 80th birthday. She was married in February, 1883, to John Wagner and went to live on a farm close to her childhood home, where she resided until the time of her death.
Besides her husband deceased is survived by the following children: Charles, at home; Mrs C.E. Furry, Cook’s Mills; William of Bethel; Mrs Dudley Augustine, Mrs Charles Simone of Welland; Clarence of Port Colborne and Edward at home. Another son, Frederick, predeceased his parents in 1914.Among the other survivors are 17 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two elder sisters, Mrs Elizabeth Fueth and Mrs Barbara Fuerth, both of Woodslee, Ont.
The deceased was a lifelong and faithful member of St Joseph’s R.C. church of Snyder, and the funeral was conducted from the late residence to the church on Monday morning where Father Smith of Niagara Falls chanted the requiem mass. He was assisted by Mrs Harry Wagner, organist and the choir, of which several nieces are members.
Interment was made at St Paul’s cemetery. Four nephews, George Wagner, John Geis, William Geis, Frank Felnouser and two grandsons, Harry and Fred Wagner, were pallbearers. The profusion of flowers and mass cards indicated the esteem and love in which the deceased was held by relatives and friends. Among the large number attending the funeral and calling at the home were friends from Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Essex.
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