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HElKA - Gord and Michele
(Moore) are pleased to announce the arrival of th · fi
child, a daughter, Aman~~ ~~!
cole, t.;>orn .&>ril 17, 1996 at
Westmrnster Campus l d'
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Welg lng 8 lbs. 3 oz. First tim~
grandparents are Max and Irma
Jeanne Moore and lew and Mari
Helka also
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a second greatgranddaughter for Gertrude
Young. Amanda is the niece of
very. proud Uncle Bill and Aunt
Jackie Moore and Aunts Tracy
Moore, Melanie and M 1.
Helka.
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GOBLE, - Shawn and laurie
(Wieler) are pleased to announce the birth of their first
child, a daughter, Morgan Riley
McKenzie born June 26th at
5:35 a.m. weighing 7 lbs, 15.6
ozs. Proud first time grandparents are Dick and Marg Wieler
and Dave and Rosemary Goble.
Great grandparents are Grant
and Beatrice Goble, Diedrich
Wieler, and Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Friesen. .J.!J.!11L
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SMITH
Gerold and ~lsie (Geerts) are proud
Parents of the1r new s~ Keyjrr G~rdon
Peter,
born April
1
1~6
roud
grandparents ore Peter Ond urle Geerts
and Emma Smith. Special thanks to Dr.
Morunclc and the Stoff of Westminster
Campus.
JENKINS - Charlie, Betty and big
sister Jessica of Belmont are thrilled
to announce the arrival of Michael
Cb!We~ born September 6. 1996 at
Victoria Hospital, London weighing '
8 lbs. 10 oz. Proud grandparents
are Marjorie and Russell Muir of
Princeton and Don & Leila Jenkins
of Belmont.
VAN
ROBINSON-Steve & t:.va are
delighted to announce the arrival
of their beautiful daughter. Victoria Elisabeth, born November
2, 1996l 6 lbs. 15 ozs. Julia is
happy to have a new playmate.
Thrilled
grandparents
are
Theresa Martindale and David
Sumner, Mike and Clara Wagner and Gary & Kathy Robinson.'
Victoria is also blessed with
great grandparents Perc & Shirley Robinson, Dale and Marion
(Wright) Sta)'llman and Katerina
Wagner.
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BOMMEL.-Bobert
and
'ilic~i (nee Paget) are happy to
announce the safe arrival of their
first child, Chantel Bose, on November 28, 1996 weighing 7 lbs.
6 ozs. Proud grandparents are
Bev & Donna Paget and William
& Mary Van Bommel. A special
thanks to Dr. Roe and all the
third floor maternity staff at
STEGH.
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LIGHT - Wendy and Bill are
pleased to announce the arrival
of their first child, a baby girl,
Taylor lynn, weighing 6 lbs. 10
oz., born on June 7, 1996 at
5:36 am. Special thanks to Dr.
Rebel who was covering for Dr.
Fellows, and staff on 3rd floor,
St. Joseph's Health Centre.
Proud grandparents are Doris
and Rod Corey, Ivan and Anne
Doyle of London, Raymond and
Marjorie Light. Little Aunt Crystal
is overjoyed, and so is Uncle
Danny and Aunt laurie. Also
·great-grandchild
for
first
Clarence Reid of Woodstock. 19p
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVELYN MOORE !
April ? , 199Z
MOORE· 90th BIRTHDAY
Friends and relatives of Mrs. Evelyn Moore
of Belmont are invited to an open house to
celebrate her 90th Birthday at Belmont
United Church on Sunday, April 6, from 2-4
PM. Best wishes only please.
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Rev.
Lloyd
Brown
introduces
Evelyn
Moore to
another
birthday
girl,
Stephanie
Gartly,
4, during
Evelyn's
90th
birthday
open
house.
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MOORE - I wish to thank my family,
and all the relatives, friends and
neighbours and former pupils for the
many greetings, cards, flowers, and
gifts and all that was done to make
my 90th birthday a joyous event.
Sincere thanks,
Evelyn L. Moore
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Evelyn Moore
Evelyn Lavina Moore was born April 7 , 1907 on the banks of ~ he Thames
at the Poole homestead , Tait ' s corner , Ekfrid in Middlesex County , Ontario .
She attended public school S.S. No . 8 Ekfrid and No . 11 Westminister and
four years at London Central Collegiate Institute , specializing in Engl ish
in which she won Public Speaking prize in Middlesex Presbytery and a
silver medal on "C anadian Poets" in c ompetition with London Conference.
She graduated from London Normal School in 1926 . She taught school at
Littlewood and Christina , Gladstone and Belmont. She contributed to
Pathfinder , the Young Pe ople ' s magazine of United Church and taught a
primary class.
July 28 , 1934, she married Frank Moore . They had two boys , Peter
and James .
In 1954-59. she was President of the Women ' s Missionary S ociety of
Belmont United Church and a life member as well . She i s a member of the
Belmont u.c .w. and a member of the Belmont Women's Institute since
January 1949 , the convenor of Agriculture and Canadian Industries for
eleven years and i n 1972 was elected convenor of this committee for
Elgin East District W.I.She was also P . R.O . from 1975-79 · Both Frank
and Evelyn were faithful to Yarmouth and Belmont Agricultural Society .
She was a director of the Ladies Division , for six years , and a director
of Belmont Fair Board ; also Superintendent of Junior Fair . In 1957 she
wrote the Soc iety' s History which was published in a Historical Booklet
in honour of its Cenrennial . She served as Secretary-Treasurer of the
North School" from 1950-64. She became a Director of Ontario School
Trustees and Ratepayers Association .
In 1965 , when the sch ool closed they organized as the North Rate payers Ass ociation. Frank and Evelyn lived on a Century farm dating back
to 1849 . They were active members of the London and Middlesex Historical
Socie ty ani' of the North Yarmouth and Di strict Soc i ety . They were
actively engage d in the Centennial restoration project of a local
pioneer cemetery , "The F ifth Concession Burial Ground" Westminister .
They researched the local hi story and in 1971 were privileged to assist
as Resource Personnel in the "Early School Environment Study" a
curriculum project for t eachers .
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She wrote many Histories for the Centennial ; the
lis ~
includes :
*St . George's Anglican Church
* Belmont 1815-1971
* North Dorchester History 1867-1967 . This was a Township Centennial
projec t .
* The History of the MacFarlanes
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Belmont Women ' s Institute disbanded October 1981 . She joined
Kingsmill-Maple t on Women's Institute in 1986. t he K.M.w.r. members
celebrated her 90th b i rthday in her home April 1997 . She is our oldes t
member and has contributed much to our community .
Note : Madeleine Jenkins contribute d t he i nformati on pertaining
to Mrs . Evelyn Moore.
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Evelyn Moore, Kingsmill-Mapleton Women's Institute member
Women's Institute members gather to celebra~e the 90th
birthday of Evelyn Moore, in her home , (April 7 , 1997)
This photo taken April 10 , 1997.
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Happy 80th Birthday!!
Allee Bridgeman TUrns 80 Today!
Hope you have a wonderful day. We love you! Ed.
Barbara. Lynn and Charlie. Charlotte,and Sven.
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80th Birthday
Lela Johnson is
celebrating her
80th birthday on
February 27, 1997.
Love and best wishes from
your family
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BIRTHS
~- - Everyone is thrilled as
our dreams have been fulfilled.
John and Sharlene thank God
for the safe but early arrival of
their precious little boy on AQri)
9/98 Matthew John Charles
weighed 4 lbs. 12 ozs. and is a
little brother for Nicole. Proud
grandparents are Charles &
Jean Evert and John & Sandra
Den Harder. .Special thanks to
Or. S. Powers and the nurses at
ep
Victoria Hospital.
J.ENKIN~o Dave and Maureen
on .Jaouarv
& a son. Evan
~ Proud grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Moriyasu Higa of
Scarborough and Mrs. Harold
Jenkins of Belmont. ./..2..i:l. Sc
WILSON- Blair and Kristen (nee
t
Bogart) are proud to. a~noun~e
the safe arrival of the1r f1rst ch1ld
Alexandra Elizabeth, born May
5th. 1998 at 11 :48 a.m. weighing
7. lbs. 10 ozs. First grandchild for
Reg and Joan Bogart. ~inth
grandchild for Betty Ann W1lson.
Proud great-grandparents are
Leo and Pam Bogart and Florence Leslie. Special thanks to
Or. Sloan, Dr. Thomas, nurse
JoAnn and all the 3rd floor
nurses at STEGH.
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MANNING • Cameron Manning is
happy to announce he has a new
baby sister, Ch«!ta! L,ynn. born February 12. 1991 at St. Thomas Elgin
General Hospital.
MINNEMA-Herman & Kathy
Minnema and big brother Matthew would like to welcome...s.ta:
ven John, weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz.,
born on November p at 9:57
a.m. into their loving family.
Proud grandparents are Russell
& Shirley Lunn of Belmont and
Nellie Minnema of Appin. Also a
little brother for Carrie and Kirk
Shively of Springfield. Special
thanks to Dr. Roe and nurses
Kathy and Jenny and 3rd floor
OB. Matthew would also like to
thank Beppe Nellie for looking
after htm while Mommy and Steven were in hospital. j Cf 9 7 19c
Births 1997 & 1998
GOBLE - Dawn and Mike Goble
of Lakefie:d, Ont. proudly announce the birth of their son,
Drew Alexander, 8 lb. 10 oz. on
~t 28. 1998 at Peterborough Civic Hospital. Proud
grandparents are Dave &
Rosemary Goble and Peter &
Linda Axelson all of Aylmer.
Happy great-grandparents are
Grant Goble and Helen Ward
also of Aylmer.
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FREEMAN - Paul and Sheila
(nee Hodgson) are pleased to
announce the arrival of their
daughter Taylor Emily, 8 lbs.
8 oz. on September 10, 199& at
St. Joseph's Hospital, London.
Proud grandparents are Ray &
Marilyn Freeman. Robert &
Carol Hodgson. Happy greatgrandmothers are Winnie Freeman, Vera Harris and Isabel
Lanning.
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Ron and Tracey Van Roestel of Malahide show off their son and daughter, Ryan and baby Car1y, who
were both born
i.n.J.M. RYan was born Jan. 6 and Car1y was born Dec
22 (T-J photo)
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Vera Foster, seated, celebrated her 100th birthday
with her children Pauline Roberts, left, Katherine
Howe, Ruth Nelson, and Don Foster. Mrs. Foster was
..b.o.m.. in Aylmer JsaRuarv 31 1898 to Philip and Lettie
learn. She was a omemaker and mother, who taught
piano and was organist at Summers Corners United
Church for many years. She was opposed to plastic
from the beginning and warned her family it would be
bad for the environment. She was self-educated and
opposed selling Canadian water. About 80 friends attended her open house at Chateau Gardens, Saturday.
Mrs. Foster has 12 grandchildren, 26 greatgrandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Happy Birthday Mrs . Foster
January 31 , 1998
100 years old .
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Surprise Open
House
for
Louise
Shackleton's
80th Birthday
Monday, March 9, 1998
at her winter home
103 Egret St. N.
Sebring, Florida 33872
from 1:00- 5:00p.m.
Best Wishes Only.
Lillie Herbert
Family and friends are invited to celebrate this
special day with me. Thursday, July 30 2 - 8
p.m. at 84 Fairview Avenue, St. Thomas.
Lilt
1998 Birthday Celebrations
1[orence Stover
Love from your children, grandchildren
& great grandchildren
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Aleta Thomson
Open House
80th e?Jit:thfJay
Bsth Birthday
A Open Hou e will be held on
Sund<ty, March 21 t from 2A p.m.
at New Sarum Famdy Restaurant - Memory Lane ..
Be t wishc:> only please.
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Friends and family of Erelyn Hoshal are im·ited to
till Open /louse to celehrate her 80th Birthday
at Sprinlifield Lions Community Hall.
Sundar March 28. /999. 2:00 ro 4:00p.m.
Best ~tishes Only.
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WILFRID FAULDS
90th Birthday
You are invited to an Open House
Saturday, May 1 from 2-4 p.m.
at South Dorchester Community Centre, Lyons
Love from your family - Marion, James, Dennis, Sue, Shawn,
Chad, Mitchell, Kyle, Jeremy,
Cameron and Chantal.
Happy Birthday !
Best Wishes Only Please.
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The Waelcley Twins
are 60!
on July 10
Jean 6 Jaelc
I i_fi. Love & best wishes from
your families.
Happy 80th Birthday
Lewis Belka
Happy 80th Birthday
to Clarence Willsey
November 9th
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wirlt /m·e
jimu your " ife Edna & all of
your family. ~rmulchildrell and
~real ~randclliltlrcn
Open House for Lewis Helka
Come join us for an open house on Sunday, Nov. 71999 from
~ at the Odd Fellows Hall in Belmont (next to the mill,
Main St.) best wishes only please. Parking available at the mill.
Side door entrance at the hall.
Happy Birthday !
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AREA DEATHS
JENKEN
Dou g las of R R 1.
Belmont ontano on Friday,
Januaf:l 22, ~· at the St. ThomasEig•nenera osp•tal, suddenly, m h•s
71st year. Beloved husband of Geraldine
(Ritchie) Jenken and dearly loved
father of Bev Jenken of R R 1. Belmont
and Connie Stevens of Belm ont. Dear
brother of Beatrice and her husband
Charles Farquhar of St. Thomas, Lilley
and her husband Leonard Willsey of
Belmont, Kathleen and her husband
David Harris of R R 2.- Dorchester and
George and his wife Rowena Jenken of
R R 1. Belmont. Also surv ived by 4
grandsons, 1 granddaughter, 1 greatgr andson, 1 great-granddaughter and a
number of nieces a nd nephews. Resting
at the Williams Funeral Hom e, 45 Elgin
Street, St. Thomas; where funeral
ser vice will be held Monday at 1:30 PM.
Cremation
Mount
Plea sant
Crematorium, London. V isitation
Sunday 2-4 ond 7-9 PM. Remembrances
may be made to the Oddfellow and
Rebekah Hear t Fund. A Memorial
service will be held at the funeral home
on Sunday evening at 7:30 PM by
Officers and Members of VictQry Lodge
#465, I.O.O.F., Belmont.
~Hiram
OQ:)
In Memory of
~he, 1w~cl!J.:1hird Vsolm
~?he kord rn~ shepherd; i shall not wont
is
1-le rno~dh m~ lo lie- down in qran posluns:
'-~~
lc.oddh rr.c be-side th.c. still wafers.
Hiram Douglas Jenken
Born
November 8th, 1922
London. Ontario
1lc res+ordh m~ so~ I: 11c.lc.odd, me in the
Died
i~jt.O. thou9h .q~olk lhrol.l9h the ~aile~ or the.
January 22nd, 1993
St. Thomas, Ontario
polhs or ri9hkousness for ~is nomc:ssohc..
shadow of dc.oth. ~ wdI reo r
no t,V il:
for thou art wilh me: th~ rod and
th~ starr the.~ comrort me.
1hou prepares+ o table. before. me in the
presence or mine. c.nt.miC.$:
l~ou anoinlcst m~ head with 01l;
m~ cup runndh ovet·.
~urd~ 9oodncss and m~r·c~ shall follow
me. all the. da~s or 111~ lirv
and qwill d-well in the houst. thc.l.rord for C.'Jt.r.
or
Service
1:30 p.m. , Monday, January 25, 1993
Williams Funeral Home
St. Thomas. Ontario
Officiating
Rev. Gloria Langlois
Knox Presbyterian Church
Belmont, Ontario
Cremation
Mount Pleasant Crematorium
London. Ontario
Williams Funeral Home
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Wilfred Herbert
A funeral for Wilfred
Herbert. 89, of 91 Spruce Sl,
retired farmer, was beld
Saturday, February 6.
He died at bome on
Thursday, February 4, 1993.
Mr. Herbert was born in
~ ~hester Townsbjp
on November 28, 1903 to tbe
late Salem and Canie
(Argyle) Herbert.
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He resided in Aylmer for
the past 17-years and bad
previously lived in Kingsmill. He was a retired farmer
and bad also worked for
Ontario
Department
of
Highways.
Mr. Herbert is survived by
his wife Lillie (Ashton) Herbert; a son Ashton Herbert
and wife Patricia of RR7,
Aylmer; and two daughters,
Berniece Farquhar and busband Russ of Gladstone, and
Carol Riddell and husband
Richard of Kingsmill.
He is also survived by
several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Mr. Herbert was predeceased by a brother George
Herbert, a sister Eva Cox, a
grandson Kevin and a greatgrandson Bradley.
Rev. Norman Hue of
Malabide United Church
conducted a funeral from H.
A. Kebbel Funeral Home.
Burial was in Aylmer Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ron Farquhar; Don, Dennis and
Stephen Herbert and Trevor
and Jeremy Riddell. Flower
bearers were Bob Millard,
Clark Charlton and Pete Provoost Sr.
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CHARLES
AI c!oressont Core Home, St. Thomas,
on luesdoy, Febr"rx 16,1993, ~
! Bj!tl Cherie§ of T. I nom os; age 92
yeats. Survived by his family: Lorry
and Mario Doxtotor of St. Thomas.
RoiSih and Dee Charles of Southwold,
Linllo ( Doxtotor> and her husband
Mor1ey Edwards of Niagara Falls, and
grandchildren: Dwayne, Mandy, Billy,
Becf<y, Michelle, Corey, Abbey, Grant
and his wife Kate, Jason, Jennifer and
Liso; greot·grondchlldren: Brandon,
A n d rew, Paige and Rebecca.
Predeceased by sons Sandy Reid Green
and Angus Raymond Charles. Friends
may call at the R. C. Madill Funeral
Home, Mt. B rydges on Thursday
evening February 18th 7-9 PM. Funeral
service will be held in the Longhouse,
Oneida on Friday, February 19th at 11
AM. Interment Longhouse Cemetery,
Oneido.
Lesley Anne Stover
Services are to be he~d
Wednesday for Leslei;Anne
Stover. of RR 7]\ylmer; whO
(lle(J Sun~ March 28, 1993
at the St.
mas-Elgin General Hospital . She was 24.
Born in Kingston, Ont. , on
March 13, 1969, daughter of
Howard and Betty <TaylorJ
StOver, of RR 7 A>:Imer, she
had hved lh Aylmer most of
her life.
Survived by. one brother
Kenneth and his wife Mary,
of RR 7 Aylmer, three nieces
Beth, Siobhan, Stephanie,
one nephew Tony and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Predeceased by a brother
Ronald Stover.
Visitation at the H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home, Aylmer,
tonight from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
and Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. and from 7 f .m. to 9
p.m. where funera services
will be held on Wednesday at
1:30p.m. Rev. Pat Ferrer, of
Church of Christ Disciples,
Mapleton, will officiate. Interment in Necropolis Cemetery.
.'Pallbearers
were: James
and Bradley Taylor, Johnathan Aect, and Mike, Rick
and Carl Stover.
J.
Harold Leslie
Davies
Harold Leslie Davies, 89,
of Belmont, i retired farmer,
was buried at DOrchester
Union Cemeteryolast Friday.
He died at Caressant Care,
Woodstock, on Tuesday,
A~ 13,1993.
. DaVies was born at
Mount Salem on May 18,
1903 to tbe late Edward and
Nancy (McLellan) Davies.
He is survived by two
daughters, Shirley MacDonald of Ingersoll, and
Elaine Davies of Woodstock
and friend Harold Fisbleigb
of Ingersoll; grandchildren
Brett Masterson and wife
Deanna, Dean Masterson and
wife N&DC~, and Dianne
Masterson, aft of London.
Mr. Davies is also survived by several greatgrandchildren and a sister
Mabel Pettit of St. Thomas.
He was predeceased by
his wife Eva GertruJK,
Davies in 1984, a grandson
Darren Masterson in 1982
and by four brothers and four
sisters.
1be Reverend Gloria
Langlois of Knox Presbyterian Churcb, Belmont conducted tbe funeral from
Bieman Funeral Home.