John ‘Jake’ Hunter

Grace Erratt of Winchester died suddenly at the Winchester District Memorial Hospital on Thursday, July 7, 2016. She was 92. She was born in Riceville on September 5, 1923, to her parents Rueben James Scott […]

 

A resident of the Hartford Home in Morrisburg, for the past 3.5 years, Doreen Casselman passed away there on Saturday, October 28, 2013.  She was 83.

Doreen was born in northern New York State, on September 8, 1930, to her parents Don and Florence Shaver. She moved with her family to the Iroquois area when she was a young girl.

On May 28, 1948, Doreen married Lyle Casselman, and together they had five children Gerald, Doug, David, Donna and Gilda. 

Lyle and Doreen operated a dairy farm and orchard on Rowena road for many years which is now owned by their son David.  

Doreen enjoyed playing cards, shopping, visiting with people and spending time with her family. 

Doreen is survived by her children David (Diane) of RR1 Iroquois, Doug (Mary) of Williamsburg, Gerald (Marlene) of RR1 Iroquois, Donna (Lyall) Cutler of Cardinal and the late Gilda Shay (Murray) of RR1 Iroquois. 

Doreen will be sadly missed by nine grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.  She was predeceased by her husband Lyle.  She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Friends called at the Marsden McLaughlin Funeral Home Iroquois, on Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p,m. Funeral service was held at the funeral home on Wednesday, October 30th, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Dan Hayward officiating.

Interment followed at Spruce Haven Cemetery, Brinston.  Pallbearers were Tyler Casselman, Matthew Casselman, Darryl Casselman, Darryl Britton, Peter Pepers and Gordon Empey. 

Donations to the Diabetes Association or the Kidney Foundation would be gratefully acknowledged by the family. Online condolences may be made at marsdenmclaughlin.com.

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A lifetime resident of the Chesterville area, Marion Hart passed away at Winchester District Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, following a brief illness. She was 86.

Marion was born at the family farm in Gallingertown, Nov. 15, 1925. The youngest of three children born to John Montgomery McConnell and Beatrice Higgins, she was sister to Roy and Charlie McConnell. 

She attended Gallingertown Public School and began work at the age of 15. She worked for several area families for some time, before joining the house keeping staff of the Ballantyne Farm at Colquhoun in the early 1940s.

While there she met a young farm worker by the name of Roy Hart and eventually they were married in 1942. 

Roy’s parents, Ernest and May Hart had bought a small farm nearby. In the first year of marriage Roy and Marion owned a Jersey cow and they’d walk daily to the Hart farm to do chores, milk the cow, separate cream for sale and then walk back to Ballantynes for work there. 

In 1943 they moved to the Hart farm and began their dairy farming life at the family home where Marion would live for the next 70 years. 

 

Marion and Roy raised three children, Mark born in 1944, Brenda born in 1950 and Lee in 1951. 

In the early ‘50s Marion, worked for a brief time at Gillard’s Grocery Store in Chesterville and then stayed home to raise the family. In the late ‘50s, work began on developing the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Harts took in three boarders during the construction years. 

In 1961 Marion was offered a temporary, two-week job as a guide at a new tourist attraction known as Upper Canada Village, which was developed as part of the Seaway project.

The rest as they say was history, as that began a 30-year career for Marion at the Village — five years as a guide, and 25 years as craftsperson in the spinning and weaving department in the McDermid House. 

Her 30 years at the Village provided a tremendous opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and talents, meet a whole community of people and develop many life long friendships.

After retirement Marion and Roy never slowed down. They were always involved in the community, were active visiting friends and relatives, enjoying bus trips and travel and spending time with a growing family of grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Marion was an active member of Colquhoun United Church, and later Williamsburg United Church as well as the United Church Women. For many years she was also an active member of the Carmen Forward Weavers Guild. 

Marion is survived by her children Brenda Hart (Walter Conrad) of Carp and Lee (Angie) of Calgary, her daughter-in-law Connie Hart of R.R.# 1 Chesterville and her sister-in-law Keitha McConnell of Iroquois.

She will be lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Chris (Dawn) Hart, Debbie (Dwayne) Pirie, Greg Hess (Jackie Schultz), Shannon Hess, Amanda Hess, Allison Hart (Ryan Ellis), and Nathan Hart (Kenna Morris) and by her great-grandchildren, Jasmine Hess, Madison Hart, Dylan and Austin Pirie. She is also survived by a nephew Kevin McConnell.  

Marion was predeceased by her husband Roy, her son Mark and her brothers Charles and Roy McConnell.   

Friends called at the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Williamsburg, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.  Funeral service was held at Williamsburg United Church on Monday, April 30th at 11 a.m., with Rev. Ralph Taylor officiating.  Interment followed at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Chesterville.  

Pallbearers were Chris Hart, Allison Hart, Greg Hess, Nathan Hart, Shannon Hess and Amanda Hess.  

Donations to the Williamsburg United Church or Winchester Hospital would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.  Online condolences may be made at marsdenmclaughlin.com. 

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