Beatrice Banford

A resident of Woodland Villa in Long Sault, for the past 10 years, Phyllis Dawley (nee Abbott) passed away there on Wednesday, June 26, 2013.  She was 90.

Phyllis was born in Durrington, England, on September 21, 1922, to her parents  Charles and Maud Abbott (nee Heaver). She grew up next door to Stonehenge where she played as a youngster, along with her older brother Bill and her older sister Agnes. 

When WW 2 broke out, Phyllis worked in the post office and then went on to be a factory welder building fighter planes for the war effort. 

During the war years, she met a young Canadian paratrooper from the 1st Airborne Parachute Battalion, Dalton Dawley – a farmer from Morrisburg. They were married in Durrington, on May 29th, 1945. After the war ended, Dalton returned home to Morrisburg, with Phyllis following a short time later. 

Phyllis and Dalton were blessed with three sons, Bryan, Tom and Kent. 

Over the years, Phyllis worked at various jobs. But the job she enjoyed and loved the most was as a seamstress at Upper Canada Village. Both she and Hedda Cassell made the costumes that were worn by the people working at the village. 

After retiring, Phyllis and Dalton enjoyed travelling across Canada to various 1st Airborne reunions.  Phyllis took great pride in her sons and in her three grandchildren. And of course she was delighted to be able to meet her two great-grandchildren, Kaeghan and Aodhan.

Phyllis, along with her dear friend Hedda, was unparalleled when it came to working for St. James Church. The church was an important part of her life. 

Phyllis is survived by her sons Bryan (Karen), Tom (Wanda) and Kent (Carol), all of Mariatown, and her sister Agnes Herbert of England.  

She will be fondly remembered by granddaughters Laura (Derek) Lowson and Shanna Dawley (Kent Miller) and great-grandchildren Kaeghan and Aodhan Lowson. 

 She is also survived by nieces and nephews in Canada and England.   

She was predeceased by her husband Dalton, her brother Bill Abbott and her grandson Jason Dawley.     

Friends called at St. James Anglican Church, Morrisburg, on Friday, June 28th from 10 a.m. until time of the Funeral Service which was held at 11 a.m., with Rev. Sue McCullough officiating.  Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery, Mariatown.

Honorary pallbearers were Ralph Thompson, John Jones and Percy Salmon.  Pallbearers were Derek Lowson, Steven Casselman, Mahlon Locke, Chuck Irvine, Jack Notman and Jim Adlington.  

Donations to the Alzheimer’s Society would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.  Arrangements were entrusted to the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Williamsburg.  Online condolences may be made at marsdenmclaughlin.com. 

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ississauga and a former resident of the Morrisburg area, Audrey Brock passed away on May 29, 2012, at the Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga. She was 88.

A retired teacher, customs worker and post office worker, Audrey was born on May 23, 1924, in Kitchener, Ontario. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Olive Brock.

Audrey received her BA from Waterloo University. She was a member of the Eastern Star and the Anglican Church. 

She will be lovingly remembered by her children Rodney (Sandra) Beckstead of Morrisburg, Candice Beckstead of St. Catharines, Victoria MacFayden of Mississauga and Janet (Herbert) Eldridge of Mississauga.

Audrey was predeceased by a son, Thomas Beckstead.

A private family service was held June 2, 2012, in Mississauga.

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A lifetime resident of the area, Ron Casselman passed away suddenly at home on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. He was 73.

Ron was born on September 20,1939, to his parents Jake and Alice Casselman (nee Black). He grew up with his five siblings on a farm near Williamsburg. 

Ron attended public school at Ingleside and high school at Aultsville, where he met Janice Collins, his wife of 50 years. 

Known as a hard worker, Ron first worked on the railroad and then found his niche in concrete sales, most recently with Atlas Block.  His sales territory took him from the Quebec border to Belleville, Ontario. Ron took pride in his work and the product.  

In the community, Ron held membership in the Lions Club and later worked on the Canada Day Committee.

A fan of many sports, hockey was Ron’s other vocation.  Ron coached boys and girls in their early minor hockey years. In 1980, he purchased the Morrisburg Jr. B Lions and for the past 32 years, he exemplified what small town hockey teams are all about. He reveled in the wins and wore each loss on his sturdy face. 

Under Ron, the Lions won four St. Lawrence Division titles and two Rideau division titles.  Ron and Janice billeted and mentored young people during their careers with the Lions and as a testament to his work with young people and the sport of hockey, Ron was recognized with an achievement award by Hockey Canada. 

Beyond his work and hockey, family was Ron’s delight and joy.  He was better known to them as Poppy.  He and Janice cared for their children and grandchildren, always ready to take one of them here or there, or get something from here or there.  As one grandchild remarked, “he would do anything for you.”  

Ron is remembered by his family as a modest person who encouraged one to form and hold their own opinions, a person of integrity and honesty, respected in family, work and sports communities.

While a person of few words, Ron held a certain presence of integrity where ever he went.  Ron was a mentor to many and a person who instilled teamwork with the hockey team, and a family person who knew that togetherness made the family.  Family and home were synonymous for Ron.  

Ron is survived by his wife Janice, by his children Kevin (Lois) of Morrisburg, Kim (Jack) of Morrisburg and Krista (Laura) of Green Valley and by his grandchildren Cody (Steph), Kasey, Kari, Katie (Jason), step-grandchildren Trevor, Chris, Jordan, Ben, Catherine, Cory, Isabelle and his soon to be born great-grandson Jake.  

He was the dear brother of Marion Scrivens of Perth, Shirley Fader of Iroquois, Carolyn (Jack) Zeron of Morrisburg, Bobby of Ingleside and Brian (Sue) of Peterborough.

He is also survived by nieces and nephews.  

Friends called at the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Williamsburg, on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service was held at Lakeshore Drive United Church, Morrisburg, on Friday, November 16th at  11 a.m., with Rev. Arlyce Schiebout officiating.  Cremation followed.  

Honorary pallbearers were Kasey and Kari Bennett, Katie Casselman, Jordan Lagendyk, Ben and Catherine Harding and Cory Hagen. Pallbearers were Kevin and Cody Casselman, Jack Bjergso, Hartley Hodgson, Tom Hodgson and Dale Lewis.  

Donations to the Ron Casselman Memorial Bursary Fund would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.  Online condolences may be made at marsdenmclaughlin.com.

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