Florence Gertrude English

June 26, 2013 Editor Obituaries

 

Florence Gertrude English passed away peacefully at Winchester District Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, May 29, with her family by her side. She was 97 years old.

Born on December 28, 1915, in Iroquois, Ontario, to Richard Whittle and Martha (Roberts), Florence was the third eldest in a family of 15. She was predeceased by her parents at an early age.

Florence attended public and high school in Iroquois. She graduated Normal School in 1935, in Ottawa, at which time she began her teaching career in a one room school house in Iroquois. During this time, she met her future husband, Oreon English.

The two were married on June 27, 1941, in Morrisburg, at which time they moved to the English Homestead on English Road, Iroquois.

Florence continued teaching while Oreon farmed, but it was not unusual to see Florence by his side helping with the farm

Florence had a great passion for music. She was an accomplished organist and pianist. She sang in the Iroquois United Church choir and taught the junior choir. She sang at numerous weddings in the area. 

Florence retired from teaching May 18, 1976, which gave her more time to pursue her other hobbies, especially her research of the Roberts and Whittle family trees.

She was well known for her needle point and crocheting.

On June 12, 1979, Florence became a member of the United Empire Loyalists. 

Upon Oreon’s death in 1996, Florence sold the farm and moved to Iroma Apartments in Iroquois, where she resided for 17 years. There she made many new friends.

In November 2012, Florence moved to the Hartford Retirement Home in Morrisburg. Although she was there for a short period of time, she enjoyed her stay.

A celebration of Florence’s life took place at Marsden McLaughlin Funeral Home in Iroquois, on Friday, May 31, 2013, with the Rev. Janet Evans officiating.

Florence was predeceased by her husband and parents as well as seven brothers and five sisters.

She is survived by sisters Luella Charbot and Kathline Runions and by her sister-in-law Iris Bryant. She will also be fondly remembered by several nieces and nephews.

Pall bearers were Florence’s six nephews, John MacMillan, Ralph Duvall, Kevin Duvall, David Whittle, Scott Payne and Robert Jones.

Intermet followed at the United Cemetery in Iroquois.

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Earl Stanley Brown

March 6, 2013 Editor Obituaries

 

A lifetime resident of the area, Earl Brown passed away at the Carefor Hospice in Cornwall, on Thursday, February 28, 2013. He was 73.

Earl was born at home in Morewood, on April 23, 1939, to his parents Stanley and Violet Brown (nee James). As a child, he worked on the family farm while attending Morewood School.

In 1958, the family relocated to Glenn Becker where they ran the Brown’s Service Station.

Earl and Carole (McHaffie of Glen Becker) were married on September 3, 1960, and moved down the road to Froatburn. During this time, Earl worked for The Department of Highways (Iroquois). 

In 1966, Earl and Carole, and one-year-old son Andrew, moved to Nudell Bush. Shortly after the move, Earl started work at the Rohm and Haas Plant in Morrisburg where he remained until his retirement in 1994.

Earl started playing hockey when he was 16, not knowing then that his passion for the sport would become the foundation of his existence. He started playing organized hockey in 1955, at age 16. He played with the Morrisburg Juveniles in 1955 and 1956, and then with the Winchester Juniors from 1956-1960. From there, he played Intermediate hockey with Winchester from 1960-69. He led the team in scoring in 1965-66-67 and won the St Lawrence scoring title in 1965-66.

Earl loved his hockey and hockey took him to many places, Nashville, the Yukon, Las Vegas, Florida and many cities in Ontario. 

One of his highlights was playing in a gold medal game for the Cornwall Hubs at the old Montreal Forum in 1987.

Earl enjoyed many sports activities such as broomball, baseball, golf, fishing, hunting and cheering for his Detroit Red Wings.

Earl is survived by his wife Carole, his son Andy (Cindy) Brown of R.R. # 1 Morrisburg, his grandson Ryan Brown and his siblings Ralph Brown of Morrisburg and Mildred Brown of Windsor. He is also survived by nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by his parents Stanley and Violet Brown (nee James). 

Friends called at the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Williamsburg, on Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. Funeral service was held at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 6th, at 11a.m., with Rev. Geoff Howard officiating. Interment will be held in the spring at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Chesterville.

Pallbearers were Ryan Brown, Brodey Casselman, Len Bellamy, and Pete Clement.

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

 

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