Wolfe Island Obits 14

Transcriptions of obituaries for Wolfe Island.

From Chris Morrell
3/18/2004
Kingston Whig Standard
BROEDERS, Johanna Maria Peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 16th, 2004 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Jan Baptist. Loving mother of Catharine Vanhorn (George), Martin (Mary), Jack (Theresa), Theo (Jackie), Joe (Ann), Frank (Anneke). Step mother of John (Joanne), predeceased by her sons Tony, Peter and stepsons Harry, Case and Adrian. Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren, great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Sadly missed by her sisters Elizabeth of London and Agnes and Trees of Holland. Predeceased by her sister Anna of London and her brothers Adrianus, Jacobus, Antonious, Josephus and Kees all of Holland. Friends will be received at the Central Chapel of the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes, 49 Colborne Street (a t Clergy) on Friday between the hours of 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart Church, Wolfe Island, on Saturday, March 20th, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Fr. Tim Shea officiating. Rite of Committal prayers in Parish Cemete ry. As expression of sympathy, memorial donations for those who wish to Holy Name of Jesus Church, Kingston Mills or to Sacred Heart Church, Wolfe Island (donations by cheque please). IN THE CARE OF THE GORDON F. TOMPKINS FUNERAL HOMES, CENTRAL CHAPE L, 546-5454.

From Chris Morrell
3/18/2004
Kingston Whig Standard
BROEDERS, Johanna Maria Peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 16th, 2004 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Jan Baptist. Loving mother of Catharine Vanhorn (George), Martin (Mary), Jack (Theresa), Theo (Jackie), Joe (Ann), Frank (Anneke). Step mother of John (Joanne), predeceased by her sons Tony, Peter and stepsons Harry, Case and Adrian. Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren, great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Sadly missed by her sisters Elizabeth of London and Agnes and Trees of Holland. Predeceased by her sister Anna of London and her brothers Adrianus, Jacobus, Antonious, Josephus and Kees all of Holland. Friends will be received at the Central Chapel of the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes, 49 Colborne Street (a t Clergy) on Friday between the hours of 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart Church, Wolfe Island, on Saturday, March 20th, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Fr. Tim Shea officiating. Rite of Committal prayers in Parish Cemete ry. As expression of sympathy, memorial donations for those who wish to Holy Name of Jesus Church, Kingston Mills or to Sacred Heart Church, Wolfe Island (donations by cheque please). IN THE CARE OF THE GORDON F. TOMPKINS FUNERAL HOMES, CENTRAL CHAPE L, 546-5454.

From Sheila Johnston
Feb 6 1923
British Daily Whig pg 16
William B. Macdonald, a retired resident of Wolfe Island, passed away at his late residence on Tuesday morning. He was eighty-five years of age and a Roman Catholic in religion.
little further down on same pg...
Died MacDonald--
at Wolfe Island, on February 6 1923, William B. MacDonald, aged 85 years. Funeral will take place from his late residence, Thursday morning at 8:45 to the Sacred Heart Church, where solemn requiem mass will be sung for the happy repose of his soul. Friends and acquaintances repsectfully invinted to attend.

From Sheila Johnston
British Daily Whig Feb 8 1923 pg 5
The Late William B. MacDonald
The passing of William B. MacDonald, an aged farmer of Wolfe Island, and one of the real pioneers of that vicinity, has been the cause of general regret among the residents of the island, who were warm friends of the deceased. The late Mr. MacDonald, though quiet and retiring in disposition was widely know as a "good neighbor", which is about the best tribute any man may be given at his death. Born on Howe Island eighty-five years ago, he had lived most of his life on Wolfe Island. His father was of staunch Scottish Highland stock, and migrated to this country many years ago. The funeral will be held on Thursday morning to the Church of the Sacred Heart, under the direction of the James Reid firm. Internment taking place at Wolfe Island. Surviving are his widow and two sons.

From Sheila Johnston
Kingston Whig
Deaths
MacDonald
At Wolfe ISland, October 2 1939, Alzina Rattray, widow of the late William B. MacDonald, age 84 years. Funeral will take place from her late residence, Wolfe Island, Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock to St. Lawrence Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend.

From Sheila Johnston
June 8 1937
Kingston WHig Standard
Deaths-Funerals
John G. MacDonald
John George MacDonald, of Wolfe Island, passed away at the Hotel Dieu Hospital on Tuesday, aged fifty-six years. He was the husband of Catherine Driscoll. THe funeral will be held from his residence, Wolfe Island, on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, to the Sacred Heart Church, where requiem mass will be sung. Internment will be at Wolfe Island.

From Sheila Johnston
June 8 1937
Kingston WHig Standard
Deaths-Funerals
LEAPOLE SPOOR
Wolfe Island, June 8-- THe news reached ehre on Friday of the death of Leapole Spoor in BUffalo, NY. He was the eldest son of R.J. SPoor who was warden of the county in the years 1904-1905. He left here to live on the American side in 1912, where he had a good position. His mother, Mrs. R.J. Spoor, still resides in the village. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. D.J. Cosgrove and Mrs. Capt. A. Ferguson of Kingston and two brothers, Bruno of Buffalo and Richard, purser on the Steamer Wolfe Islander, and his wife in Buffalo who was formerly Miss S. McLaren of the village here and their six children all of Buffalo.

From Sheila Johnston
Obituary:
January 29 1973
Kingston Whig Standard pg 2
Deaths
MacDonald, Catherine
At her home Wolfe Islando n Saturday, January 27, 1973, Catherine O'Driscoll, beloved wife of the late John MacDonald; dear mother of John, Wolfe Island; Mrs. Thomas King(Alzina) of Petawawa; Mrs. John Devlin (Flora), Wolfe Island; Sister Iona of the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, Regina, Sask,; Mrs. A.W. Norman (Rita) of Kingston; Mrs. Carl Gustafson (Anne) of Renssaeler NY; and the late Donald and Henry; also survived by twenty-four grand children and nine great-grandchildren. Predeceased by four brothers Jack, Tom, Charlie and Lawrence O'Driscoll and two sisters Mrs. Fred Walker (Liz) and Miss M. Ilena O'Driscoll. Resting at the family residence Wolfe Island. Funeral Mass in Sacred Heart of Mary Church Wolfe Island, Tuesday, January 30 at 11 am. Internment Sacred Heart Cemetery. Arrangements by Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Home.

From Sheila Johnston
Obituary:
Oct. 11 1983
Kingston WHig Standard pg 26
Deaths
MacDonald, Edward
At Franklin Lake Manor Nursing Home, on Monday, October 10, 1983, Edward MacDonald, formerly of Wolfe Island, beloved son of the lat William B. MacDonald and Alzina Rattray, brother of the late Mrs. Joe Cummings (Alzina), Wililam, Mrs. Dave Breckinridge (Elizabeth) and John, also predeceased by two half-sisters, Susan MacDonald and Mrs. James Halpin (Annie), also survived by several neices and nephews. Resting at the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Residence, 49 Colborne St. (At Clergy). Mass of the Resurrection in Sacred Heart Church, Wolfe Island, Thursday October 13 at 10 am. Internment Sacred Heart Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, in Memoriam donations to Sacred Heart Church would be greatly appreciated by the family. Friends will be received Tuesday and Wednesday between the hours of 2-4 and 7-9pm

From Sheila Johnston
May 4 1999
The Kingston Whig Standard pg 36
Deaths
Routhier, Ethel Marguerite (Rusty)
Suddenly in Ottawa on Monday, May 3 1999, Rusty, predeceased by husband Don MacDonald (Wolfe Island). Survived by husband George Routhier. Mother of Dale MacDonald (Colleen) and Derek MacDonald (Pam). Stepmother of Christina (Rick) and George Jr. (Carol). Missed by many grandchildren. Survived by her mother Ethel Farren, her borthes Jim and Tom and her sister Evelyn Clinton. Friends will be received at teh Central Chapel of the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Home, 49 Colborne St. (at Clergy) on Thrusday May 6 from 2-4 and 7-9pm. Funeral service in our chapel Friday at 130 pm. Burial Glenhave Memorial Gardens.

From Sheila Johnston
Daily Whig
Wed May 3 1922
Late C.H. Greenwood
Former Resident of Kingston Dies in Brownville NY
Charles H. Greenwood, aged seventy-eight, widely know drayman, of Brownville, N.Y., died late Wednesday afternoon, at his residence in that village. He had been in failing health for a number of months. He was born in Kingston, Ont. the son of Maxom and Elizabeth Greenwood. He moved to Brownville thirty-eight years ago and since resided there. For many years he was engaged in the dray business in that village, and was employed by the various paper mills in that section handling wood and pulp.
Survivng him are his widow, Mrs. Margaret Greenwood and four sons, Walter, Ray, Ira and Bruce all of Syracuse, N.Y. four brothers, Thomas, Frank, John and Joseph all of Wolfe Island; and two sisters Mrs. Thomas Flynn, Wolfe Island, and Mrs James Donovan, Three Rivers, Mich. The funeral was held Saturday morning at hte family home and from St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be made in Brownville Cemetery.

From Sheila Johnston
Kingston WHig Standard
Thursday May 10 1956 pg 2
Wolfe Island Man Sought by Searchers
A widespread search for a Wolfe Island farmer, last seen yesterday wading in water to his waist, was being continued today by Island residents. The missing man is Donald MacDonald(sic), 27 year-old tenant farmer on the Hough-owned farm near Irvine Creek, 14 miles down river from the village of Marysville. Friends and neighbors of the man apparently believe he may have slippe din teh water and drowned. The search is being made by water and on land. He has a wife and two young children, it was reported. His wife could not be reached by telephone for comment on the mystery. "I saw the man wading in the water," Pat Doyle, a neighbor, told the Whig Standard. "I had been driving my truck across the bay from him, but I lost sight of him, because of the trees. I though nothing of it until I found his team tied up some time later, and sign of him." Mr. Doyle said. "His dog, who usually is at his master's heels, was waiting nearby, and that seemed odd. Anyway, I found his wife hadn't heard anything, so I got some of the neighbors hunting."

Kingston Whig-Standard, May 8, 1956
D. MacDonald, 31, Found Drowned off Wolfe Island - Missing Thirty Hourse. Sought by Sixty Men
"WOLFE ISLAND - Missing since Wednesday morning, the body of island resident Donald MacDonald, 31, was found yesterday afternoon about 200 yards off the northern end of the island. It was recovered with grappling hooks by two of a party of 60 residents who had searched for the man all day. MacDonald was last seen at about 10 am Wednesday by Wolfe Island farmer Pat Doyle, who said that as he was driving along the north shore he looked across a small inlet and saw him wading in the water off the far shore. A short time later, Mr. Doyle found the MacDonald team of horses tied up to a tree, but saw no sign of the owner. The body was found yesterday afternoon lying face up in about 20 feet of water in Goose Bay, an inlet, by island residents Everett Woodman and Jack Holliday. The time was about 3 o'clock. Wife of the drowned man, Mrs. MacDonald said that she had been in Kingston Wednesday afternoon, and on returning at about 6 pm became alarmed when she was unable to locate her husband. She learned from a neighbour, Charles Murphy that he had last seen Mr. MacDonald in the forenoon, with his team of horses, traveling toward the north end of the island. A search was started immediately, carried on for several hours and resumed Thursday. When found, one boot was missing from the body but a tam remained on the owner's head. Coroner P. M. Macdonnell has reported death by "accidental drowning". Surviving Mr. MacDonald are his wife, the former Ethel Farren of Kingston, and two sons, Dale, 4, and Derek, 19 months; his mother, Mrs. Catherine MacDonald, the former Catherine Driscoll of Howe Island; two brothers, John and Hank of Wolfe Island; three sisters, Mrs. Bill Norman (Rita), Kingston; Mrs. John Devlin (Flora), Wolfe Island; Sister Angela of the Eucharist Sisters of Precious Blood (Iona), Toronto; Mrs. Thomas King (Alzina) of Petawawa; and Mrs. Carl Gustafson (Anne) of Rensselaer, NY."

Obituary
The Kingston WHig Standard
Friday May 11 1956
Deaths
MacDonald-Accidentally on Wednesday, May 9, 1956, Donald Bruce MacDonald, beloved husband of Ethel Farren, in his 31st year. Funeral from his late residence, Wolfe Island, Saturday May 12 to the Sacred Heart CHurch for requiem high mass at 10am. Internment Sacred HEart Cemetery.

From Sheila Johnston
Kingston WHig Standard
Thursday May 10 1956 pg 2
Deaths and Funerals
David J. Andrews
David J. Andrews, 56, died suddenly following a heart attack on Tuesday at his home, Collins Bay.
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Andrews, he was born on Wolfe Island and lived there prior to moving to Collins Bay 43 years ago. He operated his own farm and attended United Church, Collins Bay.
Surviving are his wife, formerly Elizabeth Ellerbeck; two aunts, Mrs. Robert Grimshaw, Wolfe Island and Mrs. A. Chambers Toronto; and a nephew and neice.

From Sheila Johnston
Kingston Whig Standard
June 21 1996
WHITMARSH, Fred Thomas
Peacefully at the Kingston General Hospital on Tuesday, June 18 1996in his 81st year, Fred Whitmarsh, beloved husband of Bernice (nee Berry), dear father of George and his wife Claudia, Jim and his wife Diane and Carol Mackey and her husband Barry, loving grandfather of Sean, Jason, Kelly, Robbie and Fred, brother of Olive, Francis and Henrietta, predeceased by George, Ernest, William, Anna, Eldon and Isabell. Friends will be received at the Central Chapel of the Gordon F. Tomkins Funeral Homes, 49 Colborne (at Clergy) on Wednesday 7-9pm and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9pm., with Mass of Christian Burial on Friday June 21 at 11 am. At Sacred Heart Church, Wolfe Island. Internment Sacred Heart Cemetery, Wolfe Island.

From Sheila Johnston
Kingston Whig Standard
July 10 1996
Fred Thomas Whitmarsh
Fred Whitmarsh of Wolfe Island passed away peacefully on June 18, 1996 at the Kingston General Hospital. He was 80. Fred was born and a lifetime resident of Wolfe Island, a member of Sacred Heart Church He is survived by his wife Bernice, sons George and wife Claudia, Jim and wife Diane and a daughter Carol and husband Barry. Survived by five grandchildren, Sean, Jason, Kelly, Robbie and Fred.
The Funeral was held on June 22, 1996 with Father Appleman officiating. Pallbearers were Greg MacDonald, Mitchell McKEnna, Allan Montgomery, Bill MacAdoo, Murry Mitchell.
Internment was at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

From Sheila Johnston
Kingston Whig Standard
Nov 18 2002
Whitmarsh, Olive
Peacefully at her residence on Sunday, November 17, 2002. Loving sister of Frances Casterton and sister-in-law Vernice Whitmarsh. Predeceased by her parents George and Estelle (McKenna) and brothers and sisters; George, Ernie, Bill, Fred, Anna Montgomary and Henrietta Greenwood. Olive is dearly missed by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Central Chapel of the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes, 49 Colborne (at Clergy) on Tuesday between the hours of 6-9pm Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday at 10 am. At St. Mary�s Cathedral. Rite of Committal with Prayers St. Mary�s Cemetery.

From Sheila Johnston
Kingston Whig Standard
July 17 1998
GREENWOOD, Henrietta
Peacefully at home, after a brief illness on Thursday, July 16 1998, Henrietta (Whitmarsh). Beloved wife of the late Vincent �Bud� Greenwood. Loving mother of Anthony and his wife Delores. Cherished Grammy of Emily, Brandon, and Kenton. Dear sister of Olive Whitmarsh and Frances Casterton. Predeceased by brothers George, Ernie, Bill, and Fred, and by her sister Anna Montgomery. Predeceased by her parents, George Whitmarsh and his wife Estella McKenna. Fondly remembered by her many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Central Chapel of the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes, 49 Colborne (at Clergy) on Friday 2-4 and 7-9m pm. Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart Church, Wolfe Island on Saturday, July 18th at 1 pm. Rite of Committal in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Transcribed by Peter Rogers
Dairy farmer Noble Staley raised 17 children
By Dan Hogan
Whig-Standard Staff Writer
WOLFE ISLAND
Family and friends are mourning the loss of one of Wolfe Island�s best-loved citizens - Noble Joseph Staley.
Mr. Staley, who died at Kingston General Hospital on Wednesday at the age of 71, was buried today.
Considered the �patriarch� of one of the island�s oldest families, Mr. Staley had been a colorful cattle and horse drover and dairy farmer, said Mildred Hawkins-Walton, a former Wolfe Island Township councillor and a long-time friend and next-door neighbour.
�He�s part of the history of Wolfe Island,� she said.
�He was the type of man who was a true believer in helping his neighbour. He had a very sharing type of philosophy. He�d give you the shirt off his back.�
�Mr. Staley also was considered a very fair and honest cattle and horse drover,� she said.
�My father (the late Edward Hawkins) always said that he was the best drover that ever came into his barnyard. He was the fairest.�
Donated land
One example of Mr. Staley�s generosity, she said, was a donation of close to four acres of land that he and his wife, Florine, made to the Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Roman Catholic Separate School Board upon which to build Sacred Heart School.
Tim O�Shea, long-time reeve of Wolfe Island Township, said Mr. Staley was a �tough guy� but well-liked.
�I never saw him angry,� he said. �He was a really good-natured fellow.� Reeve O�Shea also remembers Mr. Staley for his generous spirit.
�He�d move a building and he�d do anything you wanted him to do,� he said. �And he did move some buildings,� including many in the island�s village when the main highway was widened.
�But Mr. Staley never expected anything in return for his kindness,� Reeve O�Shea said.
�When I was first elected reeve in �58, he coached me and said, �You think that I�m going to ask you for a favour. But I�m never going to ask.� And he never did.�
Family man
�Mr. Staley was a big family man,� Ms. Hawkins-Walton said, �raising 17 children with his wife. One of the children, Patricia, who died of cancer, had been a Miss Wolfe Island.�
Originally from Ireland, the Staley family goes back five generations, having ancestors among the first settlers of Wolfe Island, Ms Hawkins-Walton said.
The family�s name can be found on such Wolfe Island locations as Staley�s Bay and Staley�s Point.
�At one time,� she said, �Mr. Staley owned as many as 27 farms on the island. He sold some of his farms to Union Carbide in the 1950s to let them set up a plant on the land, which is now slated to be developed as a tourism and recreation centre by Matthews Group Ltd�.
�For a number of years, Mr. Staley delivered the mail between the island and Kingston, sometimes having to cross the treacherous ice during the winter,� Ms. Hawkins-Walton said.
�He risked his life many times bringing doctors to sick people on Wolfe Island,� she said. �He was often the first person to cross the ice with a horse and sleigh and a pipe pole.�
�One of his greatest accomplishments,� she said, �was helping to clean up the piles of old cars strewn over the island in the late 1970s.� �It was quite a bit for Noble to support a woman on council,� she said. �But he told me he would vote for me if I would clean up all the old cars of Wolfe Island that were polluting the island - and he said the biggest pile was his.�
With his help, she said she was able to bring in a car-crushing machine to dispose of about 700 cars.
�We crushed everything and anything for weeks,� she said. Mr. Staley leaves behind his wife Florine, daughter Iola Stevenson, sons Cecil, Archie, David, Danny and Norman, daughters May Etmanskie, Eva Hulton, Annette Trahan and Juliette Staley, all of Wolfe Island; sons Louie and Larry and daughters Rena and Barbara Staley, all of Kingston; sons Joe and Billy, both of Calgary, and 18 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Leaves sisters
He also leaves his sisters May (Mrs. Floyd Eves), of Kingston; Mrs. Rena Mason of Cape Vincent, N.Y.; and Noreen (Mrs. Sylvester Woods), of Watertown, N.Y.
He was predeceased by his daughter Patricia, sister Mrs. Eva Docteur, and brother Melville Staley.
Mr. Staley�s funeral was conducted in Sacred Heart Church on Wolfe Island. He was buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery on Wolfe Island. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to the Wolfe Island Volunteer Fire Department would be appreciated by the Staley family.

Kingston Whig Standard
12/9/2004>br> DERYAW, Charles At the Kingston General Hospital on Tuesday, December 7, 2004. Charlie Deryaw, beloved husband of 50 years to Mary Dopp. Much loved father of Pat (Gloria), and Pauline Postovit (Mike). Cherished grandfather of David, Joey and Ryan. Th e family will receive friends at the Tompkins Funeral Home, 63 Garden Street, Gananoque on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held from St. Barnaby's Church on Friday, December 10 at 11:00 a.m. Rite of Committal St. John' s Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy donations made to the Campaign Life Coalition would be appreciated by the family. Prayers will take place in the Funeral Home Thursday evening at 6:45. Online condolences at www.tompkinsfuneralhome.ca. IN THE CA RE OF TOMPKINS FUNERAL HOME, 63 GARDEN STREET, GANANOQUE, 382-3088. - 12/9/2004 - ID5345531

Submitted by AM Benson
Transcribed by Peter Rogers
PETER HOGAN
The funeral of the late Peter Hogan of Wolfe Island was held from his late residence to the Church of the Sacred Heart where requiem mass was celebrated at nine-thirty o�clock by Rev. Father R. Carey. The funeral was attended by a very large number of residents of the Island and those from a distance who attended the funeral included Roswell and Frances Payne of Watertown, N.Y., Robert O�Neill, Dexter, N.Y., and Mark Docteur of Cape Vincent, N. Y.; Misses Loretta Crawford, Angeline Rogers, Overton Crawford, and Mrs. Philip Koen of Kingston. The floral and spiritual offerings placed on the casket were very numerous.
Mr. Hogan was 84 years of age. Up until thirteen years ago he had spent his life on the farm where he was born, now worked by his sons.
Surviving him are his widow, two daughters, Mrs. J. F. Docteur of Cape Vincent and Mrs. Robert O�Neill of Dexter, N. Y. and five sons, John, Samuel, Victor, Francis and Leo and several grandchildren.
The pall-bearers at the funeral were Wilfred Hogan, Thomas Hogan, Austin Payne, Arthur Baker, Overton Crawford and Max Docteur.

Submitted by AM Benson
Transcribed by Peter Rogers
Kingston Whig Standard
2 Oct 23, 1933 page 3
MARIE E. IRVINE
The death occurred at her home on Wolfe Island on Monday morning of Marie E. Irvine, 72, daughter of the late John Irvine. The funeral will be held from her residence, Wolfe Island, on Wednesday morning at 10:30 o�clock to St. Lawrence Cemetery where interment will take place.

Submitted by Wilf Garrah
Kingston Whig Standard
January 1927 (note died on the 8th)
CATHERINE MURPHY
On Saturday morning about 1 o�clock, Mrs. Catherine Murphy passed away in her sixty-sixth year. Deceased was a resident of this city and had lived for some time at 513 Frontenac Street. The funeral will take place from her late residence on Monday morning at 8:45 o�clock to St. Mary�s Cathedral where a solemn requiem mass will be sung for the repose of her soul. Rev. Father Hyland officiating.

Submitted by AM Benson
Transcribed by Peter Rogers
Kingston Whig Standard
Dec 28, 1933 page 3
CATHERINE TAYLOR
Mrs. Catherine Taylor of Wolfe Island passed away at her home on Wednesday. She was the widow of Wilson Taylor of Wolfe Island. The funeral will be held on Saturday morning to Sacred Heart Church where requiem mass will be celebrated by Rev. Father Carey.

Submitted by AM Benson
Transcribed by Peter Rogers
Kingston Whig Standard
Oct 27, 1933
MRS. JAMES RUSSELL
On Thursday the death occurred at her home on Wolfe Island of Mrs. Russell, wife of James Russell. Deceased, who was eighty-one years of age, was formerly Elizabeth Jane Stevenson. The funeral will be held from the residence of her son, Craig Russell, Wolfe Island, on Saturday morning at ten o�clock to Wolfe Island Cemetery. Rev. Mr. Caswell of the United Church will conduct the funeral service.

Submitted by AM Benson
Transcribed by Peter Rogers
P. J. RYAN
Well-Known Resident of Wolfe Island Dead
June 20, 1931
Wolfe Island, June 20 - The funeral of the late P. J. Ryan was held on Thursday morning, June 11, to the Church of the Sacred Heart, where a solemn requiem mass was sung by his son, Rev. Father James Ryan of Camden. Very Rev. Dean A. J. Hanley of Brockville was deacon. Rev. Father R. Coyle of Morrisburg was sub-deacon and Rev. Father Martin was master of ceremonies. His Grace Archbishop M. J. O�Brien was present on the sanctuary, who spoke in glowing terms of the sterling qualities of the deceased.
His Grace was accompanied by Rev. Father Clancy and Rev. Father Quinn. The choir was directed by Rev. Father Stanley. Among the other clergy present were Rev. Father Brady, Rev. Father Briceland, Rev. Father Feeney, Rev. Dr. Byrne and Rev. Father Carey.
The late Mr. Ryan is survived by his widow, one daughter, Edna, and four sons, Rev. Father James Ryan, Vincent Ryan, Adrien Ryan and Philip Ryan of Rochester, N. Y. who were present during the last few days of their father�s life.
For years the deceased had followed the occupation of carpenter and in all walks of life was greatly respected in the village.
The pall-bearers were Oliver Hawkins, Herbert Leakey, Jos. McAvoy, J. D. Cosgrove, Joseph Laughlin and J.S. Briceland.
A number of friends from the city as well as from Howe Island and other points, came for the funeral, including Mr. Clarence Briceland and Mr. Thomas Briceland of Watertown, and Miss Annie Ryan of Rochester.

Submitted by AM Benson
Transcribed by Peter Rogers
Kingston Whig Standard
March 17, 1932 page 10
RUFUS H. HOUGH
Rufus H. Hough, aged 63 years, died suddenly at his home, Plum Avenue, Watertown, N.Y, as a result of a heart attack. While he had been in poor health since last fall, and although he had suffered a stroke a few weeks ago, Mr. Hough was in his usual health when he retired, having spent the evening with a neighbour. Shortly before five in the morning he was suddenly stricken and died almost instantly. Dr. R. F. Gates of Brownville was summoned.
Mr. Hough was born in 1868 on Wolfe Island, Ontario and had been a resident of Jefferson County for the last thirty-three years. Surviving, besides his widow, Mrs. Lillie Elmer Hough, are one daughter, Mrs. Harold Weaver of Calcium, two sons, Harry and Clifford of this city, three sisters, Mrs. William Britt, Mrs. Charles Riley of Collins Bay, Mrs. M. Riley of Kingston, and a brother, Asa Hough of Wolfe Island. Funeral services were held from the family home on Plum Avenue. Burial was made at Calcium.

Submitted by AM Benson
Transcribed by Peter Rogers
Kingston Whig Standard
March 17, 1932 page 10
MRS. W.G.WOODMAN
Fitting tribute to the late Mary Elizabeth Dixon, wife of William G. Woodman, Wolfe Island, was paid at the funeral service held her late home on Monday, March 14. Mrs Woodman, after an illness of several weeks, passed away on March 12. Born on Wolfe Island, July 7, 1861, as a girl she learned to love her Saviour and throughout girlhood and womanhood she never wavered in her loyalty to her Master and His Kingdom.
Fifty-one years ago she was united in marriage to William G. Woodman, and for some years lived on what is known as the Woodman Homestead near the foot of the Island. She with her husband moved to the village of Wolfe Island about twenty years ago where she resided until her death. The late Mrs. Woodman was always interested in her church and community, and ready to do her share and lend her heart and hand in doing good. For a number of years she was secretary-treasurer of the Women�s ..cut off..

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