Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, May 25, 1950

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 25, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday May 25, 1950 deaths and funerals Louis Poppele the funeral service for Louis Poppele son of or. And mrs. Peter Poppele of Winnipeg was held May 20. At Wilmette 111., according to word received in Winnipeg thursday. Or. Poppele is survived by his widow and one daughter. G. M. Mcnally 45, Bowling official Dies an executive director of the american Bowling Congress and an Active member of Bowling Cir cles in Winnipeg George Melville Mcnally of 346 Cathedral Avenue died monday at his Home. Born in Yorkshire England or. Mcnally came to Canada 45 years he was employed As a. Com jews Tor. He had been Secretary of the commercial Bowling league for the past 33 years and of the Winnipeg Bowling league for 16 years or. Mcnally was also a member masonic rites set for David Moffatt Shoal Lake Man. Funeral service for David Moffatt 84, a resident of Manitoba for the past 61 years was held tuesday at Westminster United Church Shoal Lake with or. T. B. Pearson officiating. The graveside service was con ducted by members of the Shoal Lake masonic Lodge of which or. Moffatt was a past master. Pall bearers were o. C. Snyder b. H Manning Clarence Mclean j Stitt Edward Currah and Gordon Nickel. Or. Moffatt was born at Clinton ont., and moved to Manitoba in 1889. He lived in the Birtle Lavi Nia and Oakburn districts prior to locating at Shoal Lake. In 1891 he married Sophie Somer Barr in at the Winnipeg Union no. 191. Typographical sight Dur w. Melsted a former manager of j. A. Ban Field limited Sigurdur w. Melsted 74, of 115 Lyndale drive Norwood and formerly of 675 Bannatyne Avenue died wednesday in the Winnipeg general Hospital. A native of Iceland or. Melsted came to Winnipeg. 55 years ago. He re tired in 1931. From 1940 to 1945, or. Melsted served with the. National War services in Ottawa. He was also a member of the. I . Surviving sons Thor and Larus of Winnipeg Gordon of Des Moines Iowa and Herman of Regina and three daughters mrs s. Indridason of Oxbow sask., mrs c. Desormeaux of Winnipeg and Gudrun at Home. The funeral ser vice will be held at 2 . Satur Day in the first Luthern Church Victor Street and Sargent Avenue Rev. V. J. Eylands will officiate besides his widow Susan he i by three Brothers James and Thomas in England and Alex Ander of Seattle and a sister mrs. Wynn in Scotland. The funeral service will be held at 2.45 . Friday in the Clark Leatherdale funeral Home and burial will be in Brookside Ceme Tery. Or. W. E. Donnelly will officiate and pallbearers will be Nate Lexier l. La Riviere Fred c. Fraser James l. Clifford Thomas Downie and w. B. Lowe. Ontario and they celebrated their and burial will be in Brookside Golden wedding anniversary in february 1941. Or. Moffatt was a member of the masonic order for 50 years and was the first member initiated in the Shoal Lake Lodge. Survivors include his widow free sons Alex of Strathclair David of Montreal and Harold of Shoal Lake three daughters mar Garet of Shoa Lake mrs. Laing and Sophia both of Winnipeg and cur grand children. A son John Millard Moffatt was killed in action in France in 1918. Hera s prompt Relief beyond belief from the pains of arthritis n a do ctn now available m three con no lenient Kirn bottle. At reasonable Cost lit All Drue stores. Acclaimed by relieved Sut everywhere you can rely on this Etive product to relieve agony of Fere plus Usu w . I. P effects. Cum. Prompt and has no unpleasant acts. Get a bottle at genuine Dolcin tablets and let them help you find new Comfort ins Relief today 100 Tablet. For Tablet Lor also Avail Able in bottles of 500 tablets. Dolce limited. Toronto 10 Ontario. Harry Morton Harry Morton 75, formerly of 804 Banning Street Winnipeg died tuesday at the Winnipeg general Hospital. A former machinist with the Canadian National railways for 26 years retiring in 1940, or. Morton was born in Leeds eng land and came to Winnipeg 45 years ago. He was m member of the sons of England and the West Ern veterans association of cemetery. Pioneer businessman s. B. Andrews buried Minnedosa Man. Funeral service for Samuel Braden an Drews Pioneer businessman Anc former councillor who died sat lir Day was held tuesday at the Ali Nedosa United Church. Buria was made in the cemetery and the graveside service a under the auspices of the i. Odge. Or. Andrews who was 69 years of age is survived by his three sons three daughters to grandchildren two Sisters and on brother. He moved to Minnedosa in 190" he was Active in the i. Lodge and held a 25-year Veteran jewel. Ceased him. Or. Morton is survived by two sons Leslie of Vancouver Louis t. Of Treherne Man., and one brother William living in Ireland. The funeral service will be held at 4 . Thursday in Mordue Brothers funeral Home Broadway at Edmonton. Internment will be in Brookside cemetery. Now Alexander Finiayson a Foreman cleaner Vith the department of veterans affairs of Alexander Sandy fint ,_v___7 of 433 Rose Berry Stree St James died wednesday in Dee Lodge Hospital. Born in Edinburgh Scotland or. Finlayson came t Canada 40 years ago. Besides h widow Margaret he is survived b a son John of Montreal t daughters mrs. Isabel Ross now you can enjoy the and convenience of outboard motor gear shift control in the Nate firing Evinrude Fajt win. 14.0 full horsepower of purring Speed controlled by your lightest touch. Fear Idle in Neutral Back up smoothly Kim away in Frothy Wake Oil at a touch of Trie Finger Light gear shift lever Argyle Man., and mrs. M. C. A lace of Ottawa and his Mothe mrs. Margaret Finlayson of Winnipeg. The funeral service will b Leld at 2.45 . Saturday in s James anglican Church and Buria vill be in St. James cemetery anon g. W. Findlay will official assisted by Rev. J. M. Roe. The Clark Leatherdale funeral Home n charge of arrangements. John Rotter a resident of Manitoba for 4 years John Rotter 72, of 315 Arch Bald Street St. Boniface died Sud Denly tuesday at 425 Atlantic a nue. Born in Austria or. Rotte came to Manitoba in 1908 and a ived in St. Boniface for the a three years. His wife Marie die n 1925. Surviving Are a son Joh of Vancouver four daughters or a. Duvalle and mrs. A. Joplins Winnipeg mrs. H. Greening Vancouver and mrs. F. Greening of Lake cow Chan . And thre grandchildren. The funeral Servic will be held at 2 . Friday j Barker s funeral Chape and Bun will be in Brookside cemetery. And the fas win has a separate plug in Cruis a Day fuel tank that adds mile mile of pleasure fun boating on one thankful. M the. 1950 Evinrud. at your today. . . . Dtizo clutch . With shift and Cruit a Day tank major. S. Pozer rifles Veteran maj. W. S. Pozer 3ies in Hospital a member of the Royal Winni Jeg rifles for 33 years and the owner and operator of a Mink Anch in St. Vital major William Secord Pozer 57, of lot 161 St Anne s Road St. Vital died tues Day in Deer Lodge Hospital. Born at Duck Lake Poze was a direct descendent of Empire loyalists. He came to Manitoba 0" years ago and received i education in Winnipeg schools. H Vas employed by the Standard Bank prior to his enlistment with the original eighth battalion of the Canadian expeditionary Force i August 1914. Major Pozer was the sixth Man to enlist in Manitoba. Wounded overseas serving overseas from 1914 t 1019, maj. Pozer was Gasse wounded taken prisoner b the germans in the second Batty of Ypres. At the time of his retire ment from the Royal Winnipeg rifles in 1944, he held the rank o major paymaster. On his return from overseas i 1919. He was appointed manage of the Standard Bank at Ashern Man., where he remained for five years. Maj. Pozer was appointed manager Pelissier s Brewer limited and 10 years a appointed to the wartime prices Board in Winnipeg. He retired in 1945. Dies Active Lodge Man sex postmaster o f _. T Illiam Mclellan ies at age 85 the founder and operator of w. Printers and an Active member c fraternal organizations William Mclellan 85, of 435 bore Jank Street died wednesday at his ome following a lengthy illness. Born in Oshawa ont., or. Mclellan Wai associated with the publishing and printing depart ments of the methodist bookroom he official organization for the ormer methodist Church for Many coming to Winnipeg in 1909, in established his business Here. An Active member of Augustine United Church or. Mclellan served on the official Board. He Vas a life member of the masonic order and was past president of Assiniboine Lodge no. 114 . And ., Winnipeg. He was one of the founders of fort Garry Lodge no 130, and served As District Deputy Rand master of the grand Lodge of Manitoba. Taking an Active interest in the scottish rite or. Mclellan was honorary inspector general of the e 33rd degree of the supreme coun cil of the scottish rite of Canada and served for three years As com Mander in chief of the Manitoba consistory of the scottish rite. He was also a member of the Knar us Temple o the Mystic shrine for Many years. Besides his widow Marie Louise or. Mclellan is survived by two daughters mrs. Mildred Laing and mrs. C. Gordon Smith of Winni Peg. The funeral service will be held at 1.30 . Saturday in the a. B. Gardiner funeral Home and burial will be in the family plot Elmwood cemetery. Rev. George service will officiate. Yorkton sask. John Edward Hay Yorkton Relief officer and retired postmaster of the in Singer District died suddenly Fol lowing a heart seizure tuesday. Or. Hay was born at Newcastle England 65 years ago came to Canada in 1910 and for a Short time resided at Wroxton. With the outbreak of the first world War he enlisted with the 188th battalion and later served in France with the battalion. He was awarded the military medal. On his return from overseas he taught school in the Insinger District from 1923 to when he was appointed Post master. He retired in 1948. My. Hay was a member of the Yorkton masonic Lodge and was past master of at Theo Dore. He was Active in the Cana Dian legion and All Yorkton Community affairs. Surviving Are his widow in Yorkton one sister and two Brothers in England. A son died in 1925. The funeral service will be held Friday at 2.30 . At Christie s funeral Chapel with burial in the Yorkton cemetery. The service will be under the auspices of the masonic Lodge. Keen sportsman a keen sportsman maj. Pozer was interested in hockey and James Duncan gumming a resident of Winnipeg for 51 years James Duncan gumming 92, of 265 Baltimore Road died tuesday in Winnipeg. Born near Castleton ont., in 1858, or. Curr. Ming to Winnipeg in 1899. He was a life member of St. John s masonic Lodge and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church for 40 years. Formerly. Or. Cumming was employed As a Foreman in the City engineering department retiring 25 years ago. Besides his widow. Min Nie he is survived by two Daugh ters mrs. Nel Sloan of Winnipeg and mrs. F. W. Belt of Toronto a sister. Mrs. Flora Long of Roches mrs. N. B. Buckboro mrs. Chrissie Reid Buckboro of 380 Toronto Street died wednes Day at the Winnipeg general hos Pital. Mrs. Buckboro was born in Glasgow Scotland and came to Winnipeg in 1912. She was a Mem Ber of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband Norm an Blaine Buckboro her Mother and step father or. And mrs. R. Burrows of Winnipeg two sons Norman and Kelvie and one Daugh Ter Jean All of Winnipeg. Funeral service will be held Friday at 2 . At Thomson s funeral Chapel with burial in the family plot Brookside cemetery. A. Beamish will officiate. H. E. Rose 75, sex police chief of St. Vital Dies a former chief of police and fire chief of St. Vital Harry Edgar Rose 75, of 35 Athol apartments died suddenly tuesday at Pine Falls Man. Born in Cobourg ont., or. Rose came to Winnipeg with his parents in 1882. For a number of years he was associated with his father in the h. B. Rose merchant tailor company. In 1914 he was appointed chief of police and fire chief for St. Vital retiring in 1925 due to ill health. For Many years he was a member of Windsor masonic Lodge no. 138, . And Of St. Vital and of the Royal Arch chapter of Norwood. Or. Rose was also past Noble grand of the North Star Odd fal lows Lodge Winnipeg and a Mem Ber of Mizpah chapter the order of the Eastern Star. Besides his widow he is survived by a Daugh Ter mrs. J. C. Robertson of Winni Peg a son Wilfred with the . A.f., Ottawa three Brothers William and Howard o Winnipeg two Sisters mrs. A 0 Smith of London England and mrs. Norman Walton of Pine fall ont. Four grandchildren and on great grandchild. The funeral service will be Heli at 2.45 . Friday in the a. B Gardiner funeral Home and Buria will be in the family plot Brook Side cemetery. Rev. Harry Don Nelly will officiate and pallbearer will be John Mcclure Jame Burns or. Norman Smith Ken Neth Walton Robert Bell and t. S. Johnston. Halifax Blind led he blindfolded in a recent bowing match Here. It happened when team from the National inst Ute for the Blind took on a group f Lions club members. Blindfold d the Lions managed 253 Points while the Blind free up 406 Points. Soccer and was for Many years , . And two grandchildren. Member of the Bank league. He was also a member of the Mani Toba provincial Rifle association for Many years. Besides his widow Edith he is survived by a son William Pozer jr., of St. Vital a daughter mrs. Howard w. Kennedy jr., of St. Vital his Mother mrs. Frank Taylor of Cumberland Mills que. A brother James of Chilliwack . And a sister mrs. Lyman c. Powell of Winnipeg. The funeral service will be held at 1.30 . Saturday in the Clark Leatherdale funeral Home and burial will be in Elmwood cemetery. Rev. J. M. Roe will officiate. Pallbearers will be j. Moir j. Mobberley j. L. Stevens sr., John Hay i. Froud and g. Mcquitty. The funeral service will be held at 4 . Friday in the a. B. Gardiner funeral Home and burial will be in the family plot. Elm Wood cemetery. Canon f. Hughes will officiate and pallbearers will be George Kelsey Keith Kelsey Dewey gumming George Mower John Lancaster and James Mckendry. William Graham Boyd George Wininger Dominion City. George Wininger a retired Farmer died tuesday at the Bethesda nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was in his 79th year. Born in Germany or. Wininger was pre deceased by his wife Caroline. Surviving Are two sons and six Daugh ters. The funeral will be held in the United Church saturday at 2.30 . Burial will be in the cemetery. Funeral arrange ments Are in charge of Mordue Brothers funeral directors Winni Peg. John Bereza a Farmer of Rossburn Man., 26 years John Bereza 52, died wednesday in the Winnipeg Gen eral Hospital. Born in the Western Ukraine or. Bereza came to can Ada 46 years ago. Besides is widow Mary he is survived by four sons Carl of Rossburn Frank and Vic Tor of red Rock ont., and Stanley of Winnipeg four daughters mrs. Ernest Edward Grant the funeral service for Ernest Edward Grant 73, 56 Worthing ton Avenue evacuated to 585 Machray Avenue who died wednesday in the Winnipeg general Hospital will be held at 1.30 . Friday in the a. B. Gardiner funeral Home. Or. F. J. Mitchell of Elim Chapel will officiate and burial will be in St. Vital cemetery. Born in eng land or. Grant came to Winnipeg 30 years ago. Besides his widow Elsie he is survived by a daughter Muriel of Winnipeg two Brothers Henry of san Diego calif., Bert of Boissevain Man. And three Sisters in England. Thank you shippers As a result of your patience and understanding we have overtaken our Back log of . Freight wait ing delivery. We Are now Back to daily pick up and delivery of merchandise for further information Telephone National cartage co. C. . Agent 21-251 21-231 or 22-953 a former Farmer of Langenburg g. Emonds of Shawinigan Falls motors Pete Moro Canada frit Tiff my Patti litter Emit and free John wow Kostrub the funeral service for Joh wow Kostrub 50. Of 66 Flora place who died in Winnipeg saturday will be held at 1.30 . Friday n memorial funeral Chapel and burial will be in Brookside Ceme Tery. Born in the Western Ukraine or. Wow Kostrub came to Canada 24 years ago. He was employed As a welder at Western steel pro ducts for six years prior to his illness in 1947. Besides his widow Mary he is survived by three sons Walter Taras and Borden and three daughters Olga Hilda and Catherine All at Home. Wasyl Ai Kulak a labourer with the Manitoba Bridge and Iron works for 12 years Wasyl Mykulak 74, of 573 Dufferin Avenue died sunday in Regina. Or. Mykulak was born in the Western Ukraine. He was a member of the ukrainian labor Temple. Besides his widow Annie or. Mykulak is survived by a Dan dus of Ham Ilton ont. Two grandchildren and a brother and a sister in the Ukraine. The funeral will sask., William Graham Boyd 72, of 206 Aubrey Street died tuesday at the Home of his son Gordon at Kenora ont. Born in Napier n.z., or. Boyd came to Canada 50 years ago and settled in Langenburg. Following his retirement 10 years ago he to Winnipeg. Be sides his widow Mary Ann he is survived by four daughters mrs. W. H. Huseby of Denver Colorado mrs. S. J. King of St. Louis and Mina and Lorna at Home a son Gordon of Kenora a sister mrs. M. Waugh in Scotland and four grandchildren. The funeral service vill be held at 11.15 Friday in the a. B. Gardiner funeral Home and burial will be in the family plot Brookside cemetery. Rev. C h. Whitmore will officiate and pallbearers will be j. Mcfayden Malcolm Mcfayden j. M. Morin Charles Foster f. Mcneil and John Millar. And Surv Ltd for Over 4adian automobile equipment Ltd. 175 Catlton St., Canadian bait Mac. Co.247 dime Winnie to Thi t. Eaton co. Coo i Manitoba sporting goods.369 Rivers Bros. Cordon Siul Aynsley Winnipeg North end tire co. 859 St., George Allen Ltd. 1370 main Street. Winnipeg n u i 1 1 h f i you Alexander rid Deli a Foreman with the City of Winnipeg years health department for 2l Alexander Riddell of 36 Lipton Street died wednesday a his Home a Brief illness he held at 230 . Saturday in i was in his 85th year. Born in Ayr the ukrainian labor Temple Prit Chard Avenue and Mcgregor Street and burial will be in Brookside cemetery. The Clark Leatherdale funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Editor Dies London May 25 Graves Parkinson 53, former editor of the financial times died tues Day night. The commercial travellers association of Canada office 51 St., Toronto 1 Shire England he came to Winnipeg 38 years ago. He retired from his health department Job in 1935. Or. Riddell is survived by his widow Jean two sons Thomas of Winnipeg and Allan of Victoria . Five daughters mrs. C. W. Cucksey mrs. Ian Macauley mrs. I. Taylor of Winnipeg mrs. W. Gould of Chicago and mrs. T. Valentine of Transcona. Also surviving Are seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The funeral service held Friday at . In the Mordue Brothers funeral Home Broadway at Edmonton with Rev. L. C. Stinson officiating. Interment will be in the family plot at Brookside Ceme Tery. Mis. B. Audy of Sherbrooke. Que., and Sophie and Evelyn of Rossburn two Brothers Charles of Windsor ont., and Stanley of sol Girth Man. A sister mrs. A Kosher of Souris Man. And five grandchildren. The body will rest at 232 Kennedy Street thursday evening and will be taken to Ross Burn Friday. The funeral service be in the ukrainian greek Catholic Mears Man., monday morning. Burial will be in Mears cemetery. Memorial funeral Chapel is in charge of arrange ments. Thomas Smith Brandon Man. Thomas Smith 93, Pioneer of the Lenore District died at the Home of his daughter mrs. David Brown 11 Dennis Street Brandon sunday. Born at Teeswater out., or. Smith came to Manitoba in 1884. He Farmed in North Dakota for a Short time and returned to Mani Toba in 1885, locating on a Home Stead in the Lenore District. He retired in 1918 and since that time had resided in Brandon. Survivors include five daughters mrs. David Brown of Brandon mrs. Harry an Buskirk of Virden mrs. Percy rown of Lenore mrs. Herman owning of Scarth Man., and mrs Dodds of Vancouver one on William of Lenore and 90 an children and great grand Hildren. His wife two sons san and Edward and two daughters Ary and Ida predeceased him he funeral service was held tues a at the Lenore United Church Ith burial in the Brea Albane cemetery. Attention All members your association has a benevolent fund to relieve acute need among its members such As has been caused by me Manitoba flood disaster. All such members Are urgently requested to Contact our Secretary a h. Barnes at the above address. I we request the co operation of anyone who knows of a member of our association who is in distress. F. M. Cockburn c. H Larne Sec Iviry mrs. Omer Bisson la Bro Querie Resi Dent of this District since 1900 mrs. Georgina Bisson 73, widow of Omer Bisson died wednesday at her Home Here. Mrs. Bisson was born at Ste. Anne Man. She was a member of the ladies St. Anne s. Her husband died in december 1945. Surviving Are four sons Tony of Montreal Dol lard and Aime of Winnipeg Anc Stan of Grunthal Man., and Fiji daughters mrs. O. Cote Louise of Vassar Man., mrs. M. Thibo Dean Margaret of Winnipeg mrs. R. Gation Aurore o Hearst ont., Alice at Home an Lucy of la Bro Querie the Funera service will be held 10 saturday in the roman Catholic Church and burial will be in the Parish cemetery. John Duchnicki requiem mass for John Duch Nicki 70, of 457 who died monday at his Home will be Sung at 9 Friday i the holy ghost Church. Burial i be in holy ghost cemetery. Prayers will be said at 8.30 . Thurs Day in memorial funeral Chape born in Poland. Or. Due Nick came to Canada 44 year ago sur a living Are three sons. Paul Pickle Crow. Ont., and Joseph an i Frank of Winnipeg a Daugh 1 Ter Miry Winnipeg. Lbs. William Brice word has been received of the eath in Victoria of a former music Eacher Here mrs. Ella Lindsay Rice wife of William Brice for Nerly of 342 Union Avenue Elm Ood. Born at Donaghadee n. Ire and mrs. Brice lived in Winnipeg or 33 years prior to going to Vic Oria six years ago. Besides her Hus and she is survived by a sister mrs. E. Shortt of Cordova Bay . And two nephews Angus Shortt of Norwood and Terence Shortt of Toronto. The funeral ser ice was held saturday in Victoria and burial was in Royal Oak burial Park. Edward Bodley a retired Carman with the Cana Dian Pacific railway Weston shops Edward Ted bodies 71, of 20 Smithfield Avenue West Kildonan lied tuesday at Revelstoke porn in London England or. Bod by came to Winnipeg 42 years ago he retired in 1947, following 40 years service. Or. Bodies was. A member of St. Martins in the Field anglican Church and of the sons of England Neptune Lodge. Be sides his widow Maude he is sur vied by two mrs. W Mclntyre and Kathleen of Winnipeg a son Norman e. Of St James a sister in England an five grandchildren. The Funera service will be held at 2.45 saturday in the a b. Gardine funeral Home and burial will be in Kildonan cemetery. Rev. J. Ranc will officiate. Japan As constituted it defeat in the second world War consists of. 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