ALLEN, Winnifred P. The Chronicle Herald, March 24, 2010 Known to her friends and family as "Winnie", passed away peacefully on March 15, 2010, at the age of 77, in Queens County. She was born in Port aux Basques, NL on November 6, 1932, to her parents, Rose and Leslie Carter. She lived her adult life in Pleasant River and will be very much missed by her children, Vicki, Rick, Alan, Nicki and Troy; grandchildren, Alex, Patrick, Chantel, Kyle, Terra Jean, Ben, Carter and Braydon; and great-grandchildren, Sabrina, Chloe, Charlie, and Parker. She is survived by her brothers and sisters, Ilene, Albert, Bob, Winston, Charlie and Linda and predeceased by her granddaughter, Sherra Lee; brothers, Cecil and Leslie. A service will be held in Pleasant River Trinity United Church at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, with Pastor Tom Watson officiating. The service will be followed by a gathering at Pleasant River Community Hall. Donations in memory may be made to the Nova Scotia Lupus Society or United Church Mission Service Fund. |
2010
March 15
1963
March 7
Seventy-year-old Ernest Wilfred Scott, husband of Winnifred Demone Scott, suffers a heart attack at home in Pleasant River and dies one-half hour later. He was been experiencing heart problems for the past year and is under the care of Dr. H.S. Smith of Caledonia.
A native of England, he has been in Canada for 50 years. He is the son of Ernest Scott and Alice Wiggan of England. His son Bud, of Toronto, signs the death certificate.
March 10
Ernest is buried in Pleasant River Cemetery. Bruce Chandler of Liverpool is undertaker.
https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1963-2145&Event=death&ID=442718
September 28
Student minister Eddie Collins dies in a two-car collision on the Irishtown Road, New Brunswick. He was returning home to Pleasant River from his pastoral charge in Boiestown.
http://archives.gnb.ca/search/VISSE/141C5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=a5bb6c66-3dac-4afc-89f0-f26d219f3421
Seventy-year-old Ernest Wilfred Scott, husband of Winnifred Demone Scott, suffers a heart attack at home in Pleasant River and dies one-half hour later. He was been experiencing heart problems for the past year and is under the care of Dr. H.S. Smith of Caledonia.
A native of England, he has been in Canada for 50 years. He is the son of Ernest Scott and Alice Wiggan of England. His son Bud, of Toronto, signs the death certificate.
March 10
Ernest is buried in Pleasant River Cemetery. Bruce Chandler of Liverpool is undertaker.
https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1963-2145&Event=death&ID=442718
September 28
Student minister Eddie Collins dies in a two-car collision on the Irishtown Road, New Brunswick. He was returning home to Pleasant River from his pastoral charge in Boiestown.
http://archives.gnb.ca/search/VISSE/141C5.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=a5bb6c66-3dac-4afc-89f0-f26d219f3421
2017
JANUARY 28
Philip Lewis Spurr, 75, of Pleasant River, Queens County, passed away peacefully in North Queens Nursing Home, Caledonia on Saturday, January 28, 2017.
Born in Middleton, Philip was a son of the late Lewis and Audrey (Maclean) Spurr.
Philip worked as a truck driver for Maritime Steel in Dartmouth then for Canadian National Railway in various locations throughout Nova Scotia until his retirement. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking. He was owner/operator of Spurr’s Salvage. He will be fondly remembered as a friend to all and who would lend a hand to anyone in need.
Philip is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marilyn (MacQuarrie); his sons Philip “Phil” (Heidi) of New Glasgow, Neil (Lori Smith) of Pleasant River, grandchildren Madison and Tanner. His sisters Patricia (Wayne) Allen of Bridgewater and Sandra Spurr of Brickton, NS, his brother Irvin (Debbie) of Mount Hanley, NS
Cremation has taken place under the direction of Chandlers’ Funeral Home, Liverpool. A graveside memorial service will be held Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in Lakeview Cemetery, Pleasant River. Reception to follow in the Pleasant River Community Hall. No flowers by request, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Alzheimer’s Association of Nova Scotia or to a charity of your choice.
Philip Lewis Spurr, 75, of Pleasant River, Queens County, passed away peacefully in North Queens Nursing Home, Caledonia on Saturday, January 28, 2017.
Born in Middleton, Philip was a son of the late Lewis and Audrey (Maclean) Spurr.
Philip worked as a truck driver for Maritime Steel in Dartmouth then for Canadian National Railway in various locations throughout Nova Scotia until his retirement. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking. He was owner/operator of Spurr’s Salvage. He will be fondly remembered as a friend to all and who would lend a hand to anyone in need.
Philip is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marilyn (MacQuarrie); his sons Philip “Phil” (Heidi) of New Glasgow, Neil (Lori Smith) of Pleasant River, grandchildren Madison and Tanner. His sisters Patricia (Wayne) Allen of Bridgewater and Sandra Spurr of Brickton, NS, his brother Irvin (Debbie) of Mount Hanley, NS
Cremation has taken place under the direction of Chandlers’ Funeral Home, Liverpool. A graveside memorial service will be held Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in Lakeview Cemetery, Pleasant River. Reception to follow in the Pleasant River Community Hall. No flowers by request, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Alzheimer’s Association of Nova Scotia or to a charity of your choice.
1921
Birth - A son, Leslie is born to Will Mailman and Zoe Davis. [1]
March 29 - Bessie Patterson, wife of Arthur James Fancy,dies at age 73.
March 31 - Bessie's funeral service is held from Pleasant River Church.
April 19 - Joseph Claude Herman, the 21-year-old son of Joseph Herman, dies in Pleasant River.
April 21 - Joseph Claude is buried in Pleasant River Cemetery.
May 18 - Funeral service for 80-year-old Jacob W. Waterman, North Brookfield, is held at Pleasant River Church. He is buried at North Brookfield.
June 20 - Funeral service for 84-year-old Isaiah Hebb of Middlefield is held in Pleasant River. He has died the previous day.
Aug. 22 - Four-month-old Royden Edward Selig is baptized by Rev. G.W. Ball. Born on April 23, he is the son of Rufus Selig and Alma MacKay, East Clifford.
Sept 2 – Six-year-old Eldon Colp and four-year-old Mildred Colp die of cholera infantum. (An often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in children; not true cholera but having similar symptoms.) The children of Archibald Colp and Violet Haines have been under the care of Dr. W.H. Cole of New Germany from Aug. 26 until the day of their death. Eldon is six years two months and 17 days old. Mildred is four years 11 months and two days. Information is filed by undertaker, Oran Woodworth of Hemford.
Sept. 4 - The children are buried in Pleasant River Cemetery, (not Brookfield as filed).[2]
Sept. 27 - Sixty-three-year-old Joseph Herman is killed in a barn accident in Pleasant River.
Sept. 29 - Joseph is buried in Pleasant River Cemetery.
Sept. 30 - One of the first children born in Pleasant River Settlement - Amelia Gordon (Colp) Demmons dies in Melvern Square, Annapolis County, at the age of 74. She and her husband,
Elijah, have been married almost 45 years. Cause of death is acute dilation of the heart, accompanied by asthma and hardening of the arteries. She has been ill for three years. The couple have been living in Melvern Square for 15 years.
Oct. 22 - Twenty-eight-year-old Parke Harry Smith of Pleasant River is married to Elaine Fisk Dailey, 18, of North Brookfield. The ceremony takes place at the Baptist parsonage in Mahone Bay.
[1] Halifax Herald Obits http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/LUNEN-LINKS/2007-02/1170628054
[2] Province of Nova Scotia – Certificate of Registration of Death
March 29 - Bessie Patterson, wife of Arthur James Fancy,dies at age 73.
March 31 - Bessie's funeral service is held from Pleasant River Church.
April 19 - Joseph Claude Herman, the 21-year-old son of Joseph Herman, dies in Pleasant River.
April 21 - Joseph Claude is buried in Pleasant River Cemetery.
May 18 - Funeral service for 80-year-old Jacob W. Waterman, North Brookfield, is held at Pleasant River Church. He is buried at North Brookfield.
June 20 - Funeral service for 84-year-old Isaiah Hebb of Middlefield is held in Pleasant River. He has died the previous day.
Aug. 22 - Four-month-old Royden Edward Selig is baptized by Rev. G.W. Ball. Born on April 23, he is the son of Rufus Selig and Alma MacKay, East Clifford.
Sept 2 – Six-year-old Eldon Colp and four-year-old Mildred Colp die of cholera infantum. (An often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in children; not true cholera but having similar symptoms.) The children of Archibald Colp and Violet Haines have been under the care of Dr. W.H. Cole of New Germany from Aug. 26 until the day of their death. Eldon is six years two months and 17 days old. Mildred is four years 11 months and two days. Information is filed by undertaker, Oran Woodworth of Hemford.
Sept. 4 - The children are buried in Pleasant River Cemetery, (not Brookfield as filed).[2]
Sept. 27 - Sixty-three-year-old Joseph Herman is killed in a barn accident in Pleasant River.
Sept. 29 - Joseph is buried in Pleasant River Cemetery.
Sept. 30 - One of the first children born in Pleasant River Settlement - Amelia Gordon (Colp) Demmons dies in Melvern Square, Annapolis County, at the age of 74. She and her husband,
Elijah, have been married almost 45 years. Cause of death is acute dilation of the heart, accompanied by asthma and hardening of the arteries. She has been ill for three years. The couple have been living in Melvern Square for 15 years.Oct. 22 - Twenty-eight-year-old Parke Harry Smith of Pleasant River is married to Elaine Fisk Dailey, 18, of North Brookfield. The ceremony takes place at the Baptist parsonage in Mahone Bay.
[1] Halifax Herald Obits http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/LUNEN-LINKS/2007-02/1170628054
[2] Province of Nova Scotia – Certificate of Registration of Death
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