Acton Free Press, March 8, 1972 - p.10
Funeral Friday for Mrs. F. Day
Rockwood villagers were saddened last week when they learned of the death of
one of it's best known citizens.  Mrs. Ella L. Day, the mother of a renowned
Rockwood family, passed away at the Guelph General Hospital on March 1 after
a four day hospitalization period.
Born on January 7, 1890 on San Juan Island, in the State of Washington, Ella
Leola was the daughter of Robert H. Wansbrough and Emma A. Swackhammer who
had moved from the Acton district to San Juan to return to the area after
ten years.
Mrs. Day was organist at the Crewson's Corner's Methodist Church where she
met her future husband, on date of March 25, 1909, became the bride of Frank
Day.  In the same year Mr. and Mrs. Frank Day were the youngest couple
assessed as owners of a farm in Eramosa Township on the 7th line of Eramosa
presently occupied by Howard Donnell.  They moved to Rockwood in 1928 when
Frank Day was appointed postmaster.  Mr. Day died in 1958.
Survivors are C.R.A.(Fred), Ancaster; George, Rockwood; Marion(Mrs. Milton
Greer), Burlington and Roy, Toronto; sisters Mrs. Gordon(Annetta) MacKay,
Toronto and Mrs. Anna Smith, Acton.  Brothers Roy and Harold Wansbrough
predeceased her.
Mrs. Day was a member of the W.M.S. and the U.C.W. of Rockwood United
Church.
Funeral was at the Rumley-Shoemaker funeral home, Acton, Friday, March 3,
conducted by the Rev. Ralph Williams.
Interment was in Rockwood Cemetery.  Pallbearers were sons Fred, George and
Roy Day, son-in-law Milton Greer and grandsons Glenn Greer and Chirstopher
Day.

