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1 CONC Acton Free Press, November 3, 1949
1 CONT p.8 - Obituary
1 CONT Mrs. R.H. Wansbrough At the fine age of 88 years and a life of splendid us
1 CONC efulness and faithfulness to her family and her church, Emma Augusta Swack
1 CONC hammer, widow of the late Robert H. Wansbrough, passed away in Toron
1 CONC to on Friday night. She had been in failing health for some time.  Bo
1 CONC rn at the Swackhammer homestead at Churchill.  Mrs. Wansbrough was the la
1 CONC st surviving member of the family of five daughters and fours sons of Chri
1 CONC sopher Swackhammer and Elizabeth Denny.  Her parents were pioneers of t
1 CONC he Churchill district and in the history of Churchill it is recorded th
1 CONC at this family "gave a lifetime of service to the church".  Mrs. Wansbrou
1 CONC gh was married at Churchill and spent her life in this community.  Pri
1 CONC or to coming to Acton in 1917, Mr. and Mrs. Wansbrough lived on a fa
1 CONC rm at Crewson Corners and for ten years resided at Friday Harbour, San Ju
1 CONC an Island, Washington State.  Twenty years ago the beloved husband pass
1 CONC ed away at the home on Lake Avenue.  Surviving are two sons and three daug
1 CONC hters, H. Roy and Harold L. Wansbrough and Mrs. Gordon MacKay (Annetta) a
1 CONC ll of Toronto; Mrs. Frank Day of Rockwood and Mrs. Allan Smith, Acto
1 CONC n.  To all of these sympathy of many friends goes in the loss of a devot
1 CONC ed mother.  Mrs. Wansbrough was a member of the United Church and none w
1 CONC as more faithful or took a keener interest in the advancement of its go
1 CONC od works.  While her family and her church were her chief interests it nat
1 CONC urally followed that she was a good and helpful neighbour.  The funeral
1 CONT was held on Monday afternoon with service in Toronto at 11:30 a.m. at Yor
1 CONC ke Bros. Funeral Chapel.  At Churchill where she was married and which mea
1 CONC nt so much to her, a service was held at two o'clock and interment w
1 CONC as in Fairview Cemetery, Acton.  Many friends gather in tribute to her li
1 CONC fe and many
1 CONT beautiful floral tributes bore testimony of sympathy and esteem.  The serv
1 CONC ice was conducted by Rev. Milton Sanderson of North Parkdale United Chur
1 CONC ch assisted by Rev. A.O.W. Foreman.  Pallbearers were Messrs. Arthur Swack
1 CONC hammer, Homer Swackhammer, Brampton; Brant Swackhammer, of Georgetown;
1 CONT Bruce MacKay, Toronto; Fred Day, Hamilton; and Edwin Barnes, Toronto.  Amo
1 CONC ng those from a distance attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Richard U
1 CONC nvin (formerly Gertrude Swackhammer) and Mr and Mrs. Borden of Rocheste
1 CONC r, N.Y.
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1 CONT Copy of email from Ken Dworschak of obit on file.
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