Editing Meredith, Hubert Ivan (1911-2002)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 Dec 27 p. 19

Birth date: 1911 Jun 21

text of obituary:

<center><h3>HUBERT IVAN MEREDITH</h3></center>

van Meredith passed
away Oct. 14. He was
born June 21, 1911 to
Hubert Wellington
Meredith and Hattie
Cowie in Orono, Ont.
His childhood was
spent on farms across
Ontario . He started
working on other farms
at 14, drove transport
trucks at Dunbarton at 16, peddled milk in
Toronto with a horse and buggy, returned to
St. Catharines in his early 20s to work on
farms, and apprenticed as a die sinker at
Hayes Steel at 26. He and first wife Dorothy
had a daughter Dianne in 1941 . His work
took him to Erie, Pa . in 1952 and to Alcoa in
Cleveland 2 years later. He was baptized Apr.
9, 1959 in Ohio. In 1962 he became an ac-
tive Mason. After retiring around 1976, he
became groundskeeper at Travellers Woods
Campground. In the early 1980s he and sec-
ond wife Georgie moved to Manitoulin Is-
land. In 1995 he married Dorothy Johnston.
They enjoyed travelling, bowling, puzzles,
crosswords, biking, woodworking and gar-
dening. He is remembered as an honest, reli-
able man who lived by the motto : " Remem-
ber who you are ." Predeceased by second
wife Georgie, daughter Dianne and 3 broth-
ers, he is mourned by Dorothy; 2 sisters; 6
grandchildren; great-grandchildren and 1
great-great-grandchild. The memorial service
was Oct. 18 in Grantham MB Church, St.
Catharines, with Bob Enns ministering.

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