Meredith, Hubert Ivan (1911-2002)

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

Birth date: 1911 Jun 21

text of obituary:

HUBERT IVAN MEREDITH

Hubert Ivan 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 active Mason. After retiring around 1976, he became groundskeeper at Travellers Woods Campground. In the early 1980s he and second wife Georgie moved to Manitoulin Island. In 1995 he married Dorothy Johnston. They enjoyed travelling, bowling, puzzles, crosswords, biking, woodworking and gardening. He is remembered as an honest, reliable man who lived by the motto: "Remember who you are." Predeceased by second wife Georgie, daughter Dianne and 3 brothers, 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.