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Toole, Lawrence John (1930-2006)
(Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2007 Feb p. 31 Birth date: 1930 Dec 16 text of obituary: <center><h3>LAWRENCE JOHN TOOLE</h3></center> Lawrence John Toole died Dec. ...") |
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died Dec. 12. He was |
died Dec. 12. He was |
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born Dec. 16, 1930 in |
born Dec. 16, 1930 in |
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| − | Calgary. |
+ | Calgary. Lawrence |
lived all his life on the |
lived all his life on the |
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| − | family farm in the |
+ | family farm in the Bircham District, doing |
| − | + | what he loved best - farming. He was a |
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| − | what he loved best |
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| − | - farming. He was a |
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member of the Secan Growers Association and |
member of the Secan Growers Association and |
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took great interest in growing new varieties of |
took great interest in growing new varieties of |
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| − | certified seed |
+ | certified seed. Lawrence enjoyed curling and |
spent many seasons at the local curling rink |
spent many seasons at the local curling rink |
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| − | with neighbours and friends during the |
+ | with neighbours and friends during the regular draws and at the bonspiels in surrounding |
| − | + | towns. Lawrence was a member of the Linden |
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| − | + | (Alta.) MB Church, where he loved to worship |
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| − | the last few. Mary died in 1997. In 2004, Peter (Alta.) MB Church, where he loved to worship |
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| − | married his long-time friend, Margaret Mat- |
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| − | ties. She brought great joy to the last years of |
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| − | his life. Peter was a long-time participant at |
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| − | Yarrow MB Church and was baptized in Oct. |
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| − | 2006. He valued family and faith, and loved |
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| − | baseball, good food, gathering with friends, |
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| − | playing games, telling jokes, and trying new |
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| − | things. He is mourned by Margaret; children |
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| − | Betty Carlson, Evelyn Bartsch, Diane, and Ed; 8 |
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| − | grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. |
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| − | John Corn eliu s Nickel |
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| − | John Cornelius Nickel |
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| − | died Dec. 2. He was |
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| − | born Apr. 13, 1924 in |
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| − | Krivoy Rog, Ukraine |
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| − | to Cornelius and Jus - |
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| − | tina Nickel. The family |
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| − | suffered much during |
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| − | the political unrest |
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| − | before and after |
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and fellowship with others. He is mourned by |
and fellowship with others. He is mourned by |
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brothers Robert (Diana), Elgin (Marlene), and |
brothers Robert (Diana), Elgin (Marlene), and |
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Latest revision as of 13:33, 29 April 2024
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2007 Feb p. 31
Birth date: 1930 Dec 16
text of obituary:
LAWRENCE JOHN TOOLE
Lawrence John Toole died Dec. 12. He was born Dec. 16, 1930 in Calgary. Lawrence lived all his life on the family farm in the Bircham District, doing what he loved best - farming. He was a member of the Secan Growers Association and took great interest in growing new varieties of certified seed. Lawrence enjoyed curling and spent many seasons at the local curling rink with neighbours and friends during the regular draws and at the bonspiels in surrounding towns. Lawrence was a member of the Linden (Alta.) MB Church, where he loved to worship and fellowship with others. He is mourned by brothers Robert (Diana), Elgin (Marlene), and Neville (Wendy); sisters Beatrice, Patricia (Carl) Willberg, and Grace (Dorne) Fyten; many nieces and nephews. The funeral was Dec. 16 at Linden MB Church.
