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Don Boos

TRANSFIGURATION PARISH WARDEN

Church of the Advent, Ridgetown

1928 to November 12, 2006

Details at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com

Eva M. (Jennings) Spilsbury

TREASURER

Church of the Advent, Ridgetown

1920 to March 22, 2006

Joseph Harold “Raymond” Harper

September 8, 2005

Christ Church, Dresden

Marion I. Gosnell

CO-CHAIR (CHURCHWARDEN)

Church of the Redeemer, Highgate

1926 to July 22, 2005

From Chatham This Week: Marion served as Co-Chair of the Church of the Redeemer, Highgate, where she was a very active member for many years. She was a licensed Layreader for the Diocese of Huron. Marion was also a life member of the Highgate Women's Institute.

Frances (House) Ralph

St Stephen’s, Thamesville

Christ Church, Dresden

1919 to December 11, 2004

Mrs Ralph’s husband, the Reverend Mr Francis (Fred) Ralph, was rector of Christ Church, Dresden, St. Stephen's, Thamesville, and St. Peter's, Moraviantown, for many years approximately forty-five years ago. Mrs. Ralph moved back to Thamesville after Mr Ralph died and more recently had been living in Chatham.

Florence (Elliott) Lampman

St Matthew’s, Florence

March 26, 1910, to April 26, 2004

(Pictured here at the dedication of the memorial organ in 1962.)

Mrs Lampman was our organist for over forty years.

Adam Allison

St Stephen’s, Thamesville

April 10, 1917, to August 8, 2004

(Pictured here at a 2004 parish event)

From http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2004/10/06/657357.html

In memory of Robert and Edna Poulin

Celebration turns to sadness

JOHN HERBERT, Free Press Reporter

2004-10-06 02:27:36

Robert and Edna Poulin would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary today in Ridgetown. Instead, family members are finalizing their funeral arrangements. The Poulins -- Robert, 85 and Edna, 8 * -- were killed Sunday in a two-car crash at Baseline Road and North Street in Dresden.

"They were on a Sunday drive,'' said son Jim Poulin of Toronto, who was in Ridgetown yesterday arranging tomorrow's visitation and Friday's funeral there.

"Details about what happened . . . are pretty sketchy. It was pretty shocking.''

The couple lived their entire married life at 23 Cunningham St. in Ridgetown. Jim Poulin said that when his parents moved there they were the youngest couple. At the time of their deaths, they were the oldest.

"Our parents were great people,'' he said. "One thing I tell everyone -- and they find it hard to believe -- is we kids never heard an angry word between them. I'm sure they did (have angry words), but never in front of us.

"My niece commented yesterday after 59 years of marriage they still held hands and had many endearing qualities. That's the way they were.

"Everyone who we've spoken to had great things to say about them. Some people left here today in tears.''

The Poulins were involved in church activities in Ridgetown for years. He was the churchwarden.

The couple had three children -- Jim; Brian, who lives in London; and Barbara, of Burlington. They had four grandchildren.

They met at an entertainment hot spot in London, England, during the Second World War and married in London in October 1945.

A soldier, Robert Poulin returned to Canada shortly after the war and a few months later, his bride joined him in Ridgetown.

Robert Poulin was born in Winnipeg. His family moved to Detroit and then to the Ridgetown area to farm.

After the war, he worked as a carpenter in Ridgetown and Chatham. Edna worked in retail, but spent most of her life as a stay-at-home mom.

The Poulins were taken to hospital in Wallaceburg after the crash and transferred to hospital in London, where they died. Three people in the other vehicle suffered minor injuries and a fourth was taken to hospital in Windsor with non-life threatening injuries. Tomorrow's visitation is at the McKinlay Funeral Home and Friday's funeral at the Church of Advent in Ridgetown.

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