The following is a transcript from the St Joseph Island Picnic Book from the Hilton
Public Library.
The file is in order of year so the easiest way to find someone is to use the search 
command.

Old Timers Deaths from July 1 1929 to July 1st 1930

1 Mrs. W H Argue at Hilton Beach Aug 3rd 1929. Buried at Hilton Beach
2 Mrs. Jas Gordon, Kaskawan Jan 29 1929. Buried at Hilton Beach
3 Mrs. L Ward, Kaskawan Sept 8 1929. Buried at Hilton Beach
4 Mrs. Henry J Brown, Kaskawan Jan 15 1929. Buried at Hilton Beach 
5 John Guiney, Milford Haven, Jan 16th 1930. Buried Hilton Beach  R.C. 
Cemetery
6 John J Wright, Soo Ont., July 8th 1929. Buried St. Joseph Island. Rev J 
Caufield officiating.
7 William Hollingsworth, MacLennan, July 18th 1929. Buried in Laird 
Cemetery. Rev Bamford officiating.
8 Mrs. O See, Mar 1 /29. Age 63. Hilton Beach. Rev WC Demill & Rev WC 
Peach


Old Timers Deaths from July 1 1930 to July 1 1931

1 Mrs. Maria Marks Young. Nov 27th 1930 at Saskatoon.
2 Mrs. Patrick Trainor. May 24th 1930 at Hilton Beach. age 80 years. buried 
in Anglican Cemetery. Rev. M Paisley.
3 Mrs. John Crack. Oct 17th 1930 at Richards Landing Hospital. Buried at 
Hilton Beach. Rev. Paisley officiating.
4 Mrs. Geo. Gordon. Kaskawan. Buried Hilton Beach. Rev. Paisley officiating 
United Church
5 Mrs. Thos. Campbell. W Line. April 13th 1930. Buried at Hilton Beach. Rev. 
Paisley officiating. United Church.
6 Miss Lillie Campbell (daughter). April 13 1930.  Buried at Hilton Beach. 
Rev. Paisley officiating. United Church.
7 Mr. Andrew Simons. April 13 1930. Buried at Hilton Beach. Rev. Paisley 
officiating. United Church.
8 Mr. Fred Kent. Kentvale. Buried at Jocelyn Cemetery.
9 Mrs. Langstaff. Richards Landing. Buried at Richards Landing Cemetery.
10 Mrs. Peter McDougall. June 22 1931 at Richards Landing Hospital. Buried 
at Hilton Beach by Rev.Gourlay and Rev. Paisley.
11 Thos. White. Richards Landing 
12 James Steinburg. Richards Landing. Died May 23/31 at Soo Ont. Buried at 
Hilton Beach May 25th by Rev. Paisley
13 Mr. Alex Morrow, Soo Mich. at Soo Mich. Buried at Richards Landing.
14 Octavius See, Richards Landing. April 21/31, age 73. Buried Hilton Beach 
by Rev. D. Allan
15 Mr. James Campbell, Richards Landing.
16 Mrs. Wm. Pollock, Soo Ont.
17 Mrs. David Humes, Richards Landing. Buried at Richards Landing.
18 Miss Hums, Richards Landing. Buried at Richards Landing.
19 Mr. John Humes, Richards Landing. Buried at Richards Landing.
20 Mr. Henry Gilroy, Richards Landing. Dec 15/30 age 72. Buried Richards 
Landing by Rev. F. Williamson.
21 Mrs. Howard Bryans, Soo Ont. Buried Soo Ont.
22 Mr. John Campbell, Richards Landing. Aug 5th 1931 age 82. Jocelyn 
Cemetery. Bishop Wise & Rev. Rhodes officiating.


Old Timers Deaths from July 1st 1931 to July 1st 1932

1 Mrs. John Gilbert, Hilton Beach, Sept 5th 1931 at House of Refuge Soo 
Ont. Buried at Hilton Beach. Rev. Paisley officiating.
2 William Winters, Hilton Beach, Dec21st 1931 at Weston Sanitarium. Buried 
Hilton Beach. Rev. Paisley officiating.
3 Mrs. Richard Bishop, Hilton Beach, Jan. 8th 1932. Buried Hilton Beach 
Cemetery. Rev. Paisley officiating.
4 Mr. Benj Cadham, W Line, Feb. 17th 1932 at Island Hospital. Buried Hilton 
Beach. Rev. Paisley officiating.
5 Mr. William Hamilton, Kaskawan, April 8th 1932 at Island Hospital. Buried 
Hilton Beach. Rev. Paisley officiating.
6 Mrs. E. L. Bedford, Sault Ste Marie Ont. 1931 Soo Ont. Buried Soo Ont.
7 John Archibald Jr. Buried Soo Ont.
8 Mrs. Barbara Matheson, Soo Ont., Jan 13th/32. Buried Hilton Beach.
9 Daniel See Sr., March 17th/32, age 92, Buried Hilton Beach. Rev N. 
McQuarrie.
10 Mrs. Mattie Smith (daughter)
11 Mr. Jack Harron, Richards Landing. Buried at Richards Landing 
12 Mrs. Jas. Burnside, born 1857, died Feb 6/32. Buried at Richards Landing. 
Rev W. Howey.
13 Donald Mann, born Jan 21/63, died Dec. 23/31. Buried Richards Landing. 
Rev. Paisley officiating.
14 Mrs. Jos. Richardson
15 Mr. John Brown
16 Mrs. Henry Gilroy, Richards Landing, Feb 19/32. Buried Richards Landing. 
Rev. N. McQuarrie.
17 Mr. Wilfred Gilroy, Richards Landing, Mar 1/32, age 44. Buried Richards 
Landing, Rev. N. McQuarrie.
18 Mrs. Thos. Tuer, Bruce Mines, June 26th 1932 at Thessalon Hospital. 
Buried Bruce Mines, Rev Burnside.
19 Mrs. Leo Knopf (nee Miss Williamson) died Feb 17th/32 at San Francisco, 
Cal. Buried Albuquerque New Mexico.

Old Timers Deaths from July 1st 1932 to July 1st 1933

1 Mrs. Grace Gilroy, Richards Landing, died Aug 22nd. Buried Richards 
Landing Cemetery Aug 24th, Rev McQuarrie & Howey.
2 Walter Ross Lay, Richards Landing, died Jan 18th 1933 at Jefferson 
Hospital, Fairfield Iowa, age 74, buried Richards Landing by Rev. Howey.
3 William Wannamaker, died Jan 15/33 at Sault Ste Marie, Ont., age 77 yrs, 
buried U.C. Hilton Beach.
4 William D Watson, Richards Landing, died age 79, buried Richards 
Landing Cemetery, Rev. M McQuarrie.
5 William Harten, son of Andrew Harten, died at Sault Ste Marie, Ont., age 
30 years, buried Soo Ont.
6 John E Young , Hilton Beach , died Richards Landing Hospital , March 19th 
1933 , age 73 yrs , buried Hilton Beach , Rev. Paisley
7 Leah Morton Flowers, died Nov 27th 1932.
8 John Brason Jr, died Soo Ont. 1933, buried Soo Ont.
9 Mrs. Phil Jacobs, died Richards Landing Hospital, May 2nd 1933, age 74 
yrs, buried Tenby Bay, Rev. McQuarrie.
10 Miss Mary Gingles, died, buried Hilton Beach, Rev. L S Paisley officiating.
11 Mrs. Thos. Gainey, Richards Landing, died April 12th 1933, buried Richards 
Landing.
12 Lorne Sampson, died Sask.
13 Mrs. Florence Elizabeth Neale, died Richards Landing, age 63 yrs. , Lived 
on St. Joseph Island 50 yrs, buried Mountain, Rev. McQuarrie.
14 Mrs. B V Rains died at Raymondsville, Texas, June 28th 1933, Daughter T 
Dalgleish, Soo Ont.
15 Mrs. Mary McKay, Harmony, died 18th Dec., buried at Richards Landing, 
Rev. Howey.
16 Mrs. Edgar Kent, nee Miss Williamson, died April 28th, buried Marwayne, 
Alta., Rev. Cross officiated.
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Old Timers deaths from July 1st/33 to July 1st 1934

1 Mrs. Thos. White Sr., Richards Landing, died Oct 19th/33, buried in RC 
Cemetery, Fr. Mulligan officiating.
2 Mrs. Alfred Clark, Richards Landing, buried Oct. 20th in United Cemetery 
Hilton Beach, Rev. R V Wilson.
3 Miss Nora Rains, died Sailors Encampment  Oct. 24th/33, buried at Sailors 
Encampment, Fr. Mulligan.
4 Stephen Cadham, died Nov 1st, age 79 years buried Hilton Beach United 
Cemetery, Rev. R V Wilson.
5 Walter Thompson, Sault Ste. Marie Ont. died.
6 George Stienburg, I Line, died in Red Cross Hospital Richards Landing, 
Nov., buried Hilton Beach.
7 Harry E Campbell, Sault Ste. Marie, died Dec.4th, 56 years, buried Sault 
Ste. Marie.
8 Mrs. John Bishop, G Line, died Jan. 28/34 , 76 years, buried Richards 
Landing, first woman to locate land on St Joe, Rev. Howey & Vickerson.
9 Mrs. Wm. Steinburg, Gawas, died Toronto March 24th, buried Toronto.
10 Roland McCarthy, son of Jos. McCarthy Soo Ont., age 18 yrs, buried Soo 
Ont.
11 H P Fremlin, Richards Landing, died March/34, age 64, buried Hilton 
Beach Anglican C., Rev Wilson & McQuarrie.
12 Mrs. Mary McLaughlin, 16th Sideroad, died age 102 , buried Richards 
Landing, Rev. R V Wilson.
13 Mrs. August Miller , age 76 years died April 1934 , resident of Island 54 
years, R. Ldg., Rev.Wilson
14 Mrs. Joseph Frarey, Richards Landing died April 28/34 at daughters at 
Burwash, buried R. Ldg., Rev. Wilson.
15 James Burnside, Richards Landing, died May 1st/34, age82 years buried R. 
Ldg., Rev. Wilson.
16 Charles Cooper, Harmony, died May 16th in Mathews Memorial Red Cross 
Hospital, age 67 yrs, buried R. Ldg, Rev. Wilson.
17 Mrs. Tena Anderson , MacLennan died
18 Louis Gardiner, Soo Ont., died, Buried Soo Ont.
19 Freeman Campbell
20 Mrs. Harbottle, Soo Ont. died, buried Soo Ont.
21 George Burk , Soo Ont. died
22 John Harvey Johnston died Sault Ste. Marie Ont., June 11th, buried Soo 
Ont., Rev. J C McCauley officiated.
23 Neil Wellington Gunn, age 41, died Lockwood Clinic Toronto March 10th, 
buried Mt. Zion Cemetery Holland Center.


Old Timers Deaths from July 1st 1934 to July 1st 1935

1 Mrs. William Reed, Richards Landing, died July 12th, age 81 yrs 11 
months, buried Mountain Cemetery, Rev. P K Smith, Rev. N McQuarrie & 
Rev. E S Jennings officiated.
2 Thomas Harkness died Nov 9th at Soo Mich., 75 years old, buried Neebish 
Island Cemetery.
3 John Ward died Dec 13th at Cockburn Island.
4 Mrs. Sarah McKinnon died Dec 1st, Hilton Beach, age 87 years, buried RC 
Cemetery H.B., Father Mulligan officiated.
5 Mrs. Sarah Smith died Jan 19th/35, buried Mountain Cemetery, Rev. 
McQuarrie off.
6 August Miller died Matthews Memorial Red Cross Hospital, Feb. 5th/35, 85 
years, Mountain Cemetery, Rev. McQuarrie.
7 Mrs. Edwin Owen died Richards Landing March 17th/35, buried Richards 
Landing Cemetery, Rev. Wilson off.
8 Mrs. Norman Simons died
9 Mrs. Carson Cooper died Soo Ont., buried Richards Landing, Rev. Wilson.
10 Mrs. Alex Ross died R/ Ldg April 15th, buried Richards Landing, Rev. 
Wilson.
11 William C McQueen died House of Refuge, Soo Ont., buried Hilton Beach 
Anglican Cemetery May 11th, Rev. Wall.
12 Mrs. Peter J Brown died Hilton Beach May 16th, buried Anglican Cemetery, 
May 18th, Rev. Wall.
13 Mrs. Alex Fyfe died Richards Landing May 16th, age 75 years, buried R. 
Ldg., Rev. Wilson.
14 Mrs. Porter Brown died Detroit, Mich., died May 7, buried Jocelyn 
Cemetery May 10th, Rev. Wall.
15 Thomas Gamey died Soo Ont., buried R. Ldg., Rev. Wilson
16 Mrs. Alfred Shewfelt died Soo, Ont., buried R. Ldg. May 11th, Rev. Wilson.
17 Clarence Rains died 30th March, age 43 yrs., buried R. Ldg. April 1st, Rev. 
Wilson.
18 Mrs. Wm. Harrison died June 6th, age 80 Yrs, buried June 8th Anglican 
Cemetery Hilton Beach, Rev. Wall.
19 William Campbell died Detroit, Mich., June 3rd, age 74 years buried Detroit
20 Mrs. Axworthy died
21 Carson Cooper died Sault, June 26th, age 70 years, buried Richards 
Landing.
22 Joseph Frarey died Burwash June 22nd, age 88 years, buried Richards 
Landing.
23 Robt. Farrell died Carterton June 28th, buried June 29th.
24 Mrs. Lenard Eddy died June 30th, age 45 years, buried July 1, Hilton Beach 
Anglican Cemetery, Rev. Wall & Gladman.


Old Timers Deaths from July 1 1935 to July 1 1936

1 Wm. Irwin died at home on I Line July 3rd, age 75, buried Richards Landing 
Cemetery, Mr. Gladman & Maxwell officiating.
2 Duncan Chappell died Bar River, buried Hilton Beach Anglican Cemetery
3 Neil McDougall died Soo Hospital Aug 31st, buried Sept 2 at Soo Ont.
4 John Kernaghan died Sept. 14th, age 65 yrs.buried Richards Landing 
Cemetery, Rev. ?
5 Ernest Burnside died R. Ldg., buried Richards Landing Cemetery
6 Albert Porter died American Soo, buried Richards Landing Cemetery.
7 George McMenemy died Bruce Mines Sept. 26th,buried Bruce Mines 
Cemetery.
8 Mrs. John Wright died Soo Ont. Oct 6th, buried Oct. 8th, Mountain 
Cemetery, St Joes, J C Canfield.
9 Mrs. Angus Gunn Sr. Died Holland Center Oct. 3rd, 81 years old, buried 
Holland Center, Rev. C C Wellerman.
10 Mrs. Nelson Gunn died in Owen Sound Hospital Oct. 7th, buried Anglican 
Cemetery St. Joe Oct 12, Rev. Wall.
11 Mrs. Isaac Gibbs died Tenby Bay Oct 7th, buried Hilton Beach Union 
Cemetery Oct 8th, Rev. Maxwell.
12 William Dunn died October 8th, age 90 yrs.buried Hilton Beach Union 
Cemetery Oct 11th, Rev. Maxwell.
13 Chas. Hawdon died Oct 4th, buried Mountain Cemetery, Rev. McQuiggan
14 George Hadden died Oct 26yh, age 81 yrs. 7 mos, 14 days, buried 
Richards Landing Oct 27th, Rev. F E Maxwell.
15 Edwin Gay died November 4, age 77 yrs.buried Richards Landing 
Cemetery, Rev. P K Smith of Sarnia off.
16 Mrs. Nels Espeland died Nov 9 Richards Landing Hospital, buried Nov. 12th 
Tenby Bay Cemetery, Mr. M J Johnston.
17 James Hollingsworth died at Walpole, Sask. Oct 12th 1935, buried at 
Walpole Sask.
18 James Shipman died Jan 20th Richards Landing Hospital, buried Jan22nd 
Mountain Cemetery, Mr. M Johnston.
19 Mrs. Charles Walker died 23rd Jan. Toronto Hospital, buried Richards 
Landing Jan.26th, Rev. J D Wall.
20 Thomas (Sonny) Jondreau Feb. 7 Hilton Beach buried Hilton Beach, Rev. 
Fr. Wittie.
21 Mr. H P (Hugo) Eddy died February 24 Soo Ont., buried Anglican 
Cemetery Hilton Beach.
22 Archibauld McGugan died Feb. 10 Kemptville Ont., buried Kemptville Ont.
23 William Bolt, Metaskiwin Alta died Nov. 13th, buried Nov 16th Metaskiwin 
Atla.
24 George See died at Kingston March 14th 83 yrs. old buried Mar 19th at Soo 
Ont., Rev. W E McQuiggan off.
25 Mrs. Samuel Tweedel died Richards Landing Mar 16th, 78 yrs, buried 
Richards Landing, Rev. F E Maxwell off.
26 Mrs. Oceaellen Hunt died Soo Ont. March 27th, buried Mar 30th Soo Ont. 
Greenwood Cemetery, Rev. J C McCauley.
27 Alexander Fyfe Richards Landing died Mar 28th, Mathews Hospital, buried 
R. Ldg., Rev. Maxwell.
28 Mrs. Anderson died Raber Mich. March 13th, buried Raber Mich.
29 William Gordon W Line died March 28th, aged 49 yrs, buried April 1st Hilton 
Beach Cemetery, Rev. J M Johnston.
30 Delmer Brown died Plummer Hospital Soo Ont.  buried Richards Landing, 
Rev. F E Maxwell.
31 Dr. Sidney Smith (brother of WJ Smith) died April 19th, buried Detroit, age 
63 yrs, Very Rev. Kirk B Ferrell.
32 Mrs. Robt. Burnside died April 13th at Windsor, buried at Windsor, age 54 
yrs.
33 Mrs. W D Watson died Kelowna BC, Buried Kelowna BC.
34 W W Kent died at Marwayne Alberta 21st April buried Marwayne.
35 Sam McDermott died January 1936  at Sumas BC
36 Mrs. A St Martin died June 1st, buried June 3rd RC Cemetery Hilton Beach, 
Fr, Kelly off.
37 John Fanson died June 8th at Detroit Mich.
38 Mrs. Stanley (Lottie) Daynard died June 24th Soo Ont., aged 57 years, 
buried Mountain Cemetery St Joe, Rev. McQuiggan.



Old Timers Deaths from 1st July 1936 to 1st July 1937

1 Geo. Bates died, buried Anglican Cemetery Hilton Beach, Bishop Wise off.
2 John Donaghue died Soo Ont. July 7, buried Richards Landing July 9th, 
Rev Boyd & Cornwaith.
3 Mrs. Dave Dickson died Red Cross Hospital Richards Landing, buried at 
Mountain Cemetery.
4 Mrs. John A Donaghue died Soo Ont. Sept 13th, buried Richards Landing 
Sept 15th.
5 Mrs. Giden BC
6 Mrs. Dr. Morphy (nee Leta Walker) died Richards Landing Hospital, buried 
at Landing Cemetery.
7 Mrs. Rich. Hollingsworth died McLennan Ont., buried at MacLennan.
8 Mrs. Asa Moore died Hilton Beach Oct., age 70 yrs, buried Anglican 
Cemetery Hilton Beach, Rev. Wall off.
9 Mr. John Fyfe died Richards Landing Nov 16th, aged 86, buried Richards 
Landing Nov 17, Rev. Muir & Rev. Hyndham.
10 Mrs. John (Sarah) Kirk died Aug 16th in Kern County California Town of 
Taft, buried in Taft Cemetery, Rev. L S Redwine.
11 Mrs. Mary Octavia Rains died Soo Ont. Jan 9th, age 88 yrs, buried in 
Sacred Heart Cemetery Soo Ont., Rev. C Fawcett.
12 Mrs. Bjornaa died at Outlook St Joes Jan 13th, buried at Jocelyn Cemetery, 
Rev. Wall.
13 Miss Anne Langstaff died Jan 29th, buried Richards Landing Jan 31st, Rev. 
JD Wall.
14 Philip Jacobs died Feb 25th, buried Tenby Bay Feb 27th, Rev. Mr. 
Hyndman.
15 Louis Reville died March 7th, aged 89 yrs, buried RC Cemetery Mar 9th, 
Father Kelly Soo Ont.
16 Alex Bevalle (Levins) died Red Cross Hospital Richards Landing March, 
buried at Tenby Bay.
17 John J Campbell, Huron Line died Mathews Memorial Hospital March 10th, 
buried Mar 12th, Rev. JD Wall.
18 Jas. Adcock Tenby Bay died April 30th, buried Tenby Bay May 2nd, Rev. Mr. 
Muir.
19 Alexander Brown, age 74, died Richards Landing May 12th, buried May 14th 
Mountain Cemetery, Rev. Hyndman & Muir.
20 Mr. Beer died Kaslo BC May 19th, aged 92 yrs, buried Kaslo Cemetery, 
Venerable Archdeacon Graham.
21 John Hamilton died June 6th, aged 89 yrs, buried June 8th United Cemetery 
Hilton Beach, Rev. Bateman.
22 Wm. Crebo died Soo Ont.

Old Timers Deaths from 1st July 1937 – 1938

1 Mrs. Thos. Stienburg died July 19th buried Union Cemetery July 20th, Rev. 
Bateman & Wall.
2 Mrs. Charles Diboll died Soo Ont. Sept 16th, buried Jocelyn Anglican 
Cemetery, Rev. Dean Paris & Rev. Wall.
3 Nels Espeland at Tenby Bay, buried Tenby Bay, Rev. Mr. Bateman.
4 John McGregor
5 Mrs. JC Caufield died Soo Ont. Dec, buried Dec 17th Soo Ont. at 
Greenwood.
6 Mrs. Herbert Smith died Landing Hospital Jan 8th, buried Mountain 
Cemetery, Rev. Hyndman.
7 Mrs. Mary Forbes, mother of DA Forbes, aged 87 died Hilton Beach Jan 
15th, buried Union Cemetery Jan 17th, Rev. Mr. Bateman.
8 Mrs. Wm. Dunn died Jan 16th, buried Hilton Beach Union Cemetery Jan 
18th, Rev. Mr. Bateman.
9 Robt. Armstrong died Harmony St Joe Jan 21, buried Jan 23rd Richards 
Landing Cemetery, Rev. AR Muir.
10 Maude Salisbury Armstrong died Soo Ont. Feb 2nd, buried Soo Ont.
11 Harriet Kernaghan died Feb 11th
12 Wm. Barton died Nov 13th, buried Jocelyn Cemetery, Rev. Canon Colleton.
13 Joseph Bennett died at Matheson Ont.
14 Thos. Wm. Girard died Harmony April 17th, age 77 yrs, buried Richards 
Landing, Rev. AR Muir.
15 Mrs. Dr. Godfrey died Seattle Wash., buried Vancouver BC
16 Mrs. Walter Cooper died Milford Haven, buried Hilton Union Cemetery, 
Rev. Mr. Bateman.
17 Alex. Harten died May 8th Plummer Memorial Hospital Soo Ont., buried 
Richards Landing  May 10th
18 John Desjardins died May 11th, buried RC Cemetery Hilton May 13th, 
Father Buchike.
19 Geo. Brander died Soo Mich.
20 William Brander died Detroit.
21 Donald Matheson died June 3rd, buried June 5th Union Cemetery Hilton 
Beach, Rev. Hyndman.
22 Mrs. Fred Miller died Soo Ont.
23 Miss Winnie McDonald died June 19th, buried June 20th Union Cemetery 
Hilton Beach, Rev. Hyndman.
24 Frank V Rodgers died Richards Landing, 8o yrs June 23rd, buried Richards 
Landing June 25th, Rev. A R Muir.



Old Timers Deaths from July 1st 1938 to July 1st 1939

1 Mr. Hilmar Hendrickson died Mathews Memorial Hospital Richards Landing 
July 11th, buried Tenby Bay July 12th, Rev. Mr. TW Bateman.
2 John McLean Gibbs died Mathews Memorial Hospital July 16th, buried 
Richards Landing July 17th, Rev. Stotesbury & Rev. Miller.
3 Mrs. Matilda Alexina Wilson Richardson, age 72 yrs died Calgary Alta, July 
10th, buried Coronation Alta.
4 David Dickson died Soo Ont. Aug 23rd, aged 83 yrs, buried Richards 
Landing.
5 Mrs. Benj. Garside died (wife of Benj Garside Jr.), buried Hilton United 
Cemetery Sept 7th, Rev. TW Bateman.
6 Thos. Stienburg died Oct 10th, buried United Cemetery Oct 11th, age , Rev. 
TW Bateman.
7 Mrs. Walter Featherstone died Oct 8th Sudbury St Joseph Hospital, aged 
51 yrs, buried Sudbury.
8 Mr. Walter McGregor died Soo Ont.
9 James Cross died Soo Ont.
10 Mrs. Albert Eels died Rankin Location Nov 2nd, buried Hilton Beach 
Anglican Cemetery Nov 4th, Rev. J Stewart.
11 Mrs. Ellen Harten, wife of Andrew Harten died Nov 6, aged 80 yrs, buried 
Richards Landing Nov 9th. Rev. CD Donald.
12 James Gordon died U Line Nov 11th, buried Hilton Beach United Cemetery 
Nov 13th, Rev. TW Bateman.
13 Miss Christy Ross died Richards Landing.
14 Albert Matheson died American Soo.
15 Mrs. Alonza Goodhand died in Alberta Nov 15th, age 77 yrs.
16 David Bamagesic died in hospital at Soo Ont. Dec 12th, buried Hilton 
Beach RC Cemetery Dec 14th.
17 George Montgomery died Echo Bay Dec 12th.
18 Mrs. Wallace Archibald died Plummer Memorial Hospital Soo Ont. Jan 24th, 
buried Hilton Beach, Pastor EE Loveless & Mrs. Ruth O’Brian.
19 Mr. Humphrey Young died Kentvale, buried Jocelyn Cemetery Feb 1st, 
Rev. J Stewart.
20 Ira Edwin Johnston died Soo Ont. January 31st, buried in Soo Ont. Feb 2nd, 
Rev. Jos. W Dudgeon.
21 William Harten died Richards Landing Feb 11th, buried in Richards Landing 
Cemetery Feb 13, Rev. F G Stotesbury.
22 Mrs. David Harten died I Line Feb 26, buried Richards Landing Cemetery 
Feb 28, Rev. FG Stotesbury.
23 Mrs. Eliza Garside (wife of Ben Garside Sr.) died March 4, buried Hilton 
Beach March 7th, Rev. M Stewart.
24 Mrs. Mary Fisher (wife of Richard Fisher), died March 14, buried Hilton 
Beach March 15th, Rev. TW Bateman.
25 Mr. Charles Diboll died March 21st, buried March 23rd, Rev. PA Paris, 
Jocelyn Cemetery.
26 Alex Reed died April 2nd, buried April 3rd, Richards Landing, Rev. JA 
Hyndman.
27 Charles Humes died May 29th, buried May 30th Richards Landing, Rev. TW 
Bateman.
28 Allan Canfield died Soo Mich.
29 Mrs. Bernie Gay died Richards Landing, buried Mountain Cemetery July 
1st.
30 Mrs. John Currie died Nov 17th Echo Bay, buried Richards Landing 
Cemetery, Rev.  F G Stotesbury & Rev. JC Hutton.     
31 Nelson Fish died Toronto, buried Lakeport Cemetery by the Legion.
32 Mrs. Alec McLay died Oct 1 1938 New Hudson Mich. Nee Maud Brownlee.
33 Mrs. Percy Nelson died London Ont., buried West Korah Soo Ont.


Old Timers deaths from July 1st 1939 to July 1st 1940

1 Ernest Pollock died at his home Gawas Aug 7th, buried Aug 8th at Hilton 
United Cemetery, Mr. WJ Rickard off.
2 Mary Barton died Mathews Memorial Hospital Aug 27th, buried Jocelyn 
Cemetery Aug 29th, Rev. J Stewart.
3 Edward Gapp died at Carterton July 21st, age 90 yrs 3 months, buried 
Carterton July 22nd, JC Caufield.
4 Wellington Grexton died St Joseph Twp. Aug 11th, buried Aug 12th in 
Richards Landing Cemetery in his 83rd year, Horace Cullwick.
5 James Lay died Rodney Ont. August 25th age 82 yrs, buried Rodney Aug. 
28th.
6 H E Bishop died I Line Oct 2nd  aged  83 yrs, buried Oct 3rd Union 
Cemetery Hilton Beach , Rickard & Statesburg.
7 Mrs. Albert F Furkey died Pontiac Mich., Oct 16th aged 63 yrs  
8 Lillian James died Vancouver Hospital Oct 10th, buried Mountain View 
Cemetery Vancouver Oct 12th.
9 Eli Gardner died Soo Ont. Dec 10th, buried Dec 12th RC Cemetery Hilton 
Beach.
10 Mr. Warrren died Dec 1st Jocelyn Twp., buried Dec 3rd at Jocelyn 
Cemetery, Rev. Peeling.
11 Mrs. Thos. Grexton died Rydal Bank
12 Mrs. Jas. Cruickshank died Richards Landing Dec 31st, buried Richards 
Landing Jan2nd, Rev. Statesbury.
13 Mrs. David Brownlee died Gawas Jan2nd, buried Anglican Cemetery Hilton 
Beach Jan 4th, WJ Ricard & Rev. Stewart.
14 Xavier Solomon died Soo Ont. Jan 23, age 90 yrs 9 days, buried Holy 
Sepulchre Cemetery Soo Ont. Jan 25th.
15 Mrs. Mose Donaghue died Feb 15th, buried Feb 17th Richards Landing 
Cemetery, Rev. Statesbury.
16 D A Forbes died Hilton Beach March 3rd, age 56 yrs, buried Union 
Cemetery March 4th, Rev. WJ Ricard.
17 Wm. Hood died March 3rd in 92nd year, buried Anglican Cemetery March 
4th, Rev. Mr. Stewart.
18 Wm. Reid die Hilton Township March 9th, buried Union Cemetery Hilton 
Beach March 11th , Rev. WJ Ricard.
19 Edwin Stubbs died Plummer Memorial Hospital Soo Ont. March 13th in 71st 
year, buried Soo Ont., Rev. CC Washington.
20 Edward Elliott died March 23rd aged 74 yrs, buried March 25th Union 
Cemetery Hilton Beach, WJ Ricard.
21 Frederick Alfred Brason died General Hospital Soo Ont. April 5th, funeral 
April 8th, age 52 yrs 7 months, Rev. JD Wall.
22 Mrs. Mary Furkey died Soo Mich. May 13th, buried Hilton Beach Union 
Cemetery May 16th, Rev. Shaver Soo Ont.
23 Mrs. Wm. McMenemy died Bruce Mines, buried Bruce Mines.
24 Mrs. Roy Adams died Vancouver.
25 Robt. Earl Holmes died Soo Ont., age 36 yrs June 5th, buried Richards 
Landing Cemetery June 8th, Rev. FG Stotesbury.
26 Mrs. Andrew McGregor died May 5th Seattle Wash., buried Seattle.



Old Timers deaths from 1st July 1940 to 1St July 1941

1 Hattie Church  aged 18 yrs died by drowning July 9th at Jocko Bay, buried 
July 11th Union Cemetery Hilton Beach, Rev. Rickard.
2 John Rousseau died July 20th, aged   yrs, buried Richards Landing July 
22nd, Rev. Rickard.
3 Walter Fetherston died Montreal Aug 16th
4 John Pink died Kaskawan Sept 14th, buried Union Cemetery Sept 16, Rev. 
Rickard.
5 Mrs. James R Brownlee died St Joseph Twp. Sept 30th, buried Richards 
Landing Oct. 2nd, Rev. FG Statesbury.
6 Mrs. Reginald Rhodes died Mathews Memorial Hospital Oct 6th, buried 
Jocelyn Oct 8th, Rev. Dixon & Selyn Rhodes.
7 Mrs. Chas. Mick died Richards Landing Nov 25th, buried Richards Landing 
Nov 27th, Rev. F G Stotesbury.
8 Newton Church died Mathews Memorial Hospital Dec 1st, buried Hilton 
Beach Union Cemetery, W J Rickard.
9 Forrest Harten died Soo Ont. Jan 20th, buried Soo Ont.
10 Mrs. Chas. Reynolds (Cruickshanks) died Jan 7th.
11 Daniel See died RR No 1 Hilton Beach Jan 14th, buried Jan 16th Union 
Cemetery, and W J Rickard.
12 Mrs. Mary Plews died Richards Landing Nov 14th, aged 83 yrs 9 months, 
buried Richards Landing Cemetery Nov 16th. , F G Stotesbury.
13 Mrs. Chas. Wing (nee Stienburg) died Thessalon Con Hospital Jan 17th, 
buried Rock Lake Cemetery Nov 16th, G F Stotesburg.
14 John Bell died Mathews Memorial Hospital Jan 28th, buried Jocelyn 
Cemetery Jan 30th, Rev. Dixon.
15 Mrs. Ralph Nelson died Mathews Memorial Hospital Jan 30th/41, buried RC 
Cemetery Hilton Beach Feb 2nd, Fr. Mulligan & Fr. Daly Soo.
16 Mrs. Linda Rains McLeod died Detroit Jan 31st, aged 90th year, buried Soo 
Mich. Feb 3rd.
17 Edward Hollingsworth died Soo Ont. Dec 16/40, buried Soo Ont. Dec 18th 
in 81st yr., Rev. W L Algers.
18 Harry C Bookman died Tenby Bay Feb 20th, buried Mountain Cemetery 
Feb 22nd.
19 Mrs. Wm. Wannamaker died W Con. Hilton Twp. Feb 26th in 91st year, 
buried Anglican Cemetery Hilton Beach, Rev. WJ Rickard & Rev. Dixon.
20 Mr. George Langstaff died Kensington Pt Feb 27th, buried March 1st.
21 Mrs. Samuel Wright died Mathews Memorial Hospital.
22 Mrs. Rachel MacDonald died Soo Ont. March 17th, buried Greenwood 
Cemetery Soo, J R Mathews.
23 Mrs. Mary Barill died Soo Ont. March 18th, aged 92 years old, buried March 
20th Soo Ont., Rev. Fr. MJ Gorman.
24 Mrs. S T Bowker died Hilton Beach March 23rd, buried March 25th in 
Anglican Cemetery, Rev. Ben Fuller, Rex Dixon & Rev. Scott.
25 Robert Archibald died Soo Ont. March 31st, aged 78 years , buried Tenby 
Bay April 26th, Rev. McCallum & Hyndman.
26 Mrs. Elizabeth Rowat died Richards Landing April 9th, buried Landing 
Cemetery Apr 11th.
27 Mrs. Alice Rains McDonald died Bay City Mich.
28 Robert Archibald died Bar River Ont. April 24th, aged 71 years, buried 
Union Cemetery Hilton Beach April 26th.
29 Albert Hyland died Apr., buried Richards Landing April 25th, Rev. 
Hyndman.
30 Wm. Wright died Woodstock May 7th, buried Woodstock.
31 George W Harrison died Hamilton May 19th, buried Richards Landing may 
22nd, Rev. Stotesbury & Rev. Scott.
32 Mrs. Jeanette Jacobi (nee Caufield) died Dec 14th/40, buried Soo Ont. Dec 
16th.
33 Malton Axworthy died Soo Ont. May 31, buried Soo Ont. June 3rd, Rev. A 
D Sutherland.
34 Tillie Stienburg died Soo Ont. May 20th 54 years, buried Soo Ont.