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Wilfred Gordon Halladay

Wilfred Gordon Halladay

Male 1929 - 2004  (74 years)Deceased

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  • Name Wilfred Gordon Halladay  [1
    Birth 2 Aug 1929  Elizabethtown Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1954  Lyn,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 18 Feb 2004  Brockville,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 21 Feb 2004  Maitland,Grenville,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Obituary 18 Mar 2004  Brockville,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Brockville Recorder & Times 
    • Wilfred Halladay
      Wilfred Gordon Halladay, 74, of RR 2, Lyn, died suddenly of heart failure at his daughter's home in Brockville on February 18.
      He was born August 2, 1929 in Elizabethtown Township to Gordon Halladay and the former Audrey Orange, both of South Augusta. He was raised and educated at Stones Corners.
      In 1954, he married Wilma Green in Athens and they moved to the Lyn area where he lived from then on.
      He worked as a firefighter and mechanic until he semi-retired, after which he was contracted by The Recorder and Times and Toronto Star to deliver papers in Brockville and surrounding area. He retired in 1993.
      He identified with the United Church but was not active in recent years. He was also a member of the Orange Lodge.
      He enjoyed bowling, fishing, boating, collecting and restoring antiques, and going to garage sales. His family and his little Sheltie dog, Shadow, were the focus of his life.
      He supported many different charities and organizations, particularly palliative care centres, cancer clinics, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Ontario Humane Society.
      Mr. Halladay is survived by his wife Wilma and six children: three sons, Larry of Brockville, Derrick and wife Terri of Brockvillle and Dale of RR 2, Lyn, and three daughters, Cheryl Halladay and husband Robert Blackburn and Debbie Rogers and husband Paul, all of Devon, Alta., and Shelley Halladay of Brockville, as well as nine grandchildren, Lindsay, Kristy, Austin, Gord, Morgan, Mike, Cody, Erica and Justin, and one great-grandchild Ethan.
      Also surviving are two brothers, Donald Halladay of North Augusta and Keith "Sam" Halladay of Brockville, and two sisters, Grace Hutton and Anna Ballantyne, both of Brockville, and numerous nieces and nephews.
      He was predeceased by his parents, sisters Irene Halladay, Eleanor Gibson and Betty Merkley, and four brothers, Reg Halladay, Bob Halladay, Kenny "Charlie" Halladay and Harry Halladay, who died in 1939.
      Friends called at the Irvine Funeral Home and Chapel, Brockville, where on February 21 the funeral was held, with Rev. David Downing officiating. Burial followed at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Maitland.
      The pallbearers were Derrick, Dale, Justin and Jeff Halladay, and Greg and Geoff Mercier. The honorary pallbearers were Larry Halladay and Donald Mercier.
      Memorial donations were directed to the Hospice of Providence Palliative Care, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
      Published in Section b, page 11 in the Thursday, March 18, 2004 edition of the Brockville Recorder & Times. Posted 4:34:57 PM Thursday, March 18, 2004. 
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    Person ID I2208  Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Samuel Halladay, 1680-1741, Descendants of William Halladay, 1677/1678-1764, Descendants of Ebenezer Pratt, I7152 and Noah Halladay, I8837
    Last Modified 6 May 2007 

    Father AncestorsGordon James Halladay,   b. Abt 1907   d. 28 Apr 1987, Kingston,Frontenac,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Audrey Orange,   b. 7 Sep 1901, Ottawa,Ottawa-Carleton,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1973, South Augusta,,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1 Oct 1928  Brockville,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilma Green   d. 23 Sep 2011, Brockville,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1954  Athens,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    Married1. Cheryl Lee Halladay
    Married2. Deborah Ann Halladay
     3. Dale Halladay
    Married4. Shelly Dianne Halladay
    +5. Larry Halladay,   b. 23 May 1957, Brockville,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 2009, Brockville,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Derrick Wilfred Halladay
    Family ID F1064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 May 2007 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Aug 1929 - Elizabethtown Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1954 - Lyn,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1954 - Athens,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Larry Halladay - 23 May 1957 - Brockville,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Feb 2004 - Brockville,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Feb 2004 - Maitland,Grenville,Ontario,Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Brockville Recorder & Times - 18 Mar 2004 - Brockville,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S452] The Brockville Recorder & Times, (Brockville, Ontario, Canada), 6 May 2007, Obituary of Wilfred Halladay, pg 11, sec b, Thurs., 18 Mar 2004 (Reliability: 3).
      Wilfred Halladay
      Wilfred Gordon Halladay, 74, of RR 2, Lyn, died suddenly of heart failure at his daughter's home in Brockville on February 18.
      He was born August 2, 1929 in Elizabethtown Township to Gordon Halladay and the former Audrey Orange, both of South Augusta. He was raised and educated at Stones Corners.
      In 1954, he married Wilma Green in Athens and they moved to the Lyn area where he lived from then on.
      He worked as a firefighter and mechanic until he semi-retired, after which he was contracted by The Recorder and Times and Toronto Star to deliver papers in Brockville and surrounding area. He retired in 1993.
      He identified with the United Church but was not active in recent years. He was also a member of the Orange Lodge.
      He enjoyed bowling, fishing, boating, collecting and restoring antiques, and going to garage sales. His family and his little Sheltie dog, Shadow, were the focus of his life.
      He supported many different charities and organizations, particularly palliative care centres, cancer clinics, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Ontario Humane Society.
      Mr. Halladay is survived by his wife Wilma and six children: three sons, Larry of Brockville, Derrick and wife Terri of Brockvillle and Dale of RR 2, Lyn, and three daughters, Cheryl Halladay and husband Robert Blackburn and Debbie Rogers and husband Paul, all of Devon, Alta., and Shelley Halladay of Brockville, as well as nine grandchildren, Lindsay, Kristy, Austin, Gord, Morgan, Mike, Cody, Erica and Justin, and one great-grandchild Ethan.
      Also surviving are two brothers, Donald Halladay of North Augusta and Keith "Sam" Halladay of Brockville, and two sisters, Grace Hutton and Anna Ballantyne, both of Brockville, and numerous nieces and nephews.
      He was predeceased by his parents, sisters Irene Halladay, Eleanor Gibson and Betty Merkley, and four brothers, Reg Halladay, Bob Halladay, Kenny "Charlie" Halladay and Harry Halladay, who died in 1939.
      Friends called at the Irvine Funeral Home and Chapel, Brockville, where on February 21 the funeral was held, with Rev. David Downing officiating. Burial followed at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Maitland.
      The pallbearers were Derrick, Dale, Justin and Jeff Halladay, and Greg and Geoff Mercier. The honorary pallbearers were Larry Halladay and Donald Mercier.
      Memorial donations were directed to the Hospice of Providence Palliative Care, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.