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tribune march 30 1988 a3 kept the faith despite illness stouffville service was held from the wideman menno- nite church march 8 for mrs ada ramer following her pas sing march 5 in parkview nurs- trains once huffed and puffed byruth burkholder thirty people braved the first thunderstorm of the season to hear charles cooper and see j slides related to the history of rail- roads in ontario with emphasis on the toronto and nippising i railroad mr cooper a railroad buff and chairman of the york region board of education attended a meeting of the whitchurch- stouffvule historical group march 23 at ballantrae public school the audience was pleased to see photos of the stouff ville station as well as former depots at vandorf vivian ballantrae and gormley mr cooper told how one of the principal supporters of the sim- coe junction railway company was robert mccormick after whom the mccormick memorial church at vivian is named mr mccormick had a large lumber industry in the vivian area and was seeking an improved way of transporting wood to toronto for use as fuel and building mate rials the guest speaker took his audi ence on a trip through central ontario by rail looking at several former stations in their heyday in- cluding muskoka wharf at gravenhurst and the lindsay de pot crowded with people the lindsay scene mr cooper said was a typical wedding party on a wednesday afternoon it was common he explained for cou ples to marry on a wednesday and take the train to toronto for a weekend honeymoon the next meeting of the whitch- urchstouffville historical group is wed may 25 assist library uxbridge the uxbridge public library has received 6000 under the automation program for small libraries the announcement was made monday by durham- york mpp bill ballinger on behalf of the hon lily munro minister of cul ture and communications this funding will assist the ux bridge public library board to examine the feasibility of auto mated collection management systems passes suddenly uxbridge service was held from trinity united church uxbridge saturday for edgar latcham following his passing march 23 at scarborough centen ary hospital he was 86 born at glasgow mr latcham was employed for several years on the staff of the uxbridge co operative he later owned and operated his own cement block business besides his wife the former effie knight he is survived by one brother cecil of agincourt he was predeceased by a brother arthur and five sisters spring interment will be made at glasgow cemetery librarys thanks dear editor thank you for the excellent coverage the tribune accorded our librarys march break prog ram jabberwocky jungle kate gilderdales article com plimented by your photographs charmingly captured the essence of our makebelieve jungle and the ingenious delight of the chil dren the local newspaper provides an indispcnsiblc information channel between library and public and we appreciate the tri bunes role in keeping the library news flowing over the years thank you for your co operation and for providing a community newspaper that has an innate sense of community sincerely the staff whitchurchstouffville public library yours to enjoy dear editor on behalf of home support services and our local seniors i wish to thank the tribune staff for your help we appreciate the com plimentary copy of the tribune for our seniors to enjoy at the sil ver jubilee club each week sincerely ginny burrow ing home stouff ville she was 68 mrs ramer the former ada hoover was born at hwy 48 and 18th avenue one of eight in the family of leonard and susanna wideman hoover she attended dicksons hill public school prior to her marriage oct 3 1959 she was employed on the staff of the telephone switchboard in markham mr and mrs ramer moved to tenth line south stouffvule from king city in 1967 other places of residence included greenbank and whitchurch twp north of the bloomington road although in declining health several years mrs ramer main tained a strong faith to the end and seldom complained arthur burkholder a nephew spoke of these and other attri butes that made mrs ramer so highly respected among a wide circle of friends he told of her enjoyment when family members came to call particularly at christmas he re called her singing in the menno nite community choir during christmas contatas the choir sang acapella and we depended on aunt ada to keep us from going flat after the first verse he said she also participated in trios and quartettes as well as with the ontario mennonite bible school choir this was true of her whole life he continued aunt ada de dicated her voice to the glory of god and to the lord jesus christ whom she publicly confessed as savior in her early teens mrs ramer also provided lead ership within the young peoples group her nephew said the wideman church was her second home she taught sunday school there for years with the membership ranging from chil dren to adult women she also loved the fellowship of the neighborhood sewing circle mr burkholder recalled he told how she crafted quilts afghans and crocheted items for the mennonite central committee the scott mission and other minis tries concluded her nephew aunt ada was a quiet christian in the best anabaptist tradition she de monstrated her love for christ by living a life of service to those she encountered along lifes path shell be remembered for dinners served for blankets quilted for gardens weeded for prayers offered and loving care pro vided besides her husband mrs ramer is survived by one son paul four brothers ernest rr 2 markham maurice of stouff vule leonard rr 4 stouffvul- e willis of thornhul and two sis ters eva mrs harvey burkhol der rr 1 markham and mary mrs oliver shank rr 2 mar kham she was predeceased by a sister etta mrs aaron grove rev jim shantz conducted the funeral service with interment wideman cemetery pall bearers were andrew mcdowell john ramer james ramer vernice hoover neil shank ken hoover morley rose and larry grove 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