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tribune november 9 1988 a3 late bill kingsley school teacher cadet instructor a wellknown former stouff- ville resident returned home last week to the community he loved so much funeral service was held in christ church anglican for william bill kingsley former ly of stouffville and more recent ly of burkes falls mr kingsley stricken with lung cancer lived ten months longer than doctors had an ticipated still his death came as a shock to many who werent aware of the seriousness of his his sickness his passing was announced over the pa system at stouffville dist secondary school where mr kingsley taught several years bill kingsley was a selfmade success he never knew his parents due to the fact his mother died at childbirth and his father was killed in a motor vehicle ac cident he was left in the care of two great aunts who saw to it he was raised by a caring grand mother in her home the family accepted him as one of their own with the outbreak of world war ii mr kingsley volunteered for service overseas he was cap tured by the enemy and spent time in a german prisoner-of- war camp bill kingsley m ft imft to all the oneill funeral home was filled to overflowing saturday as family relatives and friends paid their final respects to a well- known former ringwood resi dent mrs fred steckley mrs steckley passed away nov 2 at parkview home stouff ville where shed been a resident since february 1986 she was 88 it was three weeks ago that mrs steckley suffered a broken hip successful surgery was per formed in scarborough general hospital however she lived only two days following her release mrs steckley the former ada gower was born in stouffville daughter of george and mary gower following marriage she and her husband became an in tegral part of the ringwood com munity their home was open house to everyone who came to call she was a loving mother grandmother and great- grandmother mrs steckleys association with the ringwood christian church dated back to her teen years her life touched all areas of the congregation and sunday school she taught a sunday school class for 50 years and helped organize a sunday school reunion in the fall of 1970 for many years she attended the christian church conference she was a charter member of the excelsior class she belonged to the womens institute and the horticultural society mrs steckley was a strong sup porter of the sunday school con vention she served on the plann ing committee of the world day of prayer for years she was ringwoods correspondent to the tribune rev dan schut pastor to the ringwood congregation describ ed mrs steckley as a very precious lady others attending the funeral service saturday told of memories precious to them surviving are two daughters noreen mrs victor brown of bishops mills near ottawa shirley in toronto one son harold of windsor sisters annie fockler and rae pipher nine grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren she was predeceased by her husband oct 18 1985 and two sisters pearl brownsberger and clara holden kv- ta jjv va fairs immediiajpaspresident honore tkfck yyannop the immediate- past ttieeremonys one of several jresehtatlons- president of the markhain and east york made at he presidents banquet and ball in the agricultural society was honored saturday general exhibits building close to 500 night he was presented with an engraved lapel attended c pin by the fairs 1988 president dave morrison jimthimas dancecentre will close if new site not found on his return to civilian life he accepted a position with a drug trading company but he never lost that determination to further his education he returned to school and later graduated in 1959 as a teacher mr kingsley was a devoted husband and fatherhe assisted wife betty in all extracurricular activities and encouraged son bill to further his interests in writing and sports before joining the staff at sdss mr kingsley taught at both orchard park and summit- view geography was his favorite bill kingsleys teaching abilities and his experience in the airforce made him a natural to take over the operation of the local air cadets he enjoyed this work to the full first in stouff ville and later at newmarket while his retirement years were cut short by illness mr kingsley spent as much time as possible with grandson matthew he would read to him by the hour and assist in the construction of meccano projects little matthew returned his grandfathers love tenfold rev paul scuse conducted the service margaret britton prepared and read a fitting eulogy the previous evening stouffville branch 459 of the royal canadian legion held a solemn memorial worship at the oneill funeral home a tribute much appreciated by the family by kate gilderdale stouffville when we arrived in stouffville 13 years ago youth recreation programs were much as youd expect to find in any small town hockey and skating in the winter baseball and swimming in the summer then stouffville began to grow attracting people with new ideas and interests when the new library opened it hosted a variety of preschool programs a few years later michele green now owner and director of stouffvilles dancecentre began teaching preschool dance there it was the beginning of an in credibly successful venture one that now rivals sporting ac tivities for popularity and with the annual jrecilal oner thats become ah integral part of stouff villes cultural life yet if a new facility cant be found 300 children and 150 adults will find themselves without a studio or the expertise of a dedicated and highly qualified teacher with increasing pressure on space at her present location and a year left on her lease michele had begun planning for the future she noticed that a nearby property was available for rent she visited the site and discussed plans with the owner they came to an agreement the dancecen tre would occupy the property beginning jan 1 1989 after necessary renovations were completed michele made arrangements to terminate her current lease at the end of december last week her prospective landlord advised michele the premises had been leased to another party for more money by this time the owner of the present studio had leased his pro perty to someone else also leav ing michele with nowhere to con tinue her program the dancecentre cant be allowed to close for the many local children whose leisure ac tivities revolve around it and who have- invested time effort and boundless enthusiasm to im prove and grow in their chosen discipline the loss of this facility will come as a bitter blow for michele herself its the end of the dream shes worked so hard to make a reality no doubt shell be forced to look to another community io start over again perhaps one day stouffville will obtain another dance studio and a new director unfortunate ly todays students wont reap the benefits on the other hand this is stouf fville the friendliest town in on- tario perhaps someone somewhere has a solution if you ca help contact the dancecentre at 6406082 you could give 300 young people the nicest christmas gift of alls laura windsor a gift to child education friends and family of laura windsor gathered at the oneill funeral home to pay tribute to a beloved wife mother grand mother and dedicated public school teacher born laura eva gertrude oldham at mount albert march 16 1903 she was one of eight children she later married robert windsor they built and moved into their ballantrae home in 1935 where they lived until his death 24 years ago their son robert still lives in the same family residence mrs windsor remained in ballantrae for 12 years following her husbands death then moved to parkview apartments stouff ville where she lived for 10 years she moved into parkview home two years ago for many years she was a popular teacher at ballantrae public school many former students attended the funeral service when she retired from teaching mrs windsor con tinued to tutor students privately lauka windsor she had many hobbies including oilpainting leatherwork and knitting and often made gifts for family and friends she was a member in the con gregation of ballantrae united church and the ballantrae ucw mrs windsor came from a large closeknit family and she continued that relationship with her own children putting their needs ahead of her own ex tremely dedicated was the son robert described his mother she leaves a daughter ruth wilson a son robert a brother norman oldham a sister carrie mclaughlin grandchildren ran dy lorann tom michael elaine scott lisa nelson an drew and james and great grandchildren jennifer and hilary interment was made at mount albert cemetery attention flyer advertisers vb can deliver your flyers tor a little as vi cents apiece so far this year we liave delivered 14680700 flyers doortodoor in markham union- vffle miken stouffville uxbridge and surrounding rural routes vb can deliver your flyers on the day you want in the area you want any quantity from 5000 to 35000 call 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