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tribune june 24 1987 a5 lloyd and alma pegg couple honored on 65th anniversary mr and mrs george peck- parkview village stouffville and formerly of scarborough were honored saturday at an open house on the oceasldirof their 50th weeding anniversary- mr and mrs peck are the proud parents of three sons george vv of west hill robert of north york bruce of lindsay and seven grandchildren catherine marcie and kimbcrley iain and adam erin and matthew jim thomas d towm diamond anniversary mr and mrs george francis somerville street stouffville will be honored at an open house this saturday june 27 from 2 to 5 pm at the silver jubilee club the occasion is in cejebration of their 60th wedding anniversary company picnic the staff and their families of neate roller limited missis- sauga enjoyed a picnic satur day in the stouffville park with 120 in attendance the food distri buting firm is coowned by john neate of mississauga and ken roller booth drive stouffville in hospital mrs aileen lunau formerly of lloyd avenue stouffville and now of rr 2 markham is re covering in the margaret birch centre of scarborough centenary hospital following surgery on her left knee much improved after suffering a relapse follow ing his release from scarborough centenary hospital mac keith of rr 1 unionville is home again tiqpefully to staymac will be tak ing things easy for awhile until his convalescence is complete backyard clubs three members in the con gregation of stouffville mission ary church are hosting backyard bible clubs july 13 to 17 from 130 tp 3 pm for boys and girls five to eleven years the locations follow john and shirley gilham 138 manitoba street wayne and don na hardie 550 maystone court and mr and mrs mccomiskey 377 hemlock drive infant baptism sonya cornelia brand daugh ter of peter and yvonne brand maystone court stouffville was welcomed into the fellowship of st james presbyterian church stouffville sunday through in fant baptism with rev herb gale in charge family members attended the service and later en joyed lunch with peter and yvon ne jonathon and sonya blood pressure clinic a free blood pressure clinic vill be held this thursday june 25 from 10 am until noon at the silver jubilee club main and market streets stouffville ethel jeffries rn is the nurse in charge with no age limitation vvorking holiday lea von zuben rr 4 stouff ville has completed her first year in architecture at the university of waterloo lea is putting her skill to practical use with an architectural firm this summer say farewell the congregation of stouffville united church said farewell to rev janet cawley at a luncheon sunday following the morning service rev wayne reed will be gin his pastoral work sunday aug 2 during the month of july the united church congregation has been invited to worship with the congregation of st james presbyterian church from trenton len wilkes rupert avenue stouffville was pleased to receive a weekend visit from his daugh ter soninlaw and grandchil dren wendy and jim parker and sons ted and robert of trenton donate 100 whitchurchstouffville home support services has received a donation of 100 from the xi epsi- lom xi sorority stouffville branch the money will be used to assist the wheels to meals prog ram the luncheons are held the third wednesday of every month at the parkview village dining room all seniors are welcome 93rd birthday mrs flora baker formerly of rupert avenue stouffville and presently a patient in metropoli tan hospital windsor marked her 93rd birthday june 15 anniversaries jim and jean thomas rupert avenue stouffville and ron and susan mcmulien winlane apart ments stouffville were honored saturday evening at the home of stan and mary mcmulien claremont on the occasion of their 28th and 1st wedding anniversar ies respectively among those in attendance was rons grand mother mrs evelyn mcmulien of castleton jeans mother mrs susie pascoe of whitby and rev herb gale of st james presbyte rian church stouffville by jean litster did you think the dates were re versed not if youre looking at the lifetime of a marriage look ing back to assess the strengths and accomplishments and appre ciating the contributions to home and community lloyd pegg and alma jackson were married june 15 1922 he was 24 and she was 20 lloyd was born in north dako ta january 1898 however his father andrew pegg soon moved the family back into canada the lasalle area south of winnipeg it was a newlyopened settlement without a church or a school although andrews concern led to the establishment of a school he later came back to ontario where opportunities for education were better although moving upset lloyds progression in school in his late teens he enrolled in the college of agriculture at guelph where soon a whole new world was opened he found hockey and soccer great fun later when his brother will arrived at oac the college be came not only a challenge but a home moving from place to place was even more a part of the back ground of alma lloyds future wife as head miller for the ogil- vie co her father ed jackson had moved his family across canada from greenwood ont to medecine hat alberta sas katchewan and back east again to montreal where alma completed her formal education her music studies encouraged by her mother from an early age and her solo work in the churches of montreal led to the poise and reputation that wop her the lead in the gilbert and sullivan musical patience at the age of only 17 one of almas memories of mcgill university that later de lighted her daughters was of stephen leacock in his long fur coat striding across the campus through the snow lloyd and alma first met when at age 16 she visited relatives in greenwood four years later fol lowing his graduation from oac they were married june 15 1922 with his brother will as grooms man and her dear friend laurette campbell as bridesmaid creating a home and estab lishing a family and a farm kept lloyd and alma very busy in the next few years lloyd taught agricultural short courses to the farmers in many parts of ontario and served as a judge at school fairs encouraging interest in good agricultural techniques in the winter there was time for re creation he enjoyed the fel lowship of his brothers while on hunting trips into the bush far from home and her own family alma learned much about country life from her new family and also contributed much with her enthusiasm for celebrating birthdays and special occasions the church was important there alma gave liberally of her musical talents as well as exper tise in many capacities to the womens organizations a gift of herself that has confined more than 60 years she also taught piano occasionally initially travelling by horse and buggy and later in her own home lloyd also contributed his ta lents generously to the church as a leader in the sunday school the choir and treasurer for many years he also enjoyed the young peoples programs and plays he excelled at crokinole after 25 years of farming lloyd sold the property and started a second career as stockkeeper for oshawa public utilities in this setting almas musical talent was greatly appreciated her solos at st andrews gave plea sure to many while her friendly nature graced both choir and womens organizations within the church following lloyds retirement he and alma moved to cardiff ont again making a significant contribution to the community through their church it was here that alma took on her first profes sional job as music teacher in the school throughout their 65 years of marriage the main themes have continued service to the church concern for other mem bers of the family activity in education including many years on the school board and interest in public affairs and government as we look back with lloyd and alma towards 1922 we celebrate two lives welllived together con gratulations at the pegg family reunion june 14 on the site of the andrew pegg family farm the claremont conservation area lloyd and almas 65th wedding anniversary was celebrated on this occasion 135 relatives embracing four generations ranging in age from three months to 89 years gathered to renew ac quaintances and honor this highly respected couple a cake beautifully decorated with the names of all the grand children and greatgrandchildren was the subject of much interest and favorable comment lloyd and alma have four daughters doreen mcvey toronto laurette brookham havelock jean litster amher- stburg audrey michell milton eleven grandchildren and four teen greatgrandchildren recognitions were received from queen elizabeth prime minister brian mulroney ontar io premier david peterson and two local members of parlia ment doug lewis and al mclean lovely june bride toula sinodinos daughter of mr and mrs peter sinodinos was a beautiful june bride satur day for her marriage to peter varelas of mississauga the cere mony was conducted in st nicho las greek orthodox church scar borough the brides parents own and operate the regal res taurant main street stouffville following their honeymoon the happy couple will take up resi dence in mississauga donate 5000 on tuesday the markham lions club presented a chequein the amount of 5000 to mar- khaven nursing home to assist in the purchase of a 40000 wheel chair bus an additional 35000 is still required anyone interested in assisting with this worthwhile project is asked to call 2942233 mrs catherine thomas funeral service will be held thursday tomorrow in st andrews presbyterian church markham for mrs catherine thomas village squire apart ments markham following her passing monday evening in scar borough centenary hospital where shed been a patient three weeks time of the funeral is 130 pm with rev allen embree in charge mrs thomas the former catherine cassie johnston is resting at the dixongarland funeral home main street mar kham visiting hours wednesday are 24 and 79 pm surviving be sides her husband herbert are sons and daughtersinlaw bob and edna thomas and don and doris thomas of markham jim and jean thomas of stouffville and daughter and soninlaw bet ty and norman tapscott of epsom also 15 grandchildren open house relatives and friends of mrs ormsby lehman are invited to an open house in her honor sun day july 12 at the silver jubilee club from 2 to 4 pm on the occa sion of her 90th birthday vintage chevrolets the southern ontario chapter of the vintage chevrolet club will meet sunday afternoon weather permitting at giles chevolds ltd mainstrcet west stouffville vintage car lovers are invited to drop around and see but dont touch these refur bished beauties mr harvey byer funeral service was held mon day from the stouffville mission ary church for mr harvey byer hawthorne avenue following his passing june 18 the community extends sympathy to mrs byer and family in their loss wheel cover theft york regional police report the theft of four wheel covers and a battery belonging to a car owned by amanda vaughan of 5 bayber- ry street stouffville the auto was parked on main street west the loss is valued at 500 decoration service friends cemetery at pine orchard is holding its annual de- cbration day service sunday june 28 at 2 pm to burkes falls bill and betty kingsley well- known in stouffville will be mov ing next month to burkes falls mr and mrs kingsley have purchased a home on the outskirts of the town not far from bettys brother and two sisters mr kingsley was a teacher on the staff of- stouffville dist secon dary school prior to retirement both admit theyll miss their many friends around stouffville particularly the folks theyve come to know at christ church theyre the most caring group of people one could ever find mrs kingsley said at green gables mr jim logan for years the drummer with the uxbridge pipe band is presently a resident at green gables manor blooming- ton mr logan 94 would be pleased to receive visits from stouffville friends welcomed eleven adults and children were welcomed into the fel lowship of stouffville united church sunday through baptism confirmation and transfer of membership the right hand of fellowship was extended to margurite ruth wright rebecca holly wright and mathew doug- fas wright patricia martin and emilic patricia jacqueline martin bill and marlane weath- oral and brendan john wcthcral and fred tapscott rev janet crawley officiated married here john rennie formerly of mon golia and now residing in edmon ton alberta accompanied by his fiancee pat gallagher also of edmonton and pats mother mrs catherine gallagher of glas gow scotland visited for two weeks with his mother mrs reg rennie rupert avenue stouffvil le on june 13 john and pat were married in stouffville united church with the reception follow ing in the stouffville legion hall john and his bride along with mrs gallagher returned to edmonton sunday injured stouffville mark hoov er attended grade 8 graduation ceremonies at orchard park school monday but he missed the graduation banquet for good reason only six days previous the 15- yearold obrien avenue boy suf fered a serious fall from his bicy cle breaking his jaw and injuring his neck chin and left arm mark was thrown over the handlebars onto the road after his school bag became wedged be tween the forks and front wheel the accident occurred on sunset boulevard between clarke and victoria streets carol anne marks mother had just been told of the mishap and was heading for the door when the siren sounded she ar rived on the scene right behind the ambulance they the ambulance oper ators were terrific mrs hoov er said they remained at the hospital york central fifteen minutes after mark was admitted although the bike was damaged beyond repair thats the least of the familys concerns it could have been a lot worse his father said seniors the big ones 1 june is sr citizens month inwwtcliurchstouflvillc one of several events planned during this period was a trout fishing derby at don bards trout pond hwy 48 north of ringwood the successful fisherman and fishcrwoman here are charlie dcnnle and mary wylie both of stouffville denise mcdonald 1