Robert Earl Craig

1919 - 1988  (69 years)

• Name	Robert Earl Craig
  Birth	7 Apr 1919	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214908416
  _FGRAVE	214908416
  Death	17 Oct 1988	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com
  	1988, Wednesday November 2, The Almonte Gazette page 18 ?b? Robert Earl Craig?/b? A former Almonte resident, Robert Earl Craig died at the Almonte General Hospital Oct 17, following a lengthy illness. He was 69. Born in Almonte April 7, 1919, he was the son of the late Ernest Craig and his wife Eleanor Lang, both of Almonte. He received his education in the Almonte area, and married the late Martha Matilda Munro on Feb 4, 1939. He had worked as a stationary engineer at the Public Hospital in Smiths Falls until ill health overtook him in 1969. He also served in the 1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian engineers, was a lifetime member of the Royal Canadian Legion in North Bay, Ont, and was a member of the Almonte United Church. He is survived by 11 children. They are sons, Allen and William of Arnprior, Arnold of Almonte, Howard of Pakenham, and Robert Jr. of Bancroft; and daughters Faye (Mrs Gerald Morrow) of Arnprior, Marilyn (Mrs David Reid) of St John Nfld., Beverly (Mrs Larry Guay) of Almonte, Donna (Mrs Charles Coe) and Susan (Mrs Bruce Barr) of Pakenham, and Gail of Ottawa. He was predeceased by a brother Arnold Holland Craig. Mr Craig is also survived by 32 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. The funeral took place in the chapel of the C.R. Gamble Funeral Home on Thursday, Oct 20 at 2 p.m. Rev Clifford Evans of the Almonte United Church officiated. Pallbearers were grandchildren Frank Guay, Michael Morrow, Randal Reid, Ronald Coe, Mark Barr, and Christopher Craig. Interment was at the Auld Kirk Cemetery.
  Burial	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I35829	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Ernest Richard Craig,   b. 1883   d. 26 Apr 1961, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Lang,   b. 1883, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jul 1957, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1905
  Family ID	F12699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Matilda Munro,   b. 27 Mar 1924, Clayton Village, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Oct 1984, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1939	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Allen Craig   2. William Craig   3. Arnold Craig   4. Howard Craig   5. Faye Craig   6. Marilyn Craig   7. Beverly Craig   8. Donna Craig   9. Susan Craig   10. Gail Craig   11. Robert Earl "Bob" Craig, Jr.,   b. 5 Apr 1948, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Mar 2014, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)   12. Noreen Dianne Craig,   b. Nov 1949, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Jan 1950, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F12693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Apr 1919 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 4 Apr 1939 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com - 17 Oct 1988 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth