Wilfred Ross Neilson

1925 - 1995  (70 years)

• Name	Wilfred Ross Neilson
  Birth	8 Apr 1925	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218053261
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  _FSFTID	G4JN-HH3
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  Death	2 Oct 1995	Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com
  	1995, Wednesday October 18, The Almonte Gazette page 15 Wilfred Ross Neilson Wilfred Ross Neilson, a life-long Almonte area resident, died suddenly Oct 2, 1995 at the Almonte General Hospital. He was 70. Mr Neilson was born April 8, 1925, the son of the late John Burns Neilson and his late wife Elsie Craig, both of Almonte. He received his education at S.S. # 11 Ramsay and Almonte high school after which he married Jean Struthers July 19, 1947 at Appleton United Church. Mr Neilson farmed for 21 years on the family farm on the 12th line of Ramsay and, after moving to Almonte, continue to work as a farm machinery mechanic until his retirement in 1989. He travelled extensively before his retirement, enjoyed spending time at the cottage, daily walks and playing shuffleboard. In addition to his wife Jean, Mr Neilson is survived by his brother Lorne (Edith) of Kingston, and sisters Alice (Wilmer) Melanson of Pakenham and Marion (Bert) Timmins of Almonte. The funeral took place at the Kerry Funeral Home Chapel in Almonte at 2 p.m. on Oct 5. Rev Colwell officiated. Interment at the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rick Neilson, Barry Melanson, Harold McPhail, Tim Timmins, Darby Timmins (nephews) and Doug Fulton.
  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	I8469	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	John Burns Neilson,   b. 12 Mar 1895, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Jun 1971, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elsie Craig,   b. 13 Nov 1901, Rosetta, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Apr 1969, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1923	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F2845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanette M. M. "Jean" Struthers,   b. 1923, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Mar 2014, Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F4280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2018

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Apr 1925 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com - 2 Oct 1995 - Almonte, Mississippi Mills, 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