Helen Katherine "Tobie" Naismith

Female 1912 - 1975  (62 years)


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  1. 1.  Helen Katherine "Tobie" Naismith was born on 22 Mar 1912 in Swift Current, Swift Current Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 8 Mar 1975 in Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; was buried in 1975 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Tobie Naismith
    • _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127152627
    • _FGRAVE: 127152627

    Notes:

    Died:
    975, Thursday March 27, The Almonte Gazette page 10
    Helen Kathrine "Tobie" Simpson"
    A former resident of Almonte, Helen Kathrine Naismith, better known to her many acquaintances as "Tobie", passed away at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal on Saturday, March 8th, 1975, following a brief illness. She was 62 years of age. In recent years she had resided at 900 Marlboro Drive, Montreal, Quebec. Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, on March 22, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence "Tobe" Naismith and the late Nellie Snedden. She received her schooling in Almonte public and secondary schools and later found employment as secretary and book-keeper with Producer's Dairy here from 1934 to 1940. She married in Ottawa on November 14, 1940, to Lorne Milton Simpson, projection supervisor with the National Film Board, who survives. Also surviving is one son, Gordon Lawrence Simpson, of Montreal. Mrs Simpson was an active member of the Mount Royal United Church Women and Montreal General Hospital Auxiliary where she worked with retarded children and Meals-on-Wheels program. Deceased rested at the Armstrong Funeral Chapel, Montreal, thence to Mount Royal United Church for service on Sunday, March 9th, at 11 a.m., Rev Bob Wallace officiating. Local service for Mrs Simpson were held at the Kerry Funeral Home, 154 Elgin Street, on Tuesday, March 10th at 3 p.m., Rev Robert McCrea of Bethany United Church, Almonte, conducted the service. Interment was at Auld Kirk Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mr John Drummond, and Mr Donald Simpson, both of Carleton Place, Mr Tom Nugent, South March, Mr Allan Johnson, Ottawa, Mr Jim Naismith, Pakenham, and Mr Clarence Charlebois of Montreal.

    Helen married Lorne Milton Simpson in 1940. Lorne was born in 1912; died on 4 Jan 2006 in Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Gordon Simpson  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gordon Simpson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helen1)




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