Jim:
I found her in Jack's file under Gleta Aileen (McCulley) Loh and posted her
obit.
Feel there was a possible divorce / separation before she m/2 Bruno Loh.
Dave
On 1/5/10 3:19 AM, "Jim Welsh" <welsh793@...> wrote:
> Dave & Eric,
>
> I checked the Herald CD and there's only 2 Gleta in the whole 10 years
> and neither point to a Gleta Johnson. Guess the Amherst newspaper is the
> only one that carried Thornton McCully's obituary?
>
> Jim
>
> David Winter wrote:
>>
>> Eric:
>>
>> I never thought to re-look at her brother¹s earlier 1952 obit.
>>
>> If she was Mrs. ³Alton² Johnston a year later when her father died and she
>> was the ³informant² on his 1953 death record, then there¹s a pretty good
>> chance it was Alton Robert Johnston, Tommy¹s son.
>>
>> This obit also narrows the gap to between 31 Dec 1945 and 31 Oct 1952 when
>> Meaurita Mamie m/2 Fred Hahnen.
>>
>> Dave
>> =====
>> Amherst Daily News, Friday, October 31, 1952, pg. #4; Reel #2703, NSARM,
>> Halifax, N.S.
>> OBITUARY: Thornton H. McCulley
>> Port Greville, October 30 - The death of Thornton Hartford McCulley
>> occurred
>> Friday morning, October 23, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Port
>> Greville 40 years ago, a son of Seymour and the late Maud (Ells) McCulley.
>> He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Patricia, of Saint John,
>> N.B.;
>> also his father, Seymour McCulley, Fox River, N.S. Six sisters, Carrie
>> (Mrs.
>> Onslow Legere) and Gertrude (Mrs. Alvin Newcombe), Parrsboro, N.S.; Winnie
>> (Mrs. Burton McKay), Amherst, N.S.; ***Mrs. Gleta Johnson, Grand Manan,
>> N.B.***; Ruby (Mrs. Roland Allen), Fox River, N.S.; Maurita (Mrs. Fred
>> Hahen), Springhill, N.S. Seven brothers, Emerson and Trueman, Ward's
>> Brook,
>> N.S.; Harold, Parrsboro, N.S.; Lorne and Wlfred, Grand Manan, N.B.;
>> Murray,
>> Saint John, N.B.; and Brenton, Fox River, N.S. A largely attended funeral
>> was held at Grace United Church Monday afternoon, with Rev. Mr.
>> Armitage of
>> the United Church, Parrsboro officiating. Interment was made in the family
>> plot, United Church cemetery.
>>
>> Source: Dave Winter, 19 May 2009
>> ============
>>
>> On 1/4/10 11:54 PM, "keysie" <keysie@...
>> <mailto:keysie%40ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave:
>>>
>>> Interesting how things happen. I thought Gleta might be the one but
>> didn't
>>> look to see that I had two spouses marked for her: Bruno Loh and a ?
>> Johnson.
>>> That might not have proved the point but might have pointed us in
>> the right
>>> direction.
>>>
>>> I have Gleta's death as April 1999 if any has the Herald CD handy or
>> if your
>>> next week "bucket list" isn't full.
>>>
>>> Thanks for all your work as always!
>>>
>>> Eric
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "David Winter" <davidwinter@...
>> <mailto:davidwinter%40ns.sympatico.ca>
>>> <mailto:davidwinter%40ns.sympatico.ca> >
>>> To: "nscumber" <nscumber@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com> >
>>> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 8:35 PM
>>> Subject: [nscumber] Seymour McCulley of Port Greville
>>>
>>>>> From Seymour's obit below, the only possibility of "Mrs. Alton
>> Johnston" as
>>>>> the informant, is his daughter, Gletta Aileen McCully.
>>>>>
>>>>> She was born 28 Dec 1920, living at home and if so, was possibly
>> connected
>>>>> with Alton Robert Johnston, born about 1920, deceased 2 Feb 1972,
>> then
>>>>> separating, with her later marrying Bruno Loh.
>>>>>
>>>>> If not, then the "filler out of the form" made an error.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>> =================
>>>>> Amherst Daily News, Monday, April 20, 1953, pg. #4; Reel #2704;
>> NSARM,
>>>>> Halifax, N.S.
>>>>> FUNERALS: Seymour McCully
>>>>> Port Greville - The death of Seymour McCulley occurred at his
>> home in Fox
>>>>> River on Thursday evening, April 9, after several months illness.
>> He was
>>>>> born at Ward's Brook, 74 years ago, a son of the late Emerson and
>> Emma
>>>>> McCulley. Surviving are six daughters, (Winnie) Mrs. Burton
>> McKay, Amherst;
>>>>> (Carrie) Mrs. Onslow Legere and (Gertrude) Mrs. Alvin Newcombe,
>> Parrsboro;
>>>>> (Meaurita) Mrs. Fred Hahen, Springhill;(Ruby) Mrs. Roland Allen,
>> Fox River;
>>>>> Gletta, at home; seven sons, Harold, Parrsboro; Emerson and
>> Trueman, Ward's
>>>>> Brook; Brenton, Fox River; Lorne and Wilfred, Grand Manan, N.B.;
>> also two
>>>>> sisters, (Emma) Mrs. Blanchard Ells, Port Greville; (Lillian)
>> Mrs. Whitney
>>>>> Parsons, Halifax; seven brothers, Abram, Harry and Sherman, Port
>> Greville;
>>>>> Robert, Ward's Brook; Harding and Fred, Parrsboro; Morton,
>> Quincey, Mass.
>>>>> Services were held at Grace United Church on Sunday afternoon
>> with Rev.
>>>>> Armitage of Parrsboro officiating. Interment was made in the
>> family plot,
>>>>> United Church Cemetery.
>>>>>
>>>>> Source: Dave Winter, 4 Jan 2010
>>>>> Note: as published; Hahen should be Hahnen
>>>>> ================
>>>>> Previously posted:
>>>>>
>>>>> NSARM Cumberland Deaths, 1953; Page #2495
>>>>> Seymore McCully, Port Greville, Widowed, Ship Carpenter
>>>>> Born 10 Sep 1878, N.S.
>>>>> Died 9 Apr 1953, Port Greville, age 74 years, 6 months, 30 days, of
>>>>> Carcinoma of Lungs and ?????
>>>>> S/o Emerson McCully, N.S., and Emma Ayer, N.S.
>>>>> Informant; Mrs. Alton Johnstone, Fox River, Daughter
>>>>> Buried 12 Apr 1953, Port Greville
>>>>>
>>>>> Source: Dave Winter, 30 Dec 2009
>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>
>>>>>
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