Obituary Transcript
- published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal, May 31, 1983:
ALEXANDER BETTERLEY
Alexander Betterley, formerly of 371 Carlow Road in Port Stanley, passed away Monday, May 30, 1983 at Westminster Hospital in London. He was in ailing health, in his 90th year.
Mr. Betterley was born in Dorchester, Ont., on Feb. 15, 1894, to the late George and Anne (Taylor) Betterley of South Dorchester and lived in London and then Port Stanley for 20 years. He was a retired postal employee and a member of Port Stanley United Church; King Solomon Lodge 368 A.F. and A.M. in London, and the Lord Elgin Branch 41 of the Royal Canadian Legion, having served overseas with the Air Force in both the First and Second World Wars.
His wife, Hazel (Moore) Betterley, passed away in 1971 and he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Leila Anne) Falk of New York City; three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Jean) Burgess of Springfield; Mrs. Irene Black, of London, and Mrs. Ethel Laur of St. Thomas. Three brothers, Andrew, Alfred and George Betterley and three sisters, Mrs. Pearl McKellar, Mrs. Margaret Wilkie and Mrs. Lillian Archer passed away previously. A number of nieces and nephews also survive.
Mr. Betterley is resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, St. Thomas, where visitation will commence at 7 p.m. today. The funeral service will be held from the funeral home Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Karl Sievert of Port Stanley United Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmdale Memorial Park Cemetery.
Obituary Transcript
- published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal, May 31, 1983:
ALEXANDER BETTERLEY
Alexander Betterley, formerly of 371 Carlow Road in Port Stanley, passed away Monday, May 30, 1983 at Westminster Hospital in London. He was in ailing health, in his 90th year.
Mr. Betterley was born in Dorchester, Ont., on Feb. 15, 1894, to the late George and Anne (Taylor) Betterley of South Dorchester and lived in London and then Port Stanley for 20 years. He was a retired postal employee and a member of Port Stanley United Church; King Solomon Lodge 368 A.F. and A.M. in London, and the Lord Elgin Branch 41 of the Royal Canadian Legion, having served overseas with the Air Force in both the First and Second World Wars.
His wife, Hazel (Moore) Betterley, passed away in 1971 and he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Leila Anne) Falk of New York City; three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Jean) Burgess of Springfield; Mrs. Irene Black, of London, and Mrs. Ethel Laur of St. Thomas. Three brothers, Andrew, Alfred and George Betterley and three sisters, Mrs. Pearl McKellar, Mrs. Margaret Wilkie and Mrs. Lillian Archer passed away previously. A number of nieces and nephews also survive.
Mr. Betterley is resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, St. Thomas, where visitation will commence at 7 p.m. today. The funeral service will be held from the funeral home Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Karl Sievert of Port Stanley United Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmdale Memorial Park Cemetery.
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