A lifelong resident of Almonte and area in the person of Miss Pearl Edmonson Tosh, passed away in the Great War Memorial Hospital, Perth, on Friday, March 20, 1970, in her 77th year. Miss Tosh, who has been a resident at Lanark Lodge in Perth since November, 1968, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was a patient in the hospital for six days before her death. Born in 1894, a daughter of the late Robert C. Tosh and his wife, Caroline M. Powers, of the 9th line of Ramsay, she received her education at Greig's School. She moved with her parents to Almonte in 1921, and resided at 116 Charles Street. She was a member of St John's Presbyterian Church, and was an active curler and the Almonte Curling Club for 27 years. Surviving are three brothers: Alexander C. Tosh of Almonte, Winnard R. Tosh of El Sobranto, California, and Harvey B. Tosh, San Francisco, Calif. A brother, Cephas M. Tosh, and a sister, Caroline M. Tosh are predeceased. The funeral was held from the Comba Funeral Home, Church Street, Almonte, on Sunday afternoon, with interment Auld Kirk Cemetery vault. Rev William Baird conducted the services. Pallbearers were Stuart, Mervin, Orval, George and Robert Tosh, and Allan Stanley.
A lifelong resident of Almonte and area in the person of Miss Pearl Edmonson Tosh, passed away in the Great War Memorial Hospital, Perth, on Friday, March 20, 1970, in her 77th year. Miss Tosh, who has been a resident at Lanark Lodge in Perth since November, 1968, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was a patient in the hospital for six days before her death. Born in 1894, a daughter of the late Robert C. Tosh and his wife, Caroline M. Powers, of the 9th line of Ramsay, she received her education at Greig's School. She moved with her parents to Almonte in 1921, and resided at 116 Charles Street. She was a member of St John's Presbyterian Church, and was an active curler and the Almonte Curling Club for 27 years. Surviving are three brothers: Alexander C. Tosh of Almonte, Winnard R. Tosh of El Sobranto, California, and Harvey B. Tosh, San Francisco, Calif. A brother, Cephas M. Tosh, and a sister, Caroline M. Tosh are predeceased. The funeral was held from the Comba Funeral Home, Church Street, Almonte, on Sunday afternoon, with interment Auld Kirk Cemetery vault. Rev William Baird conducted the services. Pallbearers were Stuart, Mervin, Orval, George and Robert Tosh, and Allan Stanley.
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