Helen Wurdell

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HELEN WURDELL

Helen Wurdell, 84, of Mitchell passed away at Stratford General Hospital on Thursday, October 4, 2012.

Beloved wife of the late Gordon Wurdell (1986). Dear mother of Barbara Stahlke (Ken) of Thorndale, Jean Stacey (Jeff) of Waterloo and Earl Wurdell (Kathi) of Huntsville. Loving grandmother of Jennifer Stahlke (Craig Flannagan), Darryl Stahlke, Megan and Katherine Stacey, Amanda and Kylie Wurdell. Cherished great grandmother of Elizabeth Flannagan. Dear sister of Evelyn Dooks (Digger) of Victoria, B.C. and Doris Phoenix of Sarnia. Dear sister-in-law of Doreen Wurdell of Mitchell. Also surviving are her nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by her parents Thomas and Mary (Murphy) Tully, brothers-in-law Ray Phoenix, Harold Wurdell (Margaret) and Mervin Wurdell.

Helen and Gordon farmed in Logan Township for many years before Helen retired to Mitchell in 1993.

Friends will be received at the Lockhart Funeral Home, 109 Montreal St., Mitchell on Sunday, October 7, 2012 from 6-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Brodhagen. Memorial donations to Stratford General Hospital Foundation or charity of one's choice would be appreciated. Online condolences at www.LockhartFuneralHome.com.


Note: On that side of the family, Helen was my oldest cousin, and I am the youngest. I never met her.

Letter... JA Meilike June 5, 1913

Notes:
http://www.dunsterbc.net/train_station.htm
 Dunster is mile 72, therefore JA was some seven miles west of Dunster, BC.

Note the we to start. I have no idea who the second of the we is. Note the spelling of Meilike. A am assuming that it was anglicized during the WWI time, for in The Emma and Julius diary, fall of 1915, it is Meilicke. In the 1880 ships manifest, (The Main) it is Gustav Meilicke. Confusion or what.

Bill White... There was a store of Bill White getting pissed off at the postmaster for mixing his mail with the other Bill White, so the next piece of mail, the postmaster crossed out White and wrote Bray. It stuck....

Looking to catch a scow to Fort George. (Prince George now)... or did they catch a log boom drive to Vancouver, and could this be the date. I recall that store.  The Fraser River would have been in full flood in June. But I remember Art showing slides on a borrowed projector of the Hells gate cannon after there first trip to BC.   Afterwards, after the ladies had left for the kitchen, Grandpa was white, and he said the water was high, all that must have been down below...

Bob Mayer was the postmaster which Mayerthorpe is named after. I recall that grandpa had a had a GTP workers pass to get around on. I expect that was part of the deal with NAR for rail line on his property, which would have become useless in 1919 when the GTP folded into the CNR, if it was not time limited.

Douglas and I talked about this the last time I saw him.