Small Town News for 2003
from the Gaspé Area

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Happy Belated Birthday goes out to Andre Preston on Oct. 26th ,His Wife Donna had a surprise Birthday Party. It was a wonderful evening.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOES OUT TO Mrs.. RITA MC RAE ON DEC 8TH SHE WILL CELEBRATE HER 95TH ,Her Daughter Rita &Husband Chuck Bollen are here in Gaspe with her now ,They live in Oakville, Mrs.. McRae is very well and living in her own home ,We WISH HER THE BEST ,HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Gille & Bernadette Coloumbe went for a little holiday to Quebec City ,While they where there they celebrated their Wedding Anniversary ,We wish them a belated Happy Anniversary.
Lorraine Sams just arrived home from Ottawa, Her Sister Eunice had been very ill ,Eunice's Son Lynn had been in Gaspe Moose hunting & celebrating their 50 years with their moose camp ,He was also called back to Ottawa to be with his Wife Sue & family .As of lately his Mom is doing very well .
Happy 40th Birthday goes out to Heather Sams of Ottawa .Who will celebrate on Nov 19th ,She is throwing her own Bash ,This will be a party '. Have a great time From your FRIENDS IN GASPE.
Mr. &Mrs.. Arnold Assels just returned home from a lovely holiday in Montreal ,Where they visited their Daughter Helen&her Family in Laval .They also were visiting in N B. Mrs.. Anita had a wonderful visit from her sister Simmone Vigneault &Brother Rosaire Bijould &his Wife Maria.
Peter Miller &his son from Edmonton, Alta .Came to Gaspe to visit his relatives, Frankie Elsie &their Family's .Dennis & Marg. Melville, Suie, and also his Uncle Kenny, and that 's only to name a few, Also his Brother Mitchell& his Family from Halifax joined him ,Peter & Mitchell &their family went to visit their Parents Emile &Rita in P. E. I. For a Beautiful P.E. I. fall holiday.
We wish Cameron Patterson A speedy recovery from his recent operation. Elaine Adams just arrived home from Missouri. Elaine Joined her two sisters in Montreal, then went on to Celebrate Their Sister Mavis 's 60th Birthday .They had a wonderful.get week just reminiscing and having fun.
We want to welcome Vietta Clark back home to the beautiful GASPE, Vietta worked in Montreal for many years. She is living in the family home & Enjoying every minute. Welcome Home .
 

Francis & Elaine Miller of Burlington flew to Edmonton, Alberta to spend some time with Doreen & Graham Miller. While there the two couples motored to B.C. stopping in Peachland where they had lunch with Keith & Bobbie Baker. Later Francis & Elaine flew to
Yellowknife to see their daughter and son-in-law, Jeannie and Gary Vivian.

Scott & Susie Palmer of Kapuskasing spent a week, guests of Mark & Melanie Craig of Burlington. They visited several relatives in and around the district. In Ajax they attended a party in honor of Rocky & Michelle Jean (who were married earlier in Las Vegas) at the home of Richard and Dinah McLeod.

Helen Patterson of Burlington recently spend some time with her daughter and family in Brampton.

Maureen Palmer of North Bay traveled with her parents to Ajax for the party for Rocky & Michelle and also to visit her grandmothers Sybil Palmer and Ruth Armstrong in Burlington.

Lorna Clark & Bobby Palmer of Gaspe recently spent some time with their father, Willie Palmer in Burlington.

Vina Trowsdale and son Kevin flew to Ontario where they visited Vin'a son Laughlin and other relatives.

GLenda & Garth Patterson recently spent a day in Orialla and then to Barrie where they visited friends and attended a horse race.
 

York/Wakeham
2003/09/18
by Heather Patterson

On august 17th, Woodrow and Lolene Patterson celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary at a party in Sturgeon
Falls for family and friends. 68 family members were
present and several of them stayed for a weeks
vacation. David & Margaret Patterson and Julia Clark
of Gaspe, parents of the groom and bride were among
the guests from out of town,

Chesley Boyle & Mike Laurin were married in Niagara
Falls on Labour Day weekend. A small reception was
held for the couple in Port Colbourne. Chesley is the
daughter of David Boyle & Christine Pelletier and the
grand daughter of Amelia )Clark ) Pelletier.

Victor & Phyllis Miller of Kemptville spent some time
in Gaspe with relatives. They then went to be with
their daughter, Louise and family in Southhanpton,

Scott Palmer motored to Gaspe to do some work on the
summer home .Sybil Palmer of Ajax was visiting family
in New Carlisle and spent a few days in Gaspe with
Scott. On returning to Ontario they visited in Ottawa
with Lyn & Sue Sams and also Eunice Mullin who is in a
retirement home near Ottawa,

Gary & Lois (Patterson) Laminger spent a week in
Wakeham, then motored to  New Brunswick on their way
home to Kitchener.

Francis & Elaine of Burlington spent two weeks in
Wakeham .

Amelia (Clark ) Pelletier of London visited her
brother Howard and his wife Dorothy in Thorold for a
few days. While there she attended her grand daughters
wedding.

Dennis Pelletier, son of Amelia (Clark) returned to
his home port of Halifax after spending six months
serving aboard the HMCS Iroquois,

Martin, Rosemarie & Joanie Normand, Claude & Diane
Dorion visited Greg & Mariette Patterson in Havelock
for a few days. They all spent a week end with Michel
& Teresa Dorion in St, Catharines.

Tom & Ruth Armstrong and Greg Patterson recently
attended a party in honor of Stan Bobbetts 80th
birthday, in Barrie. Stan was stationed in Sandy Beach
at the air force base during W.W.11 and married Elsie
Patterson of Wakeham.

Mariette Patterson of Havelock flew to Colorado to see
her daughter Kim. While there she helped Kim pick out
her wedding dress for her up coming wedding. She also
traveled around to see the beautiful scenery in that
part of the country.

Kingsley Miller, Glenda Patterson and Lydia Eden
motored to Gaspe where they spent time time with their
families.

Happy Birthday wishes to the following:
Woodrow Patterson, Elliott Lake       Sept 1, 1953
Jean (miller ) Vivian, Yellowknife    Sept 12,1955
Howard Clark, Thorold                 Sept 12,1934
Vina (Patterson) Trowsdale, Edmonton  Sept 13,1922
Darrell Miller, Kemptville            Sept 13, 1938
Ellen (Patterson) Clark.              Sept 18,1912
Phyllis (Patterson) Miller, Kemptville  Sept 22,1931
Allison Miller, Kenptville            Sept 24,1943
Pauline (Patterson) Collwill, Kingston  Sept 25,1921
Alma(Patterson_ Smith, Burlington     Sept 25,1964
Mariette (Dorion) Patterson, Havelock Sept 27,1958
Lois (Patterson) Laminger, Kitchener    Sept 27,1957
Whorrell Patterson, Gaspe             Sept 29,1923
 

Kingsley Miller of Burlington flew to Edmonton to
spend some time with his son, Kerry and his family.
From there they went to Whitehorse where they rented a
car and did some traveling farther north. They
visited Haines Junction, then on to Skagway, a point
from where gold seekers left to find their fortunes or
"misfortunes" as the case may be. There were five
cruise ships in the harbour as Skagway is a popular
place for cruise passengers. From Skagway they drove
as far as Five Fingers Rapids, a stumbling block on
the Yukon River where many lost their lives in
search of gold. In Whitehorse Kingsley visited the
grave of his son Kirk who was killed in a mining
accident.

Jeanne (Miller) Vivian and her daughter Chrisa from
Yellowknife, spent some time at their cottage north of
Peterborough. Family members from Burlington visited
them there. Her husband Gary and son Adam joined them
in time for all to go to the Rolling Stones concert in
Toronto.

Fred Patterson , his wife Judy and children Derek and
Kelly, of North Bay motored to Gaspe and on to Halifax
to visit Judy's family and friends. While in Gaspe
they enjoyed staying at their summer place and seeing
familiar faces.

Mark, Melanie (Miller) and daughter Christina Craig of
Burlington spend a week end in Kapuskasing guests of
Susie and Scott Palmer. During that week end they
attended a Lumberjack Festival at which there was an
antique car show. Scott Palmer, driving his
grandfathers (Mr. Rob Palmer) 1950 Plymouth won a
prize. Gregory and Mariette Patterson also attended
the festival and were also at the Palmers.

Happy Birthday greetings to the following
Ryan Palmer, Ottawa, Aug 3, 1978
Judy Patterson, North Bay, Aug 7,1963
Susan Patterson Palmer, Kapuskasing, Aug 13, 1954
Ellam Boyle Coffin, Chateauguay, Aug 14. 1935
Anson Boyle, Chiliwack, Aug 21, 1927
Sharon Boyle Dee, Montreal, Aug 28, 1945
Julia Patterson Stewart, Coburg Aug 29, 1929
Janet Patterson Mullin, Ontario, Aug 31,1924
 

Southern Ontario News
2003/07/03
by Ruth Armstrong

Merrill & Elva Miller went west, by train, to
Clearwater, B.C. where Elva's brother, Tommy Nelson
lives and works on a ranch. From there they went to
Calgary where their son Ricky lives. Tommy drove them
back to Kemptville where he spent a few days visiting.

Glenn Patterson, Kingsley Miller & Willy Miller enjoy
a game of golf most every week at a local course.
After the game Tim Horton's is the place where they go
to discuss the game. It is a toss up which is enjoyed
the most, the game or the coffee.

Bily Boyle of Mississauga is motoring across Canada,
visiting relatives and friends. He has called at NOrth
Bay, Kapuskasing and Edmonton. He is now in
Yellowknife with Gary & Jean Vivian. From there he
goes to Calgary , Chilliwack and Vancouver where he
has sisters and a brother, Emily, Ruby, Debbie& Anson.

Lester & Velma Coffin of Brampton are  spending the
summer in their home at Peninsula.

Pauline Patterson & Amelia Pelletier of London
recently spend an afternoon with Mrs.. Pearl Patterson
who resides at Elmwood Retirement Community. Mrs. Pearl,
who is 101 years old, had just had her hair done and
she looked great.

Aamelia Pellitier of London recently spent some time
in Edmonton with her sister, Vina Trowsdale. While
there Amelia attended a reunion of fomer air women.
She enjoyed seeing people she had met so many years
ago.

Scott & Susie Palmer of Kapuskasing, spent two weeks
at their home in Wakeham. On their way they stopped at
NOrth Bay to see their daughter, Maureen and Fred
Patterson and family. In Ottawa they saw their son
Ryan and spent the night with Lyn & Sue Mullin. For
the last week of their vacation, Richard & Dinah
joined them.

Greg & Mariette spent a night with Lyn & Sue Mullin in
Ottawa and from there Mariette  motored to Gaspe with
Scott & Susie to visit her mother and siblings for a
week.

Francis & Elaine Miller, Harris & Marlene Annett spent
a week in Wakeham recently, opening their summer home
for further visits.

Lois (Patterson), Lolly (Miller), Rosemarie
(Patterson), Susan (Adams), Kathy (Sams) had an
enjoyable evening at Lois' recently, where Gary, Lois'
husband served a home cooked meal. All friends from
Gaspe, these girls get together periodically to keep
in touch and talk about old times. This time Valerie
(Hotton) was missing.

Ivan & Julia Patterson, Vernon & Joan Coffin and Betty
Coffin all formerly from Gaspe, spent an afternoon
visit with Erskin & Pauline Patterson in London.

Gerry Patterson formerly from Wakeham now living in
Japan is taking a two week holiday in France and
Switzerland , with his wife and mother-in-law.
Although Gerry has been gone from Gaspe for 25 years
he still likes to hear news of people he still
remembers.

Birthdays for July:
Gwen Patterson Holmes, Didsbury, AB July 6, 1930
Phyllis Miller Vibert, St.John, N.B. July 8, 1937
Graham Miller, Edmonton, July 13 1928
Elaine Patterson Miller, Burlington, JUly 20, 1934
Elsie Patterson Bobbette, Barrie July 23, 1924
Norma Eden Patterson, Vancouver, July 26 1930
Betty Boyle Coffin, Montreal, July 31, 1932

A Happy Birthday to all the above and all others who
are celebrating a birthday this month.
 

Gaspe Golf Tournament
2003/06/06
by Ruth Armstrong

The Annual Gaspe Golf Tournament was a success as usual. 199 people were in attendance, many just to see other Gaspesians and catch up on the news. They came from as far away as B.C. I believe the Millers topped the list this year, with Pattersons and Boyles a close second.15 first cousins (of the Miller clan) were present and had their pictures taken for posterity. Dennis and Marg Palmer passed around a photo album they had made up of previous tournaments, it was enjoyed by all. Door prizes were given out and thanks to the generosity of many, the majority of people received one. Shirley Boyle was the winner of a lovely garden seat, made and donated by Wendall Miller of North Bay. It is a great pleasure to attend the gathering of people from the Gaspe and enjoy a few hours of catching up. Lots of "remember when's", stories and jokes--I missed the music this time, hopefully next year it will be back. The rain held off fairly will until most were off the course and under shelter. Several were booked into a local motel so the party did not stop at the Golf course.
 

York/Wakeham
2003/05/20
by Heather Patterson

York/Wakeham
2003/04/21
by Heather Patterson

York/Wakeham
2003/03/31
by Heather Patterson