I am searching for any information (newspaper clippings, vital records sources, obituaries, tombstones inscriptions, etc.) or corespondence with friends and relatives who knew about my uncle Garnet "Steve" Stephenson b. 27 Jul 1927 in Middlesex Cty near Arkona, Watford & Strathroy, Ontario areas. He lived (intermittently between 1960's to 1990's in Ontario & BC but most of this time it was in BC) and died in the Chilliwack, BC area probably in the early to mid 1990's. He was married to my aunt Ella Frances Patience b. 7 Dec 1926 in Thamesford, Oxford Cty, Ontario d. 3 Jan 1986 probably in Chilliwack, BC; on 21 Jan 1949 in Arkona, Middlesex Cty, Ontario. He was an officer in the Royal Canadian Army and they spent most of the 1950's posted somewhere in West Germany. When they returned to Canada in the early 1960's they moved out to Chilliwack, BC for about 5 years and then they returned to live in London, Ontario for a couple of years where he worked at a Beaver Oil Gas Station and Towlands Road Construction as a mechanic and then they farmed for a short time near Watford, Ontario before they returned to BC again. While in BC I think that he worked most of the time as a mechanic servicing heavy road constuction equipment. At some point he suffered from an accident where he had one of his legs amputated and therefore he retired prematurely. My aunt Ella worked as a cook and domestic in the hotel industry for most of her life before dying prematurely of brain cancer. They had no children together. I believe that my uncle Steve\'s father was an OPP or town police constable in the Arkona, Middlesex Cty, ON area and I would like to find out more about his mother and father and siblings ancestry. I would also like to find out and confirm the death dates and places of both my aunt and uncle in the Chilliwack, BC area. I need a volunteer(s) to try and find any information (newspaper clippings, vital records sources, obituaries, tombstones inscriptions, etc.) about Garnet (Steve) & Ella (Patience) Stephenson while they lived in BC from approx. 1960's - 1990's. I was thinking that establishing contact with the chief or head Librarian at the local Chilliwack Public Library to perform a surname or card catalogue search would be a good starting point. Any help with answers to the above matters will be greatly appreciated!

You might try contacting the Chilliwack Museum as I believe they may have back copies of the Chilliwack Progress newspapers and might be able to locate obituaries for you. Contact information: 45820 Spadina Avenue, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 1T3 Kelly Harms ... Archivist Museum Phone: 1-604-795-5210 Fax: 1-604-795-5291 Email: [email protected] There are also microfilmed archive copies of the Chilliwack Progress at the B.C. Archives. Adele ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Cronkwright" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:06 PM Subject: [CAN-BC] Garnet "Steve" STEPHENSON Ontario > Chilliwack, BC > I am searching for any information (newspaper clippings, vital records sources, obituaries, tombstones inscriptions, etc.) or corespondence with friends and relatives who knew about my uncle Garnet "Steve" Stephenson b. 27 Jul 1927 in Middlesex Cty near Arkona, Watford & Strathroy, Ontario areas. He lived (intermittently between 1960's to 1990's in Ontario & BC but most of this time it was in BC) and died in the Chilliwack, BC area probably in the early to mid 1990's. > > He was married to my aunt Ella Frances Patience b. 7 Dec 1926 in Thamesford, Oxford Cty, Ontario d. 3 Jan 1986 probably in Chilliwack, BC; on 21 Jan 1949 in Arkona, Middlesex Cty, Ontario. > > He was an officer in the Royal Canadian Army and they spent most of the 1950's posted somewhere in West Germany. When they returned to Canada in the early 1960's they moved out to Chilliwack, BC for about 5 years and then they returned to live in London, Ontario for a couple of years where he worked at a Beaver Oil Gas Station and Towlands Road Construction as a mechanic and then they farmed for a short time near Watford, Ontario before they returned to BC again. > > While in BC I think that he worked most of the time as a mechanic servicing heavy road constuction equipment. At some point he suffered from an accident where he had one of his legs amputated and therefore he retired prematurely. My aunt Ella worked as a cook and domestic in the hotel industry for most of her life before dying prematurely of brain cancer. They had no children together. > > I believe that my uncle Steve\'s father was an OPP or town police constable in the Arkona, Middlesex Cty, ON area and I would like to find out more about his mother and father and siblings ancestry. > I would also like to find out and confirm the death dates and places of both my aunt and uncle in the Chilliwack, BC area. > > I need a volunteer(s) to try and find any information (newspaper clippings, vital records sources, obituaries, tombstones inscriptions, etc.) about Garnet (Steve) & Ella (Patience) Stephenson while they lived in BC from approx. 1960's - 1990's. I was thinking that establishing contact with the chief or head Librarian at the local Chilliwack Public Library to perform a surname or card catalogue search would be a good starting point. > > Any help with answers to the above matters will be greatly appreciated! > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Every two months or so, please repost your interests, > telling us what you know and where you've looked > and what you still need to find out. >