EASTERN PROVINCE HERALD Port Elizabeth, Monday, October 23, 1944. BIRTHS BOUCHER – To Mr and Mrs W.H. BOUCHER, a bonny Daughter on the 20th October, at provincial Hospital COSTAS – To Spero and Dora (nee FOURIE), a bonny Son, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, on 20th. DE LANGE – To Barn and Joe, a bonny Daughter on the 19th October. FORD – To May (nee KELLY) and Richard, in Italy, a Son, on the 21st, at Provincial Hospital. NAUDE – To Mr and Mrs W. NAUDE, a bonny daughter on the 20th inst. OFSOWITZ – To Mr and Mrs Mike OFSOWITZ, at St Catherine’s Nursing Home, Queenstown, a bonny Son, on the 23rd October, 1944. STRYDOM – To L/Cpl. And Mrs R.J. STRYDOM (Flo MAGILL). A bonny Son at the Stoneham Maternity Home, on the 21st. ENGAGEMENTS GESWINT – GROVES . – The engagement is announced between Mavis, youngest daughter of Mrs GROVES and the late Mr GROVES, Port Elizabeth, and Abraham, fourth son of Mr and Mrs GESWINT, Kruisfontein. MARRIED VAN HEERDEN – PRICE. – On 21st October, 1944, by special licence, at Grahamstown, Cornelia VAN HEERDEN and Arthur William PRICE. Both of Port Elizabeth. SILVER WEDDING WEDDELL – PRAED. On the 23rd October, 1919, by Rev. C.H. CLAPP, Queen Street Baptist Church, Port Elizabeth, Perclyal Harold WEDDELL to Vera Harriette PRAED. Address: “Blair Cottage”, Cookhouse. BERL – RICHARDSON. - Married at Port Elizabeth by Rev. A. LEVY, on October 22nd, 1919. Rose RICHARDSON to Jack BERL. GOLDEN WEDDING COWAN – BIDDULPH. – Married at St Peter’s Church, Cradock, by the Rev. Canon SMITH, M.A., on 22nd October, 1894, Charles Alfred Dyason COWEN of Bulawayo, Rhodesia, to Ivy BIDDULPH, fourth daughter of E.J. BIDDULPH, Esq., Cradock. Present address: P.O. Bushmans River Mouth, via Alexandria, C.P. DEATHS BALL – Passed away at the Provincial Hospital, on the 21st October, 1944, Arthur Hedley Vicars BALL, in his 88th year. Interred St John’s Church Cemetery, Saturday, 21st inst. BOOYSEN – Passed peacefully away at 12 Chapel Street, on the 22nd October, 1944, Anna Sophia, dearly beloved wife of Louis BOOYSEN and beloved mother of Anna VAN TONDER, Lena SPENCER, William BOOYSEN and Betty DALTON, at the age of 73 years and 10 months. Service in the Dutch Reformed Church, Campbell Street, this (Monday) afternoon at 2.45 o’clock, thence the funeral will proceed to the North End Cemetery. DU PLESSIS – Passed away peacefully at Cape Town , Constance Edmundia DU PLESSIS (born MELVILLE) widow of the late J.P. DU PLESSIS, formerly of Humansdorp. Deeply regretted by her children, Garfield, Madge, Bill and Clive. VAN RENSBURG – Passed peacefully away at 33 Hutchinson Street on the 21st October, 1944, Elizabeth Petronella beloved wife of Jacobus VAN RENSBURG, at the age of 48 years, Service in Jones & Rice Chapel, 43 Russell Road, this (Monday) afternoon at 3.45 o’clock, thence the funeral will proceed to the North End Cemetery. MISSING NEL – Lieut. Charles NEL, S.AA.F., son of Mr and Mrs NEL, Oudtshoorn. Brother of Mrs V.D. MEDEN and Mrs CALLAGHAN. Transcribed by Carol BENEKE nee STEWART Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 083 482 1482 ________________________ Researching: STEWART, STONE, LUKE, BENEKE, BENECKE, VON BENECKE and related families.