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John Would Jr.
(1852-1926)
Maria Norton Brader
(1852-1902)
Thomas Fisher
(1866-1903)
Mary (Polly) Hall
Jesse Would
(1892-1969)
Elizabeth Fisher
(1895-1994)

Joseph Norton Would
(1916-2000)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Kathleen Frances Bate

Joseph Norton Would

  • Born: 7 Nov 1916, Leinan, Sask., Canada
  • Marriage: Kathleen Frances Bate on 19 Dec 1942 in Burnaby, B.C., Canada
  • Died: 7 May 2000, Kelowna, B.C., Canada aged 83
  • Buried: ashes scattered, Black Knight Mountain, Kelowna

bullet   Cause of his death was heart failure.

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bullet  General Notes:

Notes about Norton by Kay Would in 1979, in condensed version:

Attended school in Leinan Saskatchewan - grade one to ten in one room.
At 13, started farming with father, Jesse, until 18 when the family moved to Kelowna.
Sawed wood in Joe Riche Valley. Went to Vancouver in 1940, working at Girody Sawmill for about three months.
Worked at Alaska Pine Sawmill, New Westminster, 5 years as a setter and spare sawyer at night.
Moved to Universal Box Company as spare sawyer during day shift.
After marriage, built house on Wellington Avenue in Burnaby, and lived there six years before selling to move to Kelowna with wife and two children, to build sawmill with George Creuzot at Rutland Railway Station. That failed so he went on to work for Rutland Sawmills as Yard Shipper and Foreman until 1965.
Built house on Ponto Road in Rutland, and moved in on July 1, 1951 with wife and three children. Fourth child born and all children grew up there.
Was a member of St. Aidan's Anglican Church and of St. George's Masonic Lodge.
Retired from family business (Rutland Variety Store) in 1974 after 17 years in operation.

Notes about Dad by Barbara Would Schaefer in 1993, in condensed version, and added to by Carol Thompson in 2002:

Dad was always busy helping neighbours with plumbing, electrical stuff, moving something, or digging a hole. He could never say no. He was a volunteer fireman and Fire Chief in Rutland for many years.
He belonged to the Rutland Chamber of Commerce and was also Warden at the church.
Purchased Rutland Variety Store in 1957 and while Mom worked there during the day, he was still working at Rutland Sawmills. Eventually, they were able to make the store a full time job for both. Dad spent evenings at his desk in their bedroom, doing the "cash", and Sunday afternoons he would do the books and receipts for the church.
In fall of 1966, Dad suffered a brain aneurysm and was flown to Vancouver for brain surgery. Ken Bate (Mom's brother) visited Dad every day and called to let us know how he was doing, while Mom carried on running the store.
Bob was married by this time. Carol worked full time at the Bank of Nova Scotia in Rutland, part time at Rutland Drugs, helped Mom at the store evenings, and was also our sole means of transportation. Barbara was in grade ten and Gordon was in grade seven.
Dad was to recuperate for six months after returning home but was back at work after four. His days at home were spent in the company of the family dog, Skippy, for whom Dad developed a whole new appreciation.
Dad sold the store and retired at age 57, in 1973. He began working on his favourite hobbies of wine making and wood working projects. He also took on part time jobs at Rutland Men's Wear and then Valleyview Funeral Parlour.
He loved his garden, and especially the roses. He always mowed his own lawns and did his own pruning (despite a fall from a ladder which broke a bone in his heel and caused him pain and walking difficulties).
After retirement, Dad required open heart surgery to replace his mitral valve, which involved another trip to hospital in Vancouver, and because Mom had already passed away, much care from Bob and Lynda who were living in Delta at the time.
Five years after Mom's passing in 1987, Dad became good friends with Jana Cowell of Rutland, and they spent a lot of quality time together, taking trips to visit family, going on cruises, participating in activities at the Rutland Senior's Centre, and doing crossword puzzles. They loved to dance, play cards, and enjoy a sip (or two!) of Dad's homemade wine...often with 7-up in it.
In 1998, Dad was hospitalized for over two months with a severe case of blood poisoning, from which he never recovered enough to return to living at home.
During that same time, Jana died in hospital days after being diagnosed with cancer.
Dad took up residence at Whispering Pines in Rutland, and when that business was sold a year later, he moved to Windsor Manor. He never gave up hoping that some day he would be strong enough to live in his own home again.
At Easter time in 2000, his mitral valve failed again, but a second heart surgery was out of the question. He was hospitalized for only two weeks before he succumbed on May 7th.


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Joseph married Kathleen Frances Bate, daughter of Harry Stanley Bate and Bertha (Bunny) Sawyer, on 19 Dec 1942 in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. (Kathleen Frances Bate was born on 15 Mar 1920 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, died on 18 Dec 1987 in Kelowna, B.C., Canada and was buried in ashes scattered, Black Knight Mountain, Kelowna.). The cause of her death was respiratory failure.


bullet  Marriage Notes:

They met for the first time at Norton's aunt's home ( Mrs James Would). Their first date was to White Rock, and they got engaged in Sept 1942. They were married later that year on Dec. 19th ,1942. Norton built their first home at 2154 Wellington Avenue Burnaby, B.C., Canada. They lived there six years before moving to Rutland B.C.



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