Peter Sydney Ward

1932 - 2019  (87 years)

• Name	Peter Sydney Ward
  Born	7 Jan 1932
  Gender	Male
  Business	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Pete's Corner
  Honoured	Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame
  Residence	1986	185 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-127915
  Died	19 Jun 2019
  Person ID	I127915	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Dolores,   d. Apr 2016
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F33448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Sydney Ward, age 87, of Cambridge, Ontario passed away on Wednesday June 19, 2019. Peter was born January 7, 1932. The children and family of Peter Ward, Pat, Bonnie, Wendy and Darcy regrettably announce the passing of their father, grand-father, great grand-father and great great grand-father on June 19th. Peter, in his 88th year, passed after a courageous battle with numerous illnesses which he fought with a determination and a brand of humour unique to him. Peter was predeceased by his loving wife of 66 years, Dolores (April 2016). A life-long resident of (Galt) Cambridge, Peter will be remembered as the jovial man with the handle-bar moustache and the engineer overalls at his antique store, Pete's Corner and at the barn at Aberfoyle Antique Market. Peter loved his family, his pets, antique cars, his volunteer work and his hockey. He was inducted into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame with the Galt Hornets Sr. A Hockey team. Cremation has taken place. A "Celebration of Life" reception will be held at Coutts Funeral Home (96 St. Andrews St. Cambridge) on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 from 4 to 6 pm. The family of Peter would like to express their sincerest thanks to his home PD nurses and Dr. Vitou and her staff at the Grand River Hospital Kidney Dialysis Dept. - all were "Peter's Angels". In lieu of flowers, donations to the Kidney Foundation of Canada would be appreciated. cambridge, o., Obituary, P., Ward, P., Canada, K., Life, C., & Centre, C. et al. (2019). Peter Sydney Ward Obituary - Cambridge, ON. Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 21 June 2019, from https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/cambridge-on/peter-ward-8753958?fbclid=IwAR2PrtZAn4pIneqAc60TdsDpnDknLd2h2Bw64AAaSehAkp8evPxjZ07aXxo ___________________ One more big sale for 'Dr. Junk' CAMBRIDGE - Peter Ward casts his eyes around the old shop. A single glance takes in tin toys and a rocking horse, crocks and china, old maps of Galt, prints and paintings, a mannequin …. And that's just in the first room. "People came from all over just to see this junk," Ward says. "I buy junk and sell antiques," he adds, a mischievous twinkle in his eye. "Did ya not know that?" They came to see Ward, too, the genial man known as Dr. Junk. The man with the magnificent moustache trailing down to his chest. The man with a million stories, some of them true. "I bought pots, pans, false teeth and diamond rings," Ward says. "The teeth belonged to Abraham Lincoln." Really? "No," he laughs, shaking his head. "They're just old brown teeth." For about half a century, Ward bought and sold from his Ainslie Street South shop, Pete's Corner, until he closed the doors a few years back. Since then, he's paid the rent, paid the utilities, and waited for the day he'd have to clean it out for good. Now, that day has come. About a month ago, he heard from his landlord. In a few short weeks, the building, part of the old Phenix flour mill complex, will be coming down, along with a derelict structure across the street. "I knew it was coming," Ward, 82, says. "It was no big surprise." As he speaks, family members and best friend Jim McRae bustle around the sprawling store, moving some things, polishing others. They've only got a few days to prepare for a daylong auction on Monday that'll hopefully clear out most of the contents. And the stuff that doesn't sell? "It's either going to the food bank or the hole in the ground," Ward says. Ward heads off to the main room, which is considerably larger, and fuller, than the first. "We've thinned it right out to nothing," he says. Still, his nothing is quite something. It's chockablock with old tins, glassware, books and tools. An eclectic assortment of items hangs from the rafters \emdash musical instruments suspended beside boxing gloves, for example. There's an old model of a church, and an old typewriter Ward says once belonged to the Cambridge Reporter. A lot of the things are in great shape. Some aren't. It's brass and chrome meets rust and dust. "You fall in love with your own junk," Ward says. "I was my own best customer." Gerber Auctions is handling the auction, which begins at 9 a.m. Monday in the store at 69 Ainslie St. S. Ward really doesn't want to be there to see it. "I know it's going to go for a nickel and dime," he says. "That's how it is." When business was brisk, Ward says he could see upwards of 1,500 people a week through the store. "The whole trend has changed now," he says. "Young people want Ikea. The expensive furniture? Forget it." A full day of selling is planned for the auction. Many of the items will be grouped together in boxed lots. Hundreds of things are up for grabs. That is, if Ward stops picking things out to keep for himself. "I've done that twice already," he smiles. "Take it home again." bdavis@therecord.com Davis, B. (2014). One more big sale for 'Dr. Junk'. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/4726059-one-more-big-sale-for-dr-junk-/

  
  

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