Dr. Eoin Allister Currie

1919 - 1986  (67 years)

• Name	Eoin Allister Currie
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	1919	Tara, Arran Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Military	captain in the R.C.A.M.C.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-342244
  Died	29 Dec 1986	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	2 Jan 1987	Kincardine Cemetery, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario
  Person ID	I342244	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. John W. Currie,   b. 1873, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario ,   d. 26 Mar 1969, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Caughell,   b. 13 May 1895, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario ,   d. 4 Jul 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1917	Kent Co., Ontario   [1]
  Family ID	F249046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise Simmons,   b. Abt 1920
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F249171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Eoin A. Currie Dr. Eoin Alister Currie of Bruce Beach passed away on Monday, December 29th at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto. Dr. Currie was a son of the late Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Currie, born in 1919. He resided for many years in Ayr, attending public and continuation school here. Survived by his wife of 43 years, the former Louise Simmons; his family, Barbara and Anthony Lea of Dallas, Texas; Frances and Raymond Gordon of Burlington; David and Heather of Carleton Place; Elizabeth and Michael Cuddy of Jeddah, Saudia Arabia; Paul and Debbie of Windsor, Craig of Kingston, and their children; his brother Donald and Marjorie of Ancaster. Funeral service was held in the Kincardine United Church on Friday with Dr. Norman Perry officiating. Interment in Kincardine Cemetery. The Ayr News 7 Jan 1987 pg 10 Dr. Eoin Alister Currie Dr. Eoin Alister Currie died in Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario on Monday Dec. 29, 1986 after a long illness. He was born in Tara, Ont. son of Rev. and Mrs. J.W. Currie. He attended schools in Ayr, Galt and Paris and graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1943. In World War II he became a captain in the R.C.A.M.C. After discharge from the army he was in family practice in Parry Sound, Kingsville and Paris, Ontario for sixteen years and then was employed by Federal Department of Veterans Affairs at Westminster Hospital in London and Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto where he was Senior Treatmemt Medical Officer. At D.V.A. Head Office in Ottawa he was responsible for health care of Veterans across Canada. He ended his career as Regional Director of Health Care Services with the Department of Solicitor General in Kingston where he was responsible for health care services in all federal institutions in Ontario. He was a member of the United Church of Canada, St. John's Masonic Lodge in Paris and Order of the Eastern Star in Paris. He has been a summer resident of Bruce Beach since 1922. Since 1981 it has been his permanent home. He has been loved by his wife of 43 years, Louise Simmons and their children Barbara and Anthony Lea of Dallas Texas, Frances and Raymond Gordon of Burlington, David and Heather of Carleton Place, Elizabeth and Michael Cuddy of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Paul and Debbie of Windsor, Craig of Kingston and their families; and his brother Donald and Marjorie of Ancaster. Funeral services were from the United Church in Kincardine with Dr. Norman Perry officiating. Burial to be in Kincardine Cemetery. Pall Bearers were nephews, John Currie, Jeff Simmons, Scott Simmons, Douglas Simmons, Michael Kyrzakos and Robert Bevan. The Ayr News 14 Jan 1987 pg 12

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John W Currie Age: 44 Birth Date: abt 1873 Birth Place: Nottawasaga Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1917 Marriage County or District: Kent Father: John Currie Mother: Flora McAllister Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Caughell Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1894 Spouse Birth Place: Harwick (kent Co) Spouse Father: Peter Caughell Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Haggert

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 29 Dec 1986 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 2 Jan 1987 - Kincardine Cemetery, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth