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Rev. Arthur Durrant Brown

Male 1925 - 2011  (86 years)


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  • Name Arthur Durrant Brown 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 1925 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-40532 
    Died 2 May 2011  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Glanworth, Westminster Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I40532  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Lance Sergeant Edward Sutherland Brown,   b. 27 Dec 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Laura Agnes Durrant,   b. 4 Feb 1905, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1996  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1923  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F262658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Recently Ordained, Former K-W Man Wed in London

      Banks of gladioli formed an all-white setting on Saturday at St. James's (Westminster) Anglican Church, London, for the high noon bridal of Norma Inez Rafuse and Rev. Arthur Durrant Brown. Dr. A. H. O'Neil, principal of Huron College, of which the bridegroom is a graduate, officiated at the double ring ceremony, assisted by Rev. H. E. Merifield. George Chubb played the bridal music.

      The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie E. Rafuse, of London, Ont., and the bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sutherland Brown, of Kitchener.

      The bride, escorted into the church by her father, was gowned in white taffeta with wide panel accenting the front of her gown, and full skirt extending into a short train. A lace bertha bordered her rounded net yoke and a coronet of seed pearss held in place her fingertip veil. of French illusion. She carried a bridal bouquet of red roses.

      Attending her, the bride's sister, Miss Beryl Rafuse, wore a frock of blue and white embroidered organza, with matching mittens and blue picture hat. She carried a basket of summer flowers.

      Mr. Ross Harding, of Kitchener, was best man and the ushers were Mr. Ray Berry, of Berlin, and Rev. Harold Janke, of Kitchner.

      Receiving later at the Highland Golf Club the mother of the bride wore a gown of British tan sheer with Milan straw hat, and honey accessories. She wore a corsage of Talisman roses. The groom's mother was frocked in navy with pink accessories and wore a corsage of pink roses.

      For a wedding trip north the bride donned a suit of cherry wool, grey accessories and corsage of white gardenias.

      On their return Rev. and Mrs. Brown will reside in Paisley. The bridegroom was ordained as a minister of the Anglican Church at St. Paul's Cathedral on May 29. The bride is an Arts '47 graduate of the University of Western Ontario

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Mon, Jun 13, 1949 Page 10

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      Bishop Arthur Durrant Brown

      PASSED AWAY ON 2 MAY, 2011


      IN THE CARE OF

      Kane-Jerrett Funeral Homes

      Passed away after a short illness, on Monday, May 2, 2011 at Christie Gardens in Toronto at the age of 85. Beloved husband of the late Norma Inez Rafuse. Loving father of Joanne, Karen (deceased), Judy (Monty), and Carrie (Elden), grandfather of Sarah, and brother of Barbara (Bob). Art will be sadly missed by all of his family and many friends.

      Raised in the Kitchener/Waterloo area and graduated from The University of Western Ontario and Huron College. He served as an Anglican priest in parishes in Paisley-Pinkerton-Cargill, Glanworth, London, Windsor, and Toronto. His last parish was St. Michael and All Angels. He was elected Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Toronto in 1981. Upon retirement he served as Chancellor of Renison College. His ministry included strong ties with Nova Scotian, West Indian and Chinese congregations. During the last three years of his life he made many friendships at Christie Gardens.

      Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church (611 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON, M6C 1A3). A celebration of Art's life will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church. Interment of Art's ashes will take place on Friday, May 6 at 11 a.m. at Christ Church, Glanworth, Ontario (from Toronto, travel west along Hwy. 401, take the Wellington Rd. south exit, turn right onto Glanworth Dr., follow a short way, church will be on the right). Instead of flowers, contributions can be made in his memory to St. Michael and All Angels Day Care Centre, of which he was a co-founder.


      Bishop Durrant Brown Obituary - Thornhill, ON (no date) Dignity Memorial. Available at: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/thornhill-on/bishop-durrant-brown-9065234 (Accessed: 4 April 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 023265 (1923).
      Name:Agnes Laura Durrant Gender:Female Age:18 Birth Year:abt 1905 Birth Place:Winterbourne, Ontario Marriage Date:5 Sep 1923 Marriage Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:John Durrant Mother:Agnes Callaway Spouse:Edward Sutherland Brown

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