Harold Anthony Blair

1902 - 1987  (85 years)

• Name	Harold Anthony Blair
  Born	22 Feb 1902	Arthur, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	councillor
  Occupation	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	pharmacist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-46018
  Died	22 Aug 1987	Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I46018	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Reeve William Henry Blair,   b. 3 Feb 1858, Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1936, Arthur, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Jamima Ellen "Mima" Buschlen,   b. 20 Feb 1864, Arthur, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 1938, Arthur, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 73 years)
  Married	5 May 1886	Arthur, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
  Family ID	F231654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vera Amy "Amy" Armstrong,   b. Mar 1902, , USA ,   d. Bef 1987  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Children	1. Barbara Blair   2. William Blair
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F230990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Prisoner-of-War Returns. Mr. Harold Blair and Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Schmehl and family motored to Toronto Sunday evening to meet Lieut. William Schmehl. Lieut. Wm. Schmehl arrived in Halifax on the troopship Pasteur, after being a prisoner-of-war in Germany for 1½ years. On their return to Elmira Mr. and Mrs. H. Blair entertained friends and neighbors in honor of Lieut. Schmehl. Lieut. Schmehl was employed at Blair's Drug Store before his enlistment. Sapper Harry Napoleon, reported missing Aug. 20, 1944, is now presumed dead, his mother, Mrs. Joseph Napoleon received this word from Ottawa. Sapper Napoleon's father died in Dec., 1944, and he has two sisters serving in the army. Waterloo Chronicle, 15 Jun 1945, p. 8 _______________ Elmira Holds Nomination Meeting ELMIRA Elmira will have its nomination meeting Monday night. None of the present councillors have committed themselves as to their intentions. For two consecutive years Mayor C. E. Gibson has been reelected by acclamation, having assumed the office in 1946 after defeating Percy Shoemaker. The present reeve, P. R. MacFarlane, has just completed his first year in this office and his second as a member of council. Other short-term aldermen are Fred Howard, Howard Brent, for whom this was the first year in office and Arthur Jury. The veteran town fathers are B. H. Brown, a former mayor, Harold Blair and Albert Seiling. Waterloo Chronicle 26 Nov 1948, p. 10 _________________ BLAIR, Harold A. On Saturday, Aug 22, 1987, at York County Hospital, Newmarket, born in Arthur Ont., February 22, 1902. Husband of the late Vera Amy Armstrong: father of Barbara, MacGirr of Aurora and William. Blair of Toronto; grandfather of James and Perry MacGirr; brother of Karl Blair of Brockville and Mrs. Helen Howe of Arthur, Ont. Mr. Blair operated a pharmacy in Elmira for 33 years, from 1935 to 1968; served on the Elmira Town. Council, Woolwich Public School Board and Elmira Recreational. Council for many years. He was a member of Trinity United Church, Elmira and a life member of the Elmira Curling and Golf Clubs. A memorial service was held today from the Dreisinger Funeral Home Chapel, Elmira. Cremation has taken place. As expressions of sympathy, dona- tions to the Heart and Stroke Foun dation of Ontario would be appreci ated.

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Harold Anthony Blair Sex: Male Birth Date: 22 Feb 1902 Birthplace: Arthur Village, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: William Henry Blair Mother's Name: Jimima Ellen Buschlen

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Feb 1902 - Arthur, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Occupation - pharmacist - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Aug 1987 - Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth