Mary Elizabeth "Dolly" Wheeler

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• Name: Mary Elizabeth "Dolly" Barrett
• Occupation: Floor Lady for Newland's Textile Mill
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-432275

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BARRETT, Mary Elizabeth "Dolly" (nee Wheeler)

At the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Saturday, April 27, 1991, in her 95th year. Dolly immigrated to Canada in 1910 with her family, settling first in Doon, then Galt, at age 14 she started to work in Newland's Textile Mill where she advanced to Floor Lady, teaching young women. She worked for 35 years at Newland's, until she married in 1948. Beloved wife of the late Thomas W.C. Barrett, who predeceased her in 1979. Dear step-mother of Jean Fayle of Cambridge, Marjorie Barrett of Toronto, Phyllis Barrett and Murray White of Mississauga, Norma Neudoerffer of Guelph and Barbara and her husband Donald MacDonald of Niagara-On-The-Lake. Loving aunt of Joan Corey of Burlington, Kathleen McCue of Illinois, Albert Wheeler of Chatham and Roy and Bob Wheeler of Cambridge. Dear grandmother of 12 grandchildren and predeceased by a grandson and by brothers; Fred, George, Alf and Ernest Wheeler and a sister, Emma Roberts. Mrs. Barrett is resting at the COUTTS AND SON FUNERAL HOME, 96 St. Andrews Street, Cambridge, where the family will receive friends (today), 2 - 4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, at Trinity Anglican Church, 12 Blair Road, at 2 p.m., with Reverend Bob Grisdale officiating. Interment, Mount View Cemetery.

Cambridge Reporter 1991

Mary married Thomas W. C. Barrett 1948. Thomas died 1979. [Group Sheet]