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John Douglas (Jack) Ranson  (1914 ~ 1987)

 

2.4.1.1. First child of Henry Ranson and Laura Eleanor Landon, John Douglas "Jack" Ranson, was born in June 7, 1914, in Bracebridge, Macauley Twp., Muskoka Dist., Ontario. 

  He married (1) Elizabeth BettyAdams, daughter of Allan Gilchrist Adams and Helen Elizabeth Rollins, November 7, 1939, in Sudbury, Ontario and had two children:

 

  • (2.4.1.1.1)  Paul Douglas  (1941 ~ )   

  • (2.4.1.1.2)  Wendy-Lynn Elizabeth  (1952 ~ )   

 

  He remarried (2) Jannigje (JannieSchaalje, March 17, 1987, in Newmarket, Ontario, and had two children:

 

  • (2.4.1.1.3)  Dale John  (1960 ~ )    

  • (2.4.1.1.4)  Michael David  (1964 ~ )   

 

  Jack D. Ranson died April 13, 1987, aged 89 years in Richmond Hill, Ontario and is interred at Minden Village Cemetery.

 

----- OBITUARIES -----

 

Jack D. Ranson

Jack D. Ranson. After a lengthy illness on Monday, April 13, 1987, at York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill, loving husband of Jannie, dear father of Paul and his wife Bev, Betty (Mrs. George Oliver), Joyce Anderson, Wendy (Mrs. Larry Kintz), Shearon and George Aldous, Thomas Knapp and his wife Donna, Dale and Michael, grandfather of eleven grandchildren. Jack will be sadly missed by his many friends. Memorial service will be held on Wednesday at 2 o’clock in the chapel of Richmond Hill United Church, 10201 Yonge St. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 2 Carlton St., Ste. 710, Toronto, M5B 2J2. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Humphrey Funeral Home. Toronto Star, Apr. 15, 1987.

 

Elizabeth BettyAdams Ranson

June 8, 1916 ~ August 8, 1985

Elizabeth (Betty) Ranson. Age 69. August 8, 1985. Loving mother of Wendy Kintz and Paul Ranson; dear grandmother of Marissa, Lisa and Jessica; dear aunt of Barbara Wilson. Body donation to the University of Michigan for science. Arrangements were handled by the R. G. & G. B. Harris Funeral Home, Detroit, Michigan. Detroit News, Aug. 11, 1985.

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