4.3.2.1. Calvin R. DeNure (1901-1943)

Calvin Raymond DeNure (1901 ~ 1943)

4.3.2.1. First child of Margaret Archer and C. Reginald DeNure, Calvin Raymond DeNure, was born May 27, 1901, in Penetanguishene, Simcoe Co., Ontario.

He married Birdie Mabel Oke, daughter of Frederick Thomas Oke and Nellie Alberta Philp, on July 3, 1930, in Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario and had three children:

(4.3.2.1.1) Mary Eleanor (1930 ~ )
(4.3.2.1.2) Frederick Calvin (1933 ~ 2003)
(4.3.2.1.3) Doris Alberta (1935 ~ 1966)

Calvin R. DeNure died July 23, 1943, aged 42 years, in Lake Couchiching, Orillia, Ontario and and Birdie M. Oke DeNure died March 6, 1974, aged 72 years in Oshawa, Ontario and are interred at Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario.

----- MARRIAGE -----

DeNure—Oke

A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oke, Bloomsgrove Ave., Port Hope on Thursday afternoon, July 3, 1930 when their eldest daughter, Birdie Mabel, become the bride of Mr. Calvin Raymond DeNure, son of Mrs. DeNure and the late Reginald DeNure, Orillia, Ontario. Rev. G. A. Sisco, pastor of the Port Hope United Church officiated.

The bride was charmingly gowned in cedar rose georgette and lace and wore shoes and stockings to match and carried a bouquet of pink roses, forget-me-nots and lily of the valley. The mother of the bride was dressed in cedarwood georgette and carried a bouquet of rose sweet peas, while the mother of the groom wore black satin and carried a bouquet of mauve sweet peas. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Edwin DeNure, Belleville, and during the signing of the register, Miss L. DeNure, Orillia, sweetly sang “Perfect Love”. The bride and groom were unattended.

The drawing room was beautifully decorated with flowers which consisted of roses, peonies and orange blossoms and the colour scheme was carried out in pink and white design.

Following a dainty luncheon, the happy couple left on a motor trip to Muskoka district and on their return, will reside in Oshawa. Port Hope Evening Guide, July 4, 1930.

----- OBITUARIES -----

Calvin R. DeNure

Stricken as he swam with his family in Lake Couchiching on Friday, July 23, 1943 afternoon, Calvin R. DeNure, Peterborough, drowned in seven feet of water.

The oldest of a family of four boys well known as owners of DeNure Coach Lines, Mr. DeNure was the driver on the Peterborough-Campbellford-Trenton run and his sudden death comes as a shock to a wide circle of friends. He was 42 years of age.

He left last Saturday for a two weeks holiday with his wife and three children, taking a cottage on Lake Couchiching about eight miles north of Orillia. His oldest daughter, Eleanor, 12, was sitting in the boat, and called to her father when she noticed the boat drifting out into the lake. The father swam almost to the boat, then turned suddenly and started to swim to shore. He sank without a struggle and his family was powerless to aid him. The body was recovered within an hour.

The late Mr. DeNure was born at Penetanguishene, a son of Mrs. Margaret DeNure of Hamilton and the late C. Reginald DeNure. For almost 12 years he was bus driver with the Collacutt Coach Lines on the Toronto-Gananoque run, living in Oshawa and often took the Port Hope-Peterborough trip as well. He operated a grocery store for a year in Port Hope coming to Peterborough in August 1940. Since that time he has been an active operator on the rapidly expanding DeNure Coach Lines.

He is survived by his wife, formerly, Birdie Oke, and three children, Eleanor, 12; Fred, 10; and Doris, 8. Three brothers and two sisters also survive, Fred of Port Perry; Edwin of Peterborough; and Ivan of Tweed; Mrs. W. Watson (Doris) of Orillia and Mrs. J. Cossey (Lela) of Hamilton. His mother also survives.

The funeral will take place Monday, July 26, 1943, at 2:30 p.m. from his late residence, 427 Mark Street. Peterborough Examiner, July 24, 1943.

Birdie M. Oke DeNure

December 6, 1901 ~ March 6, 1974

In failing health for several years, the death of Mrs. Fred DeNure occurred at Oshawa General Hospital on Wednesday, March 6, 1974. The deceased has resided at Bestview Lodge’s Nursing Home in Oshawa.

Birdie Mabel DeNure was born on December 6, 1901, a daughter of the late Nellie and Fred Oke of Port Hope. She was the eldest of three girls, and received her education in Port Hope schools and in Shaw’s Business College in Toronto. After graduation she was employed in the office of the Department of Agriculture in Port Hope.

On July 3, 1930, Birdie married Calvin DeNure in Port Hope, and they made their home in Oshawa where their three children Eleanor, Fred and Doris were born. Later, they moved to Port Hope, and then to Peterborough. While on vacation in 1943, Calvin lost his life in a swimming accident.

Two years later, Birdie was married to Fred DeNure, and they resided in Port Perry until 1965. At this time Mrs. DeNure’s ill health forced them to give up their home, and they moved to an Oshawa apartment where they lived until 1971 when they took up residence at the Nursing Home.

Recently, Mrs. DeNure had been a member of Simcoe Street United Church in Oshawa. Until her health prevented it, she had been an active member of the U.C.W. in Port Perry, and had previously enjoyed women’s groups of Port Hope and Mark Street, Peterborough churches. In Port Perry, she also enjoyed her association with the Maybelle Rebekah Lodge.

Mrs. DeNure is survived by her husband Fred of Oshawa, a daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Nicholls (Eleanor) of Seagrave; a son, Fred C. of Lindsay; a step-son, Mervin of Port Perry; and ten grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Doris, and by her twin sisters, Muriel and Helen.

The funeral service was from the McIntosh-Anderson Funeral Home, Oshawa, on Friday, March 8, 1974 with interment in the family plot, Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough. Rev. Allan Lavis of Simcoe Street United Church officiated, and the pallbearers were Cliff Love, Walter Hawkins, and four grandsons, Chris, Raymond and Steven DeNure, and Calvin Nicholls. Port Perry Star, Mar. 20, 1974.