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F inds siblings <sepl Si , A L ' after 50-year search . 65 years of togetherness ', r Ruth Gerrar S 1 e a: n I '2 ' IRttll - l s, t _ , " C. F, - MiBll K, 'iii/Aa, - MiiiMit I l, iBGI . "c , .. - To" .. lil' 'lt - , " It - "fijit ",'cisve; ': ai:ivvSt'i' , I Blil% Mt ll. it l, ' . in"? li - . - I q "% _ M , - . ' - 2 2 ' - 'ii'; T js =. i/i, ":e'i2'ta% - " bore? .2 1 1,me Golem the fight to make access easrer, Eiai, ' M; , 1E8 , .. y "kt " il2.'v')i"diiirErqllP,s,,r:MliitiIlllia'" ll wig"); _ . Ruth t3errardstillfmtisthenews Gerrard was ab1etoohtainartuidtess or" - . BN Ill . 'l - 2 itilltlll;s5,iijlli, _r'"ier': 'ig 2 illiiililWlrhW;a": ' she was given over the telephone for an organization which does sy? 'iiiilll Bt' , I - b' , ' page " IB, I - a. EiltM rR"i"1dlsiis"" BitllltirirEfiiitj, 3 Friday difticu1ttoMlieve. research. Realizing she couldnt do It iliMil' M' " Bl 'str"" . we _ ((2 s, 94' P CV 1tallgli' " I ll. BMiilll of; Ilil" MM 'j, v After wondering for more than 50 alone, Gerrard contacted Parent Us to" . _,.."-:ig".'2',' ". (it "jiir:ir, r"'j:i,'_:'i, "5%? ' 'g'g'vf TB'aWs,qliiml - 1213;" IB" . years about her natural mother, the Finders, offered them what little . 32 "IN, ')r,' _ l, - Et', signed»? Eiik2slllli' It r,'i:;lr,t, " "ii i I tr 73-year-old Chesley woman has not information she knew about lien , B'miMay"i",',i:_r'i'j:i:';, u,'s'irri; i " Iigilllitiglg' "e . - . Ill r;jfjlr'irri,i)'Cl 5 ii" - Ill, 1 " only found out about her mother, now mother - her last name - Hide ' isnd 22'- 'l-ll .,g'j'.C, _ _r"'i,liriii,'i'1"" _Cr'rr e' -..2' on' . ll 're ' 2 'rr-jj/is:'-, C "i/i':?', . , IMterte, deceased. shehas also learned she had left the rest to them. Records id both so. Il Eefi "' ,. 'iN 'Wilt i223} _ P, ' T T ' o I ' nine half-siblings, six of whom are Canada and the United States were Illtt1llll p "on K'rifi,'i,i',i,ii::Y1 I _Ciii) ', m il w' E,'aaiiiiigitiililill (fa. 'ji":' y' j', ' BE 1 . solving! searched and aftermaking where 553il- 'llll8i"'kfi',si'"a'1iC15i,r'svi'i', Iii::,?,):";':':)"?:':"" '1iNltiilliliiNI I l Tve foundafamily I never knew! call to a man named Halelln 3;); lRfliiit"tMit "tiv':'::';:,),);,;,-,,),');":"')'."'- Iiilg8tiiriiti%igr: i - - ' 5 . had," she said excitedly during an ionisiown (the man happened one Mi "INIt 22.. 'r,i'ia'i" i'iit'iijiqri,tai MgiliiltiliiiiB,al Q I F - so a interview on Monday afternoon. "Ii her half brother!), a woman named 'illlRiitlm ' Ei,its:, "C'?' "rrs,'iiiiliitsr)iiss"i'ie' . " MTN "§g§§ I, I , . at l, . cant think of anything else . . I never Sylvia who was doing the research _)aliiiii3l '8' ' Tii'ici/)?,i,trttLvasssa% i m, §"§;§(' li, taNd . r . . . l . dreamt in my whole lifetime ion was able to cell Gerrard with the' good 'iM@,Pi, 'iijfirij: ". z V "l?si,i',r,'t,liir5%iexa ' i - MBP'; IRliRi8s%iil ME,Crit, t - l - l , . would happen . . . my whole life' has news. .". iiiNr, '32 i. / 2i Yis'féfio'oun Il.,),, ttEN 1R,fiiii!f, , ' 5' . l _ . changed overnight!" "She said I have good news" and tg I in 'ir' l 7252);"; {is " .' n" i?dririiiii, t llt ' I 2E Ruth Gerrard was adoptedas baby bad news," Gerrard recalled The bad 25', "ip." N _csrs'f"i"; (,8,2l.,ti,,ilj,'iis)r,-:: ' C E Ilteillt g l) 2 , . Irir, , " in Toronto and nelson as on only child news, of willie was that her mother: 2. ':jliij'i"i_'ijp'i,-'iiii,ii K 2.2% JM 'r'i'jiiii:,iiiiriiiiij'ii', '2. V , -llll 'iiii),i3.,2,% ' . .22 , . by a Hanover couple. had died. The good news was wheelie "ifaitarbiii'_'i"i,ii,r r'i'iiru:'r:.: _ s) Ci' c' e .,_'- t; _ f" if F, a r, Billie » :i'ta:Wt"a it i "When I grew up and my adoptive had found out there were nine. no , Fatt , E'gii -,'" _ 'r'". ', a; '":':i: t,1C' TTT 'r. 'i" x? t , (if, IlBiiiiN : t " , l: l . parents had died," she explained, "l linen six of whom are still living in Rt . . Ei5u;,:'1i: r,'i' tinfoil; , '2' ' 'i' f _ ' i "iii), - - Mil , . wantedtoknowrnims about my natu- the Niagara Fallsarea. . in - "i _ri. st.," As" ' tii T f.':5:ii':';t- Q12; , -'-:;, .. 5 1tt l I I I R' l ml mother." She had never been told "I never had a brother or sister to . . a she was adopted, but had learned play with and nowlhave six!" s'" George and Essie Mannerow of Scone were married 65 years of June 12. (Golern photo) about it from children at school and "les like living a N drama," Gerrard 1 " confirmed it later when she found the continued. . M k _ adoption papers among her adoptive Admittedly nervous, Gerrard _ anne rows ma r r parents' belongings. She wrote letters picked up the phone and called her 5 " to the Toronto paper, however, for new-found brother. Within the next ma rr . . t V years adoption records were kept few hours, she had talked to her two g m l I " secret. Just recently, "thedoorshave sisters andanotherbrother. _ r.' la e l as one ', A iopetted".andaccess to suchrecctds Is She now has all of their names, byMary Golem engraved plaques covering the walls of the couple's _ now eraser. addresses aryl phone numbers. A The blessings of good health and a loving family living mom are evidence of the valuable service both ., a A little more than two months ago, family reunion has been PM!" have contributed to "the pretty good life" George and have given to the community. [ a a Toronto protest about 0W5 such ltr.ne-found siblings forlyly , 39d Essie Mannerow of Scone have shared as husband and George was a charter member of the Chesley r, records is what gut the ball rolling fot 10 m Niagara Falls. "Ijust -cant watt wife for the past 65 years. District Hospital Board and is now a life member of " . . T . " . l a _ Gerrard. After reading anamcle atxmt togo . . .Nnever beiomly Mam'., ' The well-known Scone couple quietly celebrated the Board. He also served as Reeve of Bentinck . on their anniversary on Sunday with members of their Township and 40 years ago, in 1954, he served as i:,, _ t l . _ family, including three sons, two daughters, 14 grand- Warden of Grey County. But his community involve- l a '. . Elsie Krohn children and nine great-grandchildren. "They have mentdoes not end there. He was also a member of the '_', l been a real blessing to us . . . we've had a good family county's Soil and Crop Improvement Association, _i' "l u Elsie Florence (Priebe) Krohn Herman and Helen Priebe, a brother, and they've been good to us. What a difference that served as a director with the Saugeen Valley i,'. ' 1 passed away on Monday, May 23, Harold and sister, Helen Leishman, makes!" Mrs. Mnnnerow added. Conservation Authority, the Agricultural Society and i " 1994 in the Chesley and District four step-sisters and one step-brother. George and Essie Mannerow were married on June the Plowmet1's Association, _ e Memorial Hospital, after a coura- The may of the late Elsie Kmhn 12, 1929 at the Salem Presbyterian Church on the 10th Essie, who turned 85 in April, was also active in the l." geousbattlewithcancer. received relatives and friends at the of Elderslie. They had met and fallen in love at a community. She was a member of the Geneva Church 1' a. Born in Chesley on November 1, Emke-McFadden Funeral Home in Orange Hall dance in Dobbinton a few years prior. Women's Auxiliary, the Sconecmttess and has been a i . 1924, she attended Chesley Public Chesley where. the funeral service Following their masriage,they farmed together on the member of the Chesley Hospital Auxiliary since its Ir _ School. was held on'Ihursday, May 26, 1994 8th of Elderslie where they stayed for 10 years. In inception 46years ago. 'i" A on July 16, 1949, she was med at 2 pm Rev. B, Holloway of Zion 1939, nearing the end of the Great Depression, the And like their parents, George and Essie's children i to William Krohn. whom she leaves Evangelical Baptist Church, Mannerows moved to the Bentinck townhne where are also actively involved in community work l A to moumherpassing, Elmwood, officiated. He was assisted they farmed together until 1968 when they moved to Daughter Isabel and her husband Leith live in Tara: " P, Loving mother of David, Debra - by Harry McCready, singing the their present home in Scone. sotrkért andhis wife, Jean, liveinElderslie Township; , and Fred, she will be sadly missed by deceased's favorite hymn "The Old George never really left the farm, and although son Lloyd and his wife, Mag' live on the home farm in " 4 five grandchildren and also by her Rugged Cross." nearing 90 years of age, still likes to go back to the Bentinck Township; daughter, Dianne and her hus- j ,. brother, Edward and his wife, Eva of Pallbearers were Jim Phillips, farm, DOW owned by son, Lloyd and his wife, Marj 'to band, Ross King live in Chesley and son, Reg and his /l _ Hanover and sisters, Christine Turner Terry Priebe, Walter Ahrens, David check things out!" ' wife, Dayle live near the home farm in Bentinck ( ' of Port Colborne, Violet Phillips of Johnston, Richard Rochford and Jim There have been few dull moments in the past 65 Township. " Hanover and sister-in-law, Gert Sparrow. years for George and Essie. "We got along good," she Long-time avid gardeners, this year marks the first (i, f Meyers of Hanover and try two step- Donations to the Cancer Society, says. "It wasn't all sunshine," George adds, as he men- time the couple have not had a garden, However, flow- , , sisters, Mary Meyers of Kitchener Zion Evangelical Church, Elmwood tions the struggles they faced early in their marriage er beds, hanging baskets and window boxes full of if ' ' andLouiseZingerofExeter. VON and the Chesley Hospital were during the years of the Great Depression. "We have beautiful floivers adorn theirhome., _ l , She will be sadly missed by many appreciated by the family as ems. bothhad our sham of hard work!" The Mannerow's 65th wedding anniversary was I nieces, nephews and cousins. sions of sympathy. . While farm work and the demands of raising a fam- quietly celebrated with family members on Sunday " , Predecesaed by her parents, Intermentinthe Cheeky Cemetery. ily kept them busy, George and Essie also found time June 12, We at The Enterprise join your many friends '1 " for active community involvement. Scrapbooks, photo in the area and congratulate you on your 65th wedding " ' albums, framed certificates of appreciation and anniversary! . , ------.-------"--'""--" . l l e il l l e l ' 1 _ l l