Donna married Mark Lewis Wills [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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He was born on 09 Dec 1919 in Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. He died on 20 Jan 2003 in
Kitchener, Ontario.
Notes for John Joseph Halley:
General Notes:
HALLEY, John Joseph - Passed away peacefully, at his residence, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at the
age of 83.Cherished husband of Sheila (McCarthy) Halley of Kitchener, formerly of Topsail,
Newfoundland . Loving father of Linda Courtney and her husband Desmond of Goderich, Donna Wills
and her husband Mark of St. George and John Halley and his fiancee Maryna of Kiev. Loved "Poppa"
of Sheila, Leo, Desm ond, Kevin, Kathleen, Leah, Lauren and great-grandfather of Nicholas and
Linda; dear brother of Theresa Barrett of Blyth. Predeceased by his parents, Edward and Theresa
Halley; his brothers, Alex, Dou glas, Neddie, Thomas and Patrick and by two sisters, Madeline and
Margaret. John served during the Second World War from 1940 to 1945 with the 59th Newfoundland
Regiment. # 971024. John's family wil l receive friends and relatives at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral
Home and Cremation Centre, 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Family
prayers will be offered at the funeral home on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003 at 9:30 A.M. followed by Mass
of Christian Burial at St. Teresa's RC Church, 44 Leonard St., Kitchener at 10 A.M., with Rev. David
Lewis officiating. Interment at Woodland C emetery, Kitchener donations to the War Amps CHAMP
Program or St. Teresa's RC Church Building Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy
and may be made by contacting the funeral home at 745 -9495 or through
1057@alderwoods.comVigil prayers will be offered at the funeral home on Wednesday afternoon at 3
p.m.2
Taken from The Record, Kitchener-Waterloo
Members of the Royal [Newfoundland] Artillery
WW II
971024 HALLEY John Joseph

John married Sheila Mary McCarthy 4 Oct 1949, In the Sanctuary of Father Jackman's house overlooking Conception Bay. . Sheila (daughter of John Joseph McCarthy and Gertrude Mary Catherine Kent) was born 16 Sep 1925, in St. Clare's Hospital,; died 29 Jun 2018; was buried 5 Jul 2018, Woodland Cemetery Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Obituary for Sheila Mary Halley (McCarthy)
Sheila Mary Halley (McCarthy)
HALLEY, SHEILA Mary (nee McCarthy):
Beloved wife of the late John Halley (January 20, 2003) whom she married October 4, 1949. Loving mother of Linda (Des) Courtney, Donna (Mark) Wills and John (Maryna) Halley. Much loved Nanny of Sheila, Leo, Desmond, Kevin, Kathleen, Leah, Lauren, Stefanie, John Joseph Halley III and great-grandmother of Linda, Nicholas, Felix, William and Maeve. She is survived by her sister Mary Clark, brother-in-law George Banaska, and sister-in-law Karin McCarthy.
Predeceased by her parents, Judge John McCarthy and Gertrude McCarthy, brothers, John Jr. (WWII), Kevin and William, and sisters, Eileen, Gertrude and Barbara, an infant son as well as a large extended family.
Sheila was a longtime member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church and the CWL of the Church. She was employed at the Royal Bank in St. John?s NFLD for many years.
Sheila?s family will receive relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467 on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 from 6-8 p.m. with parish prayers at 8 p.m. Prayers will be offered in the Funeral Home on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 9:20 a.m. followed by a procession to St. Teresa's Roman Catholic Church, 44 Leonard St., Kitchener for Sheila?s Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. celebrated by Fr. Tom Moisan. Reception to follow at the church. A private family interment will be held at Woodland Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Teresa's R.C. Church, the War Amps Champ Program or Lisaard House would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).
Visit www.henrywalser.com for Sheila?s memorial.


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Edward Peter Halley is the son of John Alexander Halley and Margaret Walsh. He was born
on
17 Jan 1885 in Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. He died on 16 Oct
1971 in Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.
Notes for Edward Peter
Halley: General Notes:
Obituary:
Edward P. Halley - Passed away at his residence in Topsail, C.B., Nfld. Age 85 years. He
leaves to mourn his wife the former Theresa O'Brien and vie sons, Alex, Patric, Thomas of
Topsail Nfld and Joh n and Edward of Kitchener. three daughters, Madeline (Mrs. Wm.
Squires, Theresa (Ms. H. Benedict and Rita (Mrs. Cyril Samuelson. both of Kitchener. 48
grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Fun eral was held October 18ths from Cauls
funeral Home to St. Thomas of Villa Nova.

Edward married Theresa Marie (twin) O'Brien 22 Feb 1914, Power's Court, Manuels, Newfoundland, Canada. Theresa (daughter of Edward Thomas O'Brien and Mary Stapleton) was born 25 Apr 1895, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland; died 13 Jun 1990, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland; was buried , Saint Thomas of Villanova Roman Catholic Cemetery Topsail, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Theresa Marie (Tess) Halley (born O'Brien) was born on month day 1895, at birth place, to Edward O'Brien and Mary O'Brien (born Stapleton).
Edward was born circa 1848, in Topsail, NF.
Mary was born on May 15 1858, in Horse Cove Line, NF.
Theresa had 8 siblings: Patrick O'Brien, Edward J. (d) O'Brien and 6 other siblings.
Theresa married Edward Peter (Ned) Halley on month day 1914, at age 18 at marriage place.
Edward was born on January 17 1885, in Topsail, NF.
They had 11 children: Margaret (d) Halley, Unnamed Girl (d) Halley and 9 other children.
Theresa passed away on month day 1990, at age 95 at death place.
She was buried on month day 1990, at burial place.

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John married Gertrude Mary Catherine Kent. Gertrude (daughter of Matthew Nicholas Kent and Ellen Mary Kenny) was born 1893, Newfoundland, Canada; died 1975, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

John married Margaret Walsh 20 Jan 1850, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Denis Walsh and Elizabeth Breen) was born 1835, Topsail Rd., Newfoundland, Canada; died 1930, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Marriage announcement in Telegram.
January 17, 1879 (Friday) Married At Portugal Cove, on Sunday last, by the Very Rev.
Archdeacon O'CONNOR, P.P., V.G., Mr. EDWARD BRINE, of Topsail, to MARY, eldest
daughter of Mr. THOMAS Stapleton, of Horse Cove.
Children Jon T, Mary Peter , Peter J and Leonard died in infancy.
Edward was killed by being kicked by his a horse. He was only 44 years old, and he left Mary
his wife with a large family of 6 including my grandmother and her twin brother Andrew who
were only four months old at the time of his death.
Story in the Evening Telegram and Newfoundland Hearld in 1895. This was recently
printed (Aug. 15, 2008) in the Shoreline local Newspaper of CBS. Artilce was entered by a
Mr. Howard Brown.

Edward married Mary Stapleton 11 Jan 1879, Holy Rosary Parish, Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, Canada. Mary (daughter of Thomas Stapleton and Jane Percell) was born 15 May 1858, Horse Cove (St. Thomas) Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada; died 9 Feb 1947, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Mary was buried on a Sunday and there were mounds of snow on this February 5, l947, She was 93
years old.
A Horse and Carriage from St. John came into Topsail and took her to the graveyard. People walked
behind the horse and carriage to the graveyard. House still stands and is occupied by a young
family , son of Jimmy Philip's second wife. Jimmy was married to Jean O'Brien, daughter of Jean
and Andrew O'Brien, Mary's son, who occupied the house until their passing.

Notes:

Marriage announcement in Telegram.
January 17, 1879 (Friday) Married At Portugal Cove, on Sunday last, by the Very Rev.
Archdeacon O'CONNOR, P.P., V.G., Mr. EDWARD BRINE, of Topsail, to MARY, eldest
daughter of Mr. THOMAS Stapleton, of Horse Cove.
Children Jon T, Mary Peter , Peter J and Leonard died in infancy.
Edward was killed by being kicked by his a horse. He was only 44 years old, and he left Mary
his wife with a large family of 6 including my grandmother and her twin brother Andrew who
were only four months old at the time of his death.
Story in the Evening Telegram and Newfoundland Hearld in 1895. This was recently
printed (Aug. 15, 2008) in the Shoreline local Newspaper of CBS.

John married Anastasia Fardy. Anastasia (daughter of Anthonius Fardy and Maria Frayne) was born 1843, Tinnarath, Weford County, Ireland; died 1907, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Matthew married Ellen Mary Kenny. Ellen (daughter of John Kenny) was born 1861, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada; died 1931, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. [Group Sheet]