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Alta Elizabeth Birce was born on 28 March 1917 in Essex, Essex, Ontario, Canada.¹ She and Wellington Hastings (Bill) Church were married on 9 May 1940 in Belmont, Central Elgin (Yarmouth) Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.¹ She died on 10 February 1998, at age 80.¹ She was buried in Trinity/Glencolin Trinity Cemetery, Aylmer, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.¹

Robert G. Moore
77 Metcalfe Street
St Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3K6
Tel: 519-631-6065
e-mail: rmoore@wwdc.com
Rewritten with additions and corrections Feb 2012
ALTA ELIZABETH BIRCE
Parents: Elva Maud Wintermute and Robert Morrison Birce
Born: 28 March 1917 at Essex, ON
Married: at Belmont, ON, on 9 May 1940 to Wellington (Billy) Hasting Church
Children:
1. Elva Kathleen Church, born 17 June 1941, Westminster Township (London), Middlesex County
2. Robert Edward Church, born 10 September 1942 at Tillsonburg
3. Glenda Pearl Church, born 7 March 1945 at Tillsonburg
4. Mildred Ann Church, born 20 April 1946 at R.R.#4 Aylmer
5. Murray Roy Church, born 1 July 1947 at R.R.#4 Aylmer - unmarried, lived at home with his mother and worked at odd jobs.
6. Edith Marlene Church, born 29 October 1948 at R.R.#4 Aylmer

- Billy Church was born at Nippissing, ON, on 6 July 1899 and was the son of Alexander Church and Caroline Scobie. He died at the St Thomas Elgin Hospital on 31 January 1993 at age 93 with a sound mind and is buried in Trinity Cemetery, Malahide Township.
- The Churchs lived at Glen Colin on the east side of Elgin County Road 40 north of the CNR tracks in Malahide Township. He developed arthritis at age 25 and worked in a saw mill and other local jobs until he was so crippled he was forced onto permanent disability. Billy was well known for his vegetable gardens.
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Index to
Aylmer Express
1998
Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
February 18, 1998
Page 14
Died - Alta Elizabeth Church, February 10, age 80, daughter of Robert Brice[Birce] & Elva Wintermute.

Trinity Cemetery
Lot 26
Concession 8
Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
51984 Glencolin Line Malahide, ON
Gravestone Inscriptions and Burials without Monuments
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 1982 - 2002
125. Black granite cement base
CHURCH
Alta E. / 1917 - 1998 /
W. H. Bill / 1899 - 1993 /. * Wellington "Bill" Church had been previously married abt 1925-1926, to Olive May Clarke.
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Index to the
Aylmer Express newspaper
1940 - 1944
Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
May 30, 1940
Page 6
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Married - Alta BIRSE, Windsor, to Wellington H. CHURCH, Glencolin, May 9.

Birce was born on 27 July 1905 in Tilbury West, Essex, Ontario, Canada.¹ He died in 1905, at age ~0, in Tilbury West, Essex, Ontario, Canada.¹ He was buried in Saint George's Anglican Cemetery, Tilbury North Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada.¹

Robert Glenroy Birce was born on 15 August 1915 in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.¹ He died on 27 September 1963, at age 48.¹ He was buried in Saint George's Anglican Cemetery, Tilbury North Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada.¹

Robert Glenroy Birce was a Farmer/Mechaniic.¹ Robert G. Moore
77 Metcalfe Street
St Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3K6
Tel: 519-631-6065
e-mail: rmoore@wwdc.com
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ROBERT GLEN BIRCE
Parents: Elva Maud Wintermute and Robert Morrison Birce
Born: 15 August 1915, Essex County
Married: 28 June 1947 at Toronto to Teresita (Terry) Edna Mary Steffan, dau of Martin Steffan. She died 19 June 1985.
Died: 27 September 1963 at his residence, Lot 16, Concession 4, Westminister Township, Middlesex County
Buried: St. George's Cemetery, Comber, ON with wife Terry
Children: all born at London, ON.
1. Arletta Birce, born 26 July 1948
2. Robert Martin Birce, born 23 January 1952
3. Dorothy Ann Birce, born 18 May 1955
4. Catherine Elva Birce, born 3 June 1960

Robert worked on the Alaska Highway and served in WWII with Canadian Army in the Royal Canadian Regiment and was stationed in England.
He also worked for the Department of Highways of Ontario and Highway #401.
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Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Ancestry.com
Durham Street
Name: Robert G. Birce
Occupation: Typewriter Mechanic
Name: Mrs. R.G. Birce
Location: Middlesex, Ontario
Electoral District: Middlesex East
Year: 1949

Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Ancestry.com
Name: Birce, Robert G.
Labourer
Name: Birce, Teresita
R.R.2 Wilton Grove
Middlesex, Ontario
Electoral District: Middlesex East
Year: 1957.

Lloyd Murray Birce was born on 16 April 1921 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.¹ He died on 18 December 1988, at age 67, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.¹

Lloyd Murray Birce was a Mechanic in Remington-Rand.¹ Robert G. Moore
77 Metcalfe Street
St Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3K6
Tel: 519-631-6065
e-mail: rmoore@wwdc.com
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LLOYD MURRAY BIRCE
Parents: Elva Maud Wintermute and Robert Morrison Birce
Born: 27 April 1921, Essex County
Married: 29 September 1951 at Toronto to Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Metcalf who was born 9 March 1925 at Toronto
Died: 18 December 1988 at his residence in Windsor, ON
Buried: St George's Cemetery, Comber, ON
Children:
1. Patricia Jean Birce, born 7 March 1955 at London. *
Married Richard Green on 20 November 1976, divorced, no family.
She is a school teacher at Belle River, ON and resides in Windsor.
* [Not sure of this at all as I have Patricia married to George Hudacek and dying in Windsor in 1999 as Patricia Jean (Birce) Hudacek, this seemingly strongly supported by the reference to her obituary in Ancestry.com.] MJ

2. Deborah Lynn Birce, born 25 March 1957 at London. Married Randolph Timmins on 25 October 1982.

Murray Served in WWII in the Canadian Army with Royal Canadian Engineers and was stationed in England. He took part in the raid on Dieppe, France. He belonged to the Royal Canadian Legion and the Masonic Lodge. After WWII, he had a furnace installation business for many years in Windsor.
Betty was a School Teacher in Windsor.
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St. Thomas Times Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
May thru August 1945
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
4 May 1945
Page 16
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Photo - Spr. Murray Birce, son of Mrs Elva Birce of Belmont
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Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Ancestry.com
Birce, Lloyd, Service Manager
Birce, Mary
Location: Middlesex, Ontario
Electoral District: Middlesex East
Year: 1957

Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Ancestry.com
Birce, Lloyd, Service Manager
Birce, Mrs. Mary
359 Griffith Street
Location: Middlesex, Ontario
Electoral District: Middlesex East
Year: 1963

Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Ancestry.com
Birce, Murray, Furnace Repairman
Birce, Mrs. Mary
359 Griffith Street
Location: Middlesex, Ontario
Electoral District: Middlesex East
Year: 1965

Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Ancestry.com
Birce, Murray, Heating Contractor
Birce, Mrs. Elizabeth, Teacher *
671 Ducharme Street
Location: Essex; Windsor, Ontario
Electoral District: Essex-Windsor
Year: 1972

Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980
Ancestry.com
Birce, Lloyd, self employed
Birce, Mary, W, bd educ. * [are Mary and Elizabeth the same person?]
Birce, Patricia, student
Location: Essex; Windsor, Ontario
Electoral District: Essex-Windsor
Year: 1974

Canadian Phone and Address Directories, 1995-2002
Ancestry.com
Name: Murray L. Birce
Street Address: 671 Ducharme
City: Windsor
Province: Ontario
Postal Code: N9g 1k5
Phone Number: 519 969 1509
Years at Residence: 1997 * [noting that this is 9 yrs after his 1988 death].

Eva Mae (May) Wintermute was born on 19 April 1917 in North Dorchester Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.¹ She and Karl Ronald Bartley were married on 19 October 1940.¹ She died in March 2007, at age 89, in St Thomas, Yarmouth Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.

Eva Mae (May) Wintermute was also known as Eva Mae Wintermute. Robert G. Moore
77 Metcalfe Street
St Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3K6
Tel: 519-631-6065
e-mail: rmoore@wwdc.com
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EVA MAY WINTERMUTE
Parents: Otto Wintermute and Fannie Evelyn Taylor
Born: 19 April 1917
Married: on 19 October 1940 to Karl Ronald Bartley
Children:
1. Ronald Harley Bartley, born 30 August 1941
2. Arnold Harry Bartley, born 15 February 1945, lives Belmont

Karl was born 14 February 1915 and died 18 April 1979, buried Dorchester Union Cemetery, Section 4, Row 19, Plot 16.
Karl was a farmer just south of Belmont. Eva lived in Belmont.
Was Karl a son of William Bartley 1870-1940 and Carrie Taylor 1879-1967 (?)
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St. Thomas Daily Times
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
March & April 1917
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials Extracted and transcribed
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
21 April 1917
Page 5
c3
Born - Daughter of Otto Wintermute, Apr 19. Index to the
Aylmer Express newspaper
1940 - 1944
Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
October 31, 1940
Page 7
c3
Married - Eva Mae WINTERMUTE, dau of Otto, Belmont, to Karl Ronald BARTLEY, son of William, Belmont.

Karl Ronald Bartley was born on 14 February 1915 in South Dorchester Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. He and Eva Mae (May) Wintermute were married on 19 October 1940.¹ He died on 18 April 1979, at age 64. He was buried in Dorchester Union Cemetery (Section 4, Row 19 Plot 16), North Dorchester Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid (OCFA)
Name / Cemetery / County / Township / Reference
BARTLEY, Karl R. / Dorchester Union / Middlesex / Dorchester North / MX-DO-205. Index to the
Aylmer Express newspaper
1940 - 1944
Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
October 31, 1940
Page 7
c3
Married - Eva Mae WINTERMUTE, dau of Otto, Belmont, to Karl Ronald BARTLEY, son of William, Belmont.

Ruby Evelyn Wintermute was born on 9 April 1915 in North Dorchester Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. She and Ernest Herbert Miles were married on 15 August 1942.¹ She died on 13 January 2002, at age 86, in Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida. She was buried in Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Ruby Evelyn Wintermute was also known as Ruby Evelyn Wintermute. She was a School Teacher. Robert G. Moore
77 Metcalfe Street
St Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3K6
Tel: 519-631-6065
e-mail: rmoore@wwdc.com
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RUBY EVELYN WINTERMUTE
Parents: Otto Wintermute and Fannie Evelyn Taylor
Born: 9 April 1915
Married: on 15 August 1942 at ? to Ernest Herbert Miles born 22 May 1915
Children:
1. Nancy Loretta Miles, born 15 October 1943 at ...
2. Donna Evelyn Miles, born 8 October 1945
3. James Ernest Miles, born 23 January 1948
Married 30 May 1970 to Margaret Elizabeth Budd who was born 6 December 1947
4. Ross Edward Miles, born 5 January 1954

Ruby lives in Windsor and was a School Teacher.
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* [From this I would guess they were Canadian "snowbirds".]
http://www.publicrecords.com/people-search-records/ruby-miles
Copyright © 2003-2010, PublicRecords
Name: Ruby E. Miles
Age: 96 [abt 1914]
Cities:
Punta Gorda, FL
Port Charlotte, FL
Relatives / Associates: Ernest Herbert Miles. Index to the
Aylmer Express newspaper
1940 - 1944
Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
August 6, 1942
Page 1
c5
Engagement - Ruby Evelyn WINTERMUTE, dau of Otto, Belmont, to Ernest H. MILES, son of Ernest, Windsor

St. Thomas Times Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
July thru December 1942
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
1 August 1942
Second Edition
Page 16
c6
Engagement - Ernest H. Miles, son of Ernest Miles to Ruby Evelyn Wintermute, daughter of Otto Wintermute of Belmont ? August

Index to the
Aylmer Express newspaper
1940 - 1944
Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
August 27, 1942
Page 3
c3
Married - Ruby Evelyn WINTERMUTE, dau of Otto, Belmont, to Ernest Herbert MILES, son of Ernest, Windsor

St. Thomas Times Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
July thru December 1942
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
20 August 1942
Page 10
c5
Married - Ernest Herbert Miles, son of Ernest Miles to Ruby Evelyn Wintermute, daughter of Otto Wintermute of Belmont.

Ernest Herbert Miles was born on 22 May 1915 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. He and Ruby Evelyn Wintermute were married on 15 August 1942.¹ He died on 13 July 1998, at age 83, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. He was buried on 16 July 1998 in Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Index to the
Aylmer Express newspaper
1940 - 1944
Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
August 6, 1942
Page 1
c5
Engagement - Ruby Evelyn WINTERMUTE, dau of Otto, Belmont, to Ernest H. MILES, son of Ernest, Windsor

St. Thomas Times Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
July thru December 1942
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
1 August 1942
Second Edition
Page 16
c6
Engagement - Ernest H. Miles, son of Ernest Miles to Ruby Evelyn Wintermute, daughter of Otto Wintermute of Belmont ? August

Index to the
Aylmer Express newspaper
1940 - 1944
Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
August 27, 1942
Page 3
c3
Married - Ruby Evelyn WINTERMUTE, dau of Otto, Belmont, to Ernest Herbert MILES, son of Ernest, Windsor

St. Thomas Times Journal
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
July thru December 1942
Extractions of names for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials
Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 2004
20 August 1942
Page 10
c5
Married - Ernest Herbert Miles, son of Ernest Miles to Ruby Evelyn Wintermute, daughter of Otto Wintermute of Belmont.

Harry A. Wintermute was born on 31 August 1919 in North Dorchester Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.¹ He died on 5 October 1944, at age 25, in Blackley, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.¹ He was buried in Chester (Blancon) Cemetery, Cheshire, United Kingdom.¹

Harry A. Wintermute was also known as Harry A. Wintermute.¹ He was a Tool Maker. Globe and Mail [Toronto], 1943/11/13
BRITISH EMPIRE AIR FORCE TRAINING SCHOOLS LONDON
At London, Ont. - Wing Cmdr. W.R. Kingsland, chief supervisory officer at No. 4 Air Observer School here, presented wings to bomb-aimers and navigators graduating this afternoon. Airmen from Great Britain, Australia and Canada were included. Ontario graduates follow:
Air Bombers -
H.A. WINTERMUTE, Belmont

Globe and Mail [Toronto], 1944/10/20
AIR FORCE CASUALTIES
Ottawa, Oct. 19 - The Department of National Defense for Air today issued casualty list No. 1,018 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, showing next of kin of those named from Ontario as follows:
OVERSEAS
Killed in Active Service
WINTERMUTE, HARRY A., Sgt. OTTO WINTERMUTE (father), Belmont, Ont.