- Emmett 'Mac' Snelgrove, 86
ELGIN -- Emmett "Mac" Snelgrove, 86, who vacationed near Portland for many years, died November 15 at the Hurlbut Nursing Home, Rochester, N.Y., following a long illness.
He was born in Milton, Ont., on July 22, 1917, the son of Emmett and Theresa Snelgrove. He grew up in Colborne, Ont., and served two years in the Canadian Armed Forces.
In 1940 he married the former Keitha Bass of Newboyne in St. Peter's Anglican Church. He and his wife lived in Galt (now Cambridge), Ont., until 1947, when they moved to Rochester, N.Y. There he was employed at Eastman Kodak until his retirement in 1977.
He and his wife loved the area around Portland and built a cottage on Big Rideau Lake, where he enjoyed gardening.
He became an expert in growing peas, his favourite vegetable.
His other hobby was golf, which he played as often as possible. He enjoyed watching both golf and baseball on television. He also enjoyed travelling, but his family and special times with them were the highlights of his life.
Mr. Snelgrove is survived by his wife Keitha; daughter Linda Van Allen and husband William; two sons, Warren and wife Valerie and Curtis and friend Linda Winch, all of Rochester, N.Y., and two grandsons, Michael Van Allen and wife Gina and Kevin Van Allen and fiancee Janet Elliott.
Also surviving are his sister, Flora Gregoire of Innisville, Ont., and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by three sisters, Marion Christianson, Kathleen O'Malley and Jean Snelgrove, and one brother, Donald Snelgrove.
His funeral was held November 19 at St. Peter's Anglican Church, in Newboyne, with the rector, Rev. Steve Timpson, officiating, assisted by Rev. Canon Bill Clarke of Kingston. Burial was in St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Newboyne.
The pallbearers were Lamont Brown, Elmer Campbell, Derek Campbell, A.J. Seward, William Van Allen and Ron Welch.
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1917 - 2003 (86 years)
