- 1982, Wednesday December 22, The Almonte Gazette page 16
Geo A Rintoul
After three months of illness, George Alva Rintoul passed away peacefully in the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital at 3:30 pm on December 9, 1982. He was 85 years old. Alva was born in Tatlock, Darling Township, Lanark County on October 12, 1897, son of Charles Henry Rintoul and Jessie Jane Taylor. At age 10 he moved with the family to Ramsay Township, where they farmed Lot 2 concession 6, formerly the Ben Hilliard farm. Alva was a member of the first graduating class of Kemptville Agricultural College, now KCAT, in 1922, and was an active farmer until 1960. Alva and Helen Elizabeth Somerville of Middleville, were married September 1927. He is survived by Helen; two daughters, Elsie McKnight Lower Millstream, NB; and Ruth, Calgary, Alberta; and six sons, Kelvin, William and Donald of Carleton Place, Archie of Bracebridge, Leslie of Oakville, and Laurie of Pakenham. Also surviving are one brother, Archie of East Longmeadow, Mass. USA, 21 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was predeceased by Elsie, John and Charles. Alva was very interested in various farm organizations, and was a member of the Ontario Hog Producers, Ontario Cheese Marketing Board, Ontario Federation of Agriculture. For several years he was the manager of the North Lanark Co-op in Almonte. Many friends and relatives called at the Barker Funeral Home and attended the church service held at 2 pm Sunday December 12 from the Zion Memorial United Church with Rev Wesley Mitchell officiating. Interment was at Auld Kirk Cemetery in Almonte. The pallbearers were five Rintoul grandsons, Jeffery of Oakville, Scott of Richmond, BC; Bob, Brian and Kevin, all of Carleton Place; and nephew James Rintoul, of East Longmeadow Mass, USA.
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1897 - 1982 (85 years)
