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Ronald Edwin Tingley

Male 1915 - 1999  (84 years)


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  • Name Ronald Edwin Tingley 
    Born 24 Oct 1915  Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Between 1939 and 1982  Red Lake, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    an employee (truck driver.terminal manager) of Patricia Transportation Co/Soo-Security Motorways 
    Died 24 Dec 1999  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Obituary 28 Dec 1999  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    the Winnipeg Free Press 

    • Obituary

      RONALD EDWIN TINGLEY In the first hour of December 24, 1999, at the Victoria Hospital in Winnipeg, MB, Ron Tingley died at the age of 84 years. Born on October 24, 1915, in Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Ron could trace his ancestry back to Palmer Tingley who left England in 1635 on the ship Planter for Plymouth, USA. Following the American Revolution, a number of Tingley United Empire Loyalists immigrated to New Brunswick and his father David was a descendant of this branch. His mother, Agnes Blackwood, emigrated directly from Scotland before 1900. In the late thirties, after brief stints as a wharf rat, a stevedore, a rum runner, a bushwhacker and a truck driver, Ron came west and found steady employment with the Patricia Transportation Company. During the Second World War, his job was declared a vital service because he was freighting supplies in Northwestern Ontario from Hudson to Red Lake before there was a road to the gold mines. In December 1946, Ron drove the first load of freight over the new highway 105, eight months before it was officially opened. Rons position changed from catskinner to truck driver and eventually to Red Lake Terminal Manager in 1956 when the company became Soo-Security Motorways. He remained with the same company until his retirement in June 1982, a total of 43 years. In 1941 Ron married Catherine Long of New Brunswick who predeceased him in 1961. In the following years Ron was very active in the Lions and Elks service clubs because he was always interested in the welfare of the community. In 1965 he married Kay Jessiman Milliken of Morden, MB, who was teaching in Red Lake. In August 1999 Ron and Kay came to Winnipeg for Ron to receive medical attention and stayed on to be closer to their families. Ron will be lovingly remembered by his wife Kay; his daughter Monica Swereda of Winnipeg; his stepson Jack Milliken of Calgary; his stepdaughter Eveline Milliken (Gordon Taylor) his grandchildren, Deborah, Edward and Geraldine Swereda; stepgrandchildren, Katherine and Hilary Taylor; and by his brother Edgar, all of Winnipeg. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Brenden and Charon Swereda of Boggy Creek, MB and by many relatives in New Brunswick. A celebration of Rons life will be held at a private memorial service in Winnipeg. Cremation has taken place, with interment to follow at a later date in Red Lake, ON. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Arthritis Society, the Parkinsons Foundation, the Cancer Society or to a charity of their choice.

      Winnipeg Free Press online, published 28 Dec 1999
    Buried Red Lake Cemetery, Red Lake, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I15271  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2008 

    Father David Miles Tingley,   b. 22 Jul 1889, Caledonia, , New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1970, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Agnes Annie Miller McEwan Blackwood,   b. 27 Jun 1893, Tarbolton, , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1964, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F5786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Mabel Long,   d. 1961 
    Married 1941  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Monica Tingley
    Family ID F15142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Katherine May Jessiman 
    Family ID F15143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Oct 1915 - Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - an employee (truck driver.terminal manager) of Patricia Transportation Co/Soo-Security Motorways - Between 1939 and 1982 - Red Lake, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Dec 1999 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - the Winnipeg Free Press - 28 Dec 1999 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1317] Info: John Richthammer, e-mail 4 Dec 2002.

    2. [S695] Obituaries: General, Ronald Tingley, Winnipeg Free Press, 28 Dec 1999 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S695] Obituaries: General, Edgar Marshall Tingley, NB Newspapers, 3 Mar 2003 (Reliability: 2).


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