Olive (Spiers) Goddard - 1992OBITUARY
Emily Olive Goddard entered into peace on June 19, 1998, at The Pines in Bracebridge. She was 99. Born in Muskoka on April 25, 1899, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Fetterly) Spiers. Olive was predeceased by one brother and four sisters.
Her husband, Charles, whom she married in Bracebridge on October 13, 1921 predeceased her on September 30, 1968. She was dear mother to Ruth and the late Archie Ball, Marion and Tom Blanchard, and Emily and Ray Conway. Olive also leaves six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
She resided in the Bracebridge area all her life and was a member of the Free Methodist Church, which she attended for over 50 years. Olive was a charter member and former president of the Bracebridge Senior Citizens and also a charter member of the Bracebridge Women's Curling Club. Olive cooked at the hospital in Bracebridge for a number of years, where her husband worked as an orderly.
The funeral service took place on June 22, 1998 in the chapel of Reynolds Funeral Home with Rev. Margaret Johnston officiating. Interment took place at Madill Cemetery, near Huntsville.
