Joseph Frederic CHURCH

1929 - 2018  (88 years)

• Name	Joseph Frederic CHURCH
  Birth	18 Oct 1929	Hartford, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut   [1]
  Residence	2012	Sudbury, Ontario
  Death	20 Jul 2018	Toronto, Ontario   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. John Elbert CHURCH,   b. 6 Mar 1916, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 4 Aug 1986, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 70 years) + 2. Major David Seymour CHURCH,   b. 14 Jun 1917, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 10 Jun 2004, Toronto, Ontario  (Age 86 years) + 3. Hugh Wallace CHURCH,   b. 22 Oct 1923, Hartford, Connecticut d. 17 May 1980, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 56 years) + 4. Barbara Louise CHURCH,   b. 16 Jun 1928, Hartford, Connecticut d. 21 Dec 2012, Halifax, Nova Scotia  (Age 84 years) + 5. Joseph Frederic CHURCH,   b. 18 Oct 1929, Hartford, Connecticut d. 20 Jul 2018, Toronto, Ontario  (Age 88 years)
  Person ID	I14121	bmds
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Elbert Edgar CHURCH,   b. 12 Oct 1883, Dorchester, Westmorland, New Brunswick d. 26 Jul 1956, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Vivien Dawson BARNES,   b. 29 Jul 1890, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 17 Dec 1982 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F5758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjory Verna SMITH,   b. 12 Aug 1930   d. 21 Jun 1985, Sudbury, Ontario (Age 54 years)
  Children	1 son and 3 daughters
  	+ 1. Douglas CHURCH   2. Pamela CHURCH + 3. Patricia CHURCH + 4. Beverley CHURCH
  Family ID	F5770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Oct 1929 - Hartford, Connecticut Census - 1930 - West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Residence - 2012 - Sudbury, Ontario Death - 20 Jul 2018 - Toronto, Ontario
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] 1930 US Census. Household (head: Elbert E. Church) [S4] Obituary. JOSEPH FREDERIC CHURCH October 18, 1929 – July 20, 2018 Surrounded by his family, Joseph Frederic Church passed away peacefully in Toronto following a brief illness. Joe was predeceased by his wife Marjory (Smith) in 1985. He is survived by his children and their families: Pamela of Shelburne, ON; Douglas (Donna) and their children Julia and Spencer of Windsor, ON; Beverley (Thom Parker) and their children Alison and Jackson of Toronto, ON; and Patricia Brown (Don) and their children Emma, Sophia and Maya of New York. He is also survived by his brother-in-law William Smith of Ottawa, ON. Joe was predeceased by all his siblings and their spouses: John (Ruth) of Saint John, NB; Hugh (Victoria), of Saint John, NB; David (Marion) of Toronto, ON; and Barbara (William March) of Halifax, NS. He will be fondly remembered by his many nieces and nephews across Canada. Joseph was born in Hartford, CT, the youngest of five children of the late Vivien and Elbert Church of Saint John, NB. He was educated at Rothesay Consolidated School, Saint John High School and the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton), obtaining a BSc. in 1950 and a MSc. in 1954 in Geology. In 1951, Joe began a 37 year employment with Inco Ltd. (Vale) in the Field Exploration department. In conjunction with a host of associates, many of whom would become lifelong friends, Joe participated in the discovery and development of nickel deposits in Ferguson Lake, NWT; the Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba; the Uitkomst nickel deposit Transvaal, South Africa; the McClean Lake uranium deposits, Saskatchewan; the Big Trout Lake chromium deposits Ontario; the Musselwhite gold deposits, Ontario; the Douay Township gold deposit, Metagami, Quebec; and the Golden Pond gold ore bodies in Casa-Berardi Township, Quebec. Joe appreciated his success, recognizing that few geologists are fortunate in having been associated with this many varied mineral deposits. After his retirement in 1988, Joe conducted a consulting business from his Sudbury base. Joe was a passionate golfer, beginning with a junior membership and caddying at Riverside Country Club, Rothesay, NB and including a decades long membership at Idylwylde Golf & Country Club in Sudbury, ON. He participated in many Inco and club tournaments and continued to compete as a senior golfer. Joe was also a loyal friend and a devoted father and grandfather. He left his family with an appreciation of what he considered the finer things in life: a lake view, a good meal and a daily cribbage game. Joe’s mischievous sense of humour and boyish charm will be forever remembered by all his friends and family. A celebration of Joe’s life will take place on October 13, 2018 in Sudbury, ON. If desired, donations may be made to The Alzheimer’s Society of Ontario, www.alzheimer.ca/on. Arrangements entrusted to the Jackson and Barnard Funeral Home.