WW II Veterans. Hartley Woodward. Stan Woodward. Tommy Henry,
Willie Woodward. Inset: Kivil Woodward died in ltaly 1943

. Phillip (1888-1975) and married Gertrude Jane
Rands **, in 1915. They farmed in the Ladysmith
district until 1970 and celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary in the Orange Hall in
Lavenham. They are both buried in the cemetery
at Rossendale. Philip and Gertrude had eight
children;

  

The Family of Thomas and Laura Woodward c 1923. L to R: Laura.

Phillip. Charles. Tommy, Matilda-Seated: Tom and Laura

Victor (1917-1987) served in the R.C.A.F. during
WW II. He married Edna McCulloch and their
children were Doug, Lillian and Bonnie. They
lived at Elm Creek.

Albert Clarence (1919-1920).

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Clarence Albert served during WW II and was
a prisoner of war in Germany. He married
Lillian Jackson. They live at Treherne and
farm the home farm at Ladysmith. Their sons
are Mervin and Garth. Garth has supplied
material for the Woodward and Rands
histories.

Florence married Earl Harland. Their son is
Donald.

Robert married Edith Purkess **. They live in
Winnipeg. Their children are Brian. Gary.
Audrey. Ronald and Grant. Gary farms at
Ladysmith.

Rosetta married Stan Catte. Their children are
Wayne, Darrell and Murray.

Ernest married Myrtle Smith. Ernest served with
the Canadian Armed Forces in Europe. He
now farms at Ladysmith. Ernest and Myrtle
have two sons. Dr. Larry and Lyle.

Gerald married Nona Reimer. They live at Elm
Creek and have three children, Jeffrey, Devon
and Glori-Ann.

. Laura Woodward (1889—1990) married Sam

Henry **. Laura died at the age of one hundred
and one years. Her mother died in 1958 at the age
of one hundred and four years.

. Charles Woodward (1890—1965) was born at

Raeburn. MB and served overseas during WW I.

Though seriously wounded, Charlie recovered and

returned to Canada. In 1922 he married Eva

(Henry **) Ross. They farmed in the

Rossendale-Lavenham districts and retired to

Portage in 1963. Eva died in 1992. She and

Charlie are buried at Rossendale. Eva’s first

husband Joe Ross (1892-1918) died during the flu

epidemic. He and Eva had two children. Eva and

Charlie had ten children;

Elva Ross married Howard Keast and they lived
at Westbourne. Howard died in 1993. Elva
lives in Portage. Elva and Howard had three
children, Gary, Judy (married Wayne
Thurston) and Donald.

Ehner Ross served in the Canadian Army during
WW II. In 1940 he married Helen Adams.
They lived at Woodstock, Ontario and had four
children, Kenneth, Ronald, Margaret and
Joseph. Helen died in 1990 and Elmer married
Thelma Johnston in 1995.

Kivil Charles Woodward (19214944) was killed
on September 18. 1944 while serving with the
Royal Canadian Regiment during WWII. Kivit
is buried in the Coriano Ridge War Cemetery
in Italy. Woodward Lake in Northern Manitoba
is named in his memory.