BX February 21, 1944

Alfred Goodhew

The death took place Saturday of Alfred Goodhew, well-known employee on the Post Office Staff, and husband of Gertrude Whitehouse, in his sixty-fifth year, at his home, 29 North Park Street.  Mr. Goodhew was born in England and came to Canada in 1905.  He served in the First Great War as a Sergeant of the thirty-second Battery.  Fraternally he was a member of Gore Lodge, and Brant Encampment, I.O.O.F.  He was also a Past President of the Overseas Artillery Association.  Mr. Goodhew is survived by his widow, two daughters, Ivy and Lillian, and one son, Donald, all at home; one sister, Mrs. Alfred Sawkins, City, and two brothers, Fred and Harry, in England.  He is resting at his residence until Tuesday afternoon when the service will be held in St. James’ Anglican Church.  The interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX February 23, 1944

Alfred Goodhew

A private funeral service was conducted yesterday afternoon for Alfred Goodhew, at his home, 29 North Park Street, followed by a public service in St. James; Anglican Church, with the Rector, Rev. B.A. Silcox, officiating, assisted by a full choir.  A large gathering of relatives and friends, large representations from the Post Office Department, where Mr. Goodhew had worked for so many years, the I.O.O.F., and veterans of the First Great War in which Mr. Goodhew had served, paid testimony to the esteem in which he was held the floral tributes were also very numerous and beautiful and gave their silent tokens of sympathy to the family.  The pallbearers were W.H. Bolt, E.R. Hicks, J. McGrattan, H. Holmes, W. Vair and George P. Fox.  The interment took place in the Mount Hope Cemetery.