(March 27th 1931 – June 14th 2019)
Honest and clever to the end, in his eighty-ninth year, JOHN Eugene Joseph
Michael HARGADON punched the clock a final time on the afternoon of
Friday June 14th in Midland, Ontario. “Surrounded by family,” he once
quipped, he wanted “to reach a hundred” so he'd see his picture in the paper.
He was predeceased by parents Ethel Lucy (Poile) and James Eugene, brother
William, sisters Sybil Ruth (Quilty), Phyllis Charlotte, and Therese Marie
(O'Neail). He is survived by his sister Mary Jo (Quilty) of Midland, and many
nieces, nephews, and their grand progeny. A gentle, kind man, Uncle Johnny
hiked and biked, was an adept curler and “decent” golfer. A devoted son and
brother, he “would have been a baker” had his father not died when Johnny
was eight. Their West Brant bakery soon became Hargadon's Store and he
helped his mother and sisters run it. He lived to work, especially long days on
the road with Flintkote or shifts at Raymond. In later years he could critique
your pastry and savour dessert within the same blink of a witty eye. His
favourite drink was beer, obviously. The family wishes to thank the dedicated
and caring staff at Tiffin House for their support and compassion. In lieu of
flowers a donation may be made to a local Alzheimer's Society or Food Bank.
Visitation is Sunday June 23rd, 7–9 pm, at Thorpe Brothers Funeral Home in
Brantford, Ontario. Funeral mass to be celebrated Monday June 24th, 930 am,
at St. Pius X Catholic Church.
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