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ERNEST GEORGE TOUGH
Date of Passing: Jul 24, 2000
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryERNEST GEORGE TOUGH It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Ernest George Tough on Monday, July 24, 2000 at Deer Lodge Hospital. He was predeceased by both parents, William and Christina, his wife Blanche, sister Christine and step-daughter Louise. Ernie was a beloved grandfather to Jodi and husband Jamie and Holly. Also a great grandfather to Joshua. He will be sadly missed by all, including longtime companion Iona McCarthy, sister-in-law Vera Mosher, brother William and wife Sally and family of Thunder Bay, Ont., nephew Walter and wife Gwen and family of Winnipeg. Ernie was born in Hamiota, Man.. His family moved to Stratton, Ont. shortly after and resided there. Ernie attended school in Stratton and worked as a handyman. He served as a gunner with The Royal Canadian Artillery, St. Catherine 8th Battery from 1942 through 1945. He was awarded the following medals: 1939 - 45 Star, Italy Star, France and German Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Clasp to CVSM, War Medal 1939 - 45, General Service Badge. He returned to Stratton after the war and worked as a helping hand on the Mosher farm and became close friends with the family, marrying Blanche Mosher in 1970. Ernie enjoyed spending quality time with his family and dear friends and enjoyed his hobbies fishing, playing cards, curling and taming any wild beast that happened to cross his path. We will greatly miss his kind, soft spoken, gentle ways. Visitation and devotional service to be held at Thomson Funeral Chapels, 669 Broadway, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 27. Funeral service to be held at Stratton United Church at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 28, Stratton, Ont. Viewing will be one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canada Diabetes Association. THOMSON FUNERAL CHAPELS 783-7211
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 27, 2000
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My memories of Uncle Ernie are from when my sister and I would go to Stattion on the train to Visit family and when we would see him he gave us a big hug and a dollar each I also have from my Dad Walter Tough a ruck sack with Ernie's name on it from the war it has Gunner Tough stamped on it. He lived in a very tiny Home way back in the Sixtys he was ahead of the times for tiny homes but he built a beautiful home for the both of them after marrying Blanch, they also named the street after him "TOUGH STREET" God Bless You - Posted by: Elmer (Family) on: May 21, 2023