Herbert Frederick « Bert » Steele
1926-2018
Steele, Herbert Frederick
« Bert » ~ It is with great
sadness that we say goodbye to our Dad, Granddad and
Great-Granddad.
Born October 2nd 1926 in Cheshire,
England to Eleanor Steele (nee Curtis) and Herbert George Steele, Bert
was the oldest brother of William (Barbara) of Wantage, England and
sisters Eleanor Stevenson (pre-deceased by husband Paul) and Eileen
Whitehead (pre-deceased by husband Len) both of Perth,
Australia.
Bert served as a Sergeant with the King’s Own
Scottish Guard in both Scotland and West Africa and returned to London
England in 1945 as a librarian at the Islington Library where he met
and married Pamela Knapp (b1926-d1988) They had four children Richard,
Philip (b 1953-d 2017), Marion and Jonathan (Joyce).
After Immigrating to Canada in 1963,
Bert spent the rest of his career as a Librarian with the Ontario
Ministry of Correctional Services.
His role as Granddad filled his heart and he leaves behind
Jennifer and Gillian Steele (Steve Bielec), Nathan Drescher
(Katerina), Rachael Steele (Reegan Sloane Beveridge), Frances Sharun
(James), Pamela (Patrick), Annika (Stephen Menard) and Jacob Vander
Kooy (Jessica), Cara (Alex Grigio) and Adam Steele (Pausha) as well as
eleven great grandchildren; Victoria and Isaac Burman, Taylor, Ethan
and Aidan Sharun, Eva and Sid Bielec, Maxim and Alyssa Drescher,
Evelyn Grigio and Avalynn Vander Kooy.
He was a lifelong member of Wyndham Masonic Lodge
A.F.& A.M. #688 G.R.C. and will be missed by many friends
there. Masonic Services will be held at the
funeral home, Monday, April 9th at 5:45
p.m.
Friends may call at the GILCHRIST
CHAPEL – McIntyre & Wilkie Funeral Home, One Delhi
Street, Guelph, on Sunday, April
8th from 2 – 4 p.m. and on
Monday, April 9th from 6 – 7
p.m. Funeral service to follow in the funeral home chapel at
7:00 p.m. Cremation following service with inurnment at
Woodlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations in
memory of HF Steele may be made to the Friends of the Guelph Public
Library, 100 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON N1H4J6 or online at
www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/7469.
We invite you to leave condolence messages online and they
will be forwarded to the family.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Herbert Frederick Bert Steele 19262018.source
Décès pour la Ville: Guelph, Province: Ontario