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She aleo became a lifetarme member of the Harrie Fair Hoard. At fair time she would make as many cntrics Nancy Burnstead as possibile to he sure the fair was well represented “The house was always full of warm smelis.” Sellers sand. “She would cook pies and bread — all manor of foods — for the taser fruvrvs Pees ~~" pas mm | ly’ yrs oa de chiowe my 6CPve reserPec wast UPee Pea vas wc Naty tome precke om Pree Pecoern ——™ ming tare Mane 1 wg? too Peers io ine Perth) sefeaneche orvcl «wast As eo chek. whee) Wee ereerwea) here | oa) rere rw! roy reer in the cilrivew ay allthe wawy arvimernc! arn! pesttirng tf Musthdang the fom. ihe Paving: ste. Ihoem when we hupilt an achkdeticem. | fPeowreceseteey fey fruestivecr wp Mushkching the ruonet Nam y was handy and mot conly did the caltinctry work on the kitchen. hat also made beautiful mirkcate ccrarmenx Golls using a kiln imnher garage Known for her gardening skills Nancy was a lifeteme member om the kx al Barne Morticultural Socrety and was an integral part of brnnging ( ommunitices in Bloor 16 Barre mn 1997 Every year, longtime fricnd and Harric +s parks horteculture co ordinator Mona Boyd could coun on getting a sarmmpic of Nancy's plum jarn made from her the trust irees on her back yard Boyd sani Nancy was an cner senart woman who was a trailblazer She was one of the first residents to turn her from boule vard into a garden She was like @ mom to me The kitchen would look like a bomb had gone off as every flat surface was covered with cool mg pastries. 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Hoywd was one of the few sepeocial irecnds who were granted the opportunity to take flowers from Nancy s Napict Street home tao remember her by After a battle with cancer Nancy dred at Hospice Simove on July i2. 2014 Share your toved one's story Dy clicking on the icon at , : SLITTCOe Family always came first for jack-of-all-trades Stanton by Mike Dodd t's not the years in the life. but iE life in the years. Ron Stan- ton never ict a day go to waste And, despite long work hours, he never forgot the most important thing im hus life The greatest legacy Ron left behind when he died at age 77 on June 10 was the endless love he had for his farnily “For my dad, the family was everything.” said son and Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton Within the Ontario tourism industry and in municipal, provin cial and federal politics. Ron was known as aman who dedicated a large part of his life to his com- munity The father of four — Sandra. Bruce. Doug and Dianne — was a member of Masonic Lodge 192. Royal Arch. Rarmeses Shrine Club. returning officer (both fed- eral and provincial) 1975-2004, past-president of Resorts Ontario. a former councillor and reeve of the Township of Orillia. and a County of Simcoe councillor “While my dad was someone who worked hard during the busy times Of the scason. he was also someconce who knew the impor tance of taking time for himself and spending quality time with farmmly and friends.” said Bruce “Some of the best times I had with my dad would be when we went on hunting trips together.” he added Ron went to work right out of high school. He first worked as a welder at various munitions plants. He later founded Bayview Wildwood Kesorts Limited (Port Stanton) While Irene. Kon's wife of 57 years. could be found greeting gucsts at in the main entrance to Bayview Wildwood, Ron would be making sure the resort ran smoothly. And in didn't matter whether it involved lending a hand cooking im the kitchen or doing plumb- ing work or carpentry, Kon was a jack-of-all-trades. s. = ™ > - ‘gg — ~. ’ ¢ _, 1 ow) A 2 Séencoe North MP Bruce Stanton said “tarnily was everything” to his dad Fon Starttion. SUBMITTED PHOTO “Dad loved the construction on the go.” said Bruce. “!I can side of the business and we'd al- remember a few projects where he ways have one project or another did all the plurmbing and carpentry and was very proud of what he accomplished. in 19RO. when catensive renova tions were complicted to make Bayview Wildwood a year-round tourtam facility. Ron supervised all the work Bruce said the carly 1980s was the beginning of a transition stage. as Ron began handing over more responsibility for running the re sort business to his children. Ron and irene eventually retired from the resort business to spend their winters in Fort Myers. Fla. Later in life. they enjoyed travelling to various destinations, including cruises through the South Pacific “My dad was aleo a very prolific reader. especially in his later years when he began having health difficulties. And books dealing with Wortd War Il were of particular interest.” said Bruce He mrted his parents shared hots of mutual interests ard cherished thei circle of Florida friends. while also spending time with others they socialized with through their work with Tourism Ontarin