Inez and Ivan Gavin - ca 1910Herald-Gazette, Wed. Feb 18, 1987
Ivan Gavin passed away in Sault Ste Marie
Older residents of the Bracebridge community well remember the Albert Gavin family who made their home for many years in the town. The late Mr. Gavin operated a successful lumbering business in Muskoka until moving farther north in Ontario. The death at Sault Ste. Marie, his home for many years, of Ivan Forbes Gavin, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gavin, on Sunday, February 1, has been learned with regret by friends, who remember him, as well as his brothers, for their part in local competitive sports such as lacrosse and hockey.
Ivan Gavin passed away in Sault Ste Marie
Older residents of the Bracebridge community well remember the Albert Gavin family who made their home for many years in the town. The late Mr. Gavin operated a successful lumbering business in Muskoka until moving farther north in Ontario. The death at Sault Ste. Marie, his home for many years, of Ivan Forbes Gavin, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gavin, on Sunday, February 1, has been learned with regret by friends, who remember him, as well as his brothers, for their part in local competitive sports such as lacrosse and hockey.
Mr. Gavin was in his 81st year. He leaves his wife, Donalda Gavin, and his daughters and sons - Myrne (Mrs. George Scott) and Peter Allan Gavin, both of Sault Ste. marie; Ray Gavin of Wawa; Mrs Marie Brodie and Berta (Mrs. Wayne King) both of Sault Ste. Marie. He also leaves many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was the brother of Inez (Mrs. Walter Timlin) of Frankville, Ontario; and the late Donald and Gordon Gavin and Verna Kellock. He was predeceased by his first wife, Aileen. The funeral service, at Sault Ste. Marie, was on February 3. Interment will be at Maple Leaf Cemetery at Sault Ste. Marie.
