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- Born in the sod shack on the Thomson homestead in the Milly District, (later McCord), Section 17 Township 5 Range 7 West 3 Meridian, Saskatchewan, Canada. Was baptized 27 January 1914. Attended Milly School, Varsity School, Assiniboia School where she stayed at The School Home for Girls and graduated, with a Grade 12 Diploma, from Central Collegiate in Regina, Saskatchewan on 1 August 1931. Was a school teacher graduating in 1933 from Moose Jaw Normal School. (Interview with Annie Emma (Baird) Hagerty August 6, 2002 she remembers that Ethel stayed with the James Alexander Baird family at Keystown when she went to Normal School in Moose Jaw. She also remembers one weekend Ethel drove a team of horses and cutter to Lumsden to visit Annie (Thomson) Baird. John and Mary Pettigrew put the horses up overnight). When Ethel started teaching, her father gave her a small gun which he used to carry in the early 1900s as a foreman of a railroad extra gang. The family still has the gun. She taught in McCord 1933 - 1935, Bolingbroke (west of Shamrock), West Slope (southeast of Kelstern), Burton (east of Vanguard), Glen Bain and Vanguard, all in Saskatchewan. Retired from teaching in 1942. Retired to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1976. Lived at 1449 Parker Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 4R7. In April 1985, Ethel and George went to the Silver Broom Curling in Glasgow Scotland. Ethel spent most of the last five years of her life in Regina's Wascana Rehabilitation Centre suffering from dementia. Buried in Swift Current Memorial Cemetery, Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The family also had her name added to her parents gravestone in Prospect Cemetery, South of Ferland, Saskatchewan.
REAR - THOMPSON
On November 1, the McCord United Church was the scene of a charming wedding when Susan Ethel, only daughter of Mrs. Mabel E. Thomson and the late John A. Thomson, became the bride of George Clark, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F.B. Rear of Vancouver. The officiating minister was Rev. W.E. Bannerman of LaFleche. The bride was attended by Miss Dorothy Stinson of Mankota while Harry Miracle of Vanguard attended the groom. The ushers were Ben Thomson and Zoiltan Nyiri.
To the strains of the Lohengren bridal chorus played by Mrs. Chas. Will, the bride entered the church looking charming in a floor length gown of white silk, it being the wedding dress worn by her mother thirty years ago. She carried a beautiful bouquet of colonial design. The bridesmaid's dress was a pink net over rose taffeta with a corsage of cream roses. While the register was being signed, Mrs. Bert Dykema, Vanguard rendered very sweetly, "Oh Promise Me".
After the ceremony about eighty quests adjourned to the church parlors where they partook of a sumptuous dinner, the attendants being six of the bride's girl friends. At the conclusion of the dinner, R.H. Stinson of Mankota very ably filled the position of master of ceremonies.
The bride's travelling costume was blue with wine accessories. Among the quests were friends and relatives from Kelstern, Shamrock, Neepawa, (Man.), Weyburn and Mankota.
The young couple will reside on the groom's farm near Vanguard.
REAR - Mr. Susan Ethel Rear (Thomson) passed away at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre on Friday, August 30, 1996 at the age of 83 years. Predeceased by one daughter, Carole (1970); husband George (1995); brothers Allan, Ben and Albert. Ethel is survived by daughter, Sandra (Andre) Lalonde; granddaughters: Megan and Meika; sisters-in-law: Helen Rear, Mildred Thomson and Thel Thomson; nieces Myrna Blanchard (Russell). Nancy Christopher (Dennis), Linda Jackson (Brian), Joyce Hiltz (Vaughn), Gail Eklund (Doug), Bonnie Thomson, Pat Russell; nephews Wayne Thomson and Dale Thomson; and numerous great nieces and nephews. Ethel was born at McCord but her teaching career took her to Vanguard where she met and married George Rear in 1939. Always active in the community, she was a member of the Rebecca Lodge, the Homemakers Club and the UCW, and she was a 4-H club leader. In her retirement Ethel remained active, enjoying travelling, golfing, bowling, playing bridge and gourmet cooking. Ethel was a devoted wife and mother and a loving grandmother whose strength and courage were greatly admired. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 1996 at 2:00 p.m. at Wesley United Church, 3913 Hillsdale St., Regina. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, 2332 - 11th Ave., Regina, Sask., S4P 0K1 or to the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, 2180 - 23rd Ave., Regina, Sask., S4S 0A5 would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements are in care of the Unser - Rist Funeral Home Services, Regina.
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1913 - 1996 (83 years)
