 Opal Ida Esther Aarsby, daughter of Marthinis Jensen Aarsby and Ida Sophia Mecalson.Married name: Hutton, born 20 Jan 1922 Youngstown, Alberta, Canada, died 20 Nov 1988 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 66 years == Biography == Opal Ida Esther was born in 1922. She passed away in 1988. When Opal was 19 she married on 1 March 1941 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.'''Marriage''': Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada {{Ancestry Record 61560 209258}} (accessed 24 August 2020) There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.'''Unclassified''': Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: Calgary Herald; Publication Date: 7/ Nov/ 1969; Publication Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/481323093/?article=d6b79fcb-2293-47d9-8c74-9f398efe61b7&focus=0.008201069,0.09893048,0.13178441,0.34156266&xid=2378 {{Ancestry Record 61843 136817751}} (accessed 24 August 2020) '''External media links:''' (These may require a subscription to view)* img187-2 (jpg file): {{Ancestry Tree Media 168113710 2c503782-d8c6-4f11-9778-962a76fd4762}}* img187 (jpg file): {{Ancestry Tree Media 168113710 65a77820-21d9-4fae-8831-059d8709819b}}* Letter from Art Hutton to Opal Aarsby 1941 (htm file): http:/trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=8aaa5695-0505-40e4-95d8-e9ec2b1e3809&tid=168113710&pid=10* Hutton Gravestone (jpg file): {{Ancestry Tree Media 168113710 936f411e-b8f6-4a58-ade5-fdaa9f211cea}}* Obituary for Ida Sophia Aarsby (Aged 90) (jpg file): {{Ancestry Tree Media 168113710 95603bf4-f38d-4694-99f8-d90edfe5986a}}* img187-2 (jpg file): {{Ancestry Tree Media 168113710 b52a7373-6a48-40ac-9ed3-92553199e61b}}* Aarsby Family Census 1926 (jpg file): {{Ancestry Tree Media 168113710 bfac3712-54d3-4c8d-a429-2ebaa99d89eb}} == Research Notes == === Alternate Names === There are alternate names for this person: * Opal Ida Esther Aarsby * Opal T. E. Aarsby == Sources == * personal account* Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.Ancestry Family Trees {{Ancestry Tree 33452528}}* Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree {{Ancestry Tree 168113710}} Married/ Related to:  Arthur William Hutton, son of William Walmsley Hutton and Ivy May "Ivie" McLean.Born 6 Mar 1917 Antler, Saskatchewan, Canada, died 20 Nov 1988 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 71 years == Biography == Arthur was born in 1917. He passed away in 1988. Arthur was born on 6 March 1917 in Antler, Saskatchewan. He was the son of [[Hutton-2829 William Walmsley Hutton]] and [[McLean-7758 Ivy May McLean]].'''Birth''': Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: {{Ancestry Record 8953 2572805}} (accessed 12 August 2020) {{Image file=Hutton-2828-5.jpg size=xl caption=Hutton family children, circa 1924 }} In the 1921 census Arthur (age 4) was living in Storthoaks Municipality, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada. Marital Status: Single (child - age 4). Relation to Head of House: Son, Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Son.'''1921 Census''': 1921 Census of Canada Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 149; Census Place: Assiniboia, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 1 {{Ancestry Record 8991 3848090}} (accessed 12 August 2020) Arthur left the farm in Saskatchewan when the war when he heard about available work at the Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. They had started building planes, most notably the Hurricane X there, and with jobs having been in such short supply during the depression it would have given him new hope for his future. He built planes at Canadian Car and Foundry, Fort William, Ontario, Canada from 1941 until 1949. {{Image file=Hutton-2828-3.jpg size=xl caption= Airplane assembly line Canadian Car and Foundry Co. Courtesy of the [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/d_day/big/big_03_airline_assembly.aspx Archives of Ontario, I0002980] }} {{Image file=Hutton-2828-4.jpg size=xl caption=The first Curtiss SBW-1 aircraft -Courtesy of Archives of Ontario, I0002978 }} When Arthur was 23 he married on 1 March 1941 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.'''Marriage''': Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada {{Ancestry Record 61560 102811}} (accessed 12 August 2020) They had two children in the mid 40's and raised them on Norah Street in Fort William, Ontario, Thunder Bay. He was involved in the board at the church that eventually became Redwood Alliance Church. In the late 60's both of his children married and he had two new grandchildren by 1970. Art loved to go on trips and was known for driving 18 hours without taking much more than a lunch break. He often traveled to see his family and his wife's family in Alberta. He purchased a property in Arizona where they liked to spend winters but sold it prior to building a new home in a newly developed subdivision of Thunder Bay in 1980. When he was 50 his mother Ivy passed away Antler, Saskatchewan. '''Mother's passing''': Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: The Leader-Post; Publication Date: 29/ Sep/ 1967; Publication Place: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; URL: [https://www.newspapers.com/image/496254382/?article=a328a1a4-ca0c-456b-a5b4-ceb34a6caac1&focus=0.38113418,0.75939727,0.49340153,0.92867285&xid=2378] {{Ancestry Record 61843 152472099}} (accessed 12 August 2020) He likely drove home for the funeral. He worked at Chapels Department store for 20 (fact check) years in downtown Fort William. When he was 63 he was given early retirement when Chapels closed permanently. He took up gardening and was finally able to golf every morning with his friends. {{Image file=Hutton-2828-6.jpg align=r size=l caption=Art and Opal Hutton Gravestone }}Arthur died in an unfortunate car accident with a train when he was 71 year old. Both he, his dear wife Opal and a friend they had picked up on the way to church, died that Sunday morning on 20 November 1988 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They were laid to rest at the Mountain View Cemetery in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada ------ == Sources == * personal account *Ancestry Family Tree {{Ancestry Tree 168113710}} Child: 1. Reverend Gary Maclean HuttonBorn 12 May 1945 Fort William, Ontario, Canada, died 23 Dec 2015 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 70 years == Biography == {{Image file=Hutton-2827.jpg align=r size=m caption=Gary Hutton circa 2013 }}Gary was the second born son of [[Hutton-2828 Arthur Hutton]] and [[Aarsby-3 Opal Aarsby]], born in 1845 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. His father was working at Canadian Car & Foundry building airplanes, a job he had started doing near the beginning of WWII in 1941. His father worked very hard to support his family and was incredibly conscientious about spending so they would have money for things they valued, like trips to see family. (as evidenced by the detailed ledger books he kept down to the penny it cost for a loaf of bread) ------His family would often make trips to see their grandparent's farms in the summer months. His mother's family was from Alberta and his father's from Saskatchewan. {{Image file=Hutton-2827-1.jpg size=l caption=Gary with both Grandmothers and his cousins circa 1947 }} Gary was untreated for dyslexia and found himself held back in school several years, which meant he already owned his first car when several of his classmates were just turning 13 years old. Despite his challenges in a traditional school setting he pursued an education in seminary and finished a 3-year theology degree in April 1970 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Seminary from Canadian Alliance College. Two years earlier he had married Patricia Harbron in their home town of Thunder Bay, and she worked as a file clerk with the RCMP while he finished his education. In 1969 his Grandma Ida Sophia Aarsby passed away (Aged 90) During his final year in school, she fell pregnant and the couple had their first child shortly before his graduation. In May 1970 Gary (age 25) the young family moved back to Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada while seeking financial support prior to getting their first church posting. In September 1970 he was working as a new pastor at Hilltop Baptist Church, just outside of Erickson, Manitoba, Canada In 1977 Gary (age about 31) was living in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Education: 1978 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Boiler Certificate Program. Occupation: December 1980 in Hilbre, Manitoba, Canada. Occupation: August 1988 in Flatbush, Lesser Slave River, Alberta, Canada. Occupation: September 1992 in Weekes, Saskatchewan, Canada. On 7 1996 Gary (age about 50) was living in Weekes, Saskatchewan.'''Residence''': Ancestry.com. Canadian Phone and Address Directories, 1995-2002. Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Page:11 Citing: 92 Name: Page (accessed 12 August 2020) On 9 1998 Gary (age about 52) was living in Weekes, Saskatchewan. Now listed as Rev Gary Hutton.'''Residence''': Ancestry.com. Canadian Phone and Address Directories, 1995-2002. Ancestry.com Operations Inc.11 Citing: Page: 99 (accessed 12 August 2020) Occupation: 2001 in Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan, Canada. Retired Reverand, part time Lifeguard. In November 2012 Gary (age 67) was living at 131 Christina Street East, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Gary was diagnosed with [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Myelodysplastic_syndrome Myodisplastics Syndrome] a condition where blood platelets don't form properly and therefore can't carry oxygen. Life expectancy is quite short, and unfortunately, he passed away about 5 months later. Gary was buried after 27 December 2015 at Mountain View Cemetery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. '''External media links:''' (These may require a subscription to view)* Hilltop Baptist Church. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0a25b3b6-c0e7-450e-823a-d255dfb3980e&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Letter Gary to Art. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=193b6bd6-25cb-4e8d-b4eb-f3db14e5fdef&tid=168113710&pid=2]* july16 PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file):[ http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=4dea058a-ee17-4c70-875b-b5cf5bda72de&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Gary cousins with both his Grandmas. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=52b553da-8257-4446-9bb6-8db5f24d1ce9&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Hutton Gravestone. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=936f411e-b8f6-4a58-ade5-fdaa9f211cea&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Obituary for Ida Sophia Aarsby (Aged 90). PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=95603bf4-f38d-4694-99f8-d90edfe5986a&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Gary and Pat Hutton Wedding. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=9ed52dda-b69d-4486-9c43-49f9850e2076&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Gary-Hutton PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=ab9b5b89-f859-4132-8031-6a36a354fb42&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Crystal Aarsby's girl- Ida Yuzwenko - tall lady next to Pat. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=dd242e39-06c6-4758-a2be-6703f398fd23&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Gary and Pat Hutton Wedding. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=9ed52dda-b69d-4486-9c43-49f9850e2076&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Hutton Gravestone. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=936f411e-b8f6-4a58-ade5-fdaa9f211cea&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Hilltop Baptist Church. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0a25b3b6-c0e7-450e-823a-d255dfb3980e&tid=168113710&pid=2]* 17 Willow Dale. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file):[ http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=08ce6dc7-5af4-4c6b-a550-c5c594d7f837&tid=168113710&pid=2]* Obituary for Ida Sophia Aarsby (Aged 90). PHOTO Scrapbook: Y ( file): [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=95603bf4-f38d-4694-99f8-d90edfe5986a&tid=168113710&pid=2] == Sources == *Ancestry Family Tree {{Ancestry Tree 168113710}} *Ancestry Family Tree {{Ancestry Tree 33452528}} | |||