Norman Maurice Cheer on Horseback May 1941

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Genealogical information courtesy treesbydan.com

Norman Maurice Cheer
M, #43642, b. 13 April 1922, d. 11 February 2012

Father*: Harold Reginald "Maurice" Cheer b. 6 Jun 1891, d. 1978
Mother*: Minnie Myrtle Chatterson b. 18 Mar 1893, d. 1952
Birth*: 13 April 1922; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 13 1922 per Memorial & CemSearch. "Cheer; A son born April 13, 1922 to Mrs. Maurice; April 21, 1922" from The Brighton Ensign Index, Apr 21, 192, The Trenton Public Library, June 5, 2005. Date 1922 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.1,2,3
Marriage*: 11 September 1948; The White House, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "WEDDINGS; Cheer-Flindall; Rene's White House in Brighton was the setting for a pretty early fall wedding on Saturday, September 11, 1948, at three o'clock in the afternoon, when Sarah Laurine Flindall of Brighton, daughter of Mr. Harry L. Flindall and the late Mrs. Flindall, became the bride of Norman Maurice Cheer, Brighton. Rev. A.N. Reid was the officiating clergyman. The house was beautifully decorated with multicoloured gladioli and the ceremony performed before a flower banked bay window. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attired in a gabardine suit of neutral shade, with Burgundy accessories and corsage of red Better Times roses and bouvardia. Miss Pearl Cole, the bridesmaid, wore a suit of mystic blue gabardine with black accessories and corsage of Sweetheart roses. Mr. Thomas Cheer of Brighton was his brother's groomsman. Mrs. A.N. Reid played the wedding march. A reception and dinner followed the ceremony, the three-tier wedding cake and white gladioli decorating the table. The groom's mother wore a dress of sentimental blue, with black accessories and corsage of Sweetheart roses. For their wedding trip to western and northern Ontario the bride added a neck piece of Russian squirrels, the gift of the groom, to her costume. The bride's gift to the groom was a Gladstone bag; to the bridesmaid an initialled gold compact, and to the pianist a cup and saucer and corsage of roses. The grooms gift to the groomsman was a leather billfold. Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Alyea and daughter, Miss Rosemary Alyea of Trenton, and Miss Louise Cheer of Toronto, the groom's sister. Upon their return the coupe will take up residence in Brighton." a newspaper clipping in the scrap book of Marjorie Marshall, provided by Florence Chatten, Dec 2020.
"Elias daughter Edna married Harry Flindall. Their daughter, Lorraine, married Norman Cheer and lives in Cobourg." "Brighton Township", by Florence Chatten, pg. 14 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Sarah Laurine "Laurie" Flindall4
Death*: 11 February 2012; Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 11 2012 per Memorial & CemSearch.2,3
Burial*: 14 February 2012; Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) CHEER; Norman Maurice Cheer; Apr. 13, 1922 - Feb. 11, 2012; His Beloved Wife; Laurine Sarah Flindall; Apr. 5, 1919 --- ; Married Sep. 11, 1948 (Cobourg Union Cemetey, Image from CemSearch.)
CemSearch: Name: Norman Maurice Cheer; Born: Apr 13 1922; Died: Feb 11 2012; ID: COBUNRS3035; Other names: Cheer, Laurie Sarah [Flindall](1919- ); Cemetery: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Elgin St. W., Cobourg, Sec E Row 20 Plot 44; Note: Died Northumberland Hills Hospital; interred Feb 14 2012. Married Laurine Sarah Flindall Sept. 11, 1948. Brother of the late Thomas Cheer and Louise Cole. MacCoubrey Funeral Home. Info from obituary. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=COBUNRS3035%5E0)2,3
Residence*: 1945; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "27 Cheer, Noman, soldier, Brighton" Canada Votes List, 1935-1980, Northumberland Co., Brighton, pg. 43 of 147 - ancestry.com5
Note*: 4 September 1948; Home of Arthur Valleau, Ontario; "Miss Laurine Flindall and Mr. Norman Cheer Presented with Gifts; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Valleau entertained members of the Bedal family at their home on Saturday evening last in honour of Miss Laurine Flindall and Mr. Norman Cheer, who are being married this week. The guests of honour were presented with a beautiful Duncan Phyfe walnut coffee table, after which a delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Those in attendance, all relatives of the bride-elect, werer Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flindall and children, Wayne, Barrie and Freida, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bedal and sons, Messrs. Carl and Keith Bedal, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bedal and daughter, Miss Ruth Bedal, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bedal, Mr. and Mrs. George Thomson, and son, Russell, Mrs. Maude Bedal, and Mrs. Jack Bedal." from a newspaper clipping in the scrap book of Marjorie Marshall, provided by Florence Chattne, Dec 2020.
Residence: 1949; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "28 Cheer, Norman, Brighton" & 29 Cheer, Mrs. Norman, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1949, Brighton, pg. 40 of 156, ancestry.com5
Residence: 1962; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "53 Cheer, Norman, clerk, Brighton" & "54 Cheer, Laurine, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1962, pg. 60 of 198, ancestry.com5
Residence: 1963; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "60 Cheer, Norman, clerk, Brighton" & "61 Cheer, Laurine, Brighton" Canada Voters List, 1963, pg. 65 of 203, ancestry.com5
Family: Sarah Laurine "Laurie" Flindall b. 5 Apr 1919, d. 29 Aug 2020
Marriage*: 11 September 1948; The White House, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "WEDDINGS; Cheer-Flindall; Rene's White House in Brighton was the setting for a pretty early fall wedding on Saturday, September 11, 1948, at three o'clock in the afternoon, when Sarah Laurine Flindall of Brighton, daughter of Mr. Harry L. Flindall and the late Mrs. Flindall, became the bride of Norman Maurice Cheer, Brighton. Rev. A.N. Reid was the officiating clergyman. The house was beautifully decorated with multicoloured gladioli and the ceremony performed before a flower banked bay window. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attired in a gabardine suit of neutral shade, with Burgundy accessories and corsage of red Better Times roses and bouvardia. Miss Pearl Cole, the bridesmaid, wore a suit of mystic blue gabardine with black accessories and corsage of Sweetheart roses. Mr. Thomas Cheer of Brighton was his brother's groomsman. Mrs. A.N. Reid played the wedding march. A reception and dinner followed the ceremony, the three-tier wedding cake and white gladioli decorating the table. The groom's mother wore a dress of sentimental blue, with black accessories and corsage of Sweetheart roses. For their wedding trip to western and northern Ontario the bride added a neck piece of Russian squirrels, the gift of the groom, to her costume. The bride's gift to the groom was a Gladstone bag; to the bridesmaid an initialled gold compact, and to the pianist a cup and saucer and corsage of roses. The grooms gift to the groomsman was a leather billfold. Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Alyea and daughter, Miss Rosemary Alyea of Trenton, and Miss Louise Cheer of Toronto, the groom's sister. Upon their return the coupe will take up residence in Brighton." a newspaper clipping in the scrap book of Marjorie Marshall, provided by Florence Chatten, Dec 2020.
"Elias daughter Edna married Harry Flindall. Their daughter, Lorraine, married Norman Cheer and lives in Cobourg." "Brighton Township", by Florence Chatten, pg. 14 per "The George Chatterson Family", copied from original provided by Florence Chatten, June 4, 2005.; Principal=Sarah Laurine "Laurie" Flindall4
Citations
[S42] Brighton Ensign.
[S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
[S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
[S86] Unknown compiler, Brighton Township.
[S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.

Notes

The Cheer family has been an integral part of Brighton history for six generations and thanks to the generosity of Doug Cheer, we now have a collection of studio portraits, Baird Theatre Company photos, family and town photos that reflect how times have changed in Brighton.

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