Clarence Edward Cassidy - I0078 - Individual Information

^{Clarence ‏(Paddy)‏ 1992}

Clarence Edward Cassidy ‏(I0078)‏

Name:
Clarence Edward Cassidy

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 26 June 1899

23 Boston, Mass.
Death: 16 July 1994 ‏(Age 95)‏ Norton, N.B.

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Birth	26 June 1899 28 23 Boston, Mass.
Alias	Paddy
Death	16 July 1994 ‏(Age 95)‏ Norton, N.B.
Reference Number	78
Last Change	16 March 2010 - 08:02:30 - by: pcassidy

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Parents Family (F015)
Father	Matthew Richard Cassidy 1871 - 1960
Mother	Roberta Raymond Piper 1876 - 1941
Sister	Clara Louise Cassidy 1898 - 1978
	Clarence Edward Cassidy 1899 - 1994
Brother	Ralph Matthew Cassidy 1902 - 1904
Brother	Allen Robert Cassidy 1903 - 1981
Sister	Ruth Evelyn Cassidy 1905 - 1972
Brother	George Wesley Cassidy 1911 - 1982
Brother	Murray Richard Cassidy 1916 - 1973

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Clarence Edward was affectionately known as "Paddy." He was quite musical; he played the mouth harp, which he tried to teach his cousin Stan Cassidy to play. He also played the accordion. Clarence lived in Norton until his death in 1994. He was still singing in the church choir at 84 years of age. He was fond of quoting the 121st and 23rd Psalms.

Uncle Clarence, as he was known to Evelyn Heber, was kind and gentle. He loved puttering in his garden and grew fantastic pole beans and beautiful gladiolas which won many prizes in flower shows. All of the Matthew R. Cassidy family worried about what would happen to Uncle Clarence if he was the last one to survive. He did fine. The townsfolk of Norton were very fond of him and he was well looked after until his death.

The funeral service for Clarence was at the Norton United Church with burial in the Riverbank Cemetery next to his father, Matthew. Presiding minister was Rev. Doug Cosman.

At Clarence's funeral service, it was noted that he liked the nickname "Bucksaw". Apparently he was a hard-working laborer in his younger days and wielded his bucksaw more efficiently than most. He knew it was time to retire when he could no longer get parts for his bucksaw.

Clarence was church caretaker for a number of years and periodically would visit the manse for supper. He was renowned for growing incredibly beautiful flowers which he would enter in contests. He would scour the seed catalogues for new varieties.

He also loved churches and church services in particular. He would attend every one he could find, walking for miles to attend. The denomination of the church made no difference.

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Multimedia Object	Clarence ‏(Paddy)‏ 1992 ‏(M71)‏ Type: Photo
Multimedia Object	Matthew Cassidy's Children c. 1909 ‏(M72)‏ Type: Photo
Multimedia Object	Clarence with Glenn Gillcash's family 1952 ‏(M73)‏ Type: Photo