The other day I was in O'Leary and stopped to take a few photos of this old house on Main Street.
This was the home of the Pate sisters ( L.A.W. Norma June; Marcia, high school teacher; and C.W.A.C. Patricia Joan - all three were veterans of WWII ). Norma Pate was the last to live here - she died a year ago (see Obituary below). Last summer the contents were sold at auction. Word around town is the house will be torn down when the estate is settled.
This was the home of the Pate sisters ( L.A.W. Norma June; Marcia, high school teacher; and C.W.A.C. Patricia Joan - all three were veterans of WWII ). Norma Pate was the last to live here - she died a year ago (see Obituary below). Last summer the contents were sold at auction. Word around town is the house will be torn down when the estate is settled.
"In 1915 Percy Turner had a home built to his specifications by Harry Williams who constructed a very fine house in O'Leary. In 1917, Percy Turner sold his house to James Malcolm MacWilliams and moved to Charlottetown. Later in Life, Mr. Turner became involved in civic politics and became mayor of Charlottetown for a short term.
In 1935, Lulu MacWilliams, wife of James Malcolm MacWilliams, decided to venture into the motel business. Because the MacWilliams house was so large, it easily served the needs of home and hotel. The clientele consisted of commercial travelers who stayed only 2 or 3 nights. The hotel could accommodate eight to ten people and would be completely filled by the first part of the week. The hotel was comfortable, well furnished and had a pleasing atmosphere. Guest would hurry off from the train at night to be sure to get a room here before it filled up.
The hotel operated for 12 year until 1947 when it was sold to Jean Pate and her family."
"Little Harry was born in Poplar Grave, P.E.I. - he came from a family of distinguished master carpenters and shipbuilders. His grandfather, Edward William, was a ship carpenter at the Port Hill shipyards and his maternal Ellis relatives were long involved with shipbuilding in England and in Port Hill. Little Harry apprenticed under builder George Gard of Alberton before moving to Massachusetts where he worked and studied architectural design. He married married Effie Ellis (1870-1957) of Conneticutt in 1893. They later returned to Prince Edward Island and built many impressive buildings in Western P.E.I." cf. http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=19165
To see more of Little Harry's work see a previous entry in this blog... http://peiheritagebuildings.blogspot.ca/2011/09/st-johns-anglican-church-ellerslie.html
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NORMA PATE OBITUARY.
Born: Boston
on June 24th, 1925 Passed on: February 27th, 2013
At
the Palliative Care Unit of Community Hospital, O'Leary, on Wednesday, Feb. 27,
2013, of Norma June Pate, O'Leary, aged 87, veteran of World War, having served
in the RCAF (WD), both in Canada and England. Born in Boston, Massachusetts,
June 24, 1925, daughter of the late Peter and Jean (Parsons) Pate. Norma is
survived by her brother Peter (Marion) Pate, Ottawa, ON., and sister Betty
Pepich, Chicago, Illinois. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by her parents, sisters Marcia and Patricia and
brother-in-law Eugene Pepich. Resting at the Ferguson Funeral Home and Chapel,
O'Leary, with visiting hours Saturday, March 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral
service Sunday, March 3, at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Comrades of O'Leary Royal
Canadian Legion will hold a service of remembrance for their late comrade
Saturday evening before visitation at 5:45 p.m. Interment to follow at a later
date in the Bloomfield United Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials,
in memory of Norma, to the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind)
would be appreciated. www.fergusonsfh.com
cf. http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-351198-norma-pate.html
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