
A newspaper clipping of an obituary for W.M. Ransberry, known as Mel, from Delaware, Ontario, who passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 18, 1999, at University Hospital in London, Ontario. He was preceded in death by his wife Doris and daughter Jayne. He is survived by his sons Ian and Andre, their spouses Janice and Margaret, grandchildren Dana, Brent, Victoria, and great-grandchildren Jack, Sophie, Tess, and Kate. His siblings include Ken, Isabel, Mae, Harold, Eleanor, and Norma, with predeceased siblings Russell, Jack, Lloyd, Jean, Barbara, and Gordon. Mel served as an Artillery Captain in World War II. He was educated at Victoria College, University of Toronto, and had a career as a teacher, college master, school inspector, and superintendent of schools in Sudbury District.