259 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND MITCHELL, George Henry George was born on November 17, 1909, in Belfast, Ireland. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) to World War II on November 26, 1941 with the Scots Fusiliers and served in Scotland and Canada until his discharge in May 1942. George married Mabel Elizabeth (Schlueter) and they raised four children: Keith, Marie, Bernice, and Donald. He was employed at the K-WHospital in the Laundry Facilities. His love of music was shown with him playing drums and his harmonica. He also had a craving for motorcycles. He was a member of the Rockway Seniors and a 28-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion New Hamburg Branch 532. George passed away on March 1, 1984 and is laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Ontario. MODROWSKI (DUNCAN), Edith May Edith was born on May 13, 1934, in Toronto, Ontario, to George and Connie Duncan, along with four siblings: Ross, Connie, Ken, and Evelyn. Edith received most of her education in the Toronto area and finished with grade ten at the Orangeville High School. On December 18, 1952, Edith enlisted with the Royal CanadianAir Force (Reserve) where she became anAirwoman First Class, Medical Assistant, Group One. On March 9, 1954, she was honourably released and entered civilian life. An item of special things she did after her service was noted as raising five children, Ross, Judy, Brenda, Eddie, and Brian. She also enjoyed travel, horseshoes and dancing the polka with her husband Edward Modrowski for 58 years. She loved working with the kitchen staff at the University of Waterloo, “village 2”. Edith and Edward were members of The Royal Canadian Legion Waterloo Branch 530. Unfortunately, Edith passed away on May 15, 2023 and her remains are interred at Parkview Cemetery in Waterloo. Edith’s name has been inscribed on plaque #9 of the Waterloo Legions Veterans Wall of Remembrance. MITCHELL, George William George was born in Bowmanville, Ontario on August 17, 1921. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in April 1941. He was sent to Petawawa for training and was placed in the 2nd HeavyArtillery Battalion. He was trained as a driver on trucks for hauling equipment. Training continued, but eventually the battalion was sent to Normandy in France and eventually to Belgium, Holland, and into Germany itself and got to the River Rhine. A while after the war’s end, he returned home and was discharged in 1945. Following the sea trip and train ride, he arrived in Newcastle in the middle of the night. Being unable to get a phone, he had to walk home to his parents’ place in Orono. George, like many other war Veterans, did not like to talk about his war experiences. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 for many years. George passed away on October 21, 2021.
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