A few friends gathered at the Emo hospital common room April 20 to help Olive Earle, former desk clerk at the office of Dr. D.R. Young, celebrate her 95th birthday.
She received several birthday cards wishing her all the best, and was presented with a one-layer decorated cake with floral trimming.
Olive beamed during the proceedings even though the gathering was small, made up of friends she had known for years, including Ted and Jean Corrigan, Wes Williams, Dixie Kinnear, Gertie MacMillan, Claire Corrigan, Ken and Agnes Lockman, Army Orme, Jean Curtis, and Adelia and Milt Guba.
I remember Olive at the old Emo Clinic receiving patients with a smile, and she very courteous to everyone. A jolly individual, Olive is a source of encouragement like a spring fountain.
She now resides at the Emo hospital due to her health condition.
Olive had worked for 30 years at the clinic (which had been located behind the residence of Dr. Young before moving to its present location at the Emo hospital), retiring in 1971.
She had taken over from Lottie Cooke, initially hired as only part-time after the former’s retirement. But Dr. Young decided to keep Olive and gave her the position on a permanent basis.
She had lived in a small but cozy house on the outskirts of Emo, south on River Road, where she enjoyed gardening and raising flowers. But with health problems setting in, she later moved to Queen Street Manor.
Olive still enjoys the outdoors when she can get there. Like all of us, she is living life one day at a time.
Fort Frances Times
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