Son of William Parmelee and Marcella A. Whitney, married 23 Sept. 1885 to Mary Caroline Brooks.
The Ottawa Journal, Saturday, Feb. 23, 1957.
Charles Parmelee dies in hospital.
An Ottawa area pioneer, Charles Parmelee died in hospital yesterday after a long illness. He was 97.
Born July 4, 1859 in Essex, Vermont, Mr. Parmelee was a son of the late William G. Parmelee, who later became the first Canadian deputy minister of Trade and Commerce, and the late Marcella Whitney.
Before coming to Ottawa, he resided in Waterloo, Quebec from 1865 to 1893, where he was associated with the Eastern Townships Bank for 17 years. He moved to Ottawa in 1893 and worked with the Wholesale-Retail Grocers for more than seven years.
In 1901 he became a member of the office staff of the Ottawa Dairy Company, and stayed with them, and their successors, the Borden Company, for 31 years. He retired from active employ when he was in his 73rd year.
He married the former Mary Caroline Brooks, daughter of the late Major and Mrs. Lyman H. Brooks of Waterloo in 1885. She predeceased him in 1947.
Surviving are two sons, Cecil Grannis and Charles Aubrey, both of Ottawa, two daughters, Mrs. Frederick R. Carter (Edith) of Maplewood, N.J., and Mrs. Leonard E. Chesley (Marguerite) of Ottawa; one brother Wifred Humphrey Parmelee, Edmonton, and three sisters, Mrs. John W. Dafoe, Winnipeg, and Misses Sarah and Julia Parmelee of Ottawa.
Entombment will be in Beechwood Cemetery.
The Ottawa Journal, Saturday, Feb. 23, 1957.
Charles Parmelee dies in hospital.
An Ottawa area pioneer, Charles Parmelee died in hospital yesterday after a long illness. He was 97.
Born July 4, 1859 in Essex, Vermont, Mr. Parmelee was a son of the late William G. Parmelee, who later became the first Canadian deputy minister of Trade and Commerce, and the late Marcella Whitney.
Before coming to Ottawa, he resided in Waterloo, Quebec from 1865 to 1893, where he was associated with the Eastern Townships Bank for 17 years. He moved to Ottawa in 1893 and worked with the Wholesale-Retail Grocers for more than seven years.
In 1901 he became a member of the office staff of the Ottawa Dairy Company, and stayed with them, and their successors, the Borden Company, for 31 years. He retired from active employ when he was in his 73rd year.
He married the former Mary Caroline Brooks, daughter of the late Major and Mrs. Lyman H. Brooks of Waterloo in 1885. She predeceased him in 1947.
Surviving are two sons, Cecil Grannis and Charles Aubrey, both of Ottawa, two daughters, Mrs. Frederick R. Carter (Edith) of Maplewood, N.J., and Mrs. Leonard E. Chesley (Marguerite) of Ottawa; one brother Wifred Humphrey Parmelee, Edmonton, and three sisters, Mrs. John W. Dafoe, Winnipeg, and Misses Sarah and Julia Parmelee of Ottawa.
Entombment will be in Beechwood Cemetery.
Son of William Parmelee and Marcella A. Whitney, married 23 Sept. 1885 to Mary Caroline Brooks.
The Ottawa Journal, Saturday, Feb. 23, 1957.
Charles Parmelee dies in hospital.
An Ottawa area pioneer, Charles Parmelee died in hospital yesterday after a long illness. He was 97.
Born July 4, 1859 in Essex, Vermont, Mr. Parmelee was a son of the late William G. Parmelee, who later became the first Canadian deputy minister of Trade and Commerce, and the late Marcella Whitney.
Before coming to Ottawa, he resided in Waterloo, Quebec from 1865 to 1893, where he was associated with the Eastern Townships Bank for 17 years. He moved to Ottawa in 1893 and worked with the Wholesale-Retail Grocers for more than seven years.
In 1901 he became a member of the office staff of the Ottawa Dairy Company, and stayed with them, and their successors, the Borden Company, for 31 years. He retired from active employ when he was in his 73rd year.
He married the former Mary Caroline Brooks, daughter of the late Major and Mrs. Lyman H. Brooks of Waterloo in 1885. She predeceased him in 1947.
Surviving are two sons, Cecil Grannis and Charles Aubrey, both of Ottawa, two daughters, Mrs. Frederick R. Carter (Edith) of Maplewood, N.J., and Mrs. Leonard E. Chesley (Marguerite) of Ottawa; one brother Wifred Humphrey Parmelee, Edmonton, and three sisters, Mrs. John W. Dafoe, Winnipeg, and Misses Sarah and Julia Parmelee of Ottawa.
Entombment will be in Beechwood Cemetery.
The Ottawa Journal, Saturday, Feb. 23, 1957.
Charles Parmelee dies in hospital.
An Ottawa area pioneer, Charles Parmelee died in hospital yesterday after a long illness. He was 97.
Born July 4, 1859 in Essex, Vermont, Mr. Parmelee was a son of the late William G. Parmelee, who later became the first Canadian deputy minister of Trade and Commerce, and the late Marcella Whitney.
Before coming to Ottawa, he resided in Waterloo, Quebec from 1865 to 1893, where he was associated with the Eastern Townships Bank for 17 years. He moved to Ottawa in 1893 and worked with the Wholesale-Retail Grocers for more than seven years.
In 1901 he became a member of the office staff of the Ottawa Dairy Company, and stayed with them, and their successors, the Borden Company, for 31 years. He retired from active employ when he was in his 73rd year.
He married the former Mary Caroline Brooks, daughter of the late Major and Mrs. Lyman H. Brooks of Waterloo in 1885. She predeceased him in 1947.
Surviving are two sons, Cecil Grannis and Charles Aubrey, both of Ottawa, two daughters, Mrs. Frederick R. Carter (Edith) of Maplewood, N.J., and Mrs. Leonard E. Chesley (Marguerite) of Ottawa; one brother Wifred Humphrey Parmelee, Edmonton, and three sisters, Mrs. John W. Dafoe, Winnipeg, and Misses Sarah and Julia Parmelee of Ottawa.
Entombment will be in Beechwood Cemetery.
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