HomeMy WebLinkAbout392"Article from the Pickering News, July 29, 1949, page 1.
Following a lengthy illness dating back to March of this year, Miss Louise Rorke passed away at
her home here on Saturday morning last.
Born in Thornbury, the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Richardson Rorke, she and her
sister, Miss Jessie Rorke, came to Pickering from Toronto some years ago,
building the comfortable home in the north-east section of our village.
The late Louise Rorke attended the Thornbury Collegiate, and the Hamilton Normal School,
and taught in the Norwich and the Thornbury public schools. She later joined the staff of the
Canadian Teacher, of which she later became editor, retiring from that post in 1945.
Miss Rorke was probably better known as the author of the very popular youth novel ""Lefty""
and the following ""Sugar Shanty"" and ""Lefty's Adventure"". Her last novel due to appear this
fall.
She was an active member of the Toronto Women's Press Club, and has been a regular
contributor to the Canadian Countryman, and editor of the Friends', magazine Canadian Friend"".
During her life in Pickering Rorke took an active interest and part in many of the local activities: a
Past President of the Women's Club, a member of the Women's Institute, a member of the United
Church W. A., and W. M. S. and taught a young women's class in the United Church Sunday
school, and took an interest in all public life of our village.
She is survived by her only sister. A private service took place at the home on Monday evening,
with interment at Thornbury on Tuesday.
Louise Rorke will be very much missed by all ages in Pickering, and the sympathy of their
many friends here is expressed to Miss Jessie Rorke, and to Miss Edith Murray,
who has spent many years with the Misses Rorke.
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