Individual Details

People called him Guffer. He grew up in Lindsay, Ontario. He was one year too young to join WWII. He worked at Union Carbide in Lindsay for a long time. He has four children. He got a disease called Anklyosing Spondalitis which caused him much pain and fused his bones. He took medication to help this but it damaged his kidney and he was waiting for a kidney transplant. They told him he was ineligible and he died shortly after. He was a good father and grandfather, he had a great sense of humour. Hockey was his big love and he coached and played hockey.
He was my grandfather. - 21 June 2024 by StacyPorter3
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In Memory of Gordon "Guffer" Abercrombie December 28, 1989 25 years ago He left us quietly His thoughts unknown But left us memories We are so proud to own So treasure him Lord In your garden of rest For when on earth He was one of the best Lovingly remembered by his wife Audrey, Children Jim & Barb, Steve & Jo-Ellen, Bill & Stephanie, Judy & Steve, 11 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren
Published online December 31, 2014
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Gordon Abercrombie (1927-1989)
Known affectionately as “Guffer" to all, Gord Abercrombie was synonymous with all that minor hockey stood for in Lindsay for more than two decades. More than a generation of Lindsay hockey players benefited from being coach by Guffer at one time or another in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. His teams captured many minor hockey titles and tournaments across Ontario and beyond, including Silver Stick championships in Port Huron (Michigan), Sarnia, Orillia, Trenton and Dundas. One of his most celebrated accomplishments was coaching the Lindsay Kinsmen Peewee hockey club to the Goderich Young Canada Week championship in 1963. Stressing the value of effort and teamwork, he kindled the competitive spirits of his players and left them with qualities to serve them throughout their lives. The Lindsay Minor Hockey Association awards the Guffer Abercrombie Trophy to the top coach of the year.

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Birth	1927	Lindsay, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Census (family)-shared	1931	(Henry Austin Abercrombie and Margaretta Nicholls) Lindsay, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada
Death	28 Dec 1989	Lindsay, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Burial	5 Jan 1990	Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada

Spouse	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living

Father	Henry Austin Abercrombie ( - 1954)
Mother	Margaretta Nicholls (1891 - 1957)
Sibling	Hildred Abercrombie (1915 - )
Sibling	Lula Abercrombie (1917 - )
Sibling	Aileen Abercrombie ( - 1935)
Sibling	Bruce Erland Abercrombie (1921 - 1989)
Sibling	Jean Abercrombie (1923 - )

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