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| 401 | Sister Mary McCarville died from injuries sustained in a car accident. | McCarville, Mary Margaret (P1633)
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| 402 | Sister Mary McCarville was born on October 14, 1912 in Newton, P.E.I., the daughter of John A. McCarville and Annie (Kelly) McCarville. She attended Newton School to Grade 10 and then furthered her education at Prince of Whales College for two years, acquiring a teacher’s First Class license in 1932. In the fall of the same year she entered the congregation of the Sister’s of Saint Martha of P.E.I. Her first mission was at Vincent’s Orphanage where she taught and was in charge of the girls. She continued her vocation as teacher at Kinkora, Lennox Island, St. Teresa, Tracadie, Fort Augustus, and Morell Rear (Green Meadows). On retiring from teaching she worked at the Charlottetown Hospital in the Distribution Kitchen, in the administration at the Sacred Heart Home, as Sacristan at St. Dunstan’s Basilica and with senior Sisters at Mount St. Mary’s. She was also local leader at the Sacred Heart Home, Tracadie and Lennox Island. She died on July 16, 1993 from the injuries sustained in a car/train accident. Sister Joanne McCarville | McCarville, Mary Margaret (P1633)
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| 403 | Sister of Ethel Deighan, who is married to Margaret's husband's brother, John Aden McIver. | Deighan, Margaret (I2513)
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| 404 | Sister of Margaret Deighan, who is married to Ethel's husband's brother, William Joseph Parnell McIver. | Deighan, Ethel Josephine (I2562)
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| 405 | Sister St. Hugh McIver (Emily McIver) was the daughter of Hugh McIver and Caroline McGuigan, born March 8, 1901 at Kinkora, P.E.I. She spent the first 15 years on the family farm in Newton but then in the summer of 1916 she left P.E.I. in the good company of her two aunts - - Sister Mary Charles and Sister Damian. The group’s destination was St. Joseph’s Novitiate, St. Paul, where in 1917 she received the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. In 1918, two years before obtaining her Derham Hall High School diploma, Sister St. Hugh began the first part of a 34 year service to St. Luke’s Grade School, St. Paul. She taught first grade for 16 years and in 1934 began a nine year principalship. The following years saw Sister Hugh serving as an upper grade teacher and/or elementary school principal mostly within the St. Paul and Minneapolis area. For three years, from 1951 until 1954, Sister St. Hugh generously shared her expertise as a reading supervisor and traveled many miles throughout Missouri to conduct reading demonstration lessons. Sister St. Hugh returned to St. Luke’s in 1962 to teach eighth grade for three years. In 1975 she returned again and began five years of remedial part-time teaching. These last years were particularly rich and full for Sister St. Hugh: warm family relationships continued, old and new community relationships were nurtured, friends from her teaching days remained loved and cared for. Sister St. Hugh crocheted, read, played bridge, cooked, gardened, watched birds, and prayed: she spread beauty around her. She lived in the quiet confidence of God’s love. She died February 28, 1982 and was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, St. Paul, MN. Story submitted by Sister Margaret Pierre | McIver, Emily Florine (P204)
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| 406 | Sister Winnifred A. Kelly, 76 (formerly Sister John Madeline),a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, died Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at St. Joseph Health and Rehab Center, Cedar Grove, NJ. The wake for Sister Winnifred Kelly will be held on Monday. July 2, 2018 from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Holy Family Chapel, Convent Station, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial at 1:30p.m. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Convent Station immediately following the Mass. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of S.J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service. For more information please visit their website: www.parsippanyfuneral.com. Sister Winnifred was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of John and Madeline (McIver) Kelly. She entered the Sisters of Charity on September 6, 1961 and was a member for 56 years. Sister Winnifred graduated from St. Raphael School of Nursing, New Haven, CT with a Diploma in Nursing. She received her BSN from Pace University, Westchester, NY. After a period of time she pursued an MPA degree in Public Administration in Health Care from Long Island University, NY. During the period of pursuing her various degrees Sister Winnifred served as a nurse at the Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT and Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY. She served in the health ministry at St. Anne Villa, Convent Station NJ and Paterson Adult Day Center, Paterson, NJ. She was a Director of Project L.I.N.C., Pompton Lakes; NJ and Program Manager at Kessler/Wellkind, Chester, NJ and at Jarvie Commonwheel Service, NY. She began to pursue other interests and became a Web Site Manager for the Passionist Community, Union City, NJ; and a Project Consultant and Data Integration/Medical Billing, at the Senior Care & Activities Center, Montclair, NJ. She was an advocate for the elderly and frequently contacted elected officials about funding and legislation that impacted the lives of senior citizens and persons in extended care facilities. Sister Winnie was a professional softball player in her beloved Massachusetts prior to entering the Sisters of Charity. Her love of the outdoors and of sports continued as she pursued different activities with her good friend, Sister Dorothy Mastrian. Her strong belief in the need for senior adults to exercise regularly led her to become an Exercise Leader at Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains, NJ. She is survived by the Sisters of Charity; SC; her sister, Mary Swan, her nieces Mary Beth Mayo and Sherry Bennett nephews Michael Swan and Brian Kelly all of Massachusetts; good friends Carol Hoban, SC and Paul and Elaine Hennion; other nieces, nephews, grandnieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Sisters of Charity Development Fund, P.O. Box 476, Convent Station, NJ 07961-0476 would be greatly appreciated. Funeral Home S.J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service 60 North Beverwyck Rd. Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 (973) 335-4700 | Kelly, Winnifred A (I3043)
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| 407 | Sister Winnifred McIver was born in 1918 to Michael J. McIver and Catherine Hughes McGuigan McIver, the youngest of seven children, while her parents were living in Van Buren, Maine. The next year in 1919 the family moved back P.E.I. and lived in Kinkora where her father was involved in developing the seed potato industry. The family built a large house which was later to become the Kinkora Convent for the Sisters of St. Martha (in 2009 – O’Shea’s Inn). Sister was nineteen years old when her mother died in 1937. She was known at an early age to be a gifted musician and trained as such. At sixteen years of age (1934) she joined the Sisters of Saint Martha in Charlottetown. Over the years she attended Prince of Wales College for her Teaching Certificate. With her musical talents she taught music in Island schools for thirty-five years including Tracadie, Charlottetown, Bloomfield, and St. Louis. Later she would transfer into parish ministry and worked in Palmer Road, Cornwall and Lennox Island. Sister Winnifred died on June 27, 1991 and is buried in St. Martha’s Cemetery in Charlottetown. | McIver, Stella Winnifred (I3031)
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| 408 | Son of Matthew and Frances (McIver) Dempsey Predeceased by siblings Carolyn Dempsey and Maureen Lenseth U.S. Army veteran. Vermont National Guard veteran, rank of Brigadier General. | Dempsey, John Matthew Lawrence (I1077)
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| 409 | Son of Matthew and Margaret Mulcare Dempsey, he graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1907. He started working in Martin's Shoe Store while in high school and, along with Patrick Montague, bought the business in 1939. In 1958 his family bought out the business. He served on the City Council from 1951 to 1957 and was a former director and president of the Chamber of Commerce. A WWI Army veteran, he served from 15 Dec 1917 to 19 Jul 1919. He leaves his wife, the former Frances Edith McIver, a son, two daughters, and six grandchildren. | Dempsey, Matthew Lawrence (I1075)
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| 410 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I3084)
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| 411 | Sunpapers, June 22, 2004: On June 18, 2004 REVEREND EUGENE J. Mc KENNA, S.S.J.; beloved son of the late Loretto (nee Mc Iver) and John J. Mc Kenna; dear brother of the late William T., James L. Mc Kenna and Katherine M. Snow. A Mass of Christ the High Priest will be held at St. Joseph's Manor, 911 W. Lake Avenue, on Tuesday at 7 P.M., where a Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 11 A.M. Interment New Cathedral Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 3 to 7 P.M. Arrangements by Leonard J. Ruck, Inc | McKenna, Eugene Joseph (I3023)
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| 412 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I1091)
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| 413 | Susan was born in April 1847 in Newton, Prince Edward Island, and was the tenth of eleven children born to Hugh McKeever and Mary Quinn. She remained single and lived with her brother, Peter, in the house that is presently (2004) owned by James McIver. It was a most pleasant place to visit and the nieces or nephews visiting them would frequently return home with jams, pickles and vegetables. In 1886, their niece, Annie Kelly, was brought to their home to live with them. Annie married John McCarville and following Peter’s death, the farm was inherited by Annie and her husband, John. John’s father owned the adjoining farm on the east side. Susan is buried alongside her brother, Peter, and Annie and her husband John, in St. Malachy’s Cemetery in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island. Submitted by Eileen McAvinn (with updates) | McKeever (McIver), Susan (P249)
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| 414 | The baptismal record for Michael McKeever was found in County Monaghan, Ireland. This record includes the following information: “Michael McKeever, son of Hugh McKeever and Mary Quinn from Drumagelvin townland, Parish of Tyholland, was baptized 25 January 1837. The sponsors were Bernard McCourt and Mary McKeever. The priest was Rev. Arthur Holland” Discussion with a genealogist (Theo McMahon) in County Monaghan indicates that the church in which the baptism took place was newly opened in 1837 and is still open and in good condition. Family members have visited this church and pictures of the church will be placed on the web site. When the genealogist was asked why the family would have come back to Ireland, his response was that they were building a new canal in the area where the family was located and there was probably hope for work. Michael was 20 years of age when his father died in 1857. In his father’s will, he is designated to share Farm No. One in Lot 26 with his brother Peter when their mother died. Until that time, she was to own the property. His brother John was to have the farm joining to Farm No. One in Lot 26. In the 1880 Meacham Atlas both of these farms are in the possession of John, and Michael has a farm property in Hampton. It is not known at this time when Michael moved to Hampton and under what circumstances. It is interesting that it appears his mother continued to live with him, as it was in Michael’s home in Hampton where she died in 1876. At this time, Michael was married to Susan McKenna and they had one child. Michael and Susan went on to have nine children. As per the 1900 US Census, Michael, Susan, and two of their children, Charles Hugh and Zita, immigrated to the United States in 1898, and were living in Caribou, Maine, on a farm owned by Michael. In 1901, they were back in Hampton, Prince Edward Island, where their son, Michael J. was identified as the head of the household in the 1901 Census of Canada. Michael and Susan’s other children appear to have been under the care of Michael J. while they were in Caribou, Maine. Michael and Susan’s children all left the Island. Zita returned to Caribou, Maine, and both Josie (Josephine) and Michael J. Immigrated to nearby Van Buren, Maine. Josie settled in Massachusetts following her marriage, and Michael J. returned to PEI where he stabbed large potato farms based on the knowledge he brought back from the US. Laura (Loretta) and Charles Hugh settled in Massachusetts, and Mary Ann, Cecelia and Margaret all settled in San Francisco, California. Eugene seems to have travelled the most, living in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, followed by Butte, Montana. He returned to PEI following the death of his first wife, later travelling to the US with the intention of settling in Massachusetts, however he finally returned and settled in PEI. Michael and his wife Susan are buried in St. Malachy’s Cemetery in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, where there is a beautiful headstone that also has their son Eugene’s name on it. | McKeever (McIver), Michael (P252)
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| 415 | The California Divorce Index shows the couple divorced in 1972, however Joe's obituary indicates that they were still married when she died in 1998. | Family: Joseph John Pallotta, II / Margaret Gwendolyn McIver (F1103)
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| 416 | The central database for UK burials and cremations | Source (S226678939)
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| 417 | The death of Sister Mary Germaine of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception took place in Ste. Joseph’s Hospital after an illness of three weeks on October 8, 1942. Sister Germaine was Miss Margaret McKenna of Hampton, P.E.I., a daughter of the late Francis and Anne McKeever McKenna. She was born January 13, 1867. She entered the novitiate of St. Vincent’s in 1885 and was professed as a Sister of Charity in December 1887. Having passed the provincial examinations for teacher, Sister Germaine taught in the Saint John Schools for many years – in St. Peter’s; St. Patrick’s, West Saint John; St. Joseph’s and as Principal at St. Thomas School. After sick leave of two years she returned to the work of teaching, succeeding Sister M. Winnifred at St. Vincent’s Orphanage. There she taught for more than 20 years. Following her retirement she continued her interest in the girls who had passed through her classes, many of whom never failed to come to see her when he returned to Saint John. Besides her work as a teacher, Sister Germaine was for several years Mistress of Novices in St. Vincent’s Convent. In that work she won the affection of the young Sisters and still is remembered reverently by those she trained in the religious life. For several years Sister Germaine had been Treasurer General of the Sisters of Charity as well. She is survived by two sisters, Sister Mary Constance, Ste. Patrick’s Orphanage, Silver Falls, and Mrs. Lavinia Trainor, Sudbury, Ontario; also one brother, Charles McKenna, Deland, Florida. The funeral was held on Monday, October 12, from St. Vincent’s Chapel where High Mass of Requiem was sung. Burial was made in the Sisters’ lot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Submitted by Sister M. Genevieve Hennessey, Archivist | McKenna, Margaret (P1531)
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| 418 | The death of Sister Mary Raphael occurred at St. Vincent’s Convent, Cliff Street, on Tuesday. She was formerly Miss Adrienne McKenna, daughter of Francis McKenna who resides near Charlottetown, P.E.I. and the late Anne McKeever. Ada was born March 20, 1865, the third oldest of eight children. When Ada was 11 years old her mother died. The 1881 census indicates she was living at home with her father and the two youngest children in the family. Sister Mary Raphael entered the Convent, January 29, 1893, passed her novitiate, and after her religious profession taught in several of the schools of the Sisters’ missions in Moncton and Buctouche. The cause of death was consumption from which she had been ill almost a year. The funeral was held on Thursday morning, October 11, after a Requiem Mass celebrated in the Convent Chapel by Reverent A. J. O’Neill. Internment was made in the new Catholic Cemetery. Sister Raphael was a sister of Sister Germaine and Sister Constance of our Community. Submitted by Sister M. Genevieve Hennessey, Archivist | McKenna, Ann (Ada) (P1530)
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| 419 | The following is, with permission, a direct quote from a book produced by Mr. Kevin Farmer. This book, AROUND KINKORA AREA, was published by The Maple Leaf Senior Citizens and the quote is contained in Chapter 8 of the book. “It is widely known that Prince Edward Island is a major potato-producing province in Canada. It is less well known that the birthplace of the Island’s most prized potato export, white seed potatoes, was the Kinkora area: and that the father of the P.E.I. seed potato industry was Michael J. McIver. “M.J.”, as he was usually known, was born at McIver’s Point near Hampton in Township 29, P.E.I. in 1878; and after his marriage to Mrs. Catherine (Hughes) McGuigan in 1904 moved to Main, U.S.A., eventually settling in Van Buren, Maine in 1908. There he gained experience in the production and marketing of potatoes. But he desired to return to his native province, and kept informed about efforts at the P.E.I. experimental farm, Charlottetown, to substitute white potatoes for the them popular blue variety. In 1919 he returned to P.E.I. and test-grew twenty-five acres of white potatoes in Newton. Satisfied with the results he purchased the eighty-acre farm from John Wall in Kinkora for $8,000.00 in 1920. The following year he moved his family to Kinkora, and had a large home built on this property. (This house later became the Convent and in 2009 is Chez Shea Inn) Within the next few years he purchased or leased several more farms within the area, on which he grew potatoes. His choice of area to begin a seed potato industry was ideal. P.E.I. was a preferred source for seed potatoes because its potatoes were not seriously affected by scab, as were potatoes in other parts of Canada. The area around Kinkora lies within what is called “the agricultural heart of the Island” Moreover, Townships 26 and 27 were the only townships which recorded increases in potato production between 1890 and 1920. Using his marketing skills and his personal contacts with American buyers, M.J. quickly became a success. By 1924 the newspapers were referring to him as the “Potato King”. The following excerpt from 1926 is a sample of the enthusiastic praise heaped upon him. Mr. M.J. McIvor, (sic) Kinkora, the pioneer of intensified potato culture on P.E.I. started an enterprise in Kinkora, P.E.I. several years ago which has nearly revolutionized old methods of growing potatoes, and has been a great source of revenue to a large number of our people – making of their farms a perennial gold mine – with a rich annual ‘paystreak’. Mr. McIvor has grown this year 35,000 bushels of potatoes. He is also an extensive buyer and shipper of potatoes; he has shipped 50 carloads to New York city alone this fall. He bought and sold 125 carloads in all. P.E.I. wants more men like Mr. McIvor – men who will ‘start’ something. The changes he introduced to the growing of potatoes include the use of a horse-drawn potato seeder, which dropped the potato ‘sets’ (cut portions of potatoes bearing the buds or seeds) into a drill, and covered them with soil; the use of chemical fertilizers; and single-crop farming. His use of many workers during the whole year to prepare soil, plant, spray with insecticides, hill the rows of potato plants, harvest and grade the potatoes, was also a “revolution” in potato growing. Neighbours were surprised ; some disapproved of such intensive activity in a single crop; and one even condemned the use of chemical fertilizer. But others remembered he paid workers well; that more cars were purchased in the area after his arrival; and that he had many admirers. His example was copied by many Island farmers. In 1920 only one-fifth of potatoes grown on P.E.I. were for seed (about 533 acres), by 1928 half of all potatoes were for seed (25,883 acres)….” M.J. eventually sold the farm in Kinkora (need more research on reasons why) and relocated to Lake Verde where he continued to farm. He is buried in Kinkora with his first wife, Catherine M. Hughes. Catherine died in 1937 at the age of 56 years. M.J. died in 1958 at the age of 80 years. | McIver, Michael Joseph (P1567)
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| 420 | Theodore Augustine (TA) McIver, the third of ten children of John McIver and Emily Harrington, was born in 1864 in Newton, PE. In 1897, he married Adilla Johnston, daughter of Richard Johnston and Mary Ann McMurrer from Kinkora. They were married there at St. Malachy’s Church in Kinkora, lived in this village for thirty plus years and this is where all their children were born and raised. They began their married life in the village where they operated a store and produce business. While farming their land in Newton, Theodore worked for International Harvester Company as a machine salesman. Later in the 1920’s he and Earl Craig were in partnership growing, buying and selling potatoes. Their markets reached across Canada and into the New England States. After retiring from the potato business, he sold fertilizer for the C.I.L. Company until he retired at the age of seventy-five years. They moved to Summerside in the 1930’s for their remaining years. Both are buried in St. Malachy’s Cemetery, Kinkora. Submitted by Blanche McPherson, daughter | McIver, Theodore Augustine (P63)
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| 421 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I2499)
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| 422 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: Living / Debra Cudio (F757)
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| 423 | To view memorial slideshow, visit: https://www.carrierfuneralhome.com/obituary/debora-ann-carmichael-phd | Yish, Debora Ann (I3261)
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| 424 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (P1)
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| 425 | Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900 | Source (S227379023)
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| 426 | Vera always knew from a very young age she would be a nurse. After graduation from Nursing School in 1941, she spent much of her career as a private duty nurse. From 1967 to 1979, Vera was the Director of Nursing at Priory Hospital, a long-term care facility for the elderly. While working in this position, Vera pioneered an innovative style of nursing that became internationally accepted as the standard of care for seniors. She won many awards for her work, the most noted being the Order of Canada in 1986. In 1987, Vera was asked by the Bishop of Victoria to take on the role of Diocesan Archivist. She continued working as the Archivist until she passed away in 2009 at the age of 93. Vera authored a book tracing her Germanized Polish family, who immigrated to Canada from Russia in the early 1900’s. More information about Vera’s nursing career and her two books, “Quest for Freedom” and “The Forgotten Revolution: The Priory Method” can be found on the Internet. Submitted by Ruth McIver, daughter | Dombowsky, Vera Elizabeth (I2292)
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| 427 | Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings | Source (S238068006)
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| 428 | Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings | Source (S238068022)
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| 429 | Wayne, born in 1947 was remarried to Ann Marie Pelletier in 2002 and has (2) children by his previous spouse (born 1974 and 1981) and (1) grandchild posthumously. Wayne was retired but passed away October 14,2017. Wayne’s oldest child lives a single life employed with the Canadian Armed Forces and lives in Petawawa, Ontario while his youngest child lives with their spouse and they have one child (born July 2019). They live in York- Toronto, Ontario. (Written by Kevin McIver, August 2020) | McIver, Wayne Joseph (P61)
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| 430 | Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register | Source (S227951082)
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| 431 | When Emily was single, she worked for a millinery business where she made hats, possibly some place near Moncton or Nova Scotia. Later on she met Willie Jacques on Prince Edward Island where he worked with M.J. McIver as a potato farmer. They were married on Prince Edward Island and raised their children in Van Buren, Maine. She was busy raising her nine children and sewed a lot of their clothes herself. She also liked to knit and embroider. She belonged to The Daughters of Isabella, a social group in Van Buren where she met and played bridge and enjoyed herself with other women. The family moved to Hartford in 1947 where they lived till she died in 1963. She was very much loved by her children and all her grandchildren, who visited often. Submitted by Rose-Marie Jacques, daughter-in-law | Gallant, Catherine Emily (I187)
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| 432 | While on tour during World War II, Joe was posted to Coastal Command as a crew member on B24 (Liberator) flying out of Reykjavik, Iceland. They patrolled the North Atlantic hunting for German U Boats and flew cover for convoys. On November 18, 1944, when his aircraft did not return to base, Joe and the rest of the crew were reported missing and at a later date presumed to be dead. | McIver, Joseph Charles (I2505)
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| 433 | Will passed away peacefully at home in Bridgewater, Connecticut on January 7, 2017, after a long illness. Born and raised in Yuba City, he was proceeded in death by his parents Herbert and Estelle Crowhurst, brothers Herb, Tom and Harold Crowhurst. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marcine, sons Jamie (Lisa), Joe (Heather), Tim (Cecilia), daughter Karen (BJ), granddaughters Elle', Isabell, Sophie, Kate and Poppy, grandsons, Joe and Freddie, brother Henry (Iola), sisters-in-law Margrit, and Marnee, and several cousins, nieces and nephews. A 1960 graduate of Yuba City High School, and 1964 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Will's career in education included teaching, coaching, principal and superintendent in Sutter and Lake counties. From 1990 to 2000, he taught at the International School of Prague. He was also an accomplished builder in areas where he lived. He was an avid S.F. Giants and Cal football fan, a lifetime member of the Cal Alumni Association, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the National 9/11 Memorial Museum in Manhattan. He most enjoyed spending time with his wife, children, and grandchildren. Will loved the Lord and his family wholeheartedly. A Celebration of Life is planned on July 16th at 3:00 PM, at the Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County, Ettl Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to The Estelle Peirano Crowhurst Memorial Scholarship Fund, 930 Acacia Ave., Yuba City, Ca. 95993 or a charity of your choice. Published in Appeal Democrat on July 7, 2017 - Marysville, CA. | Crowhurst, James Willard (I2493)
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| 434 | William F. "Bill" McDermott of Fairfield, loving husband; devoted father, grandfather and great-grandfather; and passionate educator passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 26th surrounded by his family. He was 79 years old. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on July 28, 1937, the first of four children of Dorothea and Francis McDermott. His drive to empower others led him to pursue an MA in education from Seton Hall University and graduate work in administration at Teachers College Columbia University after graduating Cum Laude with a BS in education from the State Teachers College at Salem State University, MA. Bill loved his career in education, serving first as principal of Dwight Elementary School in Fairfield and principal of Eastbury Elementary in Glastonbury for the final 19 years of his career. His passion for his students was exemplified in his commitment to the Board of Directors of the Elementary and Middle School Principals Association of Connecticut, including serving as both Vice President and President. Bill was also on the governing Board of the Connecticut Principal's Academy and the Connecticut Association of Schools. He was a strong advocate for children, especially those with special needs. He conducted workshops advocating for mainstreaming children with special needs into the regular classroom in Connecticut and nationally, earning him the Exemplary Principal Award in Special Education. Bill initially met his future wife, Jo-Ann, through his younger sister Ellen. Fourteen years later, after reuniting at his father's wake, their romance began, and they married in 1973. They lived in Park Forest, IL before settling in Fairfield in 1976. Bill's children were the focus of his life. He was a gentle father, empowering his children to think independently, accomplish their personal goals and live life with integrity – just as he did. Nothing brought him more joy than putting a smile on the face of a loved one with his incredible generosity. Bill enjoyed a very active life. He was an ardent sailor from his early years in Lynn, MA to his adult life in Fairfield. In fact, it was his love of sailing and the Fairfield beaches that kept him living in Fairfield and commuting to Glastonbury. Never one to sit still, he enjoyed hiking hut to hut in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, international travel and skiing in Jackson Hole, WY. He was an avid philatelist collecting Vatican City and Irish stamps. He also had a love for biking, gardening, photography, reading and classical music. Following retirement, Bill continued his service to others as a Core Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County and at Operation Hope of Fairfield. Bill is survived by his wife Jo-Ann of 43 years; his children Michelle Olson of Fairfield; Sean and his wife Dorren of Rosemont, PA; Brendan and his wife Nicki of Jackson, WY; Keary Salls and his wife Ida of Enterprise, AL; grandchildren Kevin Olson and his wife Jena; Caitlin Colon and her husband Manny; Kyle Olson; Maureen, Patrick and Duncan McDermott; Brynn and Cora McDermott; Ava and Quinn Salls; and great granddaughter, Tenley Rose Olson. Bill is also survived by his sisters Sheila Alysbury and her husband Thomas; Ellen Elson; and Maura Zaval and her husband Ken. Calling hours will be held Wednesday November 30th from 4-7pm at Lesko & Polke Funeral Home, and the funeral service is Thursday December 1st at 10am at St. Pius X Church, both in Fairfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Connecticut Hospice 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405 or to Operation Hope of Fairfield, 636 Old Post Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824. | McDermott, William Francis (P1836)
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| 435 | William Joseph Parnell (Will) was born in Newton, the oldest of 13 children to Peter Damian and Margaret (nee McKenna) McIver. Will enjoyed growing up on the family farm, winning prizes for his calves as a young boy at local 4H competitions and shows. His love of the farm remained a lifelong passion, fueled by his weekly visits to the Newton farm. He attended St. Dunstan’s University but returned to Newton upon the untimely death of his Mother, Margaret, at 40 years of age in 1927 to assist in the care of his siblings. In 1930 Will joined the Canadian National Railways Marine Division which operated the car ferries between Borden and Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, beginning as a waiter aboard the S.S. Prince Edward Island. He remained with the CN Marine for 42 years, rising to Second Steward on the S.S, Charlottetown and Chief Steward of the M.V. Abegweit from 1947 to his retirement in 1972. It was estimated that he sailed over 45,000 crossings during his career. He was considered by his crew to be a tough taskmaster but was widely respected because of his fairness. Will was well known to frequent ferry travelers from all walks of life and was always sought out as they came aboard the Abegweit. Will married Marguerite (Margaret) Deighan from Emerald Junction at St. James Church in Summerfield on May 12, 1936. Margaret was born August 14, 1907 and was the 8th child of a family of 12 born to William H. and Susanna (nee Whalen) Deighan. She left the family farm at 18 to pursue a nursing career at Bangor, Maine, which included a period at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Upon graduating Margaret returned to the Island to care for her dying sister, Edith. She remained on the Island and before marrying Will she did specializing at the Hospitals and was in many Island homes to deliver babies and care for sick and injured at a time when PEI did not have many qualified medical practitioners. Will and Margaret settled in Borden and together they had six children and remained in Borden for 56 years when Margaret moved to Charlottetown following Will’s passing in 1992. While in Borden, Will was very active in community affairs, serving two terms on the Borden Town Council. Margaret was the “Go To” person for medical advice and medical emergencies in Borden for many years prior to the arrival of a permanent Doctor. Both Will and Margaret had a very strong faith and were lifelong leaders in the affairs of the Sacred Heart Mission Church. Their home was always open to visiting clergy and to friends and relatives travelling off the Island or coming on. Over the many years their children and grand-children that lived “away” considered their Island home and nearby cottage a haven and frequently visited. They left an indelible impression on their family and all who met them with their friendly, courteous, respectful manner, their abiding faith, strength of character and strong family ideals. Submitted by Alan and Desmond McIver | McIver, William Joseph Parnell (I2500)
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| 436 | William “Bill” Texido was the first of two children born to Harriet O’Regan and Harold Texido. He was born on April 6, 1936 in New Rochelle, New York. He grew up in Houlton, Maine, attending Houlton High School, and he later attended Fryeburg Academy and Tufts Engineering School, before joining the Navy SEALs. Bill married Helen Keefe on February 16, 1963 in Olmstead, Minnesota, and they had two children, Michael and Mary. Bill was a businessman, who founded BRAE Corp, a diversified manufacturing, leasing and transportation services company headquartered in San Francisco, California. He resigned his position with the company in 1986, and pursued a new investment company, Providential Corporation, which offered reverse mortgages, for which he found much success. Bill died on August 7, 1994, in Atherton, California. | Texido, William Joseph (P1616)
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| 437 | World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 | Source (S227977031)
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| 438 | WWI Military Service: Alfred Livingstone Dundas had been a junior employee at the Creston branch of the Bank of Commerce in 1914, but he enlisted, on 12 June 1915, from the Kitsilano branch. Originally a private with the 11th Irish Fusiliers, he quickly transferred to the 47th Canadian Battalion, and, in January 1917, to the Canadian Army Service Corps. He was promoted Lance-Corporal in November, 1915, Corporal in June 1917, and Sergeant in September 1918. Dundas took part in the action at Dickebusch, a network of trenches just south of Ypres, Belgium: in ht summer of 1918, the sector was the scene of numerous raids, by each side, against the other’s trenches. During one of these raids, Dundas was buried and crushed, and fell ill as a result. He was demobilized on 17 September 1919. From: https://www.historypin.org/ | Dundas, Alfred Livingtone (I788)
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| 439 | Zita was the fifth of nine children born to Michael McKeever and Susan McKenna, in October 1882. Zita first travelled from PEI to Caribou, Maine, with her parents, as her father owned a farm there. In 1901, she was back living in PEI, however, she returned soon after, where she married Michael Edward O’Regan on October 22, 1901 in Caribou, Maine. Unfortunately, Zita’s story is a tragic one. After suffering the loss of her fifth child as an infant, Zita, her husband Michael, and their daughter Myrtle (Marie) all died as a result of a gas stove explosion that occurred on May 4, 1918. Zita and Michael died in hospital the same day, however Myrtle succumbed to her injuries two days later. Newspaper articles described the family as affectionate and happy, and both Michael and Zita were well known for lending a hand in the community. Their funeral was attended by the entire community, with the church overflowing, and local businesses closed. Unfortunately, this was not the only time that Michael and Zita had been affected by fire, and this was the fourth time in four years. They first lost a wooden building, where the new O’Regan building was constructed, which was the location of the tragic fire. This building had only been built in the last year. Michael also had purchased a sawmill which soon afterwards was destroyed by fire. He rebuilt the sawmill shortly thereafter, however this also burned. It is believed that the surviving children were taken in by Michael’s family who lived in the area, however we could only locate Douglas in the 1920 US Census records. At the time, he was staying with the family of Paul and Olive Gagnon, who also had a son, Thomas, about the same age. One newspaper article confirms that Douglas was later taken in by Mrs. Mabel Flora, noted as his aunt, however she was Michael’s niece (daughter of Julia (O’Regan) Powers). The children all appear to have stayed in Caribou, as they finished high school there before pursuing their careers. | McIver, Zita May (P1571)
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