Louis Fecht - Beechwood Cemetery - Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPXXC

The monument is in section 48, lot 28.

N 45° 26.787 W 075° 39.935

Louis Fecht's remains were removed from the old cemetery in Sandy Hill and reintered in 1906. Shortly before Fecht's death, the 1861 census of Ottawa recorded the music teacher's household which included wife Elisabeth and daughters Louisa and Fanny. Elizabeth McDonald married Louis Fecht in Ottawa, 5 July 1858.

According to the parish registers for St Paul's Presbyterian Church in Montreal, Margaret Marie Louise Fecht, daughter of the late Louis Fecht (professor of music at Ottawa), died 2 April 1870, age eleven. Fannie Augusta Eugenie Fecht married David McKay McGown, 15 April 1891. Elizabeth Telfer McDonald, widow of the late H L F Fecht died 26 February 1894 in her sixty-seventh year.

IN MEMORY OF LOUIS FECHT native of Frankfurt in the Oder Prussia. TEACHER OF MUSIC In the City of Ottawa. DIED. NOV. 7 1861 AE 31 YEARS. This monument is erected by the Pupils, and Friends, in appreciation of His worth as a Man and his talents as a Musician. 1866 Noch nicht gestorben

103 - Meriam Saikaly - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

WMPYQ3

The marker is in section 21, perpetual care grave 20.

N 45° 26.957 W 075° 39.38

SAIKALY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MERIAM SAIKALY
WIFE OF
SIMON A. SAIKALY
1863-1966

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The following death notice was published in The Ottawa Journal, 30 November 1966, page 60.

SAIKALY, Mrs. Marion - In hospital Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1966, Marion, widow of Semhan, aged 103 years, of 1876 Norwood Avenue, dear mother of Elias, George, Toufic and John of Ottawa, Mike, Burlington, Vermont, Saleme, Lebanon, Karene and Emelie, both of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Resting McEvoy Brothers-Shields Funeral Home, 235 Kent Street. Funeral Friday to St. Elijah's Syrian Orthodox Church (Lyon and MacLaren Streets) for service at 2.30 p.m. Interment Beechwood cemetery.

In Lebanon in the 1860s, thousands of Christians were killed by the Druzes. In 1966, Charles Helou, a Maronite Christian was the president of Lebanon. The prime minister was a Sunni Muslim.

101 - Helen Sorley Davis - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

WMPYJ7

The marker is in section 29, lot 102.

N 45° 26.898 W 075° 39.403

DAVIS SORLEY
IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM DAVIS
1862-1935
HIS WIFE
HELEN SORLEY
1864-1965

JAMES SORLEY
1829-1910
HIS WIFE
MARGARET
McCORMICK
1821-1898
JOHN SORLEY
1857-1928

"ASLEEP IN JESUS."

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According to the Beechwood Cemetery burial registers, Helen was born 18 December 1864. The Charlottetown Conference took place in 1864, first steps toward the creation of the confederation of Canada.

The following death notice was published in The Ottawa Journal, 8 February 1966, page 24. On Sunday, Feb. 6, 1966, aged 101 years, Helen Sorley, wife of the late William Davis, survived by one nephew, Donald Sorley. Resting at Veitch-Draper Ltd., Bank at Carling. Service in chapel, Tuesday at 11 a.m. Interment Beechwood Cemetery.

In February 1966, Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the moon.

102 - Helena Thompson Orr - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPY1D

The marker is in section 25, lot 33.

N 45° 26.863 W 075° 39.596

According to the Beechwood Cemetery burial registers and the 1901 census of Ottawa (Wellington ward), Helena was born 6 June 1853. In the summer of 1853, Commodore Perry was in Japan, seeking a trade treaty for the United States.

When Helena died late in 1955, General Motors had become the first American corporation to declare a single year profit of $1 billion. The following death notice was published in The Ottawa Citizen, 19 December 1955, page 34. At her residence, 318 Cooper Street on Sunday, December 18, 1955, Helena Thompson widow of Oliver Orr and precious Mother of Clarence H. Orr and Clare T. Orr of Ottawa, in her 103 year. Resting at Hulse and Playfair Limited, 315 McLeod Street. Service in the chapel on Tuesday, December 20 at 12 noon. Interment Beechwood Cemetery.

101 - Emma Landymore - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPXRA

The marker is in section 19, lot 161.

N 45° 26.917 W 075° 39.345

According to the Saskatchewan birth index, Emma Shore, daughter of Robert Shore and Janet Sanderson, was born 10 May 1887. Emma was born only two years after the North-West Rebellion.

According to the Ontario marriage registration (1910 #001134), Emma Shore married William Lundymore in Ottawa, 29 June 1910. In Germany that week, the Zeppelin Deutschland made the first ever commercial passenger flight.

The following death notice was published in The Ottawa Citizen, 13 September 1988, page D5. Long time employee of Charles Ogilvy Ltd. At Beacon Hill Lodge on Sunday, September 11, 1988, Emma Shore, in her 102nd year. Wife of the late William Landymore. Predceased by her son, Wray Landymore. Loving grandmother to 6 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Friends may attend the Funeral Service at McLeod Stewarton United Church on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Interment Beechwood Cemetery.

In September 1988, three hundred thousand Estonians demonstrated for independence from the Soviet Union.

102 - N. Elliot Rodger - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPX52

The marker is in section 63, lot 2.

N 45° 26.808 W 075° 39.983

RODGER
N. ELLIOT RODGER
MAJOR-GENERAL - C.B.E. C.D.
30 NOV. 1907 - 15 SEPT. 2010
HIS WIFE
ISABEL WILSON
31 JAN. 1914 - 10 OCT. 2005

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Rodgers' life events are described in the following narrative found in the Historical Portraits booklet published by the Beechwood Cemetery.

Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1907, Norman Elliot Rodger began a distinguished military career as a cadet at Royal Military College at the age of sixteen. During World War II he served in various capacities overseas, concluding as Chief of Staff of 2nd Canadian Corps. In this role he served with distinction throughout the 1944-45 campaign in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, being awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire,the Legion of Merit (US), and the Orde Van Oranj-Nassau (Netherlands) medals.

Among many citations, Rodger was recognized by US President Harry Truman for "extraordinary fidelity and exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding duty". His army career included post-war appointments as Quartermaster General, General Officer Commanding Prairie Command, and Vice Chief of the General Staff.

Retiring to Winnipeg in 1956, Rodger served as Chairman of the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission and on many community and corporate boards. As an outdoorsman, he was one of a prominent group of paddlers who re-traced the voyageur fur trade canoe routes in Canada's northwest. As a conservationist in Winnipeg, Rodger actively supported environmental education and initiated an enduring nesting box program which successfully encouraged the regeneration of the local wood duck population.

Rodger died in his 103rd year in Ottawa.

100 - The Hon. Norman McLeod Paterson - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPWQV

The marker is in section 51, lot R.

N 45° 26.710 W 075° 39.892

PATERSON
THE HON. NORMAN McLEOD
PATERSON
1883-1983
ELEANOR MARGARET
MACDONALD
1883-1970

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Paterson's life events are described in the following narrative found on The Paterson Foundation web site.

Norman McLeod Paterson was born August 3, 1883 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. He was educated in Portage Public Schools and the Wellesley School in Toronto, Ontario.

Norman Paterson began his career with the Manitoba Railway and Canal Company in 1897, and later joined the Great Northern Railway of Canada as a telegrapher. He resigned as purchasing agent in 1903. Paterson entered the grain business with his father, H.S. Paterson, in 1903 and went on to form N.M Paterson and Company at Fort William, Ontario in 1908. Serveral years later, Paterson formed Paterson Steamships Limited. The grain and steamship companies were eventually succeeded by N.M. Paterson and Sons Limited. This company now owns and operated grain elevators in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and lake freighters on the Great Lakes.

In 1940, Norman Paterson was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister MacKenzie King. Senator Paterson was appointed Knight of the Order of St. John by King George VI in 1945. He served as the first chancellor of Lakehead University, 1965 to 1971, and retired from the senate in 1981 after forty years of service.

Throughout his life, Senator Paterson took a keen interest in philanthropy. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Canada and served as President of the Victorian Order of Nurses in Canada. In 1970, Senator Paterson incorporated a private, charitable Foundation bearing his name.

The 1970's witnessed the growth of the Foundation, as well as a widening of the Foundation's scope of interest. Shortly after his One Hundredth birthday in 1983 the Senator passed away and the Foundation grew as the sole beneficiary of his estate.

Today the philanthropic tradition set by the Honourable Norman McLeod Paterson is perpetuated by his Foundation under the guidance of the Board of Directors.

Webster - Beechwood Cemetery - Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPXKD

The monument is in section 22, lot 58. There is another waymark nearby.

N 45° 26.915 W 075° 39.542

MABLE WEBSTER
DIED
Nov. 24th 1874.
AE. 9 Mos.
FLORENCE WEBSTER
BORN OCTOBER 1, 1875.
DIED AUGUST 14, 1876.

JOHN W. WEBSTER
BORN
JUNE 1. 1837.
DIED APRIL 13. 1895.
HIS WIFE
ANN J. DAVIDSON
BORN APRIL 9. 1844
DIED
APRIL 23, 1908

Wm WEBSTER,
Died Dec. 3rd, 1868
AE. 52 Yrs.
ALSO HIS WIFE
CATHERINE DEMPSEY.
Died May 27th 1870
AE 59 Yrs.

MARY A.
WEBSTER
DIED JULY 3rd 1857
AE. 16 YRS.
WILLIAM
DIED DEC. 9th 1863
AE. 16 YRS.
ROBERT
DIED DEC. 15th, 1866
AE. 24 YRS.

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Like the nearby Dickinson monument, I suspect this monument was transferred from the old cemetery grounds in Lowertown now known as MacDonald Gardens Park. However, I do not find relative reinterments listed in the Beechwood Cemetery burial registers. The burials described on the monument which took place before 1874 were not in Beechwood.

Near the monument, visitors may notice the metal disk memorial to District Chief William Isaac Dicks (1879-1940) of the Ottawa Fire Department. W. I. Dicks is not connected to the Webster family.

Smith - Beechwood Cemetery - Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPX9P

The monument is in section 34, lot 31.

N 45° 26.818 W 075° 39.6

There is another broken column monument nearby. I suspect that the monument dates from April 1880, when John Smith (1807-1879) was interred.

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SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN SMITH BORN AT
DUNSE, BERWICKSHIRE
SCOTLAND, 27, FEB. 1807,
DIED AT TORBOLTON 24, NOV. 1879.
JANET FERGUSON
WIFE OF
JOHN SMITH
BORN 15, SEP. 1822
DIED 1, MAR. 1906.

JOHN SMITH M.D.
BORN AT TORBOLTON
13 JULY, 1856.
DIED AT OREGON, U.S.
19, SEPT. 1888.

ANDREW F. SMITH
BORN AT TORBOLTON
20 FEB. 1850
DIED AT OTTAWA
2. JULY 1923.
MARGARET JANE
SMITH
BORN SEPT. 15, 1853
DIED AUG. 11, 1944

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The following obituary was published in The Daily Citizen (Ottawa), 26 November 1879, page 2. The many friends of Mr. John Smith, of Torbolton, will deeply regret to learn of his death, which occurred at his residence yesterday. For twenty-five years the deceased gentleman occupied a prominent position at the County Council Board, and, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, rendered valuable services. He was, indeed, the "Nestor" of the Council, and great weight was attached to his opinions in all municipal questions. His place will not be easily filled. His family have the deepest sympathy of the community.

103 - May Ferris - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPXF1

Marker is in section 26, grave 27.

N 45° 26.885 W 075° 39.544

FERRIS
In Loving Memory of
JAMES FERRIS
DIED 27 SEPT. 1915 IN HIS 74 YEAR.
HIS WIFE
MARGARET WRIGHT
DIED 24 JAN 1930 AGED 87 YEARS.
THEIR DAUGHTER
MAY FERRIS
1886-1989

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According to the Beechwood Cemetery burial registers and the 1901 census of Ottawa (Wellington ward), May was born in June 1886. Robert Louis Stevenson, also from Scotland, published his Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in 1886.

May died 4 August 1989. The following death notice was published in The Ottawa Citizen, 6 August 1989, page D4. At Beacon Hill Lodge of Friday, August 4, 1989 in her 104th year. Daughter of the late James Ferris and Margaret Wright. Requiem Eucharist at St. George's Anglican Church, 152 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, on Tuesday, August 8, 1989 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Beechwood Cemetery.

The Canadian-American Free Trade Agreement came into effect in 1989.

104 - Abraham Tanous Karam - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

The marker is in section 19, north side, perpetual care, lot 190.

IN LOVING
MEMORY
OF
ABRAHAM T.
1861-1965
HIS WIFE
CASSNA DAVID
1865-1948
KARAM

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The follow death notice was published in The Ottawa Citizen, 22 November 1965, page 30. Headlines of the time include the UN Security Council recommending that all states cease trading with Rhodesia.

KARAM, Abraham Tanous -
At Trenton Memorial Hospital on Saturday, November 20, 1965, Abraham Karam, husband of the late Cassna David (and former residents of Ottawa). Dear father of (Helen) Mrs. Michael David, Trenton and father-in-law of Mrs. Elias (Bill) Karam and grandfather of Sandra, Barbara and John Karam, of Ottawa and (Audrey) Mrs. Louis Aziz, Trenton and Allan David of Binghamton, New York, Great grandfather of Donna and Laurie Aziz, Trenton, in his 105th year. On arrival by motor at Ottawa on Monday will rest at McEvoy Brothers - Shields Funeral Home, 235 Kent Street. Funeral Wednesday. Service at St. Elijah's Syrian Orthodox Church at 2 p.m. Interment Beechwood Cemetery.

According to the obituary concerning Abraham's wife Cassna David, the married couple first arrived in Ottawa from Lebanon in 1896, The Ottawa Citizen, 17 May 1948, page 2). In the 1890s, Lebanon was then known as the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, a subdivision within the Ottoman Empire. In 1895, Lebanon had a population of nearly 400 000 citizens, 80% Christian.

O'Neil - Beechwood Cemetery - Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPWYA

The marker is in section 34, lot 22. There is another waymark nearby.

N 45° 26.819 W 075° 39.593

IN LOVING
MEMORY OF
JESSIE R. OLIVER
BELOVED WIFE OF
M. O'NEIL
DIED
NOV. 2, 1901
IN HER 55 YEAR

JESSIE ELLA O'NEIL
WIFE
OF
P.C. WALKER
DIED APRIL 28, 1936
AGED 62 YEARS
PHILEMON CHARLES
WALKER
DIED NOV. 28, 1936
AGED 66 YRS

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According to the Ontario death registration (1901 #007695), Jessie O'Neil, Presbyterian, died of heart disease.

The following obituary concerning Jessie's daughter Jessie was published in The Ottawa Citizen on page 10, 1 May 1936.

MRS. PHILEMON WALKER
Impressive tribute to Mrs. Philemon C. Walker, lifelong resident of Ottawa who died on Tuesday, was paid by many friends and members of St. Matthew's Anglican church at the funeral yesterday afternoon.

Gathering at the parlors of George H. Rogers Limited, 172 Elgin street, the mourners attended a service conducted by Rev. Canon Robert Jefferson, rector of St. Matthew's church. Interment took place in Beechwood cemetery.

Chief mourners were her husband, one son, Ivan, of Ottawa, and four grandchildren.

Among the many floral offerings received were wreaths from St. Anna's Guild of St. Matthew's church; D. Kemp Edwards Limited; Mayno-Davis Lumber Company and the Ottawa staff of the Crown Life Insurance Company.

Melville Rogers (1899-1973): 1924 Chamonix, Figure Skating - Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

WMPW33

Marker is in section 49, lot 44.

N 45° 26.776 W 075° 39.899

Melville Falkner Rogers represented Canada at the first Olympic Winter Games, Chamonix, France, in 1924, figure skating. He finished seventh, of eleven, in the men's individual event. In the compulsory figures Rogers was ranked as high as fifth by one judge.

Rogers also competed in the mixed pairs event described in a contemporary report in The Ottawa Citizen, 31 January 1924, front page.

Melville F. Rogers, Ottawa, and Miss Cecil Eustace Smith, Toronto, stand seventh in the figure skating competitions in the Olympic winter sports. There is much dissatisfaction over the figure skating event because the Canadian entrants were not permitted to make any preparation before entering the competitions.

The following narrative is taken from the booklet Historic Portraits published by the Beechwood Cemetery.

Rogers was born in Ottawa on January 5, 1899. For 60 years, he was associated with the Minto Skating Club, and he founded the Minto Follies. He served as president of the Canadian Figure Skating Association for two terms and also chaired the international judges committee for 15 years.

Five times Canadian figure skating champion, and twice North American singles figure skating champion, he was also a member of the Canadian and four North American fours title teams. He was a member of the 1924 Olympic team and received the International Skating Union gold medal. Rogers died on September 26, 1973. He was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.

Rogers is buried with his wife Isobel who was also his figure skating partner at Canadian and World Championships.

John Currie (1910-1989): 1932 Lake Placid, Nordic Ski - Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPVPR

The marker is in section 37, lot 3E.

N 45° 26.801 W 075° 39.622

In the 1932 games in Lake Placid, John Fletcher Currie represented Canada in the 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event, finishing in 40th place of 42.

The following narrative is taken from the Historical Portraits book published by the Beechwood Cemetery. Born in Ottawa on January 2, 1910, John Currie showed an aptitude for skiing at a young age. During his time at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in the 1920s, he captured the city-wide high school championship three years in a row. Currie was a member of the Ottawa Ski Club, and was the first member of the club to ever win the championship at the course at Shawbridge, laid out by the Montreal Ski Club. In 1932, Currie was invited to be a member of the Canadian Olympic ski team, and he completed the 18-kilometre cross-country skiing event at Lake Placid. After his stint at the Olympics, Currie continued to be an avid skier, and is credited with making cross - country skiing such a popular sport. Currie worked for some years in northern Quebec as an engineer in a gold mine during WWII. After returning to Ottawa in 1945, he became the manager of Beechwood Cemetery, a position he held until the early 1960s. Currie passed away on December 20, 1989.

Dickinson - Beechwood Cemetery - Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPWK6

The monument is in section 22, lot 57. There is another waymark nearby.

N 45° 26.909 W 075° 39.545

I suspect that the monument dates from 19 November 1874 when three reinterments took place "from old cemetery" as descibed in the Beechwood Cemetery burial registers: Elizabeth M Dickinson (1821-1861), Lydia M Dickinson (1857-1872) and Alpheus M Dickinson (1855-1856). Perhaps the monument had been relocated from the cemetery that once existed between Cobourg and Wurtemburg.

The following narrative is taken from a Beechwood Cemetery booklet. Born in Denmark, New York on June 1, 1822, Moss Kent Dickinson was the son of an owner of ships and stagecoaches.The ships called at ports on the St. Lawrence between Montreal and Prescott, including Dickinson's Landing, flooded in the 1950s Seaway project. When Dickinson was ten years old his father died from cholera and the boy, after attending schools in Prescott and Cornwall, was employed by his father's business associate. In 1842, at age 20, Dickinson bought a steamboat and barge and shipped farm produce and lumber on the Rideau waterway and the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers. Within 20 years his fleet consisted of 11 steamboats, 55 barges and many tugboats. Dickinson settled in Bytown around 1850 and was involved in several business ventures, including mill construction on the Rideau River, in partnership with Joseph M. Currier, who would become the founder of Beechwood Cemetery. Their saw- and grist-mills on Long Island led to the establishment of the village of Manotick. In 1863 Dickinson became the sole owner of the mills and added wool-carding and cloth-dressing mills as well as shops for the manufacture of furniture, wagons and sleighs, bringing Manotick's population to about 400 residents. Before moving to Manotick in 1870, Dickinson had been a civic leader in Ottawa, serving as its mayor from 1864 until 1866. He was an old friend of John A. Macdonald and was elected a member of parliament in 1882 but did not contest the next election and was defeated in the following one. Dickinson died in Manotick on July 19, 1897.

101 - Edith Mary Exton Greenwood - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPTY7

The marker is in section A, range 40, plot 34.

N 45° 26.966 W 075° 39.213

GREENWOOD, Edith Mary
In hospital on Saturday, January 9, 1988, Edith Mary Greenwood, age 101. Widow of Stanley Charles Greenwood. Dear mother of Ruth (Mrs. E. Deans Berry) and Stanley (husband of Doreen). Also survived by 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Hulse and Playfair, Central Chapel, 315 McLeod Street on Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Barnabas Anglican Church. Interment Beechwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Barnabas Church Memorial Fund, 70 James Street or the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

The death notice above was published in The Ottawa Citizen on page C4, 11 January 1988. When Mrs. Greenwood passed away, the Soviet war in Afghanistan was a regular part of the news.

According to the Ontario marriage registration (1917 #014759), Edith Mary Exton married Stanley Charles Greenwood in St. Barnabas Church, 23 October 1917. While the First World War raged on, the Great October Socialist Revolution had begun. Soviet Russia would some come to exist.

100 - Ethel H Langdon - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPWAX

The marker is in section 17A, plot 137.

N 45° 26.914 W 075° 39.313

The following death notice was published in The Ottawa Citizen on page C4, 10 August 1987. Rudolf Hess died the following week in Spandau Prison.

LANGDON, Ethel H.
In hospital on Sunday, August 9, 1987, in her 101st year. Loving sister of the late Hilda; Lilya; Helena; and Edwin. Dear sister-in-law of Gordon W. Ker and the late Kay Langdon. Dear aunt of Marilyn (Mrs. K. Wells); Judith Ann Harvey; Ted Langdon and the late Geoff Langdon. Friends may call at Hulse and Playfair, Central Chapel, 315 McLeod Street, Tuesday, 3 to 5 p.m. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Interment, Beechwood Cemetery.

According to the Ontario birth registration (1886 #004711), Ethel Ellen Langdon was born in Nepean township, 27 October 1886. In October 1886, Spain abolished slavery in Cuba.

100 - Dorothy White MacLaren - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPVX7

Marker is in section 52, plot 37, the extreme east end of that section

N 45° 26.744 W 075° 39.853

The following death notice was published in The Ottawa Citizen newspaper, 8 August 1987, page F4. In history that week, the world's population reached the five billion mark.

MACLAREN, Dorothy Olivia White
On Wednesday, August 5, 1987, in her 101st year. Wife of the late Brigadier General Charles H. Maclaren. Mother of Donald, Frederick W. and the late J. Ferguson. Survived by 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. A private family service was held on Friday, August 7th.

According to the Beechwood Cemetery burial registers, Dorothy was born in Ottawa, 22 November 1886. In the previous month, U.S. President Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty.

101 - Lillian Mary Burnett Runge - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPTXW

The marker is in section 40, plot 123.

N 45° 26.756 W 075° 39.767

LILLIAN MARY RUNGE
NEE BURNETT
WIFE OF
FREDERICK WM. BURNETT
1885-1986

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According to the Ontario birth registration (1892 #004259), Lillian Mary Burnett was born in Ottawa, 28 September 1884. Soon after her birth, the Greenwich meridian was fixed as the world's prime meridian.

According to the Ontario marriage registration (1910 #001163), Lillian May Burnett married Frederick William Runge in Ottawa, 27 April 1910. Halley's comet would have been visible the week they were married. According to the Beechwood Cemetery burial registers, Mrs Runge died 16 March 1986. During the week of her passing, space craft encountered that same comet on its next visit to planet earth.

101 - Pearl E Robinson - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPVKQ

The marker is in section 30, plot 215. This one monument is nearly hidden in a small copse of older trees.

N 45° 26.89 W 075° 39.394

COL. WILLIAM H. ROBINSON, O.B.E.
12 AUG. 1879 - 31 OCT. 1940
PEARL E. ROBINSON
29 DEC. 1884 - 28 JAN. 1986

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Information about the centenarian is found in the following death notice published in The Ottawa Citizen (31 January 1986, page C8). The day Pearl passed away is also the day that the space shuttle Challenger was destroyed shortly after launch.

ROBINSON, Pearl Edna In her 102nd year, on January 28, 1986, in Picton, Ontario, widow of Colonel W. H. Robinson, O.B.E. Survived by her son William and step-daughter Louise Brown. Private interment at Beechwood Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held at Hulse and Playfair, Central Chapel, 315 McLeod Street on Wednesday, February 5, at 11 a.m.

According to the Ontario birth registration (1885 #024627), Pearl Edna Howard Wood was born in Port Hope, 29 December 1884. When Pearl Edna was accepted as a nursing sister with the Canadain Over-seas Expeditionary Force in 1916, she was magically three years younger.

During the week of Pearl's birth, newspaper headlines describe General Wolseley's exploits in the Nile Expedition.

105 - Alice S Storr - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPVA6

The marker is in section 17, plot 45.

N 45° 26.917 W 075° 39.199

STORR
1879 JOHN 1949
1878 ALICE S 1984
1910 CARTER B 1995
1906 WILMA C 1999

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Information about the centenarian is found in the following death notice published in The Ottawa Citizen (5 March 1984, page 16). Newspaper headlines on that day refer to the protests to the first US cruise missile tests in Canada.

At Island Lodge on Friday, March 2, 1984, Alice Sarah Twigge, aged 105 years. Beloved wife of the late John Storr. Dear mother of Carter of Ottawa and John of Buffalo, New York. Loving grandmother of 4 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Sister of Ena (Mrs William LaClaire) of Salmon Arm, B.C. A private family Service was held at Hulse and Playfair, Central Chapel, 315 McLeod St. on Sunday, March 4, 1984. Interment, Beechwood Cemetery.

According to the Ontario birth registration concerning their son Carter Bosworth Storr, Alice Sarah Twigge and John Storr were married in Ottawa, 4 February 1909. On that day in history, returning from the South Magnetic Pole and the region now claimed for the British Crown, the Antarctic expedition led by Edgeworth David reached the coast and their ship, the Nimrod.

104 - Grace McRuer Clarke - Maple Grove, Kanata, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPY8W

Maple Grove Cemetery is usually closed from 15 November through Good Friday. However, the marker can be viewed from the fence along the southern edge of the cemetery.

N 45° 18.024 W 075° 54.138

CLARKE
J. ORVILLE, 1897-1991
HIS WIFE
GRACE McRUER 1900-2004
DAUGHTER
EDITH LILLIAN, 1931-1934

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Information about the centenarian is found in the following death notice published in The Ottawa Citizen (17 September 2004). Newspaper headlines at that time include a statement by United Nations Secretary General that US led invasion of Iraq in 2003 was a violation of the UN charter.

CLARKE, Grace Ethel (nee McRuer) At Carleton Lodge, on Thursday, September 16, 2004, in her 105th year. Beloved wife of the late Orville Clarke. Dear mother of Dorothy (Arnold Hodgins) and Helen (John Scobie). Survived by 7 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her daughter Edith, her brother Robert McRuer and her sister Margaret Loney. Friends may call at the Westboro Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 403 Richmond Rd., at Roosevelt, on Saturday, September 18, 2004 from 11:00 a.m. until the Funeral Service in the chapel at 1:00 p.m. Interment to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery. A special thank you to the staff at Nepean Village of Carleton Lodge for their loving and compassionate care. In Grace's memory, a donation to Carleton Lodge would be appreciated. Condolences, tributes or donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com -

According to the Ontario marriage registration (1924 #008092), Grace Ethel McRuer married John Orville Clarke in Osgoode township, 10 September 1924. In history that week, marines from the US, the UK, Italy and Japan were deployed in Shanghai, China, hoping to protect foreign interests from the imminent outbreak of civil war in China.

According to the Ontario birth registration, Grace Ethel McRuer was born in Carleton county, 11 February 1900. In history that week, Theodore Roosevelt, the governor of New York, stated that under no circumstances would he accept the nomination to be vice-president of the United States.

102 - Francis James (Frank) Altimas - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPV63

N 45° 26.703 W 075° 39.804

The marker is in section 51S.

ALTIMAS
FRANCIS JAMES, C.A.
'FRANK'
1907-2009
LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER,
BROTHER, BROTHER-IN-LAW,
UNCLE, FATHER-IN-LAW,
GRANDFATHER AND SPORTS
ENTHUSIAST

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Information about the centenarian is found in the following death notice published in The Ottawa Citizen (12 April 2009). Newspaper headlines on that day state that the CIA had closed its black-op sites around the world. On Frank's birthday back in 1907, the Ottawa Citizen newspaper surveyed its readers: Are you in favour of the general closing of all stores at seven o'clock on Saturday nights?

ALTIMAS, Francis (Frank) James, CA. April 1, 1907 - April 10, 2009 Chartered Accountant, Lifetime Member Rivermead Golf Club, Lifetime Member Algonquin College, Retired Professor Peacefully at home in Ottawa with his family by his side, following his 102nd birthday. Beloved son of the late Rayfield and Kate Altimas of Montreal. Devoted and loving husband of the late Anna (nee Devlin) Altimas. Cherished father of James (Donna Downes), Ann (John Hamilton), Sheila (Bernie Gorski), Joni (Michael Chambers) and William (Sharon Nswana). Devoted grandfather of Christopher (Sheila Sugavanam), Patrick (Anna Trbovich) and Katie Hamilton; Lisa and Heath Haughton and Jason Gorski (Kim Spence); Andrew (Annie King) and Joshua and Andrea Chambers; James and Carol Altimas. Dear brother of the late Edna, James, Ray, Francis, a member of the Order of the Christian Brothers, and John. Dear brother-in-law of Mary Beale, Wyn Kelly and Edna Altimas. He will be fondly remembered by his many nieces and nephews, neighbours as well as his friends from Rivermead Golf Club, Alta Vista Community, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Algonquin College, RA Curling Club, Jim Durrell Skating Club, Ottawa Athletic Club, Ottawa Tennis Club and Ottawa Ski Club. Frank was a career civil servant and retired as Chief Auditor with the Air Transport Board and then enjoyed his second career as Accounting Professor at Algonquin College. He is a life member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and a life member of the Rivermead Golf Course. Frank was a deeply religious man devoted to his family and church. He was a positive, kind, happy and fun loving role model for many. His passion and involvement in sport contributed to his longevity. He will be missed but fondly remembered by many people in Ottawa. Friends may visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, 315 McLeod Street on Monday, April 13, 2009 from 7-9 p.m. and on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, 1758 Alta Vista Drive on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. with burial at the Beechwood Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions would be appreciated to the Frank and Anna Altimas Scholarship Fund c/o Algonquin College Foundation, 1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Room B210, Ottawa, Ontario, K2G 1V8 or the Community Care Access Centre, 4200 Labelle Street, Suite 100, Ottawa, Ontario, K1J 1J8. A special thank you to Father Reverend Kevin Milaney, Father George Kithinji Bauni, Dr. Stuart Oake and his urology team at the Ottawa General Hospital, Dr. Pat Griffiths, Dr. Louise Coulombe, Community Care Access Centre, and caregivers Beth, Horacio and Lee for their loving care. Thank you to all of Frank's friends, neighbours and caregivers for their loving support. We invite you to post any tributes on mcgarryfamily.ca

100 - Beatrice M Parkinson Young Mooney - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPTYG

N 45° 26.761 W 075° 39.832

The marker is found in section 50, lot 72.

PARKINSON
LT. COL. RICHARD F. PARKINSON D.S.O.
1883-1946
HIS WIFE
CARRIE B. MacDONALD
1883-1970
ELIZABETH PARKINSON
1898-1970
BEATRICE M. MOONEY (YOUNG)
1909-2009

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Information about the centenarian is found in the following death notice published in The Ottawa Citizen (24 April 2009). Newspaper headlines on that day describe Tax Day Tea Party protests in the United States.

MOONEY (Young), Beatrice (nee Parkinson) Peacefully on Thursday April 16, 2009 in her 101st year. Predeceased by her husbands John Young and Lloyd Mooney. Loving mother of James Young (Pamela) of Ottawa, and extended family Judy McBoyle (Bob) of Montreal, and the late John Mooney (late Eleanor). Cherished grandmother of nine grandchildren, and many great grandchildren. The family wishes to thank the staff at the Glebe Centre, especially the 5th floor, for their care and kindness. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. For those who wish donations may be made to the Glebe Centre, 950 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5G6. Condolences, tributes or donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com .

According to the Ontario birth registration (1909 #013050), Beatrice Marion Parkinson was born in Ottawa, 19 March 1909. On that day in history, the Zeppelin I made the longest sustained airship flight until that time. The passenger-carrying flight lasted ninety minutes.

101 - Tabitha S Ringrose Cole - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPREB

, N 45° 26.91 W 075° 39.339 The monument is in section 19, plot 163

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
TABITHA S. WOODWARD
WIFE OF
JOHN RINGROSE
JULY 24, 1861, MAR. 4, 1929
JOHN RINGROSE
JUNE 4, 1853, JAN. 24, 1934
GEORGE ROBERT COLE
DIED NOV. 9th 1959.
HIS DEAR WIFE
TABITHA S. RINGROSE
DIED NOV. 11, 1983

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Information about the centenarian is found in the following death notice published in The Ottawa Citizen (14 November 1983, page 16). Newspaper headlines on that day describe the Druse shelling of a Christian section of Beirut.

COLE, Tabetha (Bert)
In hospital on Friday, November 11, 1983, Tabetha (Bert) Ringrose; beloved wife of the late George Cole. Dear mother of Lorne and wife Kaye. Dear grandmother of Barry, Susan and Ross and several great-grandchildren. Beloved aunt of Ruth McCoy and Donald Reid. A private family service was held at Hulse and Playfair, Central Chapel, on Saturday, November 12. Interment Beechwood Cemetery.

According to the Ontario birth registration (1882 #016097), Tabitha Sarah Ringrose was born in Almonte, 23 January 1882. Newspaper headlines that week include a description of eight thousand Chilian military personnel crossing the Andes into Peru.

According to the Ontario marriage registration (1925 #007773), Tabetha Sarah Ringrose married George Robert Cole in Ottawa, 15 July 1925. In history, the Miners' Federation of Great Britain had just called for a miners' strike.

101 - Mary Jane Welburn Parker - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMPPY3 PARKER
MARY JANE WELBURN
1890-1992
GIBSON
1951 GORDON P. 1980
SON OF
1923 WILLIAM 1996
HUSBAND OF
1925 THELMA 2009

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Information about the centenarian is found in the following death notice published in The Ottawa Citizen (27 May 1992, page D13). PARKER, Mary Jane
(nee Welburn) The family of the late Mary Jane Parker announce with sorrow her death on Monday, May 25, 1992, at the Manoir Laurier, in her 102nd year. Predeceased by her late husband Clifford, son Lawrence and son-in-law Walter Thistle. She is held in loving memory by her daughters Georgina (Lendon) of London; Bettye (Thistle) of Toronto; Thelma (Gibson), Ottawa; daughter-in-law Mrs. Eileen Parker of Vancouver and son-in-law R.W. Lendon W. Gibson. Survived by her sister Hilda Steen and brother Herbert Welburn. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the St. Laurent Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 1200 Ogilvie Road, Gloucester, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at St. Margaret's Anglican Church, 208 Montreal Road, Vanier, on Friday at 11 a.m. Interment Beechwood Cemetery.

According to the Ontario marriage registration (1912 #006047), Mary Jane Welburn married Clifford Moore Parker in the city of Ottawa, 18 March 1912.

According to the 1901 census of...Mary Jane Welburn was born