Monument is in section 29, plot 98.
N 45° 26.897 W 075° 39.424
JOHN A.
1869-1969
FRANCIS RAE
1881-1945
DOROTHY M.
1917-1926
GEORGE H.
1872-1905
The following death notice was published in The Ottawa Journal, 28 October 1969, page 44. In that week in history, the first message was sent over ARPANET, the forerunner of the internet.
In hospital, Monday, Oct. 27, 1969, John Proudman, 1114 Wellington Street, husband of the late Frances Robinson, in his 101st year, beloved father of Mrs. George Hope (Claribel), Scarboro; Mrs. George Briggs (Rita), George, Sidney, Mervyn and Cedric survived also by 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Resting Veitch-Draper Ltd., 453 Parkdale Avenue, where friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday. Service at St. Matthias Church Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment Beechwood cemtery.
According to the Beechwood Cemetery burial registers, Proudman was born in Ottawa, 31 March 1872. In May 1872, the magazine Popular Mechanics was first published.
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