Tuesday, March 8, 2016

100 - Winifred Wilks - Pinecrest, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQVMM

This monument is in section B, plot 142-2.

Winifred Wilks
1874-1974
Dear Sister Of
Effie V. Mott

The following text is taken from The Ottawa Journal newspaper, 24 September 1974, page 43.

In hospital, on Monday, Sept. 23, 1974, Winifred Wilks, sister of the late Mrs. Effie Mott, formerly of Glenn Ave., in her 101st year; aunt of Rowland Mott, of Ottawa and Chester Mott, of Burlington, Ont. Resting Hulse and Playfair, Central Chapel, 315 McLeod St. Service Wednesday at 10 a.m. Interment Pinecrest cemetery.

Newspaper headlines at that time include descriptions of Hurricane Fifi which killed thousands in Honduras.

In 1874, the year of Winifred's birth, the first QWERTY typewriter first went on the market.


Monday, March 7, 2016

102 - Ellen Weeks - Pinecrest, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQW7G

The monument is in section A, plot 72-1.

WEEKS
Frederick O.
1888-1969
Ellen
1889-1992

According to the Ontario birth registration (1889 #014133), Ellen Milne, daughter of Andrew William Milne and Agnes Weir, was born in Ethel, Grey township, 20 November 1889.

According to the Ontario marriage registration (1910 #016393), Ellen Milne, daughter of Andrew William Milne and Agnes Weir, married Frederick O Weeks in North Bay, 6 October 1910.


Saturday, March 5, 2016

100 - Winnie Helen (Holmes) Craig - Pinecrest, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQQ28

The monument is in section B, plot 82-1.

In Loving Memory Of
Austin H. Craig
1860-1932
Interment Lehigh's
His Wife
Winnie Helen Holmes
1860-1960

The following text is taken from The Ottawa Journal newspaper, 15 December 1960, page 38. The front page of the newspaper that day included the launch failure of Pioneer P-31, destined for the moon. In 1960, that failure was worth $40,000,000, over $320 million in today's currency.

In hospital, on Wednesday, December 14, 1960, Winnie Helen Holmes, widow of Austin H. Craig, of 2293 Carling Ave., Ottawa (formerly of Athens, Ontario), and mother of Thelma, Ottawa: Hubert H., Toronto, and sister of the late Mrs. W. J. Barlow (Lyn) and the late Dr. Frederick S. Holmes of Kemptville, in her 101st year. Resting at Hulse and Playfair Ltd., 1098 Byron Ave., between Woodroffe and Compton. Private service in chapel Saturday afternoon. Interment Pinecrest cemetery.

According to the Ontario marriage registration (1900 #009756), Hellen Holmes (daughter of John and Sophia Holmes) married Austin H Craig in Lyn village, 1 January 1900, celebrating the brand new century.

According to the 1901 census of Kitley township, Helen was born 23 January 1860. Construction of the Canadian House of Commons began in 1860.


Friday, March 4, 2016

War Museum - Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQMQQ

In Search of a Soul: Designing and Realizing the New Canadian War Museum written by architect Raymond Moriyama was published by Douglas & McIntyre in 2006.


Thursday, March 3, 2016

101 - Abraham Monsour - Pinecrest, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQRH4

This monument is in section 5, plot 358.

MONSOUR
ABRAHAM
1889-1991
SALMA
1900-1983

The text below is taken from The Ottawa Citizen newspaper, 12 May 1991, page F10. In 1991, Michel Naim Aoun (a Maronite and former Lebanese Army Commander) goes into exile.

In hospital on Friday, May 10, 1991, Abraham Monsour, 101 years of age. Husband of the late Selma Haddad. Dear father of Mike, Joseph, George, Gebran, Latifa (Mrs. Aziz Ghattas), Karima (Mrs. Khalil Nader) and Josephine, all of Ottawa. Predeceased by a son John and a daughter Afifa. Also survived by several grandchildren. Friends may call at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 235 Kent Street, from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral service Monday at 2 p.m. in St. Elijah's Orthodox Church. Interment Pinecrest Cemetery. In memoriam donations to St. Elijah's Building Fund would be greatly appreciated.

Lebanese Maronite leader Youssef Bey Boutros Karam (1823-1889) who led a revolt against the Ottoman Empire in the 1860s died the year that Abraham was born.


Wednesday, March 2, 2016

102 - Jozefa Trzepalka - Pinecrest, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQQ2K

The monument is in section 7, plot 1134-1.

ZIELINSKI
JOZEF
5 SEPTEMBER 1924 - 12 MARCH 1989
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
ZOFIA TRZEPALKA

TRZEPALKA
JOZEFA
13 MARCH 1892 - 20 JUNE 1994


The following text is taken from The Ottawa Citizen newspaper, 21 June 1994, page D12.

On Monday, June 20, 1994, age 102 years. Wife of the late Stanislaw Trzepalka. Dear mother of Zofia Zielinski, Romuald and the late Maria and Kazimierz. Loving Babcia of Lucy Shepherd, Zenek Zielinski and 6 grandchildren in Poland. Great-grandmother of Nicole, Cody, Braedi, Kelsie and 15 great-grandchildren in Poland. Friends may call at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 235 Kent Street, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral Mass Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Hyacinth Church. Interment Pinecrest Cemetery. Prayers Tuesday at 7 p.m.

In 1994, the government of Poland formally applied to become a member of the European Union. Ten years later Poland was accepted.

According to the monumental inscription, Jozefa was born 13 March 1892. The Polish Socialist Party began in 1892. That party ceased to exist during the Soviet era but is active today.


Tuesday, March 1, 2016

103 - Anna Ladouceur - Pinecrest, Ottawa, Ontario

Waymark Code: WMQW7E

This monument is in section 5, plot 240-4.

ANNA LADOUCEUR
1886-1990
MOTHER OF WILDA