Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Tombstone Tuesday: GUNN, George

In Loving Memory
George D.          F. Patricia "Pat"
1923 - 1975            1930 -              
Gunn
Together Forever1
In Our Harvest of Memories (1983)2:
George Donald Gunn was born on 22 October 1923 to George Gordon and Mabel (--?--) Gunn in Foxdale. He has two elder siblings and one younger sibling.

Gorge married Frances Patricia Coles on 5 November 1951 in the town of Shellbrook; together they had two sons and one daughter.
Sources:
[1]Foxdale Cemetery (Foxdale, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 26, Township 51, Range 3, West of the 3rd Meridian), George Gunn marker, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.>
[2]Coles, Cathy, ed. "George and Patrica Gunn." Our Harvest of Memories: Foxdale, Sturgeon Valley, Silver Cliff, Three Creeks, Rayside, Rich Valley. Shellbrook: Shell River North Book Committee, 1983. pp. 70-71. Print.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Tombstone Tuesday: ALMER, Kenneth & Marie

Kenneth and Marie Almer's full grave site.
Kenneth Almer
1930 - 1990
In Loving Memory
Marie Almer
Sept 28, 1930  Sept 13, 2007
Gray's Funeral Chapel
Marie (--?--) Almer died at age 76 years, 11 months, 16 days.

Source: Foxdale Cemetery (Foxdale, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 26, Township 51, Range 3, West of the 3rd Meridian), Kenneth Almer and Marie Almer markers, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tombstone Tuesday: LOVGREN, Reinhart

Reinhart Lovgren's full grave site.1
Lovgren
In Memory Of 
Reinhart            Martha 
1911 - 1978        1914 -         

From Our Harvest of Memories (1983)2:
Reinhart Lovgren was born on 17 September 1911 in Kongsberg, Norway. He came to the Foxdale district in 1930, was employed to clear land, and "having been raised in the city he had to learn everything the hard way."

Reinhart met Martha Anna (--?--) at the local dances and picnics and were married on 16 October 1937; together they had two daughters.

For the first four years Reinhart and Martha lived in Sturgeon Valley district before moving back to Foxdale district to take over Martha uncle Emil Schmidt's farm. In 1948 they took over "Dad's" farm as well. When Reinhart's health failed they sold out in 1974 and moved to the town of Shelbrook.
The entry has some other interesting life stuff, but as it is written by Martha and more about her life and the children and grandchildren I will leave the rest in the book.

Sources:
[1]Foxdale Cemetery (Foxdale, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 26, Township 51, Range 3, West of the 3rd Meridian), Reinhart Lovgren markers, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.
[2]Coles, Cathy, ed. "Reinhart and Martha Lovgren." Our Harvest of Memories: Foxdale, Sturgeon Valley, Silver Cliff, Three Creeks, Rayside, Rich Valley. Shellbrook: Shell River North Book Committee, 1983. pp. 109-111. Print.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Tombstone Tuesday: SMART, William

FC0020 - SMART, William
William Smart
1919 - 20091

These are some facts gleaned from Our Harvest of Memories (1983)2:
William Smart was born in the Brightholm district to George Smart of Midlem, Roxburgshire, Scotland and widow Marjorie (--?--) Danger Smart of Iowa, United States. William had four elder half siblings from his mother's previous marriage and three younger full sibling.
William met Mary Wall at Hague, SK, and they were married at Parkside on 16 December 1941. While cattle and grain farming in the Foxdale district they had three sons and two daughters.
Sources:
[1]Foxdale Cemetery (Foxdale, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 26, Township 51, Range 3, West of the 3rd Meridian), William Smart burial mound, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.
[2]Coles, Cathy, ed. "The Smart Family." Our Harvest of Memories: Foxdale, Sturgeon Valley, Silver Cliff, Three Creeks, Rayside, Rich Valley. Shellbrook: Shell River North Book Committee, 1983. pp. 130-131. Print.