Ada BEATON (1891-1953)

Ada Beaton full grave site.

In Loving Memory
Ada Beaton
1891 – 1953
Remembered Ever More

Mother

Ada Beaton née Brundson died in her sixty-second year.

Source: Briarlea North Cemetery (Briarlea, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SE Section 21, Township 50, Range 1, West of the 3rd Meridian), Ada Beaton's grave marker, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2014.

Charles BICKERS (1857-1940)

Charles Bickers full grave site.

In Loving Memory
Charles Bickers
1857 – 1940

Father

Charles Bickers died in his eighty-third year.

Source: Wild Rose West Cemetery (Wild Rose, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 10, Township 50, Range 2, West of the 3rd Meridian), Charles Bickers's grave marker, photographed by Alanna Carswell, August 2013.

Pearl SKELDING (1924-2008) & Edward SKELDING (1919-1982)

Skelding
Pearl          Edward
1924 – 2008   1919 – 1982
Together Forever

Source: Wild Rose North Cemetery (Wild Rose, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 14, Township 50, Range 2, West of the 3rd Meridian), Pearl & Edward Skelding grave marker, photographed by Alanna Carswell, August 2013.

Samuel William WALLER (d.1917) & Eliza Maria WALLER (1856-1927)

Gone Home
In Loving Memory
Of
Samuel William
beloved husband of
Mrs. Eliza Maria
Waller
Died Oct. 9, 1917
Aged 73 yrs, 8 mths.
Though lost to sight
to memory dear
Waller

[east face]

Eliza Marie
Waller
1856 – 1927

[south face]

[west face]

[north face]

Source: Wild Rose North Cemetery (Wild Rose, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 14, Township 50, Range 2, West of the 3rd Meridian), Waller grave marker, photographed by Alanna Carswell, August 2013.

Helen WASON (1880-1960) & Archibald WASON (1872-1949)

Helen M and Archibald H Wason's full grave site.

Wason    
Helen M | Archibald H
1880 – 1960 | 1872 – 1949      

Mother

Father

Source: Wild Rose North Cemetery (Wild Rose, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 14, Township 50, Range 2, West of the 3rd Meridian), Helen Wason and Archibald Wason grave marker, photographed by Alanna Carswell, August 2013.

Isabella STUART (1846 -1933)

Isabella Stuart's full grave site.

In Memory Of
Isabella
Stuart
1846 – 1933
At Rest

Mother

Source: Wild Rose North Cemetery (Wild Rose, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 14, Township 50, Range 2, West of the 3rd Meridian), Isabella Stuart grave marker, photographed by Alanna Carswell, August 2013.

Geoffrey Lawrie HADDON (1945-1999)

Geoffrey Lawrie Haddon
Feb. 4, 1945 – Jan. 29, 1999
Loving husband of Deby and father of
Christine and Jennifer

Geoffrey Lawrie Haddon died at age 53 years, 11 months, and 25 days.

Source: Wild Rose North Cemetery (Wild Rose, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in SW Section 14, Township 50, Range 2, West of the 3rd Meridian), Geoffrey Haddon grave marker, photographed by Alanna Carswell, July 2011.

Tombstone Tuesday: COLES, Francis

Francis Coles' full grave site.¹

In Loving
Memory
Francis Mary
Coles
1985 - 1978
Rest in Peace

Wife & Mother

Francis Mary "Fay" Harding was born 20 December 1896 to George Harding and Elizabeth (Brunt) Harding of Mells, Somerset, England. The Hardings were farmers and Francis trained as a nurse at Salisbury.

Franics wed Donald Lewis Coles on 2 July 1925 in England. Together they had three children, one son and two daughters.

Francis immigrated to Canada with her new husband in 1925 and in spring of 1928 the family of three, after the birth of their son, returned to England for Don to receive medical treatment for his WWI injury. She then travelled with her husband and son as Donald worked showing tractors across Europe, the Middle East, and Egypt.

Farming in Canada, Francis had adventures in growing Indian hemp for rope (which the Department of Agriculture took a dim view of), reversing up hills in Ford Model T's when the cars were unable to drive up said hills, sewing up neighbours when they lost battles with saws, axes, and other objects, collecting skates for the children in Depression of the the 1930s, handling the farm while her husband Donald fought in WWII, and other pioneer adventures.

Following her husband's death in 1965 Francis learning to drive a car herself and moved from the farm in 1967 to Shellbrook where she resided until her death on 8 March 1978 at age 81 years, 2 months, and 16 days.

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), Francis Coles grave markers, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.
[2]Coles, Cathy, ed. "Don and Fay Coles." Our Harvest of Memories: Foxdale, Sturgeon Valley, Silver Cliff, Three Creeks, Rayside, Rich Valley. Shellbrook: Shell River North Book Committee, 1983. pp. 52-54. Print.

Tombstone Tuesday: COLES, Donald

Donald Coles' full grave site.¹

In Loving Memory Of
Donald Lewis Coles
Born Hamstead, England
Feb. 5, 1897
Came to Foxdale In 1920
Served His Country
In Two World Wars
1915-1978      1941-1946
Died July 14, 1964
Beloved Husband Of
Frances Mary

Rest In Peace

Like all pioneers, Donald lead an interesting life that involved a fair amount of travel abroad as learned from from Out Harvest of Memories (1983)².

Donald Lewis "Don" Coles was born 5 February 1897 to Alexander Coles and Annie (Lea) Coles of London, England. His service in WWI was with the British Army and WWII with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Donald immigrated to the Foxdale district in 1919-20 where he filed on homestead SE 6-52-2-3-W3 and purchased the quarter section, with house, of NW 19-51-2-3-W3.

Donald returned to England to wed Frances Mary "Fay" Harding on 2 July 1925. Together they had three children, one son and two daughters.

The newlyweds returned to Canada within the year and in spring 1928 the family of three returned to England for Don to receive medical treatment for his WWI injury. After that time, he joined an engineering firm and demonstrated tractors in exhibitions across Europe, the Middle East, and Egypt before returning to Foxdale in 1931.

In the community Don served for many years on the school board, was for a time a Justice of Peace in the area, was active in the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) political party. He had just retired from farming in the spring of 1965 when he died at age 68 years, 5 months, 2 days.

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), Donald Coles grave markers, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.
[2]Coles, Cathy, ed. "Don and Fay Coles." Our Harvest of Memories: Foxdale, Sturgeon Valley, Silver Cliff, Three Creeks, Rayside, Rich Valley. Shellbrook: Shell River North Book Committee, 1983. pp. 52-54. Print.

Tombstone Tuesday: KURZ, John & Anna

John and Anna Kurz's full grave site.¹

Mother    Kurz    Father
John Leonhart
31.12.1887 - 3.11.1938
Anna Maria
13.3.1892    At Rest    2.22.1981

This blogger only hopes, giving the convolutions of Anna Maria's vital data on the marker that the dates stated below are correct!

From Our Harvest of Memories (1983)² it is learned that John Leonhardta Kurz was born on 31 December 1887 in the farm village of Englhardtshausen, Germany. John was born to a family with five brothers and served in the German army before immigrating to Canada and arrived in Saskatchewan in May 1913. In April 1915 he "filed on homestead at Foxdale at SE 1/4 14-51-3-W3 for the sum of $10.00."²

Anna Maria Kohler was born on 13 March 1892 in the black forest town of Egenhausen, Germany. Anna was introduced to her future husband through one of John's brothers and correspondence.

John and Anna married in 1923 and in 1924 on a "twenty-five below zero December morning"² their son and only child was born on the farm. In addition to the traditional pioneer farm activities of land clearing, breaking, well digging, grain threshing, and wood sawing "the Kurz' were the first to raise bees for honey."²

John passed away on 3 November 1938 after a lengthy illness at age 50 years, 10 months, and 3 days.

Anna remained on the homestead farm for another fifty years before moving to Port Alberni, British Columbia where her son and his family resided. She suffered a stroke in 1979, passed away on 22 February 1981 at age 88 years, 11 months, and 9 days, and was interred in Foxdale with John.

Source:
[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), John & Anna Kurz grave markers, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.
[2]Coles, Cathy, ed. "The Kurz Family." Our Harvest of Memories: Foxdale, Sturgeon Valley, Silver Cliff, Three Creeks, Rayside, Rich Valley. Shellbrook: Shell River North Book Committee, 1983. pp. 104-105. Print.

Tombstone Tuesday: PETERSON, Lane

Lane P. Peterson full grave site.¹

In Loving Memory
Lane P. Peterson
June 1957
Asleep in Jesus¹

Our Son¹

Lane P. Peterson is the infant son of Harold Peterson and Viola (Bruce) Peterson. Lane is one of four children, two of which passed away in infancy like himself and are also laid to rest in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery.²

Source:
[1]Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery (Sturgeon Valley, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in NE Section 16, Township 51, Range 2, West of the 3rd Meridian), Lane Peterson markers, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.
[2]Coles, Cathy, ed. "Peterson, Harold and Viola." Our Harvest of Memories: Foxdale, Sturgeon Valley, Silver Cliff, Three Creeks, Rayside, Rich Valley. Shellbrook: Shell River North Book Committee, 1983. pp. 572-753. Print.

Tombstone Tuesday: PETERSON, Randall

Randall W. Peterson full grave site.¹

In Loving Memory
Randall W. Peterson
Aug. 28 - 1952
Jesus Called A Little
Child Unto Him¹

Our Son¹

Randall W. Peterson is the infant son of Harold Peterson and Viola (Bruce) Peterson. Randall is one of four children, two of which passed away in infancy like himself and are also laid to rest in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery.²

Sources:
[1]Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery (Sturgeon Valley, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in NE Section 16, Township 51, Range 2, West of the 3rd Meridian), Randall Peterson markers, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.
[2]Coles, Cathy, ed. "Peterson, Harold and Viola." Our Harvest of Memories: Foxdale, Sturgeon Valley, Silver Cliff, Three Creeks, Rayside, Rich Valley. Shellbrook: Shell River North Book Committee, 1983. pp. 572-753. Print.

Tombstone Tuesday: PETERSON, Patricia

Patrica Peterson's full grave site.

In Loving Memory
Patricia J. Peterson
June 6 - 1948
Asleep In Jesus

Our Daughter¹

Patricia Peterson is the infant daughter of Harold Peterson and Viola (Bruce) Peterson. Patrica is one of four children, two of which passed away in infancy like herself and are also laid to rest in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery.²

Sources:
[1]Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery (Sturgeon Valley, R.M. of Shellbrook no. 493, Saskatchewan, Canada; in NE Section 16, Township 51, Range 2, West of the 3rd Meridian), Patricia Peterson markers, photographed by Alanna Carswell, September 2009.
[2]Coles, Cathy, ed. "Peterson, Harold and Viola." Our Harvest of Memories: Foxdale, Sturgeon Valley, Silver Cliff, Three Creeks, Rayside, Rich Valley. Shellbrook: Shell River North Book Committee, 1983. pp. 572-753. Print.

Tombstone Tuesday: BRUCE, Charles

The first marker is over Charles grave, while the second one is misplaced halfway across the cemetery against the wire fence along the east side and had been dragged out of the trees and bush there some years back.

In Loving Memory Charles J. Bruce 1884 - 1928 He Was Beloved By God & Man

To The Memory Of Charles John Bruce Born March 27.1884 Died Nov. 30. 1928 Gone But Not Forgoten

Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Sturgeon Valley, R.M. of Shellbrook No. 493, SK, CAN.

Tombstone Tuesday: ERNST, Clarence

Ernst
In Loving Memory Of
1955 Clarence 1986
What We Keep In Memories Is Ours Forever

Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Sturgeon Valley, R.M. of Shellbrook No. 493, SK, CAN.