Obituary
March 27, 1960
The Independent Record from Helena, Montana · Page 3
Hester Nave, 95, of Butte, Dies Saturday
Hester Isabelle Nave, 05, died peacefully Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Rider of Butte. She had been living in Butte with her daughter since 1944. Mrs. Nave, born May 9, 1894, in Maungakaramea, New Zealand, was one of 10 children of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sherlock of Cork, Ireland. The Sherlocks had moved to New Zealand in 1858 and operated a sheep ranch. In 1873 they moved to California and in 1873 came to the Crow Creek Valley by covered wagon, the trip took seven months. She is survived by a brother Will Sherlock of Townsend; two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Cordy of Los Angeles and Elsie Allison of Bozeman; two sons, Sherlock Nave of Townsend and Maurice Nave of Maple Valley, Wash.; and seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1914. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Connors Chapel in Townsend with interment at Radersburg Cemetery.
Obituary
March 27, 1960
The Independent Record from Helena, Montana · Page 3
Hester Nave, 95, of Butte, Dies Saturday
Hester Isabelle Nave, 05, died peacefully Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Rider of Butte. She had been living in Butte with her daughter since 1944. Mrs. Nave, born May 9, 1894, in Maungakaramea, New Zealand, was one of 10 children of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sherlock of Cork, Ireland. The Sherlocks had moved to New Zealand in 1858 and operated a sheep ranch. In 1873 they moved to California and in 1873 came to the Crow Creek Valley by covered wagon, the trip took seven months. She is survived by a brother Will Sherlock of Townsend; two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Cordy of Los Angeles and Elsie Allison of Bozeman; two sons, Sherlock Nave of Townsend and Maurice Nave of Maple Valley, Wash.; and seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1914. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Connors Chapel in Townsend with interment at Radersburg Cemetery.
Family Members
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Jonathan Wigmore "Wig" Sherlock Jr
1858–1899
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Mary Catherine Sherlock Woodworth
1860–1934
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Thomas Patrick "Tom" Sherlock
1862–1951
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George Kingston Strickland Sherlock
1866–1946
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Henry Lloyd Sherlock
1868–1942
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William Augustus Sherlock
1870–1966
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Carolina Amelia "Carrie" Sherlock Meloy
1872–1959
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Emily Theresa "Emma" Sherlock McClure
1874–1957
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Laura Olivia Gertrude Sherlock Lynch
1877–1951
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