Age: 53 yrs
Birth: Hatzic Prairie, BC; to a pioneer Fraser Valley family
Death: 9 Oct 1959, in a logging accident, Nollis Bay, BC
Residence: Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC
Occupation: employed in logging operations, B.C. Forest Products Company; 38 yrs
Survived by:
- wife, Lilas; at home
- son, Douglas; Half Moon Bay, BC
- daughter, Mrs. W. (Marylyn) Doskotch; Newton, BC
- brother, Joseph C.; Alberni, BC
- brother, Thomas C.; Seattle, Washington, USA
- sister, Mrs. C.V. Anderson; Illinois, USA
- sister, Mrs. Harry Broman; Illinois, USA
- sister, Mrs. Sydney Jenner; Seattle, Washington, USA
- sister, Mrs. Mabel Bronson; Seattle, Washington, USA
- sister, Mrs. John Separovitch; Seattle, Washington, USA
- sister, Mrs. Edna Cole; Anacortes, Washington, USA
- 6 grandchildren
Requiem celebration: 17 Oct 1959, St. Martin's Anglican Church, East Windsor Rd, North Vancouver, BC
Interment: Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
References:
- "Deaths", The Vancouver Sun, 14 Oct 1959; page 36. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Rites for North Shore Logger", The Vancouver Sun, 17 Oct 1959; page 2. Newspapers.com. Web.
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BC Death Registration: 1959-09-012006
Name: William Bernard Foley
Age: 53 yrs
Racial origin: English
Birth: 19 Jun 1906, Hassack Prairie, BC
Death: 9 Oct 1959, Allison Sound (rural), BC
Status: Married
Father: William Foley; Prince Edward Island
Mother: Regina Marguritte {not known}; Vancouver, BC
Wife: Lila Van Houter
Occupation: Logger, Logging
Last worked in occupation: 9 Oct 1959
Years in occupation: 20 yrs
Residence: Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC
In BC: 20 yrs
Informant: R.G. Graham, police, R.C.M.P., Alert Bay, BC
Burial: 14 Oct 1959, Vancouver, BC
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BC Marriage Registration: 1927-09-325971
Groom: William Bernard Foley, age 21, bachelor, United Church, birthplace: Dewdny, BC; occupation: Logger; residence: Campbell River, BC
Groom's father: Thomas Edward Foley; Prince Edward Island
Groom's mother: Regina Marquette; California, USA
Bride: Ruth Elaine Wickstrom, age 18, spinster, Lutheran, birthplace: Jentland?, Sweden; occupation: Domestic; residence: Campbell River, BC
Bride's father: Eustace Wickstrom; Jentland, Sweden
Bride's mother: Matilda Norde?; Jentland, Sweden
Married: 19 Jun 1927, Campbell River, BC; by License.
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Age: 53 yrs
Birth: Hatzic Prairie, BC; to a pioneer Fraser Valley family
Death: 9 Oct 1959, in a logging accident, Nollis Bay, BC
Residence: Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC
Occupation: employed in logging operations, B.C. Forest Products Company; 38 yrs
Survived by:
- wife, Lilas; at home
- son, Douglas; Half Moon Bay, BC
- daughter, Mrs. W. (Marylyn) Doskotch; Newton, BC
- brother, Joseph C.; Alberni, BC
- brother, Thomas C.; Seattle, Washington, USA
- sister, Mrs. C.V. Anderson; Illinois, USA
- sister, Mrs. Harry Broman; Illinois, USA
- sister, Mrs. Sydney Jenner; Seattle, Washington, USA
- sister, Mrs. Mabel Bronson; Seattle, Washington, USA
- sister, Mrs. John Separovitch; Seattle, Washington, USA
- sister, Mrs. Edna Cole; Anacortes, Washington, USA
- 6 grandchildren
Requiem celebration: 17 Oct 1959, St. Martin's Anglican Church, East Windsor Rd, North Vancouver, BC
Interment: Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
References:
- "Deaths", The Vancouver Sun, 14 Oct 1959; page 36. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Rites for North Shore Logger", The Vancouver Sun, 17 Oct 1959; page 2. Newspapers.com. Web.
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BC Death Registration: 1959-09-012006
Name: William Bernard Foley
Age: 53 yrs
Racial origin: English
Birth: 19 Jun 1906, Hassack Prairie, BC
Death: 9 Oct 1959, Allison Sound (rural), BC
Status: Married
Father: William Foley; Prince Edward Island
Mother: Regina Marguritte {not known}; Vancouver, BC
Wife: Lila Van Houter
Occupation: Logger, Logging
Last worked in occupation: 9 Oct 1959
Years in occupation: 20 yrs
Residence: Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC
In BC: 20 yrs
Informant: R.G. Graham, police, R.C.M.P., Alert Bay, BC
Burial: 14 Oct 1959, Vancouver, BC
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BC Marriage Registration: 1927-09-325971
Groom: William Bernard Foley, age 21, bachelor, United Church, birthplace: Dewdny, BC; occupation: Logger; residence: Campbell River, BC
Groom's father: Thomas Edward Foley; Prince Edward Island
Groom's mother: Regina Marquette; California, USA
Bride: Ruth Elaine Wickstrom, age 18, spinster, Lutheran, birthplace: Jentland?, Sweden; occupation: Domestic; residence: Campbell River, BC
Bride's father: Eustace Wickstrom; Jentland, Sweden
Bride's mother: Matilda Norde?; Jentland, Sweden
Married: 19 Jun 1927, Campbell River, BC; by License.
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