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Effie <I>McDonald</I> Ketels

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Effie McDonald Ketels

Birth
Nova Scotia, Canada
Death
11 Jan 1939 (aged 91–92)
Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Burial
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Palms
Memorial ID
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Her parents were born in Scotland.

She and her husband bought land at the intersection of Washington St. and Pomona Ave. in the Sather tract of Brooklyn, California, in July, 1906.

That location is now Fruitvale, in East Oakland.

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From The Oakland Tribune, January 13, 1939:

KETELS--In Saratoga, January 11,
Effie. beloved wife of the late
Martin Ketels: loving mother of
Mrs. Christine Ainsworth. Mrs.
Gertrude Sherlock. Mrs. Jane G.
Bouchard and Martin C. Ketels: a
native of Nova Scotia. aged 91
years.
Friends are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral Saturday,
January 14th at 1:30 p.m. at the
Fruitvale Chapel of the Clarence
N. Cooper Mortuary. 1580 Fruit-
vale Avenue. Interment. Ever-
green Cemetry [sic].

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Note, she was also the mother/grandmother of Irving S. Ketels, who survived her, and of Effie Ketels (1881-1885).
Her parents were born in Scotland.

She and her husband bought land at the intersection of Washington St. and Pomona Ave. in the Sather tract of Brooklyn, California, in July, 1906.

That location is now Fruitvale, in East Oakland.

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From The Oakland Tribune, January 13, 1939:

KETELS--In Saratoga, January 11,
Effie. beloved wife of the late
Martin Ketels: loving mother of
Mrs. Christine Ainsworth. Mrs.
Gertrude Sherlock. Mrs. Jane G.
Bouchard and Martin C. Ketels: a
native of Nova Scotia. aged 91
years.
Friends are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral Saturday,
January 14th at 1:30 p.m. at the
Fruitvale Chapel of the Clarence
N. Cooper Mortuary. 1580 Fruit-
vale Avenue. Interment. Ever-
green Cemetry [sic].

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Note, she was also the mother/grandmother of Irving S. Ketels, who survived her, and of Effie Ketels (1881-1885).


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  • Created by: Titania
  • Added: Sep 6, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135493191/effie-ketels: accessed ), memorial page for Effie McDonald Ketels (1847–11 Jan 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135493191, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA; Maintained by Titania (contributor 47132024).