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Hilda Rose WURZER

Female 1901 - 1957  (56 years)


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  • Name Hilda Rose WURZER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 25 Apr 1901  Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number -2- 
    Death 17 Dec 1957  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Cause: a heart attack 
    • Findagrave records her burial in Queens Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; plot: Section K, Block 11.
      "Mrs. Hilda Rose Farr, of Elmira Ontario., died Tuesday while visiting her daughters in Calgary. She was 56. Born in Fingal, ND, she came to Peace River in 1931, and later lived in Calgary from 1949 to 1954, when she moved to Elmira. She had been visiting here for the past two months.

      "She is survived by her husband, Fred, Elmira; three daughters, Mrs. G.G. Scruggs and Mrs. R.G Stevens, both of Calgary, and Mrs. R.H. McMahon in Germany; two sons, Vernon Morrison, Winnipeg, and James Morrison, of Camp Borden, Ont.; ten grandchildren; and two sisters and four brothers.

      "Services, conducted by Rev. E.P. Benoit, will take place in Foster's Garden Chapel, Saturday at 10:30 p.m. , with interment following in Queen's Park cemetery."
      from Calgary Herald, after Dec.17/57, obituary.
    Person ID I146  morisonwurzer
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Father John Michael WURZER,   b. 7 Jun 1876, Geresdorf, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1949, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rosa KOHLER,   b. 4 Nov 1878, Geresdorf, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1925, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 12 Oct 1898  Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Vernon MORISON,   b. 2 Feb 1889, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1949, Worsley, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1920  Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Marie MORISON,   b. 6 Nov 1921, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 2016, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)  [natural]
     2. Pearl Kathleen MORISON,   b. 18 Jun 1924, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 2002, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     3. Living
     4. Vernon Allan MORISON,   b. 19 Dec 1930, Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 2004, Hinton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     5. James William MORISON,   b. 23 Feb 1940, Worsley, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 2020, Leduc, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F68  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Family 2 Fred FARR 
    Marriage Aug 1954  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Apr 1901 - Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Sep 1920 - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Aug 1954 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: a heart attack - 17 Dec 1957 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 

    • 1911 Canada census: on familysearch.org. Hilda Wurzer, 10, b April 1901 in USA, immigrated 1908, living with parents:John35/Rosa32 and siblings: Mary12, Edward8, Agnes6, John4, Robert2 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict27, District 4 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

      1916 Alberta census: on familysearch.org. Hilda Wurzer, 15, nationality: American, Catholic, immigrated 1908, living with parents:John40/Rosa38 and siblings:Moly17, Agnes11, Eddie13, John9, Robert7, Lawrence1 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict 38, District Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

      1921 Canada census: on ancestry.com. Hilda Morisson, 19, living with husband William26 Morisson. Location: Nobleford, Alberta, Canada.

      BURIAL: findagrave.com. Hilda R. Farr. Buried in Queens Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 145104079.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] 1921 Canada Census, Location: Village of Nobleford, District 8, Alberta. p.6. Found on Ancestry.com and Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31.

    2. [S51] 1911 Canada Census, Location: Medicine Hat Sub-Districts 12-70, Alberta, Canada, Household 39, Line 19, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,654. Found on familysearch.org.

    3. [S69] 1916 Canada Census, Location: Alberta, Canada; citing p. 21, line 41; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,967. Found on familysearch.org.

    4. [S82] 1921 Canada Census, Location: MacLeod, Alberta; Page Number: 6, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 8. Found on ancestry.com.

    5. [S89] Funeral Brochure, Hilda Rose Farr. Died in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

    6. [S14] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Found on Ancestry.com and findagrave.com.



    7. [S11] Personal Communication, Information from family members.


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