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Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse 1909–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 NOV 1909

Birth Location: South Waterville (now Upper Vaughan), Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 8 MAR 2010

Death Location: Gladys Manning Retirement Community, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: James Rafuse

Mother: Lucy Swinamer

Spouse(s): Robert Rafuse

Children(s): Maurice Sr., Marvin Rafuse

Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse was born in 1909 in South Waterville (now Upper Vaughan), Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of James Harding Rafuse And Lucy Maud Swinamer. In 1952, Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse resided in Upper Vaughan, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1998, Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse resided in Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse married Robert Oliver Rafuse, and had children including Bernard Everette Rafuse, Karl Robert Rafuse, Living Rafuse, Marvin Reuben Rafuse, Maurice Gordon Mo Rafuse Sr. Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse passed away in 2010 in Gladys Manning Retirement Community, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse was born in 1909 in South Waterville (now Upper Vaughan), Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of James Harding Rafuse And Lucy Maud Swinamer.
  • In 1952, Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse resided in Upper Vaughan, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1998, Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse resided in Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse married Robert Oliver Rafuse, and had children including Bernard Everette Rafuse, Karl Robert Rafuse, Living Rafuse, Marvin Reuben Rafuse, Maurice Gordon Mo Rafuse Sr.
  • Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse passed away in 2010 in Gladys Manning Retirement Community, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helena Rafuse's Ancestors

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Helena Rafuse
1909–2010
Birth Place: South Waterville (now Upper Vaughan), Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
James Harding Rafuse
1867–1957
Waterville (now Vaughans), Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lucy (Maud) Swinamer
1871–1952
Grandparents
Nelson (A.) Rafuse
1831–1915
Sophia (Elizabeth) Swinamer
1832–1930
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1811–1885
Henry Swinamer
1793–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1781–1853
Mary Schwinheimer
1785–1857

Helena Rafuse's Descendants

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Helena (Hilda (Lena)) Rafuse (12 NOV 1909–8 MAR 2010) m. Robert (Oliver) Rafuse (24 MAR 1915–28 JUN 1988)
  1. 1. Maurice (Gordon (Mo) Rafuse) Sr. 1941–2005
  2. 2. Marvin (Reuben) Rafuse 1938–2016

Helena Rafuse's Timeline

4 Records

1909
12 NOV 1909
Birth of Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse in South Waterville (now Upper Vaughan), Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
South Waterville (now Upper Vaughan), Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1952
BET NOV 1952 AND AUG 1987
Age 43
Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse resided here in Upper Vaughan, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Upper Vaughan, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1998
1998
Age 89
Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse resided here in Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
2010
8 MAR 2010
Age 101
Death of Helena Hilda (Lena) Rafuse in Gladys Manning Retirement Community, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gladys Manning Retirement Community, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1909
    Event Place: South Waterville (now Upper Vaughan), Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Gerald A. Randall, [email protected]
    [3] Gerald A. Randall, [email protected]
    [4] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, A collection of online birth, marriage and death records.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998
    Event Place: Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] Obituary
    [2] Obituary

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maplewood Cemetery, 1186 King St., Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 MAR 2010
    Event Place: Gladys Manning Retirement Community, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET NOV 1952 AND AUG 1987
    Event Place: Upper Vaughan, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

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