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Merle Roberta Ward 1925–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1925

Birth Location: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Death Date: 25 Feb 2010

Death Location: Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Robert Ward

Mother: Ercel Graham

Spouse(s): Ross McFarlen

Children(s):

Merle Roberta Ward was born in 1925 in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, the child of Robert Bichan Ward And Ercel Lena Graham. In 1951, Merle Roberta Ward resided in Vancouver. Merle Roberta Ward married Howard Albert Salter, Ross Mcfarlen, and had children including Barbara Faye Salter, Brent Mcfarlen, Sally Mcfarlen, Shelley Mcfarlen, Susan Salter. Merle Roberta Ward passed away in 2010 in Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Merle Roberta Ward was born in 1925 in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, the child of Robert Bichan Ward And Ercel Lena Graham.
  • In 1951, Merle Roberta Ward resided in Vancouver.
  • Merle Roberta Ward married Howard Albert Salter, Ross Mcfarlen, and had children including Barbara Faye Salter, Brent Mcfarlen, Sally Mcfarlen, Shelley Mcfarlen, Susan Salter.
  • Merle Roberta Ward passed away in 2010 in Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Merle Ward's Ancestors

Self
Merle Ward
1925–2010
Birth Place: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Parents
Robert Bichan Ward
1887–1978
Commons, Burray, Orkney, Scotland
Ercel (Lena) Graham
1895–
Star, Ada, Idaho, USA
Grandparents
William (Ray) Graham
1861–1923
Ireland
Eva Chenoweth
1861–1945
Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Graham
1822–1891
Sara Johnston
1833–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Merle Ward's Timeline

4 Records

1925
28 Jun 1925
Birth of Merle Roberta Ward in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
1951
Abt 1951
Age 26
Merle Roberta Ward resided here in Vancouver
Vancouver
2010
21 Feb 2010
Age 85
Death of Merle Roberta Ward in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
2010
25 Feb 2010
Age 85
Burial of Merle Roberta Ward in Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1925
    Event Place: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada Obituary Collection, The Gazette; Publication Date: 25 Feb 2010; Publication Place: Montréal, Can, Canada; pid=140018229
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1951
    Event Place: Vancouver
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Surrey Leader; Publication Date: 30 Aug 1951; Publication Place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; ,0.07241362,0.4029521,0.23698847&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 2010
    Event Place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada Obituary Collection, The Gazette; Publication Date: 25 Feb 2010; Publication Place: Montréal, Can, Canada; pid=140018229
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Red Deer Advocate; Publication Date: 25 Feb 2010; Publication Place: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; ,0.21820527,0.36678332,0.38065815&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Feb 2010
    Event Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada Obituary Collection, The Gazette; Publication Date: 25 Feb 2010; Publication Place: Montréal, Can, Canada; pid=140018229
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Red Deer Advocate; Publication Date: 25 Feb 2010; Publication Place: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; ,0.21820527,0.36678332,0.38065815&xid=3355

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