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Ralph Wentworth Rafuse 1939–2024 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 OCT 1939

Birth Location: Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 23 JAN 2024

Death Location: Hospice Cape Breton, 6 Charles Herney Awti, Mira Road, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Wellington Rafuse

Mother: Janet Rutledge

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The story of Ralph Wentworth Rafuse began in 1939 in Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1995, Ralph Wentworth Rafuse resided in Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ralph Wentworth Rafuse married Margie Bennett, and had children including Rachel Rafuse, Scott Rafuse, Suzann Rafuse. Ralph Wentworth Rafuse passed away in 2024 in Hospice Cape Breton, 6 Charles Herney Awti, Mira Road, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Wentworth Rafuse began in 1939 in Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1995, Ralph Wentworth Rafuse resided in Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Ralph Wentworth Rafuse married Margie Bennett, and had children including Rachel Rafuse, Scott Rafuse, Suzann Rafuse.
  • Ralph Wentworth Rafuse passed away in 2024 in Hospice Cape Breton, 6 Charles Herney Awti, Mira Road, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Ralph Rafuse's Ancestors

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Ralph Rafuse
1939–2024
Birth Place: Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Wellington Henry Gibson Rafuse
–2009
Janet (Eva) Rutledge
–2009
Stellarton, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Henry ('Stanford') Rafuse
1881–1964
Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Olive (Mildred) Hardy
1884–1932
Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1851–1934
Sarah Severence
1859–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rafuse
1810–
Lucy Houghton
1812–1887

Ralph Rafuse's Timeline

3 Records

1939
16 OCT 1939
Birth of Ralph Wentworth Rafuse in Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1995
BET MAR 1995 AND NOV 2009
Age 56
Ralph Wentworth Rafuse resided here in Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
2024
23 JAN 2024
Age 85
Death of Ralph Wentworth Rafuse in Hospice Cape Breton, 6 Charles Herney Awti, Mira Road, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hospice Cape Breton, 6 Charles Herney Awti, Mira Road, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET MAR 1995 AND NOV 2009
    Event Place: Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1939
    Event Place: Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Hill Cemetery, Fourchu, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 JAN 2024
    Event Place: Hospice Cape Breton, 6 Charles Herney Awti, Mira Road, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Obituary

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