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FLEMMING, Martha Ellen (55073)

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Birth

  • Born on May 15, 1900 in Lower Debert, Colchester Co., NS

Death

  • Died on January 09, 1985 in Fort MacLeod, Claresholm Division, AB
  • Buried in Union Cemetery in Fort MacLeod, Claresholm Division, AB

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  • Obituary: Lethbridge Herald January 10, 1985 CHESTER Passed away on Wednesday, January 9th , 1985, MATTIE ELLEN CHESTER, age 84 years, beloved wife of Mr. Gray Chester of Fort Macleod. Born in Debert Village, Nova Scotia where she was raised and educated . She attended normal school in Truro, Nova Scotia and in 1919 came west to attend normal school at Camrose, Alberta. Upon her graduation she moved to Medicine Hat to teach school and taught in Medicine Hat and Red Cliff prior to moving to teach at Manyberries an d Comrey, Alberta. She married Gray Chester in Medicine Hat on March 26th, 1925. They moved west of Fort Macleod to farm at Stowe, Alberta and in 1931 moved to the family farm south of Fort Macleod and resided their until retiring to Fort Macleod in 1972. She was a member of the Standoff's Women's Insitute and a member o f Trinity Unite d Church. Besides her loving husband Gray, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harvey (Kaye ) Bourassa of Fort Macleod and Mrs. Jon (Valena) Thibert of Sydney , B.C.; five grandchildren; several nieces & nephews
  • Occupation: Teacher

Sources

  • Newspaper Obituary: Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge,AB Obituary January 10,1985

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