Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Bessie Aleith Dempsey

Female 1910 - 1978  (68 years)


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  • Name Bessie Aleith Dempsey 
    Born 17 Apr 1910  Renfrew, Horton Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Bessie Aleith Donahue 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-383473 
    Died 8 Oct 1978  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 11 Oct 1978  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I383473  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Francis Joseph "Frank" Donahue,   b. 21 May 1908, Pembroke, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1979, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1934  Iroquois Falls, Teefy Twp., Cochrane District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F260431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DONAHUE, Bessie Aleith

      Of 182 Third Ave., Cochrane, Ont., Sunday, October 8, 1978, at Toronto General Hospital, Bessie Aleith Dempsey. Beloved wife of Francis Joseph Donahue; dear mother of Sheila (Mrs. D. Cox) of Cambridge, Elda (Mrs. D. Wallace) of Calgary, Gail (Mrs. E. Welsh) of Guelph; dear grandmother of Aleith, Lynn and Jeremy Cox, Alisa and Gregor Wallace, Scott Blair and Lisa and Steven Welsh; also survived by one brother, Wallace Dempsey of Toronto. Mrs. Donahue was born in Renfrew, Ont. and lived all her life in Cochrane. A member of the United Church and a member of the Women's Auxiliary of Cochrane Branch 89, Canadian Legion. Friends will be received by the family, Wednesday morning, from 10 a.m., to noon, at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge (P). Funeral service will be conducted at St. Andrew's United Church, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. Interment in Park Lawn cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Oct 1978 pg 37

  • Sources 
    1. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Donahue/ Francis Joseph/ Donahue/ Born In Pembroke/ May 21, 1908/ July 31, 1979/ Bessie Aleith/ Dempsey/ Born In Renfrew/ April 17, 1910/ October 8, 1978/ To Live In The Hearts Of Those We Love/ Is Never To Die.

    2. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 026512 (1934).
      Name:Francis Joseph Donahue Gender:Male Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1908 Birth Place:Pembroke Ont. Residence:Timmins Marriage Date:29 Nov 1934 Marriage Place:Porcupine, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Father:Dennis Joseph Donahue Mother:Mary Elizabeth Murray Spouse:Bessie Aleith Dempsay

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Dec 1934 - Iroquois Falls, Teefy Twp., Cochrane District, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Oct 1978 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Oct 1978 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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