Dave
Did you see that Phil Brides came up with another marriage in NB for a
Harold J Sheck? Right time frame, same unusual name...
Eric
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nscumber@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of David Winter
Sent: September-28-10 6:56 PM
To: nscumber
Subject: Re: [nscumber] Harold J. Sheck of Eatonville & Parrsboro
Eric:
Gee, I totally missed that obit.
I¹ll do some digging in the St. George¹s Anglican records next week.
If Gerry is anywhere close, Alwinda might be from another relationship.
Dave
On 9/28/10 12:47 PM, "Eric Keys" <keysie@...> wrote:
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> Dave/Gerry:
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> Alwilda is mentioned as a sister to Shirwood Sheck...but as Alwinda? I
> assume that "Billy" may be her nickname, not a spouse.
>
> Eric
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> =============================
> SHECK, Shirwood Judson- 74, Simms Settlement, passed away Friday May 21,
> 2010 at home. Born in New Salem, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia he was the
son
> of the late Harold and Gertrude (Brown) Sheck of Parrsboro. Shirwood spent
> 13 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving 2 years in France. He
> moved to the lower main land of British Columbia where he completed a
> commerce degree at UBC. For the next 35 years he owned and operated a
> consulting company working primarily with concrete remedial situations in
> nuclear power plants in over 40 countries. His last 5 years was spent in
> real estate in Abbots, BC. He is survived by his loving and gracious wife
> Anne, two children Cheryl and Mark both of BC; three grandchildren, Levi,
> Glenn and Ryan; six great grandchildren; twin brother, Norwood (Evelyn),
> Port Alberni, BC; sister Dora Melanson, Hubbards; two nephews; Anne¹s 5
> children, 11 great grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Predeceased
by
> his first wife, Joyce Orr Sheck; sisters, Dale and ***Alwinda (Billy)***.
> Funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Saturday May 29th from St. Luke¹s
> Anglican Church, Hubbards. Rev. Laurie Omstead officiating. Online
> condolences can be made to www.rawalker.ca
> [Thursday, 27-May-2010 R A Walker Funerla Home, Tantallon NS]
> [collected by EMKeys 2010-05-27]
> =============================
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
> Behalf
> Of Gerry Mattinson
> Sent: September-28-10 12:41 PM
> To: nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [nscumber] Harold J. Sheck of Eatonville & Parrsboro
>
> Dave,
>
> You said you did not know Alwilda Bittakw of Detriot (who is listed in the
> obituary for G. Harold J. Sheck). I don't know if this will help, but the
> Social Security Death Index lists an Alwilda (but with a different
> spelling):
> Alwilda V. Bittkau, born 8-Sep-1921, died 15-May-2000; Last Residence =
> Eastpointe, Macomb Co., Michigan
>
> If Alwilda (born 1921) is Harold's daughter, then Gertrude L. Brown (who
was
> born in 1914 or abt 1917) is far too young to be Alwilda's mother.
Perhaps
> Alwilda is a daughter from an earlier marriage.
>
> Gerry
>
> --- On Tue, 9/28/10, David Winter <davidwinter@...
> <mailto:davidwinter%40ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote:
>
> From: David Winter <davidwinter@...
> <mailto:davidwinter%40ns.sympatico.ca> >
> Subject: [nscumber] Harold J. Sheck of Eatonville & Parrsboro
> To: "nscumber" <nscumber@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com> >
> Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 10:49 AM
>
>
>
> ===========
> Chronicle Herald, Saturday, June 29, 1974, pg. #39; Reel #6037, NSARM,
> Halifax, N.S.
> OBITUARY: Harold J. Sheck
> Parrsboro - G. Harold J. Sheck, 78, died Friday at home. He is survived by
> three daughters, Dale (Mrs. David Reid), Parrsboro; Mrs. Dora Melanson,
> Halifax; Mrs. Alwilda Bittkaw, Detroit; two sons, Norwood, Australia;
> Sherwood, Vancouver; 11 grandchildren. The body is at Smith's Funeral
Home.
> Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in St. George's Anglican
> Church. Rev. Wilfred Wagner will officiate. Burial will be in Parish
> cemetery.
>
> Source: Dave Winter, 28 Sep 2010
> Note: Don't know who "Mrs. Alwilda Bittkaw, Detroit" is. Not mentioned in
> his wife's obit below
> ============
> Halifax Chronicle Herald, Monday, July 21, 1969
> Mrs. Gertrude Sheck
> Mrs. Gertrude Sheck, 52, of Parrsboro died Saturday in the Parrsboro
> Hospital. Born in New Salem, Cumberland County, she was a daughter of the
> late Harding Brown and Lillian Bolisby. Surviving are her husband, Harold;
> two daughters, Dora (Mrs. Byron Melanson), Halifax; Dale (Mrs. David
Read),
> Parrsboro; two sons, Norwood, and Sherwood, both of Vancouver; four
sisters,
> Helen (Mrs. Reynolds Weldon), Sackville, N.B.; Mrs. Hilda West, New York;
> Mrs. Dora Chase, Halifax; Minnie (Mrs. Leslie Cook), West Brook,
Cumberland
> County; Stanley, Amherst; and nine grandchildren. Funeral service will be
> held at 3 p.m. today at Smith's Funeral Home, Parrsboro, Rev. Gordon
> Hazelwood officiating. Interment will be in the Anglican cemetery,
> Parrsboro.
>
> Source: Jack Wagstaff
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