Helen Slack - still living
HELEN SLACK
Truro
Helen Slack "never heard tell of a storm closing day when I went to school.:
Helen was born Aug. 10, 1921 on Folly Mountain when her sister-in-law still lives in the original family home. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Rogers) Patriquin.
We walked a couple of miles or so to get to school," Helen recalled. "Maybe on some of the bad days dad would drive us but he would have to go through the fields with the horse.:
Helen finished her schooling in East Mountain and married Osborne Slack in 1939. After the war they moved to Wawa, Ont. where Osborne worked above ground for 11 years in mining. The family then moved to Oshawa, staying in Ontario for a total of 60 years. They had four children David, Oshawa; Linda (Poce), Kingston, Ont.; Patsy (Matheson), Bible Hill and Barbara, Valley.
It was at the urging of her two daughters in Nova Scotia that Helen returned to the province three years ago. She said she's glad to be back with her friends and family and still enjoys getting out to card parties and the odd Bingo game.
(The Shoreline Journal June 2011 page 29)
--- In nscumber@yahoogroups.com, Gerry Mattinson <gmattins@...> wrote:
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> Dave,
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> Regarding Oswal / Oswald Slack:
> On her website, Jane Wile had listed 7 children for Alvard Slack & Ella Cove, including:
> Oswal Slack, male, married Helen Patriquin d/o William Garnet Patriquin (b 27-Nov-1881) & Elizabeth Rogers
> [I'm not sure if Jane spelled him as Oswal or if I made a typo. Â GFM]
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> Jane's listing appears correct - the following obituary from the Nov 13, 1992 Herald lists a Helen Slack (nee Patriquin):
> McLEOD, Gladys Oneta - 82, Folly Mountain, Colchester County, died November 10, 1992, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Folly Mountain, she was a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Rogers) Patriquin. She was a lifetime resident of Folly Mountain and member of the United Church. She is survived by her companion, Kenneth Blair; two sons, Robert, Hyde Park, Mass.; Wayne, East Mines, Colchester County; six daughters, Barbara Smith, Shirley O'Brien, Rose (Mrs. Fred Gamble), all of Londonderry, Colchester County; Marjorie (Mrs. Gerald Porter), Cocoa, Fla.; Diane (Mrs. Carmen Milner), Debert, Colchester County; Betty (Mrs. James LeBlanc), Santa Rosa, Calif.; two brothers, Ralph, Raymond, both of Folly Mountain; two sisters, Mildred Norcross, Waltham, Mass.; ***Helen Slack***, Oshawa, Ont.; 32 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; a greatgreat-grandchild. The body is in Mattatall Funeral Home, Truro, where funeral will be 2 p.m. today,
> Rev. E. Wayne Mitton officiating. Burial will be in Folly Mountain Cemetery. Donations may be made to Acadia United Church, Londonderry or any charity.
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> And here is another obituary that I found through Google suggesting that Helen had returned to Nova Scotia by 2010:
> Patriquin, Ralph Elroy - 92, Londonderry/Oshawa, passed
> away April 27, 2010 in Bowmanville Hospital, Ontario. Born in Folly Mountain, he
> was a son of the late William and Elizabeth (Rogers) Patriquin. Ralph was a
> veteran of the Second World War and retired from General Motors in Oshawa,
> Ontario. After retiring from the Motors, Ralph moved back to Nova Scotia where
> he bought a property and lived happily for many years. Surviving are son, Ron
> (Leslie), Oshawa, Ont.; daughter, Dawn (Frank) Gulenchyn, Oshawa, Ont.;
> grandsons, Johnathan and Ryan, Mathew; sister, ***Helen Slack, Truro***; sister
> in-law, Helen Patriquin, Folly Mountain; many nieces and nephews. He was
> predeceased by wife, Wilda; brother, Raymond; sisters, Gladys and Mildred. No
> visitation by request. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 4 at 2
> p.m., in Colchester Community Funeral Home, 512 Willow Street, Truro with Rev.
> Dan Gunn officiating. A reception will follow the service. Interment in Folly
> Mountain Cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations in Ralph’s memory may be made
> to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or a charity of your personal
> choice. On-line condolences may be made at www.colchestercommunity.com
>
> Gerry
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>
> ________________________________
> From:David Winter <davidwinter@...>
> To:nscumber <nscumber@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent:Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:35:48 AM
> Subject:Re: [nscumber] Alvord Slack's children & step-children
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> Gerry:
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> I¹ve got Jeanette Belle and Gladys Margaret as daughters of Annie Emma
> Atkinson. Believe the latter daughter is Alvard/Alvord¹s  that¹s possibly
> why he later married Annie Emma Atkinson the next year. The father of the
> former daughter is unknown at this time.
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> I¹m not sure where Louis Slack and Oswald? Slack fit.
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> I¹ve also got the names, Charles S. Slack, Lenahe? Slack, John Slack, Daniel
> Slack and Willis Slack (Wylie?) with no documentation as to where they fit.
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> Needs some more work for sure.
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> Dave
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> On 28/09/11 11:11 AM, "Gerry Mattinson" <gmattins@...> wrote:
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> > Hi Dave,
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> > I was wrong - I now see two sources that list Alvord Slack as Albert:
> > Â -- delayed birth registration for his daughter, Annie Theodora Slack
> > Â -- obituary for his second wife, Annie "Emma" Atkinson (that you had posted).
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> > Just for the record, these are the children that I list for Alvord:
> > Ivan Robert "Wylie" Slack, b 17-May-1909 in Linden
> > Annie Theodora Slack, b 23-Jul-1910 in Folly Lake
> > Oswal (Oswald?) Slack
> > Louis Slack
> > Morton Gilbert Slack, born about 1918
> > Ellas S. Slack, b about 1923, died 17-Jan-1944
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> > Alvord's second wife (Annie "Emma" Atkinson) had 2 daughters before her
> > marriage to Alvord:
> > Jeanette Belle Atkinson, born about 1924, died 5-Nov-1992
> > Gladys "Margaret" Slack, born 1928
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> > Am I missing any children?
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> > Gerry
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