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Re: Fwd: Re: Fwd: [nscumber] Everett Herman MacIsaac obit

 Well, I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but I'm happy to go
along with it anyway!
 John

On Tue, Apr 07, 2020 at 05:56:17PM -0300, Scott Taylor wrote:
> Well I have learned a lot. Bonnie does not have a sister Blanche or brother
> Kenneth. Her husband thinks her maiden name was Pemperton which was the maiden
> name of the second wife of Clarence Milberry. Her mother was a Allen married to
> a McIsaac and later to a Milberry.  I think modern times is making genealogy a
> thing of the past.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [nscumber] Everett Herman MacIsaac obit
>    Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:44:41 -0300
>    From: John Cordes <.ca>
>skypeo: Scott Taylor <.com>
> 
> 
> No problem -- a change is as good as... - and all that.
> 
> I'll include a couple more snippets (all from nscumber) below.
> 
> John
> 
> =================================
> 
> An obit posted by Eric Keys in 2009:
> 
> Tuesday 03-February-2009 The Chronicle-Herald, Halifax NS
> MILBERRY, Mary Georgina - 97. It is with great sadness we announce
> the peaceful passing of our mom, Mary, on January 31, 2009. She
> was born in 1911, in Three Mile Plains, near Kentville. She was
> a daughter of the late James and Jennie Pemberton. She lived and
> married her husband, Clarence (deceased) in Parrsboro where she
> resided for many years. She moved to Truro several years after
> the death of her husband, and then to Halifax, where she lived
> for the last 40 years. Mary was a life-long member of the Ladies
> Auxiliary, Branch 45 of Royal Canadian Legion in Parrsboro. Also
> while living in Parrsboro, she volunteered her time to many
> organizations, and was also a member of the Loyal True Blue Lodge
> in Truro. She was predeceased by a sister, Alteza and brothers,
> Watt and Clarence. She is survived by daughters, Blanche (Bill)
> Bennett, Halifax; Bonnie (Allison) Dowe, Parrsboro and son,
> Kenneth, Halifax. Mary had seven grandchildren, Heather and
> J.P. Bennett, Halifax; Larry Dowe, William Lake, B.C.; Darren
> Dowe (Angela Adshade), Parrsboro; Heather Carter (Jim Pittman),
> Amherst; Ambrose (Philip Seah), Vancouver, B.C. and Laura Fowler
> (Dave), Toronto, Ont.; seven great-grandchildren and four great
> great-grandchildren. She is also survived by sister, Lil and a
> brother, Cliff. Mary enjoyed knitting and playing bingo. She also
> enjoyed any outings with her family, always wanting it to end
> with a visit to a restaurant for a meal. Mary had a long and full
> life and will be missed by all who knew her. The family would
> like to thank all the staff of Melville Gardens for helping to
> make the last two years an enjoyable part of her "Golden Years".
> No visitation by her request. Cremation has taken place, and at
> a later date, a memorial service and her ashes will be laid to
> rest beside her late husband in Parrsboro. In lieu of flowers,
> donations in Mary's memory can be made to Canadian Diabetes
> Association. E-mail condolences to: condolences....
> 
> Dave followed up with this:
> 
> Mary Georgina (Pemberton) Milberry appears to have been previously
> married? with issue of daughter, Bonnie (Allison) Dowe as her
> husband, Clarence Kenneth Milberry in his obit lists Bonnie as
> a step-daughter. Children, Kenneth and Blanche appear to be
> Clarence��s.
> Anyone have any ideas?
> Dave
> 
> 
> There were no immediate follow-ups, but a little later:
> 
> ===========================
> Eric:
> 
> Thanks. I had her in my file as nee Pemberton but then couldn��t
> locate her as Milbery.
> I assume she m/1 Clarence Kenneth Milberry sometime after his
> first wife, Mary Elizabeth (Allen) McIssac died 14 Jun 1942 while
> he was serving Overseas.
> 
> Dave
> ===========================
> 
> There were quite a few messages in nscumber about Allison Dowe
> (h/o Bonnie) and family; esp. his brother Aubrey Stewart Dowe.
> Don't know if that's of any interest.
> 
> Allison Dowe obit:
> 
> ===========================
> Allison C. Dowe
> 1930 - 2013
> Dowe, Allison C. �� 82, of Parrsboro passed away Saturday,
> December 7, 2013 at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre,
> Upper Nappan. Born in Ward��s Brook, he was a son of the late
> Ambrose ��Corby�� and Bertha (Smith) Dowe. Allison was a
> retired lumberman and mill worker. He was an avid outdoorsman,
> and was an active scout leader in Parrsboro for many years. He is
> survived by his wife of 58 years, the former Bonnie Pemberton; a
> daughter, Heather (Dowe) Carter, Amherst; sons, Larry, Williams
> Lake, B.C.; Darren (Angela), Amherst; Ambrose (Philip), Vancouver,
> B.C.; and a stepdaughter, Laura Fowler (Dave), Ontario; sisters,
> Leola Wright, Halifax; Barbara Warren (Arnie), Parrsboro; 5
> grandchildren, Lacey (Carter) Remington, Robert (Kate), Catlin
> (Chelsey), Travis (Erin), Megan Dowe; 2 step-grandchildren;
> 5 great grandchildren; 4 step-great grandchildren. He was
> predeceased by an infant son, Artlen; sisters, Laura, Hazel;
> brothers, Murray, Aubrey. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Tuesday [December
> 10, 2013] at Smith��s Funeral Home, Parrsboro, where funeral
> service will be held 2 p.m. on Wednesday [December 11, 2013],
> Pastor Marie McCallum officiating. Burial in St. George��s
> Anglican Cemetery, Parrsboro. Memorial donations may be made to a
> charity of choice.
> [Collected by DAW, 9 Dec 2013]
> ===========================
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 07, 2020 at 02:12:18PM -0300, Scott Taylor wrote:
> 
>     Thanks John. I didn`t expect you to spend time on this. In the data you
>     sent it
>     indicates that Mary & Kenneth had two children, Katherine and Everett, no
>     mention of Bonnie or her sister Blanch or brother Kenneth. Maybe these
>     later
>     two were children of Clarence Milberry and Bonnie was born before her
>     mother
>     married Herman. This is material for Dave.
> 
>     Scott
> 
>     On 4/7/2020 12:32 PM, John Cordes wrote:
> 
>     I've collected up the sequence of messages I was trying to
>     include -- attaching an RTF file.
>     I think I also had something else at some point when I was
>     searching, but have lost it at the moment.
>     Let me know what mysteries are still remaining and I'll run
>     another search.
>     John
> 
> <snip>
>