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Obituary

STRANG, Frank Nelson January 4, 1944 - December 18, 2009 Nelson passed away on Friday, December 18, 2009 at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He was a man devoted to his family, his friends and his community, with a passionate interest in politics and how it affects daily lives. There was nothing he would not do to help others. He will be sadly missed by his wife Anne, his children Krista Hanniman (Chris), Sherry Roher (Matt) and Jonathan and his partner Doug. Nelson was so proud of each of his granddaughters: Laura and Sara (Hanniman) and Charlotte (Roher). The family want to thank all of the many staff in the Critical Care Unit of the Civic Hospital who helped care for him and the firemen and the paramedics. You are all wonderful people. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Heart Institute. There will be a celebration of Nelson's life at the Westboro Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 403 Richmond Rd at Roosevelt Ave, Ottawa on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 2 p.m. Condolences and Tributes may be made at tubmanfuneralhomes.com
[provided by Doug Hoddinott 13 May 2012]

Frank — Dorothy Anne Moody. [Group Sheet]

Frank married Phyllis Infelice Nelson 19 Sep 1937, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Phyllis was born 1914, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Mar 1978, Ottawa, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: founder of Strang's taxi, the oldest taxi in the Maritimes
• Census: 1891, Westmorland Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1901, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; carpenter, car works

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W.B. Strang was a business man in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He owned and ran a livery stable which was located across from the train station and next to the Amherst Hotel. He later started a taxi business around 1907 - believed to be the oldest taxi in the Maritimes - and was one of the first people to own a car in Amherst. He eventually owned a fleet of cars by the 1940's. He also had a contract with the Postal Service for parcel delivery.

He owned a large Victorian home located at 99 Church Street. When his family was young, and while he supported other members of his family ie. sister Bessie, his mother-in-law, and cousin Hannah Embree Bent, he owned two working farms - one in Brookdale and took hay off the one on the Tantramar Marsh. I imagine the hay was used in the Livery Stable operation. The Brookdale farm provided vegetables and food for the family.

Prior to his marriage he worked at the Amherst Car works as a carpenter and painter. Shortly after his marriage, he took sick with paritonitis (sp?) and spent some recovery time out west visiting his brother, Henry. When he returned, he started the livery stable business and the taxi business.

According to Auntie Fran, Grandpa left home at an early age and took a job as a carpenter at the Canada Car Works in Amherst. People he worked with nicknamed him "Rock Maple" for some reason. She thought it was because he wore homemade wool socks but I think most people wore homemade socks in the late 1800's.

Auntie Fran says she understood Grandpa's father, Ephraim Edgar, was a difficult man to get along with which is probably the reason the boys left home early.

Census:
11 in census

Census:
21 in 1901 census

William married Janet Watt McCallum 25 Dec 1902, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Janet was born 5 Mar 1882, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; died 1 Jul 1978, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Bef Dec 1902, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada