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• Obituary: Aft 8 Nov 2011, Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; East Prince Funeral Home

Notes:

!ID= OW 14747362

NAME:Lois Blanche Gordon - PAR0011 REL:dau of James A and Empress Gordon BD:9 Aug 1925 BP:Alma, PEI CD:1 Sep 1930 CP:Presbyterian church, Montrose, PEI

HUS:Merle Skerry - HFN0003 LIVES:Summerside, PEI

!MD:22 Oct 1947 - unknown (21 Aug 1989 Aletha Oliver?)

!NAME:Lois Blanche Gordon - Riley booklet PARN:James and Empress (McNeill) Gordon BD:9 Aug 1925 MD:22 Oct 1947 HUS:Merle Sterling Skerry LIVED:(1955) Summerside, PEI

Obituary:

Obituary

The death occurred peacefully at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside , P.E.I. on Tuesday, November 8th , 2011 of Lois Blanche Skerry ( nee Gordon ) of Summerside,aged 86 years. Lois was born on August 9th , 1925 in Alma, P.E.I. to her late parents James and Empress ( nee McNeill ) Gordon.
Beloved wife of the late Merle Skerry and loving mother of Faye ( James ) Bourque and Blaine, all of Summerside. Survived by her sisters June ( Hansen ) Oliver of Summerside, Ruby Smith of Nova Scotia and Shirley Sanders of Ontario, her sister-in-law Shirley Skerry of Grand Tracadie and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband and parents, Lois was predeceased by her brothers John Owen and Donald Gordon and her brother-in-law Albert Smith.
Resting at the East Prince Funeral Home, 245 Pope Rd., Summerside until Thursday, November 10th then to Peoples' Cemetery, Summerside for a graveside committal service at 2:00 p.m. . By personal request there will be no visiting hours or funeral service held. Memorial donations in Lois' memory to the P.E.I. Humane Society or to the Prince County Hospital Palliative Care Unit would be greatly appreciated . Arrangements entrusted to the East Prince Funeral Home, 245 Pope Road, Summerside.

Lois married Merle Stirling Skerry 22 Oct 1947. Merle was born 23 Apr 1921; died 19 Nov 1991, Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Marilyn Faye Skerry was born 20 Sep 1948, Alberton, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was christened 7 Dec 1949, Montrose, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 14 Feb 2014, Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , People's Cemetery, Summerside, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
2. Merle Blaine Skerry was born 15 Dec 1951, Alberton, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 16 Feb 2015, Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , People's Cemetery, Summerside, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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• AltBirth: 30 May 1899, Huntley, , Prince Edward Island, Canada

Notes:

!ID= OW 1474736

LIVED:Summerside, PEI - 1 Oct 1982 - HFN0003 (Gordon) DD:17 Jan 1987 (obituary - newspaper) DP:Summerside, PEI BP:Huntley, PEI IP:United church, Montrose, PEI OCC:farmer, carpenter(after 1956) LIVED:Alma, PEI; Summerside, PEI (1956) at death - 16 gch, 23 ggch and 2 gggch

NAME:James Albert Gordon - PAR0011 REL:son of John Owen Gordon BD:30 May 1899 CD:19 Jun 1901 CP:Presbyterian church, Montrose, PEI

!MD:22 Aug 1919 - unknown (21 Aug 1989)

!NAME:James Albert Gordon - Riley booklet PARN:John and Grace (Riley) Gordon BD:31 May 1899 MD:22 Aug 1919 WIF:Empress McNeill OCC:farmer LIVED:Alma, PEI;; (1955) Summerside, PEI farmed old homestead after parents death; sold farm and moved to Summerside because of ill health

James married Empress Belle McNeill 22 Aug 1919. Empress was born 21 Jul 1898, Elmsdale, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died 19 Feb 1980, Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

DD:1980 - HFN0003 (husband's obituary)

!NAME:Empress Belle McNeill - PER0237 BD:21 Jul 1898 DD:19 Feb 1980

!MD:22 Aug 1919 - unknown (21 Aug 1989 Aletha Oliver ?)

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• Census: 1891, , Lot 4, Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, , Lot 3, Prince Edward Island, Canada; a farmer

Notes:

!ID= OW 147473

BD:1867 - HF0003 (Cemetery transcript) DD:1951 IP:Cemetery, Montrose, PEI

DD:21 Mar 1951 - PAR0011 IP:Montrose, PEI NAME:John Owen Gordon LIVED:1951 - Alma/Montrose, PEI

!NAME:John Owen Gordon - Riley Booklet MD:17 Oct 1889 WIF:Grace Riley DD:21 Mar 1951 LIVED:(1955) Alma, PEI

Census:
24 in 1891 census

John married Grace Riley 17 Oct 1889. Grace was born 9 Jan 1869; died 7 Nov 1950; was buried , ? Cemetery, Montrose, , Prince Edward Island, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1891, , Lot 3, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Notes:

BD:1869 -HF Cemetery Transcipts DD:1950

DP:Cemetery, Montrose, PEI - ibid

!NAME:Grace Riley - Riley booklet PARN:John and Mary (Beairsto) Riley BD:9 Jan 1869 DD:7 Nov 1950 MD:17 Oct 1889 HUS:John Owen Gordon

Census:
22 in 1891 census

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• Misc: two daughter and four sons
• Occupation: Alma, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; farmer
• AltBirth: 1837
• Census: 1891, , Lot 3, Prince Edward Island, Canada
• AltDeath: 1891
• Occupation: 1891, , Lot 4, Prince Edward Island, Canada; a farmer

Notes:

BD:1834 - HFN0005 DD:1922 DP:Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, PEI

farmed in Alma, PEI - Robert A Gordon (HF Name file)

NAME:David Gordon - PAR0015 WIF:Martha Owen MD:10 Jul 1861 LIVED:Cascumpec, PEI

NAME:David Gordon - PAR0016 PARN:Robert Gordon CD:16 Jun 1834 CP:Presbyterian church, Richmond parish, PEI LIVED:Cascumpeque, PEI

Birth:
year only in Island Refuge

Census:
56 in 1891 census

Died:
year only in Island Refuge

David married Martha Owen 10 Jul 1861, Princetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada. Martha (daughter of George Owen and Helen Montgomery) was born Abt Nov 1836; died 23 Jun 1894, Montrose, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried , United Presbyterian Cemetery, Montrose, , Prince Edward Island, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Misc: two daughters and four sons
• AltBirth: 1837
• Census: 1891, , Lot 3, Prince Edward Island, Canada
• AltDeath: 1891

Notes:

!ID= OW 14747

!Death date may have been in 1891, birth date may be Oct 1837

!BD:abt Nov 1836 (Aged 57 years, 8 Months at death) - HFN0005 DD:23 Jun 1894 DP:Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, PEI

!MD:10 Jul 1861 - Islander, 26 Jul 1861, p.119 David Gordon, Cascumpec to Martha Owen, Malpeque by Rev. Robert Laird

!NAME:Martha Owen - HFN0004/PAR0015 HUS:David Gordon MD:10 Jul 1861 LIVED:Lot 18

!marraige bond 24 Jun 1861 - David Gordon, B, Cascumpeque & Martha Owen, S, Lot 18 - VST0010

NOTES:lived Lot 3, farmer - 1881 census

Birth:
year only in Island Refuge

Census:
54 in 1891 census

Died:
year only in Island Refuge

Notes:

Married:
no dates in Island Refuge