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Dorothy Ada Schurman

Female 1923 - 2009  (86 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Ada Schurman 
    Born 17 Sep 1923  Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Between 1953 and 1958  , , , Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    missionary 
    Occupation 1971  Waterville, , Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    the head nurse at Thayer Hospital 
    Residence 1971  Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Residence Oct 2009  Howland, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died 17 Oct 2009  Howland, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Obituary 19 Oct 2009  Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Bangor Daily News 

    • Obituary

      HOWLAND - Dorothy A. (Schurman) Carrell went home to be with our Lord and Savior Oct. 17, 2009, in Howland. She was born Sept. 17, 1923, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, daughter of Robert and Ella Schurman. She graduated from nursing school at Toronto General Hospital in 1948, attended New Brunswick Bible Institute graduating in 1953 and then went to Nigeria, Africa, under the Sudan Interior Mission as a nurse/missionary. While attending Bible school she met and fell in love with Wilbur J. Carrell "Joe." They were married Feb. 9, 1956, in Egbe, Kabba Province of Nigeria, Africa. Returning home to the states in 1958, she used her nursing skills as a registered nurse at the veterans' hospital in Augusta, and later at Thayer Hospital, Waterville, then retired from Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. She is survived by two sons, John R. and Timothy G. Carrell and their wives, Diane and Sally; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A committal service for family and friends will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gould's Ridge Cemetery, Passadumkeag. Arrangements with Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln. Those who wish may sign an online register and leave written condolences at www.clayfuneralhome.com. "Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him." Romans 6:8
      [online at http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bangordailynews/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-a-carrell&pid=134639290&fhid=7546]
    Residence Oakland, , Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Gould's Ridge Cemetery, Passadumkeag, , Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I36892  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2011 

    Father Robert Layton Schurman,   b. 4 Apr 1889, Lower Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1964, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Ella Amanda Costain,   b. 20 Sep 1884, O'Leary, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1946, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F12448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lawrence Kendall Jackson,   b. 17 Mar 1921, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1945, Iserlohn, , North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1943  Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6
    Family ID F12559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Wilbur John Carrell, Jr,   b. 9 Sep 1924, Oakland, , Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 2007, Howland, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 9 Feb 1956  Egbe, , Kabba, Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. John Robert Carrell
     2. Timothy George Carrell
    Family ID F12560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Sep 1923 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Apr 1943 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - missionary - Between 1953 and 1958 - , , , Nigeria Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - the head nurse at Thayer Hospital - 1971 - Waterville, , Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1971 - Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Oct 2009 - Howland, Penobscot, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Oct 2009 - Howland, Penobscot, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Bangor Daily News - 19 Oct 2009 - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Oakland, , Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1018] Archives: Lidstone, p.5.

    2. [S124] BOK0003 Book: William Schurman, Loyalist, v.1, p.609.

    3. [S626] BOK0033 Book: Wrights of Bedeque, V.2, p.618.

    4. [S677] Vital Stats: Social Security Death Index, Dorothy Carrell, 005-42-7957.
      Name Birth Death Age Last Address of Record Last Benefit Issued By SSN
      CARRELL, DOROTHY A 17 Sep 1923 17 Oct 2009 (V) 86 04448 (Howland, Penobscot, ME) (none specified) Maine 005-42-7957

    5. [S695] Obituaries: General, Dorothy A Carrell, Dangor Daily News, 19 Oct 2009.

    6. [S1018] Archives: Lidstone, p.7.


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