Christina Colena Robertson

1913 - 2003  (90 years)

• Name	Christina Colena Robertson
  Nickname	Colena
  Born	6 May 1913	Barney's River Station, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Baptised	30 Sep 1913	Barney's River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Residence	May 1962	Port Credit, , Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	Sep 1996	Milton, , Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	Dec 1998	New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  Died	9 Jul 2003	New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Obituary	11 Jul 2003	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  	Halifax Herald
  	Obituary Herald - Jul 11, 2003 - ROBERTSON, C. Colena- 90, New Glasgow, died Wednesday, July 9 2003, in Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Barney's River Station, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Colena (Cameron) Robertson. She lived most of her life in Toronto and Milton, Ontario. Colena was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Milton and was a Sunday school teacher, a life member of the W.M.S., a faithful member of the Coronation Group, and John Milton Chapter of the I.O.D.E. Family was very important to Colena and she always maintained her Nova Scotia connections. Her concern and devotion to her nieces and nephews will be greatly missed by them. She enjoyed doing crafts and was gifted in that area. During the Second World War, she was a W.R.E.N. with the Royal Canadian Navy and was stationed at Stadacona, Halifax. Later she was employed by the Municipality of Toronto, working with the Department of Education, the City Library and Ministry of Corrections. She is survived by sisters, Sophia Akromas, Connecticut, USA; Evelyn Snider, Regina, Saskatchewan; Jean Ray, Kitchener, Ontario; sister-in-law, Pearl Robertson, New Glasgow; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters, Dorothy and Ethel in infancy, and Isabel; brothers, Raymond, Gerald, Charlie, Harold and Arthur. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service and burial will be announced at a later date. Donations may be made in her memory to Parkinson's Society of Canada or a charity of your choice. Arrangements are entrusted to P & K MacDonald Funeral Home, New Glasgow.
  Buried	Hattie Cemetery, Avondale, , Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I53505	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2009

  
  

  Father	John James Robertson,   b. 16 Jul 1876, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1946, Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Colena Carlotte C Cameron,   b. 10 Feb 1877, Avondale, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 11 May 1913, Barney's River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F20677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptised - 30 Sep 1913 - Barney's River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada Residence - May 1962 - Port Credit, , Ontario, Canada Residence - Sep 1996 - Milton, , Ontario, Canada Obituary - Halifax Herald - 11 Jul 2003 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Buried - - Hattie Cemetery, Avondale, , Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1511] Info: Marsha Mackay, Charles Oulton's Descendants file, received 9 Apr 2009. [S1511] Info: Marsha Mackay, Charles Oulton's Descendants file citing Mary C (MacLeod) Sutherland scrapbook #5, received 9 Apr 2009. [S695] Obituaries: General, Charles A Robertson, Halifax Herald, 26 Dec 1998.