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Catherine Drusilla Brownell

Catherine Drusilla Brownell

Female 1935 - 2012  (76 years)

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  • Name Catherine Drusilla Brownell 
    AltBirth 5 Jun 1935  Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Born 6 Jun 1935  Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Baptised 16 Apr 1950  Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Jun 1955  Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Died 14 Apr 2012  Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Obituary 18 Apr 2012  Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Oxford Journal 

    • Obituary

      Catherine D. Dickie (June 6, 1935 - April 14, 2012)
      Dickie, Catherine Drusilla - 76, River Philip, past away Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst. Born in Northport, she was a daughter of the late Francis Lillian Atwell and the adopted daughter of Myrton and Drusilla ( Burgess) Brownell. Catherine was very involved in many community groups and had a particular interest in genealogy. She was a member the Cumberland Co. Genealogical Society, Cumberland Co. Museum, Springhill Heritage Group, North Cumberland Historical Society, and was a life member of the Westmorland Genealogical Society. Catherine loved her family and was a special Nanny and Grammy to her grand and great grandchildren. Catherine is survived by children, Cathy (Donnie) Harrison, Leamington; Donna Trenholm and David Trenholm, both of Pugwash; step children, Kay (Vaughn) Hunter, Leamington; Cindy (Allan) Graves, River Philip; Dwayne (Betty) Dickie; Floyd (Susan) Dickie, both of River Philip; sister, Evelyn (Gary) Ross, Williamsburg, VA; brother, Alfred (Judy) Brownell, Elliot’s Lake, ON; favorite neice Marla Ross; 11 grandchildren;15 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, James Dickie in 1997; son Lenny Trenholm. Visitation will be from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Monday, April 16, with funeral service at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, both in MacDiarmid’s Funeral Home, 5075 Main Street, Oxford (447-2930). Donations may be made to Millvale Baptist Church or Glenville Cemetery. Private condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mmcfunerals.com
      [Sunday, 15-April-2012 MacDiarmid's Funeral Home, Oxford, NS][posted to NSCumber mailing list 15 Apr 2012 by EMKeys]
    Notes 

    Person ID I3317  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 10 May 2014 

    Relationship Adopted 
    Mother Drusilla Adelaide Burgess,   b. Feb 1898, , , , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1984, Tatamagouche, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Family ID F965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family (Divorced) William Jerry Trenholm,   b. 13 Mar 1932,   d. 31 Jul 1981, Oshawa, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1955  Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 7
    Divorced 1964  [6
    Children 
     1. Catherine Bertha Lola Trenholm
     2. Donna Lillian Trenholm
     3. David William Trenholm
     4. Lenny Arnold Trenholm,   b. 30 Dec 1961, Tatamagouche, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 5 Nov 2003, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Apr 2012 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Catherine Brownell (1935-2012)
    Catherine Brownell (1935-2012)
    Catherine Drusilla Brownell ( 1935 - 2012 ) married first William Jerry Trenholm ( 1932 - 1981 ), son of Gerald Mitchell Trenhom and Bertha Dorthy Atwell, married second James Dickie.

  • Sources 
    1. [S23] Book: Brownell Genealogy, p.116.

    2. [S686] Info: Melanie Hamilton.
      'Descendants of Aaron Brownell' report, 17 Apr 1999

    3. [S1248] Info: Dorothy Ballard, Descendants of Richard Goodwin, received Oct 2002.

    4. [S2702] Parish: NS, Northport United Church, MCA PC-140E/58., baptism Catherine Drusilla Brownell.
      DOB - 6 Jun 1935 Bapt. - 16 Apr 1950 Catherine Drusilla Brownell

    5. [S695] Obituaries: General, Cathereine Dickie, MacDiarmid's Funeral Home <http://www.mmcfunerals.com>, view 23 Apr 2012.

    6. [S879] Book: Brownell Genealogy 2nd Ed, p.216.

    7. [S2702] Parish: NS, Northport United Church, MCA PC-140E/58., marriage 30 Jun 1955 William Trenholm & Catherine Brownell.
      30 Jun 1955 William Jerry Trenholm, 23, Malagash, NS & Catherine Drusilla Brownell, 20, Northport, NS


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