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Dorothy Ellen West

Dorothy Ellen West

Female 1917 - 2002  (85 years)

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  • Name Dorothy Ellen West 
    Nickname DOT 
    Born 17 Mar 1917  St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Dorothy Ellen West birth certificate
    Dorothy Ellen West birth certificate
    Gender Female 
    Died 3 Apr 2002 
    • IN LOVING MEMORY OF DOROTHY ELLEN PARKER 1917-2002 It is with deep sadness that the family announces the death of our Mother and Grandmother Dorothy Ellen Parker on April 3, 2002 at Central Park Lodge Nursing Home. Dorothy was born in St. John's Newfoundland on March 17, 1917. She married Thomas Gordon Parker in 1942 and moved to Port Arthur. She was predeceased by her parents Elisha and Mary Emma West, her husband Thomas, January 3, 1969, sons Thomas Billard, March 10, 1978 and Doug Billard, June 24, 2001, brothers Peter, Tom, Alex and Ron, sisters Blanche, Molly and Beatrice. She leaves to mourn her passing her children, Linda Gifford (Don) of East Selkirk, Manitoba, twin sons Tom Parker (Fran), Joe Parker (Janet), daughter Sharon Ulvang (Paul), son Ken Parker and one brother Douglas West (Kay) of Buffalo, N.Y. , grandchildren Kathy Curran of Oshawa, Ont. , Michael of Toronto, Kim Krupa of Edmonton, Lee Lavallee of East Selkirk, Manitoba, and Allen Gifford of Winnipeg, Kevyn Parker of Calgary, Kourtney Parker of Toronto, Kyle Ulvang, Stephanie, Brittany and Jennifer Parker of Thunder Bay and 4 great grandchildren David, Kadessa, Charity and Tanner. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 8th at 2:00 p.m. in the Sargent & Son Funeral Chapel, 21 N. Court Street, with Rev. Randy Boyd of Trinity United Church officiating. Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation for friends will be for 1 hour prior to service time. As expressions of sympathy memorials to the Northern Cancer Research Foundation would be appreciated. Special thanks to the staff off Central Park Lodge, especially, Karen Parker, Carol Reinett, Carol Culhane, Liz Pervais and Lisa Pantti for 8 years of wonderful care. A Mother's Love Is A Blessing No Matter Where You Roam Love Her While She's Living You Will Miss Her When She's Gone Love her children"

      Source: Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal April 5, 2002
    Person ID I998  West & Park Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2023 

    Father Elisha West,   b. 18 Jan 1885, Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1954, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary Emma Lush,   b. 12 Apr 1888, Brigus, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1909  George Street United Church, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elisha West and Maud Lush marriage certificate, 1909
    Elisha West and Maud Lush marriage certificate, 1909
    Documents
    Maud Lush & Elisha West marriage
    Maud Lush & Elisha West marriage
    Family ID F297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Edgar Billard 
    Married 1936 
    Divorced yes  [1
    Children 
    +1. Thomas George Billard,   b. 12 Mar 1936, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1978  (Age 41 years)
    +2. Douglas Harold Billard,   b. 10 Mar 1939, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 2001  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Thomas Gordon Parker,   b. 16 Jul 1918, Schreiber, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1969, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 1942 
    Children 
    +1. Dorothy LINDA Mary Parker
    +2. Thomas Vernon Parker,   b. 24 Nov 1948, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 2016  (Age 67 years)
    +3. Joseph Alexander Parker
    +4. Sharon Blanche Parker
     5. Kenneth Nelson Parker
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Mar 1917 - St. John's, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Maud West with some of her children taken 1936 or 1937
    Maud West with some of her children taken 1936 or 1937

    Documents
    1935 Census of Newfoundland District of St John's West
    1935 Census of Newfoundland District of St John's West
    1945 Census, Empire Ave West
    1945 Census, Empire Ave West

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Linda Gifford.