1Newspaper - Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Page 1, 10 Mar 1994.
"SPRIGGS - The death of Mrs. Mary Spriggs, age 81 years of Rosthern, occurred on March 8, 1994. The funeral service will be held on Friday, March 11, 1994 at 2:00 p.m. from St. Augustine's Anglican Church in Rosthern conducted by Rev. Canon R.S.L. McAdam. She is survived by her husband, Charlie Spriggs of Rosthern; one daughter, Erna Story of Belleville, ON; one son, Ronald (Violet) Groller of Calgary; a son in law, Roland Krieger of Saskatoon; a step-daughter, Pat (Jim) Dyck of Kelowna, BC; eight grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; two sisters; and six brothers. She was predeceased by her parents, John and Anna Fast; her first husband, Rudolph Grolla; one son, Gerald; one daughter, Louise Krieger; and a son in law, George Story; two sisters; and two brothers. Interment will take place in the Rosthern Cemetery."
1Civil Registration, Marriage - Canada, Ontario, Office Of The Registrar General, Ontario, Canada.
"Date of marriage - 27 September 1922
Place of marriage - Fort William, Ontario
Groom - Wilfred Robert Ogden
Groom's occupation - Manager
Groom's condition - Bachelor
Groom's age - 23
Groom's religion - Anglican
Groom's residence - Port Arthur, Ontario
Groom's place of birth - Burnley, England
Groom's father - Robert Ogden; born at Leeds, England
Groom's mother - Mary Elizabeth Mitchell
Bride - Alma Alice Gwendolyn Prouse
Bride's occupation - Stenographer
Bride's condition - Spinster
Bride's age - 19
Bride's religion - Methodist
Bride's residence - Fort William, Ontario
Bride's birthplace - Oakwood, Ontario
Bride's father - Edwin Prouse; born in Devon, England
Bride's mother - Alice Edna Alberta Adair
Married by - ?, Methodist
Witnesses - Stanley Lanson and Eulalie L. Prouse."
1Civil Registration, Birth - Canada, Ontario, Births 1903; Victoria County; Page 184, Office Of The Registrar General, Ontario, Canada.
"Page 184
Schedule A
County of Victoria
No 41
Name - Alma Alice Gwendolyn Prouse
Sex - Female
Date of birth - 7 June 1903
Father - Edwin Prouse
Mother - Alice Adair."2Civil Registration, Death - Canada, British Columbia, Reg. No. 1975-09-014353; BCA# = B13345; GSU# = 2050527.
"Registration No. 75-09-014353
Name of deceased - PRESTON, Alma Alice Gwendolyn
Sex - female
Place of death - Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC
Usual residence - 361 - 1575 Begbie Street, Victoria, BC
Marital Status - married to Edward Mortimer Preston
Occupation - Home duties
Birthdate - June 7, 1903
Age - 72 years
Birthplace - Ontario
Father - Edwin Prouse, born in England
Mother - Alice Adair, born in Ontario
Informant - E.M. Preston, husband, 361 - 1575 Begbie Street, Victoria, BC
Disposition - Cremation September 30, 1975 at Royal Oak Crematorium, Saanich, Vancouver Island
Date of death - September 27, 1975
Cause of death - Coronary Thrombosis - 4 days; Arterioscloretic Heart Disease - years; Polymyalgia Rheumatica - 3 years."
British Columbia Death Index 1872 to 1979 as follows - Preston, Alma Alice G.; female; 72 years old; died 27 September 1975 at Victoria;.3Newspaper - Times Colonist (Victoria, B.C.), Page 2, 29 Sep 1975.
"PRESTON - Suddenly in Victoria, on September 27, 1975, Mrs. Alma Preston, aged 72 years, of 361 - 1575 Begbie St. She leaves her loving husband Edward (Ted); two sons: Edwin Ogden of Vancouver, and Wilfred Ogden of Calgary, Alberta; four grandchildren; two sisters, and three brothers.
Funeral service in McCall Bros. Floral Chapel at 1:15 p.m., on Tuesday, September 30, followed by cremation, with the Rev. W. Van Druten officiating."4Civil Registration, Marriage - Canada, Ontario, Office Of The Registrar General, Ontario, Canada.
"Date of marriage - 27 September 1922
Place of marriage - Fort William, Ontario
Groom - Wilfred Robert Ogden
Groom's occupation - Manager
Groom's condition - Bachelor
Groom's age - 23
Groom's religion - Anglican
Groom's residence - Port Arthur, Ontario
Groom's place of birth - Burnley, England
Groom's father - Robert Ogden; born at Leeds, England
Groom's mother - Mary Elizabeth Mitchell
Bride - Alma Alice Gwendolyn Prouse
Bride's occupation - Stenographer
Bride's condition - Spinster
Bride's age - 19
Bride's religion - Methodist
Bride's residence - Fort William, Ontario
Bride's birthplace - Oakwood, Ontario
Bride's father - Edwin Prouse; born in Devon, England
Bride's mother - Alice Edna Alberta Adair
Married by - ?, Methodist
Witnesses - Stanley Lanson and Eulalie L. Prouse."