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."
1Newspaper - Calgary Herald.
"IRVINE - Annie Duff (Nan) Irvine passed away suddenly March 10, 2001 at the Foothills Hospital. She will be sadly missed by her three sons, Charlie (Melba) of Rosedale, B.C., Will (Beverley) of Calgary and Dave (Jolanda) of Calgary. Mom was born in the Calgary General Hospital, October 21, 1913 and was predeceased by her husband Andy on September 18, 1971. Born and raised in the city of Calgary, she was proud to be called a native Calgarian. Grandma will be sadly missed by her fourteen grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Foster's Garden Chapel, 3220 - 4 Street N.W. (across from Queen's Park Cemetery) on Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), 15 Colonel Baker Place N.E., Calgary, AB T2E 4Z3."