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Emma Schlatter Howes

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Birth	:	24 Dec 1875 Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Death	:	10 Jun 1953 Rocky Mountain House, Rocky Mountain House Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial	:	Pine Grove Cemetery, Rocky Mountain House, Rocky Mountain House Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	52.3771700, -114.8904700
Plot	:	Old Section Plot 902
Description	:	The Calgary Herald, Wednesday, Jun 24, 1953, Page 16 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE One of the pioneer nurses of the district south of town, MRS. EMMA HOWES, 76, died in the local hospital after a long illness. Born in Switzerland, she took her nurse's training there and came to Calgary with her family in 1900. In 1906 she was married there to Fred Howes and in 1910 they came to homestead at Dovercourt, where they have lived ever since. In the early days, there were no hospitals or nursing homes, and doctors were more than 60 miles away, and Mrs. Howes served the... Read More	The Calgary Herald, Wednesday, Jun 24, 1953, Page 16 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE One of the pioneer nurses of the district south of town, MRS. EMMA HOWES, 76, died in the local hospital after a long illness. Born in Switzerland, she took her nurse's training there and came to Calgary with her family in 1900. In 1906 she was married there to Fred Howes and in 1910 they came to homestead at Dovercourt, where they have lived ever since. In the early days, there were no hospitals or nursing homes, and doctors were more than 60 miles away, and Mrs. Howes served the community in time of sickness, going miles on horseback, and often taking patients back to her own home to nurse. She is survived by her husband; three sons, Samuel on the home farm at Dovercourt; Albert in Edmonton and Leonard in Calgary; three daughters, Mrs. Floyd Buck, Dovercourt; Mrs. O. Lumsdven [sic] and Freeda Howes in Calgary; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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Emma Schlatter Howes's memorial is located at: Pine Grove Cemetery, Rocky Mountain House, Rocky Mountain House Census Division, Canada.
When did Emma Schlatter Howes death?
Emma Schlatter Howes death on 10 Jun 1953 in Rocky Mountain House, Rocky Mountain House Census Division, Alberta, Canada
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Latitude: 52.3771700
Longitude: -114.8904700

Family Members:

Spouse

Frederick Angelo “Fred” Howes

(1881 - 1968)

Children

Katherine Bell Howes Buck

(1909 - 2000)

Samuel Ray Howes

(1917 - 1985)

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