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Ortha “Othie” Workes

Birth	:	unknown
Death	:	18 Jun 1916 Winnifred, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial	:	Winnifred Cemetery, Winnifred, Medicine Hat Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.9091400, -111.2079500
Description	:	REGISTRATION OF DEATH _ PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Ortha Workes DOD 18 June 1916 Died @ Winnifred, AB AGE 19 YEARS DROWNED. INTERRED: WINNIFRED. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Winnifred : Our Trails, Trials and Memories published in 1965 Author: Collins, Ruth Johanna THE HENRY SIMANTON FAMILY by Ed Simanton http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=272544&qryID=56fd8547-d1f3-4b0c-b840-59f724690346 Excerpt My mother, and us five little children then went to live with her folks the Albert Works, of Whitla. Grandma and Grandpa had come to the country in 1908 and with them had come their family of Ruth, Denis, Bernie, Otha and Horace. Denis and Grandpa both took homesteads. .... While we were with the family, Otha was drowned in the CPR dam at Winnifred and he is... Read More	REGISTRATION OF DEATH _ PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Ortha Workes DOD 18 June 1916 Died @ Winnifred, AB AGE 19 YEARS DROWNED. INTERRED: WINNIFRED. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Winnifred : Our Trails, Trials and Memories published in 1965 Author: Collins, Ruth Johanna THE HENRY SIMANTON FAMILY by Ed Simanton http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=272544&qryID=56fd8547-d1f3-4b0c-b840-59f724690346 Excerpt My mother, and us five little children then went to live with her folks the Albert Works, of Whitla. Grandma and Grandpa had come to the country in 1908 and with them had come their family of Ruth, Denis, Bernie, Otha and Horace. Denis and Grandpa both took homesteads. .... While we were with the family, Otha was drowned in the CPR dam at Winnifred and he is buried in the local Winnifred Cemetery. ======== TRIBUTE TO WHITLA PIONEERS printed in 1969. page 110 ALBERT J WORKS AND WIFE ANNIE Albert J Works and his wife, the former Annie Griggs, came from North Dakota to homestead in the Whitla district with six children, Laura, Denis, Ruth, Berney, Othy and Horace. During their stay Othy was accidentally drowned while swimming in a slough near Winnifred. He was buried in the Winnifred Cemetery. Their daughter Laura and children came to live with them after her husband passed away. She continued to live there until she remarried in 1919 and moved away. During part of the time the Works lived in the Whitla district, Mr Work's parents lived with them. Mrs Works Senior passed away while there, .... They lived in Olds for some time then again relocated College Place, Washington where they died. ++++++++++++++++ Darcy Starrs (#48454335) March 8 2016 Suggestion: Otha Workes is still in the Canadian Census record for 1916, so maybe he died somewhere between 1917-1919. Thank you Darcy for the clarification.

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Ortha “Othie” Workes's memorial is located at: Winnifred Cemetery, Winnifred, Medicine Hat Census Division, Canada.
When did Ortha “Othie” Workes death?
Ortha “Othie” Workes death on 18 Jun 1916 in Winnifred, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada
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Latitude: 49.9091400
Longitude: -111.2079500

Family Members:

Parent

Siblings

Laura V Workes Oelke

(1887 - 1965)

Ruth Wilson Rick

(1889 - 1987)

Berna Alvin Workes

(1894 - 1963)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Winnifred Cemetery
Winnifred, Medicine Hat Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 49.9091400, -111.2079500

2. Whitla Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.8952910, -111.0513930

3. Winnifred Hutterite Colony Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.9978100, -111.1201400

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6. Bow Island Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.8595000, -111.3719500

7. Burdett Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.8431000, -111.5164200

8. St Anthony Roman Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.7072340, -111.1142640

9. Seven Persons Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.8736300, -110.8804600

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Coordinate: 49.6978500, -111.3835100

11. Fertile Plains Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6691600, -111.2695300

12. Murray Lake Hutterite Colony Cemetery
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13. Prospy Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6257660, -111.1329960

14. Redcliff Cemetery
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Coordinate: 50.0661600, -110.7941500

15. Saamis Prairie View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.9926500, -110.7409600

16. Grassy Lake Prairie View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.8429920, -111.6995750

17. Assumption Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.7269500, -111.6251600

18. Hillside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 50.0280100, -110.7114600

19. Kin Coulee Cemetery
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Coordinate: 50.0248760, -110.6840970

20. Highfield Christian Reformed Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6112900, -111.5293000

21. Carlstadt Cemetery
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Coordinate: 50.2744200, -111.3457900

22. St. Joseph's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.5609900, -111.4290900

23. Wisdom Bethel Evangelical Cemetery
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Coordinate: 49.6988000, -110.7036700

24. Forty Mile Pioneer Cemetery
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