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Shirley Louise Munro

Female 1934 - 1993  (59 years)


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  • Name Shirley Louise Munro 
    Born 16 Sep 1934  Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 21 Sep 1993  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I03021  Family Tree
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2020 

    Father Gilbert George Munro,   b. 15 Jul 1903, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1979, Almonte, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Margaret Edna Foster,   b. 3 Aug 1906, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1996, Almonte, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 27 May 1925  Almonte, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Orivlle Drynan,   b. 22 Sep 1927, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1994, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1953  Middleville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
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    +6. Wanda Drynan,   b. 27 Aug 1962,   d. 23 Apr 2003  (Age 40 years)
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F1045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Sep 1934 - Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Dec 1953 - Middleville, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Sep 1993 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Landmarks
    Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Ontario, Canada
    Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Ontario, Canada
    County Road 16 & Concession 8, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario

    The Auld Kirk was constructed in 1836 and used until 1864, when a new church, St. Andrew's, was built in Almonte.

  • Notes 
    • Shirley Louise Drynan died peacefully Sept. 21 at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. She was 59. She was born Shirley Louise Munro to Gilbert G. Munro and Margaret E. Foster on Sept. 16, 1934, at their family home in Darling Township. She was a life-long resident of the Almonte area and attended school at S.S. #3 Darling Public and Almonte and District High Schools. She was employed for 20 years at the Almonte Flour Mill, until its closure in 1985. Previous to this she was employed at the Rosamond Memorial Hospital, Almonte and the Rosamond Woollen Mill, Almonte. Shirley Drynan was a proud and loyal member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 240 Ladies Auxiliary. She was an avid worker/volunteer at the many functions of the Branch 240 Ladies Auxiliary and was a past member of the Ladies Auxiliary Color Party. She thoroughly enjoyed being a member of and participating in various Legion sports activities (cribbage, euchre, horseshoes and her all-time favorite, darts). She was proud to have hosted the annual lawn darts tournament for the last number of years. Always with a quiet smile, she was a friend to many and those who loved her, miss her dearly. She is survived by and is the beloved mother of Deborah (Doug), Dianna, Donald (Ann), Darlene (Larry), Donna and Wanda (Jeff). Dearly loved Nanny of 10 grandchildren. Also survived by her mother, Margaret Munro and her sisters and brothers Beatrice, Mervyn, Vera, Bert, Gary, Helen, Jackie, Jean and Doug. Predeceased by her father, Gilbert Munro, and by two sisters; Flossie Houston and Muriel Stuart and by two brothers; James and Alex. Also survived by her friend and former husband, Orville. Rev. Ted Colwell led the funeral service at the Gamble Funeral Home and Chapel on Friday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. The Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch, 240 Honor Guard was present and the Ottawa Police Force provided a motorcycle escort to the Auld Kirk Cemetery for burial. Pallbearers were Don Johnson, Terry Warren, Todd Munro, Carl Smith, Kevin James and Wayne Munro.