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Marilyn Jean Foster

Female 1948 - 1960  (12 years)


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  • Name Marilyn Jean Foster 
    Born 11 Jun 1948  Westlock, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Jul 1960  Manola, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Drowned in the Pembina River near Manola, Alberta.
    Buried Manola Cemetery, Manola, County of Barrhead, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7300  Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2024 

    Father Lawrence C. Foster,   b. 13 Oct 1914, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 2001, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Jean Isobel Walker,   b. 12 Aug 1924, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1988, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1944  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jun 1948 - Westlock, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Jul 1960 - Manola, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Manola Cemetery, Manola, County of Barrhead, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Marilyn Foster
    Marilyn Foster
    In Loving Memory Of
    Our Daughter
    Marilyn Jean
    Foster
    June 11, 1948
    July 14, 1960

    Obituary & Death Notice
    Child Drowned
    Child Drowned
    CHILD DROWNED
    MANOLA Alta (CP) - Marilyn Jean Foster, 2, of Manola was drowned Thursday in the Pembina River, near this hamlet 50 miles northwest of Edmonton, while swimming with a friend.
    --The Calgary Albertan, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 16, 1960 Page 12

    **Note the error in age. Marilyn was 12 at the time of her death, not 2.
    Recover Bodies In Two Drownings
    Recover Bodies In Two Drownings
    Recover Bodies In Two Drownings
    The bodies of two drowning victims, Orest Yakimchuk, 21, of Edmonton, and Marillyn Jean Foster, 12, of Manola, were recovered by RCMP at the weekend, officials said Monday.
    Yakimchuk drowned last Wednesday at Seba Beach while skindiving. His body was recovered Monday morning by police dragging crews.
    Marillyn was swimming in the Pembina River near her home 50 miles northwest of the city, when she drowned Thursday. Her body was recovered Sunday by police.
    The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Manola Community Hall.
    --Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 18, 1960 Page 21