Also known as Gertrude Mary Elise Ettershank (née), Klaw-law-we-leth Born 26 March 1917 on the Mission Reserve on the north of the Fraser River, now part of North Vancouver. Died 25 January 1998 Cemetery: Musqueam reserve, Vancouver, BC https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gertrude-guerin
Date of Birth 1900-07-23, Frontenac County, Ontario Date of Death 2010-02-18, Spokane, Washington Also known as John Henry Foster Babcock, Jack Babcock John Babcock was the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First … Continued
Date of Birth1887-06-04, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserve near Brantford, Ontario Date of Death 1949-01-09, Lady Willingdon Hospital, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserve near Brantford, Ontario Cause of death: Pneumonia Also known … Continued
Born: 6 August 1886, Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland Died: 15 June 1967, Mount Lehman, British Columbia Also known as Company Sergeant-Major (CSM) Hanna, VC Lieut. Robert Hanna, VC Robert Hill Hanna moved to Canada in 1905. During WWI he … Continued
Date of Birth 1931-02-14 Place of birth: Montreal, Quebec Date of Death 2006-03-11 Place of death: Atlanta, Georgia Cause of death: stomach cancer Also known as Bernard Joseph Andre GeoffrionBoom Boom “Boom Boom” Geoffrion was born in Montreal, Quebec, and … Continued
Date of Birth 1898-07-23 Place of birth: Russell, Manitoba Date of Death1987-03-15 Place of death: Calgary, Alberta Also known as Norman Mervyn Alexander “Red” Dutton Merv “Red” Dutton “Red” Dutton was a hockey player and manager. Dutton served as the … Continued
Date of Birth 1940-03-06 Place of birth: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Date of Death 2007-09-23 Place of death: North Tea Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario Cause of death: heart attack Also known as Kenneth Edison Danby Ken Danby is recognized as … Continued
Date of Birth1909-12-20 Date of Death1967-12-30 Place of death: Toronto, Ontario Also known as The Big Bomber Charlie Conacher was a hockey star in the NHL in the 1930s. He led the league in scoring for 5 season and was … Continued
Date of Birth 1952-04-04 St.-Henri, Montreal, Quebec Date of Death 2010-11-19 Maison Aube-Lumière, Sherbrooke, Quebec Cause of death: colon cancer which eventually spread to his lungs Also known as Patrick Burns Pat Burns was an NHL coach from 1988 until … Continued
Date of Birth1982-06-23 Place of birth: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Date of Death 2011-05-13 Place of death: Minneapolis, Minnesota Cause of death: accidental drug overdose (mixture of prescription pain medication and alcohol) Also known as BoogeymanThe Mountie Derek Boogaard was an NHL … Continued