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Lorna Ethel (Elizabeth) Palen

Female 1926 - 2005  (78 years)


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  • Name Lorna Ethel (Elizabeth) Palen 
    Birth 26 Mar 1926  , , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Residence Oct 2002 
    Death 28 Feb 2005  Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 3 Mar 2005  Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I369  Weeks
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2016 

    Father Roy Gordon Palen,   b. 5 Mar 1895, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1972 (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Myrtle Ila Becker,   b. 5 Apr 1899, Houghton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1981 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1917  Walsingham, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Marriage Certificate - Ontario Marriage Index 1857-1922, Reg # 014048
      Bridegroom: Gordon Roy Palen, Bachelor, Farmer
      Parents: Orrin Palen & Rhoda Weeks
      Bride: Myrtle Ila Becker, Spinster
      Parents: Franklin Becker & Carrie Curtis
      Witnesses: Edwin Becker, Woodstock & Beatrice Moore, Walsingham
      Place of Marriage: Walsingham, Norfolk Cty, Ontario
      Date: 11 April 1917
    Family ID F111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Corneleus McMillan,   b. 14 Oct 1916   d. 1987 (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
    +1. R.C. McMillan
     2. Wayne Douglas McMillan,   b. 16 Feb 1959   d. 17 Feb 1959 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2006 

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  • Notes 
    • Some say Lorna's middle name was Elizabeth not Ethel - not confirmed Hw
      2005

      Obituary - Lorna E. McMillan nee Palen, February 28, 2005, Tillsonburg News
      Lorna E. McMillan nee: Palen, of Tillsonburg at the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital on Monday, February 28, 2005, in her 79th year. Beloved wife of the late James McMillan (1987). Dear Mother of Ron McMillan and his wife Gail of R.R. #1, Aylmer, and dear Grandma to Craig McMillan and Lorie and Todd McMillan and his friend Jenn, all of Tillsonburg and Stephanie Peach and Dwayne of Kitchener. Dear great-grandmother of seven great-grandchildren and one great, great grandson. Dear sister of Freda Kelly of Vineland and Ruby Piers and Bert of Strathroy and Murray Palen of Tillsonburg. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her Son Wayne Douglas McMillan in 1958 and by one ssister Vera and three brothers, Earl, Morley and Mervin. Lorna was a Member of the Avondale-Zion United Church. The late Lorna McMillan is reating at Ivy Ridge Funeral Centre, 52 Simcoe Street, Tillsonburg for funeral service in the Chapel on Thursday at 2:00 pm with Rev. Margaret Murray of the Avondale-Zion United Church officiating. Interment at the Tillsonburg Cemetery. Friends are welcome to meet with the family for visitations on Wednesday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Memorial donations to the Lung Association or the charity of your choice would be gratefully appreciated by the family

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Tillsonburg News, 2005 - Lorna E. MacMillan obit. Feb 28, 2005.

    2. [S95] Ontario Canada Marriages 1857-1922 , Roy Gordon Palen, Reg # 014048 (Reliability: 3).



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