Pearl Agness Weeks

1900 - 1987  (87 years)

• Name	Pearl Agness Weeks
  Birth	13 Mar 1900	Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Jul 1987	Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada
  Burial	28 Jul 1987	Castor Cemetery, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I43	Weeks
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Ira Weeks,   b. 21 Mar 1870, Norwich Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 May 1951, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Roxy Alvina Andress,   b. 16 Oct 1876, Cultus, Houghton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Sep 1911, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1898	Aylmer, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Marriage Rgistration: Groom; Ira Weeks Age: 28 years Residence; Dereham, Ont. Birthplace: Norwich, Ont. Bachelor Occupation: Farmer Parents: Isaac Weeks, and Nancy Westbrook Bride; Roxy A. Andress Age: 21 years Residence: Tillsonburg, Ont. Birthplace: Walsingham,Ont. Spinster Parents: George Andrews and Charity Andress* Spellings of these names kept changing from Andrews to Andress in same documents. Witnesses: Edward J. Moore, Walsingham; Minnie Andress, Houghton Date of Marriage; April 20, 1898, Aylmer, Ont. Religion: Baptist Minister: C. H. Kimball by licence Source: LDS Film # 1870920; #4368-98
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Milton Harvey Strome,   b. 8 Sep 1889, Manheim, Waterloo Cty, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Oct 1968, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1917	Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Alice Mary Ann Strome,   b. 17 Mar 1918, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada d. 30 Mar 2004, Red Deer Regional Hospital, Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada (Age 86 years)   2. Clarence Edward Strome,   b. 7 Feb 1920, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada d. 10 Jul 1993, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 73 years) + 3. Wesley Herbert Strome,   b. 23 Oct 1921, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada d. 8 Oct 2010, Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada (Age 88 years) + 4. H.A. Strome   5. Henry Elmer Strome,   b. 17 Dec 1924, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada d. 2 Dec 1950, , , Alberta, Canada (Age 25 years)   6. E.A. Strome + 7. D.E. Strome + 8. V.M. Strome + 9. Susanna Bell Strome,   b. 26 Oct 1931, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada d. 15 Aug 2010, Castor Hospital, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 78 years) + 10. Walter William Strome,   b. 10 Mar 1934, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada d. 8 Jun 1979, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 45 years) + 11. E.V. Strome + 12. D.M. Strome + 13. B.A. Strome + 14. I.R. Strome
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2006

  
  

• Notes

  *1901 Census Norfolk 93 c-2 Middleton, Page 6, Line 10, Ontario* Weeks, Pearl A., Female, White, Daughter, Single, Born Mar. 13, 1900, Age 1, English, Baptist Obituary: Mrs. Pearl Agnes Strome passed away in Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital in Castor on Saturday, July 25, 1987 at the age of 87 years. Born March 13, 1900 at Tillsonburg, Ontario, her parents, Roxy and Ira Weeks and five children travelled out west in 1904 by ox-cart to the Bulwark District east of Castor, where they took up farming. Two more children were born into the family after settling in Alberta. In 1911, their mother became ill and died at the age of 35 years, leaving seven children and their father to carry on. One sister Elsie age 16 and one brother George, age 11 died in 1922. Her Dad died in 1951 and one sister Clara in 1957. Pearl received her schooling for the few years she was able to attend at Knob Hill School. In 1917, she was united in marriage to Milton Strome and lived on a farm North of Castor. To this union were born 14 children, six boys and 8 girls. Later in 1947 they moved to a farm South of Castor and finally into Castor in 1960 when her husband's health was failing and he could no longer farm. Pearl did a lot of sewing, making clothes for the kids and quilts for the beds, and she could always be heard singing her favorite hymns while she was sewing. She loved putting quilts together which she did right up until her last year and even though she had little spare time she always read her Bible and kept in touch by sending cards and letters to relatives far away. She liked canning, baking and cooking and she lived to have folks come and join the family at meal time. Her greatest joy possible, was her family, relatives and host of friends visiting her in her home, which she always enjoyed. Predeceased by her husband Milton in 1968, one son Henry in 1952, one grandson Robert in 1978 and a son Walter in 1979, Pearl is survived by four sons; Clarence, Ernest and Daniel (Elda) all of Castor and Wesley (Marjorie) of Red Deer. eight daughters, Mrs Mary Ann (Art) Pedersen of Lacombe, Mrs Hazel (John) Annett of Fleet, Elsina of Castor, Mrs Dora (Dan) Morasch of Halkirk, Mrs Violet (Graham) Clark of Vancouver, Mrs Susanna (Jim) Bedson of Brownfield, Mrs Beatrice (Vic) Tschritter of Ardrossen and Mrs Ruby (Dave) Lopetinsky of Edmonton, 50 grandchildren and 56 great grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers - Ross of Stettler and Omar of Kelowna, B.C., one sister Hazel Wilkie of Calgary and numerous nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at 3 pm onTuesday July 28, 1987 in the Castor Community Hall with Rev.Lance Duncalfe officiating. Interment followed in the Castor Cemetery. If friends desire, any memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donors choice. Parkview Funeral Chapels Ltd of Castor, Coronation and Consort in charge of the arrangements. Source; Castor Advance newspaper July 30, 1987

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] OVS Marriage Index 1857-1922, Roxy Andress & Ira Weeks, Reg. #4368 (Reliability: 3).