Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 1751
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 001751
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Colchester If in City or Town Truro
If death occured in a hospital or institution 628 Prince St, Truro
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Sumner, John Rettie
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Truro
9. DATE OF BIRTH 4 19, 1900
10. AGE in Years69 Months9 Days28 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Retired
12. Kind of industry Engineering
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Beulah Cox
16. NAME of Father Walter C Sumner
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother May Rettie
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Beulah M Sumner
address 628 Prince St, Truro
Relationship to deceased Wife
21. Place of burial Robie Street Cemetery, Truro
Date of burial February 20, 1970
22. Undertaker P B Kennedy, Truro
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Myocardial Infraction
(b) Arteriosclerotic Heart
(c)
other Rheumatic Valve Disease, Chronic Bronchitis
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