Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 3753
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 003753
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Lunenburg If in City or Town East Chester
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Rafuse, Dewey Harold
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 6 11, 1900
10. AGE in Years69 Months11 Days28 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Gardener
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked June 1, 1970 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Grace Rafuse
16. NAME of Father Harden Rafuse
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Milsonia Conrad
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs Grace M R Rafuse
address East Chester, N S
Relationship to deceased Wife
21. Place of burial Chester, N S
Date of burial June 9, 1970
22. Undertaker Davis Funeral Home, Chester, N S
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Oct cell carcinoma lung
(b)
(c)
other
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