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Ellis Wilfred Rafuse death at Halifax, Halifax County on December 30, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 7405

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 007405

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Halifax If in City or Town Halifax
If death occured in a hospital or institution Victoria General Hospital

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Rafuse, Ellis Wilfred

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 11  14, 1894

10. AGE in  Years76  Months1  Days16 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Retired

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked 1958       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Pearl Rafuse

16. NAME of Father Leander  Rafuse

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Amanda Hatt

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Pearl Rafuse

      address 1757 Vernon St. Halifax

      Relationship to deceased wife

21. Place of burial Chester

      Date of burial Jan 1, 1971

22. Undertaker Davis Funeral Home

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH December 30, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease

(b)

(c)

other Intractable congestive heart failure

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