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William Guy Rafuse death at East Chester, Lunenburg County on April 14, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2804

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 002804

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Lunenburg If in City or Town East Chester

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Rafuse, William Guy

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

German

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 6  12, 1892

10. AGE in  Years78  Months10  Days2 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Retired

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked 1968       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Lilla Rafuse

16. NAME of Father Alexander Rafuse

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Rebecca Schnare

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Mrs Lilla Rafuse

      address East Chester, Ns

      Relationship to deceased Wife

21. Place of burial Chester NS

      Date of burial April 17, 1971

22. Undertaker Davis Funeral Home, Chester, NS

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Cerebral vascular accident

(b)

(c)

other

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