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Walter Keck death at Point Edward, Cape Breton County on June 24, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 4140

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 004140

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Point Edward
If death occured in a hospital or institution Kaiser Strontium Products Plant

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Keck, Walter

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

American

6. Racial Origin

German

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE California, USA

9. DATE OF BIRTH 12  21, 1927

10. AGE in  Years43  Months6  Days3 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Consultant

12. Kind of industry Kaiser Strontium Production Plant

13. Date last worked June 24/71       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Theresa (Schmitz) Keck

16. NAME of Father John W. Keck

17. BIRTHPLACE United States

18. NAME of Mother  

19. BIRTHPLACE

20. Signature of Informant S. Dean Shopher

      address 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, California

      Relationship to deceased

21. Place of burial Hanford, California,

      Date of burial June 29, 1971

22. Undertaker T.W. Curry Limited, Sydney, NS

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH June 24, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Electrocution

(b)

(c)

other Industrial Accident: touched high-voltage wire

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