Female Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 4418
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 004418
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cumberland If in City or Town Amherst
If death occured in a hospital or institution Highland View Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Ruddock, Ella Gertrude
4. Sex
Female
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
7. Single, Married
widowed
8. BIRTHPLACE River Hebert
9. DATE OF BIRTH 7 6, 1890
10. AGE in Years80 Months11 Days4 | 2 hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Nurse
12. Kind of industry Nursing
13. Date last worked 1961 14. Total years 50
15. If married name of spouse Charles W. Ruddock
16. NAME of Father Howard Kelley
17. BIRTHPLACE Calais, Maine, USA
18. NAME of Mother Mary Lowe
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Annie Greer
address Joggins, NS
Relationship to deceased Sister
21. Place of burial River Hebert, NS
Date of burial June 13, 1971
22. Undertaker Campbell's Funeral Home, Amherst, NS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Toxic Shock & Atelectasis
(b) Adynamic Peritonitis
(c) Necrosis of Colon of Undetermined Cause
other Acute Bronchopneumonia & Fracture of left Humorous
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