Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 4452
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 004452
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Pictou If in City or Town Waterville
If death occured in a hospital or institution Waterville, Kings County, public highway
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Oderkirk, Joseph Harvey
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 2 10, 1956
10. AGE in Years15 Months4 Days23 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Schoolboy
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father Melvin Oderkirk
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Clara Oderkirk
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant R.A. Oderkirk
address Tide Head, N.B
Relationship to deceased brother
21. Place of burial Thomson, Nova Scotia
Date of burial July 6, 1971
22. Undertaker F.A. Black
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH July 3, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Fracture of cervical vertebrae, massive trauma of L side of chest
(b)
(c)
other Accident: vehicle left highway Fractured jaw and facial bones
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