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First president of Institute is called by death

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FIRST PRESIDENT Of INSTITUTE IS CALLED BY DEATH

Deaths Reported of Mrs. Isabel Walsh, Queenston, and A. J. Galley, Stamford.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.—

The death occurred at the General hospital on Saturday night of Mrs. Isabel Walsh, a life long resident of Queenston, Ont. She was the daughter of the late William and Catherine Armstrong, a United Empire Loyalist family.

Mrs. Walsh was a member and active worker of the Queenston United church. She was the first president of the Queenston Women's Institute.

Surviving is one daughter, Dorothy D., at home; three brothers, Norman Armstrong, Toronto, Wallace and Arthur D., of Queenston, Ont.

The body is resting at the Morse & Son funeral chapel. Funeral service will be held at the chapel on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in St. Davids United church cemetery.

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WALSH Isabel M.

In Niagara Falls General Hospital on Saturday, July 13, 1940, mother of Dorothy D. Walsh of Queenston, Ont., and sister of Norman A Armstrong of Toronto, and Wallace and Arthur D. Armstrong of Queenston.

Resting at Morse & Son Chapel, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Funeral services will be held in the chapel on Tuesday, July 16, at 2:30 pm. Interment at St. David's United Church Cemetery.


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Item Types
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Announcements
Description
Newspaper announcements of death and funeral arrangements of Isabel M. Walsh, daughter of William Armstrong of Queenston.
Two newspaper clippings (measuring 13 x 5 and 3x 5 cm) mounted on thin onion skin paper. Unknown publication. Undated.
From Armstrong family collection.
Notes
Isabel M. Walsh was the first president of Women’s Institute of Queenston and St. David’s which was founded in 1908.
Date of Original
July 13, 1940
Date Of Event
13 Jul 1940
Subject(s)
Last Name(s)
Armstrong
Personal Name(s)
Isabel M. Walsh
Local identifier
QC00604
Collection
Armstrong Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.16682 Longitude: -79.04957
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