Sherren Family Tree » Verna Morrisey Roode (1914-2008)

Personal data Verna Morrisey Roode 

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Household of Verna Morrisey Roode

She has/had a relationship with Colin Sherren.


Notes about Verna Morrisey Roode

The Chronicle Herald Halifax, NS

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

SHERREN, Verna Morrisey - 93, Belmont, passed away April 25, 2008, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Belmont, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mabel (Cottam) Roode. She was a long-time employee with Eastern Hat and Cap and Bagnell's Dry Cleaning for a combined working career of over 50 years. She was a member of Wesley United Church, Belmont, and an adherent of Belmont United Baptist Church. Verna enjoyed knitting and sewing and she continued to knit regularly up until the time of her passing. She is survived by daughters, Elizabeth "Betty" Reid; Ruth (Darrell) Turner, both of Belmont; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her first husband, Harley Crowell; second husband, Colin Sherren; sisters, Alma Staples, Alberta Lynds, Muriel Bigsby, Eunice and Mabel in infancy; brothers, Russell Roode, Dimock Roode, and Kenneth Roode. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 28, from 6-9 p.m., with funeral service on Tuesday, April 29, at 2 p.m., both in Colchester Community Funeral Home, 512 Willow St., Truro. Interment in Belmont Cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations in her memory may be made to Belmont United Baptist Church.

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Verna Morrisey Roode
1914-2008


Colin Sherren
1893-1968


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  1. Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday November 11, 1914

  • The temperature on November 11, 1914 was between 7.3 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 17.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
    • July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
    • August 5 » World War I: The German minelayer SSKönigin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMSAmphion.
    • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
    • September 22 » A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
    • November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.

Day of death April 25, 2008

  • The temperature on April 25, 2008 was between 5.5 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
    • May 31 » Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds
    • June 8 » At least seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.
    • July 1 » Riots erupt in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections.
    • July 2 » Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
    • September 13 » Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas.
    • December 9 » The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.


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