Newfoundland Strays

(Consolidated to October 2002)

Compiled by Dave Hillier

Rahey, Margaret Ann, 85, of North Sydney, NS, on October 17, 1998. Born at St. John's, NF, daughter of James and Isabel (Bentley) Madden.

Ralph, John, 78, of Liverpool, NS, on March 20, 1997. Born at St. John's, NF, son of Daniel and Mary (Carberry) Ralph.

Randell, Aubrey Donald, 93, of Sydney, NS, on November 21, 1998. Born at Tilt Cove, NF, son of Levi and Sarah (Curtis) Randell. (The Mail Star/The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS)

Read, Percy Frank, 90, of Edwardsville, NS, on May 31, 2001. Born in NF, son of Francois and Elfreda (Bond) Read. (The Cape Breton Post)

Reardon, Herbert Edward, 76, of Dartmouth, NS, Jan 6, 2001. Born at Goose Bay, NF, son of Michael Joesph and Mary Ellen (Murrin) Reardon.

Redmond, Mary Josephine, 83, of Dartmouth, NS, Jul 23, 2000. Born at Jobs Cove, NF, daughter of Andrew and Josephine (Doyle) Kinsella. (HCH)

Rees, Mary Ann, 80, of North Sydney, NS, on October 15, 1997. Born at Codroy, NF, daughter of William T. and Alice (Patton) Anderson.

Reeves, Mary Theresa, 71, at Lower Sackville, NS, on November 11, 2000. Born at St. John's, daughter of Michael and Clara (Brewer) Myrick.

Reid, Edna Lillian, 94, at Wolfville, NS, on December 12, 2000. Born at Upper Gullie, NF, daughter of William and Patience (Morgan) Harvey. (HCH)

Reid, E. Florence, 98, of Cambridge, MA, on April 12, 1999. Born April 20, 1901, at Lower Island Cove, NF, daughter of George and Martha Reid. (The Boston Globe, Boston, MA)

Reid, Rev. John Charles, 82, of Salem, ME, at Kissimmee, FL, on September 13, 1995. Born December 12, 1912 at Lower Island Cove, son of Eli and Irene (Sparks) Reid. (Sun-Journal, Lewiston, ME)

Reid, Ralph Wesley, 54, of Dartmouth, NS, Sep 4, 2000. Born at Corner Brook, NF, son of James and Ida (Moore) Reid. (HCH)

Reid, Rita N., 63, of North Sydney, NS, on May 22, 2001. Born at Port aux Basques, NF, daughter of Maxwell and Cassie (Ingram) Strickland. (The Cape Breton Post)

Reilly, Florence Beatrice, 88, Beverly, MA, on December 9, 1998. Born in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, NF, daughter of James and Susanna (Snow) Hillier. (The Evening News, Salem, MA)

Rennie, Mary Bridget, 74, of CFB Shearwater, NS, Apr 21, 1994. Born at Little St. Lawrence, NF, daughter of Richard and Theresa (Clarke) Clarke

Retieffe, Pearl Mary, 68, of Western Shore, NS, on January 15, 2001. Born at Three Rock Cove, NF, daughter of Matthew and Eunice (Gale) Besaw.(HCH)

Revert, Adele M., 91, at St Pierre de Miquelon, FR, Jan 21, 2000. Born at Lories, NF, daughter of George and Ellen (Benteau) Parsons.

Rice, Jean Morrison, of Halifax, NS, May 3, 1994. Born at St. John's, NF, daughter of Fredrick and Emily (Warren) Knight.

Richardson, Charles Peter, 87, of Sydney, NS, on January 18, 2001. A veteran of WW11, he was born March 28, 1913, in NF, son of George and Harriet Richardson. (CBP)

Rideout, Edith, 88, of Arichat, NS, Sep 24, 2000. Born at Harbour Mille, NF, daughter of Richard and Lydia (Pardy) Barnes.

Riggs, Lewis F., 74, at Sydney, NS, on July 29, 1999. Born in Burin, son of Andrew and Elsie (Farrell) Riggs.

Ritcey, Kathleen Marie, 93, at Lunenburg, NS, on July 6, 1998. Born on Woods Island, Bay of Islands, NF, daughter of John and Mary Ellen (Mullroney) Hackett. (HCH)

Robar, Margaret Taylor, 89, at Halifax, NS, May 28, 2000. Born at Freshwater, NF, daughter of John and Agnes (King) Parsons.

Roberts, Elsie, 76, of Halifax, NS, Mar 25, 1994. Born at Caplin Bay (?), NF, daughter of Robert and Minnie (Elson) Clarke.

Roberts, Edith, 97, of Hantsport, NS, on April 10, 2001. Born at Twillingate, daughter of William and Sarah (Lambert) Roberts. (HCH)

Roberts, Amelia (Millie), 91, of Halifax, NS, on January 17, 1999. Born at Bonne Bay, NF, daughter of John and Isabella (Northcott) Bugden.

Roberts, Michael Dion, 30, of Truro, NS, on January 30, 1999. Born at Stephenville, NF, son of Raymond and Linda Roberts.

Robertson, Francis Michaela (Fanny), 80, of Florence, NS, on June 21, 2001. Born at Burin, NF, daughter of Alfred and Mary Drover. (CBP)

Rogers, Elliott Harvey, 41, of Waterville, NS, Nov 21, 1999. Born at Burnt Point, NF, son of Charles and Florence Rogers.

Rose, Hilda Mae, 82, at Halifax, NS, on December 15, 2000. Born at Parsons' Harbour, NF, daughter of William and Christine Parsons. (HCH)

Rose, James Benjamin, 80, of Halifax, NS, on October 14, 1998. Born at Burgeo, NF, son of Frederick and Alice Maude (Green) Rose.

Rose, Jean, 73, at Lower Sackville, NS, formerly of North Sydney, NS, on November 22, 1999. Born at NF, daughter of Dennis and Martha (Lee) Benoit.

Rose (Noel), Ruth, 85, at Lethbridge, AB, Oct 24, 2001. Born Dec 26, 1919 at Freshwater, NF.

Ross, Sybill, 77, of Lower Sackville, NS, Jul 22, 2000. Born at Cartwright, NF, daughter of Robert and Martha (Davis) Pardy.

Rossiter, Nathan, 78, of Lockeport, NS, on March 15, 1998. Born at Ramea, NF, son of Harvey and Sarah Ellen (Northcott) Rossiter.

Rowe, Barbara Janet, 83, at Brampton, ON, formerly of Gasperau Mountain, NS, Feb 21, 2000. Born at Mount Moriah, NF, daughter of George and Barbara (MacDonald) Stone.

Rowe, Lily, 82, of Sydney, NS, on March 25, 1999. Born at Hants Harbour, NF, daughter of William and Louise (Soper) Head.

Roy, Sarah Rebecca, 81, of Glace Bay, NS, Sep 27, 2001. Born in Conception Bay, NF, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Mercer) Barrett. (CBP)

Russell, Belle, 86, at San Diego, CA, on January 20, 2001. Born October 14, 1914, at NF. (The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA)

Russell, Rose, 82, at Halifax, NS, Dec 8, 1999. Born at Francois, NF, daughter of Reuben and Sarah (Dollimount) Carter.

Ryan, James W., M.B.E., Q.C., of Ottawa, ON, on September10, 2000. Veteran of WW 11, he was born at Port aux Basques, NF, son of William J. and Molly (Keating) Ryan. (Globe & Mail, Toronto, ON)

Ryan, Mary E. (Molly), 99, of Halifax, NS, Feb 1, 1994. Born at Channel, NF, daughter of James W. and Honore (Sears) Keeping.