Vera Balabanoff, a Richmond pioneer, died in her sleep on January 22 at the age of 83. Mrs.
Balabanoff, a widow for 32 years, fled Russia at the time of the Russian Revolution as her .husband, Basil, was a provincial governor. , Forced to abandon their two oldest sons, the Balabanoffs journeyed to China, and with dies the help of the British and ; n i 1- lnf a arrived r rencn consura in Richmond in 1927. Mrs. Balabanoff Is survived by her sons, Basil of Vancouver, Tom of Burnaby, and by her three daughters, Clara of Grand Forks, Galina of Vancouver and Olga of Richmond. She also leaves 13 grandchildren and six great granqenuaren
Vera Balabanoff, a Richmond pioneer, died in her sleep on January 22 at the age of 83. Mrs.
Balabanoff, a widow for 32 years, fled Russia at the time of the Russian Revolution as her .husband, Basil, was a provincial governor. , Forced to abandon their two oldest sons, the Balabanoffs journeyed to China, and with dies the help of the British and ; n i 1- lnf a arrived r rencn consura in Richmond in 1927. Mrs. Balabanoff Is survived by her sons, Basil of Vancouver, Tom of Burnaby, and by her three daughters, Clara of Grand Forks, Galina of Vancouver and Olga of Richmond. She also leaves 13 grandchildren and six great granqenuaren
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