Death: 28 Sep 1972, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC; suddenly
Residence: Angus Drive, Vancouver, BC
Previous residence: mansion "Shannon", Vancouver, BC; with her husband, 1936-1965; where they hosted many celebrities.
Memberships & affiliations:
- community worker
- president, Canadian Red Cross branch, Vancouver, BC during final 3 yrs of WWII, until 1945; help raise millions of dollars, and send thousands of boxes of clothes overseas.
- president, Women's Auxiliary, Vancouver General Hospital, 1955
- charter president, Voluntary Services Organization, University of B.C. Health Sciences Centre; 1968
Predeceased by:
- husband, Austin C. Taylor; d. 1965; industrialist, millionaire philanthropist
- father, Edward J. Elliott; Winnipeg police chief
Survived by:
- son, Austin G.F. Taylor; Granville, Vancouver, BC
- daughter, Mrs. John (Kathleen) Finucane; Pasadena, California, USA
- daughter, Mrs. William F. (Patricia) Buckley Jr.; New York City, New York, USA; m. Jul 1950
- granddaughter, Mrs. Peter Armstrong; Vancouver, BC
- grandson, Mr. Christopher Buckley; Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- granddaughter, Miss Elizabeth Taylor
- granddaughter, Miss Kathleen Taylor
- granddaughter, Miss Patricia Taylor
- granddaughter, Miss Michelle Taylor
Funeral service: 30 Sep 1972, St. John's Anglican Church, Vancouver, BC
Interment: family plot, Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
Designated charity: The Canadian Red Cross Lodge, Shaughnessy Hospital
References:
- "Taylor's widow dies in hospital", The Vancouver Sun, 29 Sep 1972; page 17. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Kathleen Taylor Dies", Times Colonist (Victoria, BC), 29 Sep 1972; page 24. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Mrs. Kathleen Ruth Taylor buried in Masonic Cemetery", The Vancouver Sun, 30 Sep 1972; page 11. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Red Cross booster Mrs. Taylor dies", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 29 Sep 1972; page 17. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Deaths", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 29 Sep 1972; page 30. Newspapers.com. Web.
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BC Death Registration: 1972-09-013463
Name: Kathleen Ruth Taylor
Age: 74 yrs
Birth: 15 Aug 1898, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death: 28 Sep 1972, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Status: Widow
Father: Edward Elliott, Ireland
Mother: {not known}, Ireland
Husband: Austin Cottrell Taylor
Occupation: At Home
Residence: Angus Drive, Vancouver, BC
In Vancouver: 53 yrs
In BC: 53 yrs, In Canada: Life
Informant: ?. Taylor, son, Granville St, Vancouver, BC
Burial: 30 Sep 1972, Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
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Death: 28 Sep 1972, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC; suddenly
Residence: Angus Drive, Vancouver, BC
Previous residence: mansion "Shannon", Vancouver, BC; with her husband, 1936-1965; where they hosted many celebrities.
Memberships & affiliations:
- community worker
- president, Canadian Red Cross branch, Vancouver, BC during final 3 yrs of WWII, until 1945; help raise millions of dollars, and send thousands of boxes of clothes overseas.
- president, Women's Auxiliary, Vancouver General Hospital, 1955
- charter president, Voluntary Services Organization, University of B.C. Health Sciences Centre; 1968
Predeceased by:
- husband, Austin C. Taylor; d. 1965; industrialist, millionaire philanthropist
- father, Edward J. Elliott; Winnipeg police chief
Survived by:
- son, Austin G.F. Taylor; Granville, Vancouver, BC
- daughter, Mrs. John (Kathleen) Finucane; Pasadena, California, USA
- daughter, Mrs. William F. (Patricia) Buckley Jr.; New York City, New York, USA; m. Jul 1950
- granddaughter, Mrs. Peter Armstrong; Vancouver, BC
- grandson, Mr. Christopher Buckley; Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- granddaughter, Miss Elizabeth Taylor
- granddaughter, Miss Kathleen Taylor
- granddaughter, Miss Patricia Taylor
- granddaughter, Miss Michelle Taylor
Funeral service: 30 Sep 1972, St. John's Anglican Church, Vancouver, BC
Interment: family plot, Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
Designated charity: The Canadian Red Cross Lodge, Shaughnessy Hospital
References:
- "Taylor's widow dies in hospital", The Vancouver Sun, 29 Sep 1972; page 17. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Kathleen Taylor Dies", Times Colonist (Victoria, BC), 29 Sep 1972; page 24. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Mrs. Kathleen Ruth Taylor buried in Masonic Cemetery", The Vancouver Sun, 30 Sep 1972; page 11. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Red Cross booster Mrs. Taylor dies", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 29 Sep 1972; page 17. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Deaths", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 29 Sep 1972; page 30. Newspapers.com. Web.
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BC Death Registration: 1972-09-013463
Name: Kathleen Ruth Taylor
Age: 74 yrs
Birth: 15 Aug 1898, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death: 28 Sep 1972, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Status: Widow
Father: Edward Elliott, Ireland
Mother: {not known}, Ireland
Husband: Austin Cottrell Taylor
Occupation: At Home
Residence: Angus Drive, Vancouver, BC
In Vancouver: 53 yrs
In BC: 53 yrs, In Canada: Life
Informant: ?. Taylor, son, Granville St, Vancouver, BC
Burial: 30 Sep 1972, Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC
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