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Kathleen Ruth <I>Elliott</I> Taylor

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Kathleen Ruth Elliott Taylor

Birth
Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death
28 Sep 1972 (aged 74)
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada GPS-Latitude: 49.2694361, Longitude: -123.0091472
Plot
415-02-F, interred Sep. 30, 1972
Memorial ID
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Name: Mrs. Kathleen Ruth Taylor
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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Name: Mrs. Kathleen Ruth Taylor
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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  • Created by: dianthus120
  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182612176/kathleen_ruth-taylor: accessed ), memorial page for Kathleen Ruth Elliott Taylor (15 Aug 1898–28 Sep 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 182612176, citing Pacific Heritage Cemetery, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by dianthus120 (contributor 48483556).