Muriel Millicent ROSS
1903 - 2001 (97 years)
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Name Muriel Millicent ROSS Birth 13 Jul 1903 Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada 
Gender Female Death 20 Feb 2001 Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Burial Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Address:
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Toronto, OntarioPerson ID I19217977 Whitewater Region Early Families Last Modified 30 Jan 2019
Father John Evan ROSS, b. 13 Nov 1867, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Mar 1950, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) Mother Margaret Elizabeth ARNOLD, b. 3 Jun 1868, Dundee Twp., Huntington, Quebec, Canada d. 1947 (Age 78 years) Marriage 12 Apr 1893 Dundee Twp., Huntington, Quebec, Canada [1, 2] Family ID F6284736 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ross FURNIVAL Family ID F6306242 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jan 2019
Family 2 James Leyborne BLACK, b. 16 Jan 1904, Justice, , Manitoba, Canada d. 16 Aug 1975, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 71 years) Marriage 5 Nov 1955 Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Family ID F6298864 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jan 2019
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Notes - MURIEL MILLICENT "PENNY" BLACK Peacefully, on February 20, 2001, Millice nt passed away at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg. Millicent was b orn on July 13, 1903 in Cobden, Ontario. She was predeceased by her husba nd James Leybourne "Ley" Black in 1975; her parents, John Evans Ross and M argaret Elizabeth Ross; two brothers, Arnold and Hilton; a sister Hildr ed Ross Graham and a brother-in-law Rev. James R. Graham. She is surviv ed by her step-son R. Greer Black; daughter-in-law Kerry Toll; two grandda ughters, Devon and Tallan Black, and two nieces June and Rosemary Graha m. Her family moved to Winnipeg when she was a baby. She received her educ ation at Mulvey School, Wesley College and the University of Manitoba. Lat er, she studied music and French at Mont Notre Dame French Ladies Colle ge in Sherbrooke, Quebec. She also studied crafts at McMaster University ( Hamilton) and the Pentlands School of Crafts, Pentlands, North Carolina. M illicent had an extensive and varied career. Her work included camp and ho tel manager in northern Ontario, she served in the CWAC as an Auxiliary Se rvice Officer in Ottawa during the Second World War and as a crafts lead er with the Montreal YWCA after the war. She returned to Ontario to care f or her elderly father in 1948 and worked as a social worker for the Ontar io Government in Toronto. She moved back to the west in 1956 to marry L ey and worked for the Childrens Aide Society of Western Manitoba in Brando n. After they moved to Winnipeg in 1964, she worked at the D. A. Stewart R ehabilitation Centre, again teaching crafts. Throughout her life she touch ed and helped many people in her different careers. Millicent was a long t ime member of First Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg and a member of the Or der of the Eastern Star, Friendship Chapter No. 67. A memorial service wi ll be held in the chapel at the Riverview Health Centre, 1 Morley Avenu e, at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 23. In lieu of flowers, donations m ay be made to First Presbyterian Church (Winnipeg), the Pastoral Care Depa rtment of Riverview Health Centre or the charity of your choice. THOMSON F UNERAL CHAPELS 783-7211
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- MURIEL MILLICENT "PENNY" BLACK Peacefully, on February 20, 2001, Millice nt passed away at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg. Millicent was b orn on July 13, 1903 in Cobden, Ontario. She was predeceased by her husba nd James Leybourne "Ley" Black in 1975; her parents, John Evans Ross and M argaret Elizabeth Ross; two brothers, Arnold and Hilton; a sister Hildr ed Ross Graham and a brother-in-law Rev. James R. Graham. She is surviv ed by her step-son R. Greer Black; daughter-in-law Kerry Toll; two grandda ughters, Devon and Tallan Black, and two nieces June and Rosemary Graha m. Her family moved to Winnipeg when she was a baby. She received her educ ation at Mulvey School, Wesley College and the University of Manitoba. Lat er, she studied music and French at Mont Notre Dame French Ladies Colle ge in Sherbrooke, Quebec. She also studied crafts at McMaster University ( Hamilton) and the Pentlands School of Crafts, Pentlands, North Carolina. M illicent had an extensive and varied career. Her work included camp and ho tel manager in northern Ontario, she served in the CWAC as an Auxiliary Se rvice Officer in Ottawa during the Second World War and as a crafts lead er with the Montreal YWCA after the war. She returned to Ontario to care f or her elderly father in 1948 and worked as a social worker for the Ontar io Government in Toronto. She moved back to the west in 1956 to marry L ey and worked for the Childrens Aide Society of Western Manitoba in Brando n. After they moved to Winnipeg in 1964, she worked at the D. A. Stewart R ehabilitation Centre, again teaching crafts. Throughout her life she touch ed and helped many people in her different careers. Millicent was a long t ime member of First Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg and a member of the Or der of the Eastern Star, Friendship Chapter No. 67. A memorial service wi ll be held in the chapel at the Riverview Health Centre, 1 Morley Avenu e, at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 23. In lieu of flowers, donations m ay be made to First Presbyterian Church (Winnipeg), the Pastoral Care Depa rtment of Riverview Health Centre or the charity of your choice. THOMSON F UNERAL CHAPELS 783-7211
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