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Albert “Bert” Osmond

Birth
Death
30 Jun 1940 (aged 33–34)
Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Drumheller, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada Add to Map
Plot
403,2
Memorial ID
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Name: Bert Osmond
Age: 34 yrs
Death: 30 Jun 1940, Fish Lake, Hand Hills district, Alberta; drowned, along with his employer & four of his employer's children. Body recovered 6 Jul 1940.
Status: Bachelor
Occupation: hired man, Sheplar farm
Co-deceased by:
- employer, Eugene Sheplar; 48 yrs; Millerfield, Alberta
- Ilene Sheplar, 10 yrs
- John Sheplar, 8 yrs
- Leland Sheplar, 6 yrs
- Verna Sheplar, 5 yrs
Funeral service: 10 Jul 1940, Drumheller, Alberta
Interment: Drumheller cemetery

References:
- "Five in Family Drowned as Boat Takes Water at Fish Lake, Hired Man Also Victim", The Drumheller Mail, 4 Jul 1940; page 1. PaperOfRecord.com. Web.
- "Five Drowning Victims Laid To Rest Monday at Lacomb; Sixth Buried Here Wed.", The Drumheller Mail, 11 Jul 1940; page 1. PaperOfRecord.com. Web.

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Alberta Death Index:
Name: Albert Osmond
Death: 30 Jun 1940, Hand Hills district, Alberta
Registration number: 404-854
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Name: Bert Osmond
Age: 34 yrs
Death: 30 Jun 1940, Fish Lake, Hand Hills district, Alberta; drowned, along with his employer & four of his employer's children. Body recovered 6 Jul 1940.
Status: Bachelor
Occupation: hired man, Sheplar farm
Co-deceased by:
- employer, Eugene Sheplar; 48 yrs; Millerfield, Alberta
- Ilene Sheplar, 10 yrs
- John Sheplar, 8 yrs
- Leland Sheplar, 6 yrs
- Verna Sheplar, 5 yrs
Funeral service: 10 Jul 1940, Drumheller, Alberta
Interment: Drumheller cemetery

References:
- "Five in Family Drowned as Boat Takes Water at Fish Lake, Hired Man Also Victim", The Drumheller Mail, 4 Jul 1940; page 1. PaperOfRecord.com. Web.
- "Five Drowning Victims Laid To Rest Monday at Lacomb; Sixth Buried Here Wed.", The Drumheller Mail, 11 Jul 1940; page 1. PaperOfRecord.com. Web.

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Alberta Death Index:
Name: Albert Osmond
Death: 30 Jun 1940, Hand Hills district, Alberta
Registration number: 404-854
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  • Maintained by: dianthus120
  • Originally Created by: Deb
  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156444825/albert-osmond: accessed ), memorial page for Albert “Bert” Osmond (1906–30 Jun 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156444825, citing Drumheller Cemetery, Drumheller, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by dianthus120 (contributor 48483556).