100 - Mary Westman - Malakwa, British Columbia
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The Malakwa Cemetery is a little tricky to find as you can see it from Hwy. 1. Just north of the cemetery take Lotus Road west and turn south on the first road: Malakwa Road. It is about 1 km from the highway.
Waymark Code: WMQAVQ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/25/2016
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Mary Westman was born in 1908 in Sweden, her parents are Halvar Sederberg and Annie Astrom-Sederberg both from Sweden. She married Peter J. Westman at the McKenzie Avenue Baptist Church in Revelstoke on August 17, 1926. Peter and Mary were married for 70 year before Peter passed away in 1996. Peter and Mary are resting together in the Malakwa Cemetery. Mary Westman passed away in 2008 at the age of 100.
Thanks to the help of one of the reviewers, I can provide some information about Mary Westman marriage. These events happened during her lifetime; WWI, WWII and Korean War and in addition;
1908 - Mary Sederberg-Westman was born in Sweden: Parents are Halvar and Annie Sederberg
1908 - Anne of Green Gables is published by author Lucy Maud Montgomery
1914 - The First World War begins Britain declares war on Germany on behalf of the British Empire, including Canada
1917 - Women won right to vote
1917 - 1921 Alcohol prohibition
1926 - August 17 Mary and Peter were married at the McKenzie Avenue Baptist Church in Revelstoke
1927 - To celebrate Canada's Diamond jubilee the first coast-to-coast radio broadcast is made
1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
1934 - The birth of the Dionne quintuplets attracts international media attention
1939 - In WW II Canada declared war on Germany
1941 - Japanese interred in B.C. interior after bombing of Pearl Harbor
1958 - Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland - Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver - opened
1965 - Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
1969 - Abortion and contraception legalized in Canada
1969 - Canada approves equality of French-English language
1980 - O' Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada
1980 - Terry Fox began cross-country Marathon of Hope
1996 - Peter J. Westman, husband of Mary, passed away at the age of 93
1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched
2006 - Cindy Klassen Canada's Most Decorated Olympian
2008 - Mary Westman passed away at the age of 100
The Presbyterian/United Church was built in 1923 and land was purchased for a cemetery. The name Malakwa is Chinook for mosquito.
This a small cemetery about 2 acres in size, rural and surrounded by chain link fencing. There are large trees within and surrounding most of the perimeter. There are approximately 250 burials some with granite upright stones, most of the older graves have concrete over the gravesite. It is well maintain and cared for by the regional district.
Location of Headstone: Malakwa Cemetery
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