104 - Vella Yarwood - Oliver, British Columbia - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

Oliver Cemetery is well established with interesting old headstones. There is a veterans section, and a scattering garden. There are approximately 3,500 interments that are graced by towering trees and well maintained grassy areas. There are numerous dedicated benches and a few dedicated trees, and a memorial garden with a gazebo.

Vella Yarwood was born in 1900 and passed away in 2004. She is missed by family and friends.

Some of the events she witnessed during her lifetime.

1900 - Birth of Vella Yarwood 1900 - Reginald Fessenden transmits the world's first wireless spoken message via radio
1902 - The first symphony orchestra in Canada
1907 - Canada Dry Ginger Ale is first bottled
1908 - Anne of Green Gables is published by author Lucy Maud Montgomery
1914 - 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
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
1971 - A policy of multiculturalism was officially adopted by the federal government
1976 - The House of Commons approves a bill abolishing the death penalty
1975 - The beaver (castor canadensis) became a symbol of Canadian sovereignty
1976 - Montreal hosts the Summer Olympics
1977 - Canada entered the metric age 
1980 - O' Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada
1980 - Terry Fox began cross-country Marathon of Hope
1981 - NASA launched the very first Space Shuttle mission
1982 - Legislation changes the name of the annual Dominion Day holiday to Canada Day
1983 - Pay TV began operation in Canada
1985 - Lincoln Alexander became Canada's first black Lieutenant-Governor
1986 - Expo 86, a world’s fair on the theme of transport, opens in Vancouver
1987 - The $1 coin, which quickly earns the nickname “loonie,” is introduced
1988 - The Winter Olympics open in Calgary
1988 - Iraq war ends
1991 - GST takes effect: seven percent added to the cost of many goods and services
1996 - Canada’s new $2 coin, dubbed the “toonie,” is introduced
1997 - The Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland
1999 - Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut, is carved out of the eastern Northwest Territories
1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched
2004 - Vella Yarwood passed away

Location of Headstone: Oliver Cemetery

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