101 - Margaret Paetkau - Oliver, British Columbia - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

Margaret Paetkau was born in 1917 and passed away in 2018 at 101 years of age.

Margaret Paetkau and her husband, Abraham, gravestone is located in Sumac, one of the newer portions of the cemetery. They are in Row D Plot 15.

Margaret and Abraham are missed by family and friends.

Some of the events that took place during insert Margaret Paetkau lifetime are:

1917- Margaret was born
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
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 - 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
1976 - Montreal hosts the Summer Olympics
1977 - Canada entered the metric age
1981 - 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
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
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
1999 - Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut, is carved out of the eastern Northwest Territories
2003 - Canada says “no” to joining the war in Iraq 2006 - Cindy Klassen Canada's Most Decorated Olympian
2010 - Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver
2012 - Royal Canadian Mint strikes the last Canadian penny
2018 - Margaret Paetkau passed away at 101 years of age

Oliver Cemetery was established about 1870 and is very well maintained. There is a veterans section, and a scattering garden and the oldest sections are Sage and Okanagan. There are approximately 3,500 interments that are graced by towering trees and well maintained grassy areas.

There are numerous dedicated benches and trees, and a memorial garden with a gazebo.

Location of Headstone: Oliver Cemetery

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