102 - Mary Ann McDonald Ripley - Oliver, British Columbia
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Mary Ann McDonald Ripley gravestone is in the Oliver Cemetery located off Fairview Road and Rockcliffe Road. There is a sign for the cemetery at this junction.
Waymark Code: WM13M1N
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/04/2021
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Mary Ann McDonald Ripley was born in Scotland on February 7, 1886 and passed away in Kelowna, British Columbia on December 19, 1988 at the age of 102 years of age.
Mary Ann McDonald Ripley marker is located in Sage one of the older portions of the cemetery. She is in Sage section C plot 8.
Her marker is inscribed:
IN LOVING MEMORY
MARY A. RIPLEY
1886 - 1988
Mary Ann McDonald Ripley is dearly missed by family and friends.
Some of the events that took place during Mary Ann McDonald Ripley life time are:
1886 - Mary Ann McDonald was born in Scotland on February 7, 1886
1889 - The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed
1896 - Gold is discovered in the Klondike
1908 - Anne of Green Gables is published
1914 - First World War begins
1917 - Women won right to vote
1929 - Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
1939 - Mary Ann McDonald married Roy Ripley on June 12, 1939
1939 - In WW II Canada declared war on Germany
1965 - Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
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
1987 - The $1 coin, which quickly earns the nickname “loonie,”
1988 - The Winter Olympics open in Calgary
1988 - Mary Ann McDonald Ripley passed away in Kelowna, BC on December 19, 1988 at 102
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.