Mary Christena "Tena" Ferguson

1887 - 1965  (78 years)

• Name	Mary Christena "Tena" Ferguson
  Nickname	Tena
  Birth	17 Apr 1887
  Gender	Female
  _UID	60A8785299B944C580847364F65E4AC46AD2
  Death	10 Aug 1965
  	Mary Christena Ferguson The death of Mary Christena Ferguson occurred at the GWM Hospital, Perth, on Aug 10, from a heart seizure. A daughter of the late Alexander Ferguson and his wife Agnes Geddes, tena was born on the second line of North Sherbrooke. She received her education at SS No 2 and attended Elphin Presbyterian Church of which she was a member. After her father's deatah in 1917, she and her mother moved from the old homestead to Lanark. Her mother passed aaway in 1942. Although stricken with diabetes early in life, with the help of medical care and self denial, Miss Ferguson carried on a diligent, unassuming life until the fall of 1962 when ill health forced her to give up her home. since then she had been receiving care in several public and private nursing homes. Left to mourn are two sistsers, (Janie) Mrs. John McDougall, and (Katie) Mrs. John Sergeant, both of Perth RR 7, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral took place from Young's funeral home on Aug. 12. Pallbearers were Lloyd Knowles, John Lashley, Elwin McVeigh, and three nephews, Percy Fergusonn, Allie Sergeant, and Stanley McDougall. Beautiful floral tributes were silent testimony of esteem for deceased.
  Burial	Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I54700	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Alexander Ferguson,   b. 10 Oct 1846   d. 30 Nov 1917 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Agnes Geddes,   b. 31 Jul 1857   d. 1 Feb 1942 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1880
  Family ID	F2864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Burial - - Crawford Cemetery, Elphin, Lanark Highlands (North Sherbrooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth