Tena Ewart Oswald

1893 - 1982  (89 years)

• Name	Tena Ewart Oswald
  Birth	15 Jun 1893	Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	978T-XZK
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Bruce County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  _UID	0618B4A8A47A494F9CE5C14167F68AB24CE9
  Death	18 Oct 1982	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Teana Ewart Munro Tena Ewart Munro passed away peacefully on Monday, October 18, 1982 at the Great War Memorial Hospital, Perth, following a brief illness. Born June 15, 1893 in Bruce County, she was the oldest child of Robert Oswald and Janet Ewart. After graduating from Chesley High School in 1911, she attended Stratford Normal School and then embarked on a lengthy teaching career. It was while teaching at Maberly Village School that Miss Oswald met and married Robert Munro. Shortly after their maarriage they moved to Perth. Tena Munro returned to teaching in 1942 and continued to teach until 1961. During these years she taught at Maberly, the Scotch Line, and Glen Tay Schools. She was a conscientious teacher who was respected by her students. She remained interested in all her students long after they had graduated from her classses. She was predeceased by her husbant, Robert, in 1964, and their only son John Oswald Munro, a pilot with the Canadian Air Force, who was killed in action in 1943. Her surviving family includes Lorna and Stanley Macdonald, Megan, Duncan and Brock, Dorothy and Donald Glen, Lisa and Bob, and Evelyn Munro. As welll she will be missed by the many friends she made in her career as a teacher, her active membership in St. Paul's United Church and as a long time resident of Perth. The funeral was held on Thursday, October 21, at Blair and Son Funeral Home. The service was conducted by Rev. George Richardson who paid tribute to her wisdom as well as her sense of humour.
  Burial	21 Oct 1982	Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I8374	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Oswald,   b. Feb 1866, Ontario, Canada d. Deceased
  Mother	Jennet Ewart,   b. 22 Oct 1869, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada d. 1965, Chesley, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F23333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Munro,   b. 15 Oct 1899, Tay Valley Twp (South Sherbooke), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Aug 1964, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1922	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Pilot Officer John Oswald Munro,   b. Abt 1923   d. Abt 1943 (Age ~ 20 years) + 2. Living + 3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jun 1893 - Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 31 Mar 1901 - Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 24 Jun 1922 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 18 Oct 1982 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - 21 Oct 1982 - Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Mar 2024), entry for Tena Ewart Oswald, person ID 978T-XZK. (Reliability: 3).