Deaths in the 1970s

Coulson Norman Mitchell

1889–1978 (age 89)

National Field of Honour

J. S. Matthews

1878–1970 (age 92)

Mountain View Cemetery

J. S. Matthews was a pioneering archivist dedicated to preserving British Columbia's history.

Benjamin Chee Chee

1944–1977 (age 33)

Notre Dame Cemetery

Gerry Lowrey

1906–1979 (age 73)

Notre Dame Cemetery

Gerry Lowrey was a Canadian ice hockey player.

Romeo Bégin

1895–1972 (age 77)

Notre Dame Cemetery

Jarosława Bandera

1917–1977 (age 60)

Park Lawn Cemetery

Jarosława Bandera was a dedicated public servant and politician.

Andy Kyle

1889–1971 (age 82)

Park Lawn Cemetery

Ada Mackenzie

1890–1973 (age 83)

Park Lawn Cemetery

Ada Mackenzie was a pioneering Canadian golfer.

Louis St. Laurent

1882–1973 (age 91)

St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery

Charlie Mason

1912–1971 (age 59)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Charlie Mason was a Canadian ice hockey player.

George Wesley Norman

1883–1970 (age 87)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Sproule Mills

1887–1972 (age 85)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Sproule Mills was a dedicated Canadian politician.

Tim Horton

1930–1974 (age 44)

York Cemetery, Toronto

Jerzy Edward Anders

1896–1977 (age 81)

York Cemetery, Toronto

Jerzy Edward Anders was a military officer of distinction.

Marmaduke Murray Dillon

1894–1976 (age 82)

Woodland Cemetery

Stan Smrke

1928–1977 (age 49)

Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery

Stan Smrke was a Canadian ice hockey player.

Vic Hoffinger

1901–1976 (age 75)

Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery

Francis Valentine Allen

1909–1977 (age 68)

Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery

Francis Valentine Allen was a Catholic priest and spiritual leader.

Madeleine Doyon-Ferland

1912–1978 (age 66)

Mount Hermon Cemetery

Madeleine Doyon-Ferland was a Canadian ethnologist and folklorist who documented Quebec's traditional culture and materi...

Joseph-Onésime Matte

1896–1973 (age 77)

Cimetière Saint-Charles

Joseph-Onésime Matte was a Quebec City resident who lived through major periods of Canadian history from 1896 to 1973.

Tommy Prince

1915–1977 (age 62)

Brookside Cemetery

Tommy Prince was one of Canada's most decorated Indigenous war veterans, serving with distinction in World War II and th...

Fred Tipping

1885–1973 (age 88)

Brookside Cemetery

Fred Tipping was a British-born Canadian who emigrated from Twickenham and lived in Canada from 1885 to 1973.

Joseph Cohen

1891–1973 (age 82)

Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery

Joseph Cohen was a Russian Empire-born Jewish Canadian who immigrated to Canada and lived from 1891 to 1973.

Marsha Klonitsky

1905–1978 (age 73)

Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery

Marsha Klonitsky was a Lithuanian-born Jewish Canadian who emigrated from Kaunas and lived in Montreal from 1905 to 1978...

George Carey

1892–1974 (age 82)

Prospect Cemetery

George Carey was a Scottish-born Canadian who emigrated from Glasgow and lived in Canada from 1892 to 1974.

Allan Pickard

1895–1975 (age 80)

Exeter Cemetery

Allan Pickard was a Canadian sports administrator and hockey executive who served as president of the Canadian Amateur H...

Morgan Plumb

1913–1971 (age 58)

Prospect Cemetery

Morgan Plumb was a British-born Canadian who emigrated from York, England and lived in Canada from 1913 to 1971.

Vasyl Ivanys

1888–1974 (age 86)

St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery

Vasyl Ivanys was a Ukrainian-born Canadian who emigrated from Anastasievskaya and contributed to the Ukrainian community...

Madeleine Richard-Perrault

1887–1975 (age 88)

Parish of Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska cemetery

Madeleine Richard-Perrault was a Winnipeg-born Canadian who lived from 1887 to 1975 and was buried in Arthabaska, Quebec...

Ralph Lent Jeffery

1889–1975 (age 86)

Chegoggin cemetery

Ralph Lent Jeffery was a Canadian botanist and academic who specialized in plant morphology and served at universities f...

Kieth Hymmen

1913–1978 (age 65)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Kieth Hymmen was a Kitchener, Ontario resident who lived from 1913 to 1978.

Emma Kaufman

1881–1979 (age 98)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Emma Kaufman was a long-lived Kitchener resident who witnessed nearly a century of Canadian history from 1881 to 1979.

Louis Octave Bailly

1882–1974 (age 92)

Cimetière de Saint-Simon

Louis Octave Bailly was a French-born Canadian who emigrated from Valenciennes, France and lived in Canada from 1882 to ...

William John Patterson

1886–1976 (age 90)

Regina Cemetery

William Melville Martin

1876–1970 (age 94)

Regina Cemetery

Charles Basil Price

1890–1975 (age 85)

The Knowlton cemetery

Albert D'Astous

1904–1977 (age 73)

Val-Brillant Cemetery

Aubin Fougères

1912–1972 (age 60)

Saint-Joseph Cemetery, Lac-au-Saumon

Ralph Duncan James

1909–1979 (age 70)

Ganges Central Cemetery

Ross King

1919–1972 (age 53)

Portage la Prairie Hillside Cemetery

Ross King was an ice hockey player from Portage la Prairie who played during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Joseph Anthony O'Sullivan

1886–1972 (age 86)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Adrien Page

1909–1979 (age 70)

Séminaire de Rimouski

Adrien Page was a dedicated teacher at Séminaire de Rimouski who contributed significantly to education in Quebec.

Charles G. Heyd

1884–1970 (age 86)

Greenwood Cemetery

Alphonse Miville

1891–1973 (age 82)

Saint-Edgar

Alphonse Miville was a Catholic priest who served his community in Saint-Edgar with dedication and faith.

Alexander Wallace Matheson

1903–1976 (age 73)

Sherwood Cemetery

Stafford Smythe

1921–1971 (age 50)

Minett

Stafford Smythe was a military personnel who served Canada with dedication and patriotism.

Leslie R. Fairn

1875–1971 (age 96)

Willow Bank Cemetery

Alex Simirenko

1931–1979 (age 48)

Merivale

Alex Simirenko was a university teacher who contributed significantly to higher education in Canada.

John Murdoch Buchanan

1897–1975 (age 78)

Ocean View Burial Park

Nina May Alderton

1890–1973 (age 83)

Ocean View Burial Park

Nina May Alderton was a pioneering mathematician who contributed to the advancement of mathematical sciences.