Settlers of
ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS
Elva Louise Fry
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Photos The Fry family - early 1930s
Back: Irene, Phrona, Vertle, Beryl, Elva, Lorne
Front: Winifred, Margery, Marion, Herbert, Violet, PhyllisChildren of Herbert Coleman Fry & Edith Violet Sisson
B. Lottie (Lorne\'s wife), Lorne, Elva, Vertle, Beryl, Phyllis, Phrona
F. Margery, Winnie, Irene, MarionChildern of Herbert Coleman Fry & Edith Violet Sisson
B. Phrona, Elva, Lorne, Beryl, Vertle
F. Irene, Margery, Winnie, MarionGrandpa Richard Fry at Maple Lake circa 1924
Back: Beryl, Richard Sr, Elva, Phrona, daughter Muriel Fry.
Front; Irene, Violet (Sisson) Fry holding Marion, Winnifred, Marge.The Fry Family at Maple Lake
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Name Elva Louise Fry Born 31 Jul 1908 Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada [1, 2]
Gender Female Died 16 May 2013 Buried St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Person ID I1031 Algonquin Highlands Settlers Last Modified 23 Jun 2021
Father Herbert Coleman Fry, b. 7 Sep 1879, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Oct 1945, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
(Age 66 years)
Mother Edith Violet Sisson, b. 21 Dec 1885, Carnarvon, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada , d. 4 Dec 1956 (Age 70 years)
Family ID F199 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jay LeRoy Land, b. 7 Nov 1905, Evart, Michigan, USA , d. 31 Dec 1959, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
(Age 54 years)
Married 1 Mar 1930 Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA [3]
Children 1. Evelyn Irene Land, b. 5 Jun 1930, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA , d. 24 Mar 1933, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
(Age 2 years)
2. Danny Lloyd Land, b. 9 Sep 1936, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Apr 1985, Orange, California, USA
(Age 48 years) [Adopted]
Last Modified 7 Jun 2024 Family ID F793 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Elva Louise Land, age 104, died Thursday, May 16, 2013.
Eva was born to Herbert and Violet (Sisson) Fry July 31, 1908 in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
She had 6 sisters and 2 brothers, three who are still living in Canada. She moved to Flint April 1927; married Jay Land March 1, 1930. He died in 1959. Two children preceded Elva in death - Evelyn in 1934 and Danny in 1985.
Elva was employed by GM at AC for 36 years, retiring in 1971. She became a US citizen in 1947.
Her nephew and wife, Jack and Maria Fry have continued to be supportive and helpful with her care and whatever she needed or requested throughout her later years.
Elva liked to knit and crochet until Macular Degeneration caused her to stop due to failing eyesight.
In her younger years she was active fishing and hunting with her husband. She also
enjoyed watching sports on TV.
Elva leaves her nephew, Jack Fry (Maria); sisters, Phyllis Jones, Mary Bain, and Phrona Cooper of Canada; 6 grand daughters, Shelly Langman (FL), Carman Phillips (Flushing), Carleen Campbell (Canada), Acacia, Cathy, Christi Land (OR); great grandchildren.
Her ashes will be buried in Maple Lake, Ontario, Canada.
Online tributes may be posted on the obituaries page at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com
Burial:
Cremated, Other.
- Elva Louise Land, age 104, died Thursday, May 16, 2013.
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