Elva Louise Fry

1908 - 2013  (104 years)

• Name	Elva Louise Fry
  Birth	31 Jul 1908	Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 May 2013
  Burial	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)
  Marriage	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)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]
  Family ID	F793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2024

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		The Fry family - early 1930s Back: Irene, Phrona, Vertle, Beryl, Elva, Lorne Front: Winifred, Margery, Marion, Herbert, Violet, Phyllis
  		Children of Herbert Coleman Fry & Edith Violet Sisson B. Lottie (Lorne\'s wife), Lorne, Elva, Vertle, Beryl, Phyllis, Phrona F. Margery, Winnie, Irene, Marion
  		Childern of Herbert Coleman Fry & Edith Violet Sisson B. Phrona, Elva, Lorne, Beryl, Vertle F. Irene, Margery, Winnie, Marion
  		Grandpa 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

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 21226-08. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 6, Family 58. [S102] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Reg# 17916-30.