Bertram "Bert" Clark

1891 - 1944  (53 years)

• Name	Bertram "Bert" Clark
  Nickname	Bert
  Birth	12 Jan 1891	Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, United States
  Gender	Male
  Name	Bert Clark
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174900851
  _FGRAVE	174900851
  Death	29 May 1944	Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: heart attack, Acute Uryocardial Failure
  	World War I veteran Unit: 73rd Battn. Rank: Private Husband of Pearl Illington. World War I veteran, served 1914 - 1918. Unit: 73rd Battn Rank: Private ~~~~~ The following was contributed by Gary J Byron, no. 49329383: Bertram Clarke Suffering a heart attack in Ottawa Monday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, Bertram Clarke, 53-year-old civil servant of 425 Somerset street west, Ottawa, collapsed on the street and died instantly before medical aid could arrive. Mr Clarke, veteran of the First Great War, had been in ill-health for some time and for the past week had not been to work under orders of his physician, Dr M.D. Graham, of the Department of Pensions and National Health. Mr Clarke had resided in Ottawa for the past 23 years and during that time had been employed in the personnel branch of the Department of Transport. Born in Maine, U.S., he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs David Clarke, and came to Canada 51 years ago. The family settled at Almonte. There, 32 years ago, he married Pearl Illingworth, who survives. Mr Clarke attended the United Church. During the First Great War, Mr Clarke served with the 73rd Regiment from 1914 until 1918. Besides his widow, he is survived by three daughters: (Jean) Mrs Dan Larocque, Almonte; the Misses Florence and Joan Clarke, Ottawa; a brother, Hugh Clarke, Moose Jaw and two sisters, Mrs Charles Comba of Toronto, and Miss Hattie Clarke, Almonte. The remains were brought to Almonte Tuesday morning and rested at the home of Mr Harry Houston until the funeral Thursday afternoon. Interment was in the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Rev W.J. Scott of Bethany United Church officiated at the services. The pallbearers were three former members of deceased's 73rd Regiment, comrades in the last war, Messrs O.L. James, Jack Joss and Wallace Honeyborne; and W.A. Jamieson, Hal Kirkland and E.J. Lee. Included in the floral tributes were wreaths from Dept of Transport, and Percy St. School, Ottawa an the Almonte Branch of the Canadian Legion. Source: The Almonte Gazette 1 June 1944, page 4
  Burial	1 Jun 1944	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I15505	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	David Clark,   b. 1853, Mountain, Dundas County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Feb 1933, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margaret Munro,   b. 8 Apr 1853, Halls Mills, Darling Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 28 Jan 1931, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1876	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Married in Methodist Church, Darling Township, by the Rev. Robert Knowles.
  Family ID	F3220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Pearl Illingworth,   b. 17 Jun 1891, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Jan 1956, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1910	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Florence Isabel Clark,   b. 14 Sep 1910, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1995 (Age 84 years)   2. Jean Elizabeth Clark,   b. 1916, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2019

  
  

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  Marriage - 22 Jun 1910 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: heart attack, Acute Uryocardial Failure - 29 May 1944 - Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 1 Jun 1944 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth