Caroline Catherine Wacowich

1920 - 2000  (80 years)

• Name	Caroline Catherine Wacowich  [1]
  Birth	1920	Alberta, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205932687
  _FGRAVE	205932687
  Death	19 Mar 2000	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Cancer
  	Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com
  	2000, Wednesday May 3, The Almonte Gazette page 11 Caroline Catherine Tosh A former administrator of the Almonte General Hospital and former chair of this area's District Health Council died recently at the age of 79. Caroline Catherine Tosh died peacefully at the Almonte General Hospital (AGH) on Sunday, March 19, after almost two years of illness from cancer. Caroline C. Wacowich was born in Alberta, the daughter of Helen and Peter Wacowich, who had immigrated to Canada in the 1890s from Poland. She relocated to Montreal to attend McGill University and obtained a Bachelor of Nursing Science from McGill University in Montreal. She was a former teacher at the Montreal Neurological Institute, and served as the administrator of the AGH from 1962 to 1976. She also served six years on the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville District Health Council, including three years as chair in the early 1980s. Ms. Tosh was also an elder at Almonte Presbyterian Church, and past-president of the Ikebana Society, Ottawa Chapter, a Japanese flower arranging society. Ms. Tosh is survived by her husband of 46 years, Merv Tosh, her sister Louise Piska, and brothers Philip (Marie), Henry (Stella) arid Tony (Irene) and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased her brother Leo. Visitation took place at the C.R. Gamble Funeral Home and Chapel on Monday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services took place on Tuesday, March 21 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jim Ferrier officiating at Almonte Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers were Stephen Tosh, Ryan Tosh, Peter Tosh, Jim Cochran, Greg Dunn and John Blais. Ms. Tosh's cremated remains were interned at Auld Kirk Cemetery.
  Cremation	21 Mar 2000	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I23010	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2020

  
  

  Family	Mervin Clark Tosh,   b. 22 Oct 1922, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Nov 2007, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1953
  Family ID	F7805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1920 - Alberta, Canada Death - Cause: Cancer,Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com - 19 Mar 2000 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Cremation - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 21 Mar 2000 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, "Caroline Catherine tosh," 3 May 2000, p. 11. (Reliability: 3).