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Harry Symons Bate
(1863-1937)
Florence Ellen Barnes
(1868-1943)
Willard Robert Sawyer
(1850-1932)
Eliza Frances Daimon
(1844-1922)
Harry Stanley Bate
(1895-1945)
Bertha (Bunny) Sawyer
(1889-1976)

Kathleen Frances Bate
(1920-1987)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Joseph Norton Would

Kathleen Frances Bate

  • Born: 15 Mar 1920, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  • Marriage: Joseph Norton Would on 19 Dec 1942 in Burnaby, B.C., Canada
  • Died: 18 Dec 1987, Kelowna, B.C., Canada aged 67
  • Buried: ashes scattered, Black Knight Mountain, Kelowna

bullet   Cause of her death was respiratory failure.

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bullet  General Notes:

Her father called her Cassie as a girl, but she was mostly known as Kath, and then Kay. She loved music, took piano lessons from her Aunty Doris Bate/Heckert, as well as singing lessons from a neighbour. Was given a second hand piano to play as a child, which she took with her into married life. Her favourite instrument, however, was the organ, which she played in the 1950/60's as a Sunday School teacher at St. Aidan's Anglican Church in Rutland, B.C.. She also taught Sunday School and sang in her church choir as a teen in Burnaby, and loved to sing at home with her children later on. She didn't learn to dance, play sports, or drive a car, but she made delicious
homemade bread, was a generous gift giver, and always remembered birthdays and special occasions with greeting cards for family and friends.

Kay left Burnaby South Highschool at age 16, after a case of measles in grade 11, and went to work as a receptionist in Dr. Foster's East Vancouver office. From there, she clerked at Woodward's Department Store - her best paying job at $7.50 a week! - until she was 19. That is when she became ill with severe bronchitis and her asthma attacks began. When the Second World War started, Kay worked at Jubilee Drygoods and on to McKay Drygoods, and by then had met Norton, whom she married in 1942 at the age of 22. After building a home and having two children, they moved to Rutland, B.C., in 1949. They rented a two bedroom apartment at the "Rutland Cozy Cabins" until the basement of the home Norton was building on Ponto Road was habitable. By then, the family had grown, with the birth of a second daughter, and after they moved into the upstairs of the home, Kay gave birth to her last child, a second son. She considered her children her "greatest achievement". Kay's asthma was always a burden. She used a puffer several times a day, and there was usually a panic if she mislayed it, as she literally could not breathe. It was sometimes impossible for her to work at the family business (Rutland Variety Store) if she was having a particularly bad day, and she was reluctant to attend social functions for fear of having an attack. Kay's final wish was that her ashes be scattered on top of Black Knight Mountain, as she felt there would be lots of fresh, clear air.

bullet  Medical Notes:

- required a complete hysterectomy before mid-life
- broke pelvis after a fall on a wet floor in her kitchen
- suffered from chronic asthma, and eventually emphysema, most of her life


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Kathleen married Joseph Norton Would, son of Jesse Would and Elizabeth Fisher, on 19 Dec 1942 in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. (Joseph Norton Would was born on 7 Nov 1916 in Leinan, Sask., Canada, died on 7 May 2000 in Kelowna, B.C., Canada and was buried in ashes scattered, Black Knight Mountain, Kelowna.). The cause of his death was heart failure.


bullet  Marriage Notes:

They met for the first time at Norton's aunt's home ( Mrs James Would). Their first date was to White Rock, and they got engaged in Sept 1942. They were married later that year on Dec. 19th ,1942. Norton built their first home at 2154 Wellington Avenue Burnaby, B.C., Canada. They lived there six years before moving to Rutland B.C.



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