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All the Coal Mines in the area,
were looking for your business
Some came up with some weird ads
like this one!
Not sure what good coal and Pumpkin pies have in common!
Bienfait Commercial Coal Co. Ltd
The Eastern Collieries
of Bienfait Ltd.
This was the mine my Dad worked in.
Crescent Collieries Ltd
Located closer to Estevan
A. C. M. Wilson manager
Alexander Craig McMiken (Alec) (Happy) Wilson
b- Dec 1, 1878, d- Jun 25, 1971
buried in Estevan City Cemetery
obit from
former Bienfait lady
father Edward Pierce, b Feb 1873 in England, came to Canada in 1907
coal miner in Roche Percee in 1911
mother- Annie Pierce b- June 1875 in England
brothers ,Edward, William, Alfred, sister, Miriam all born in England
then brother Wilson Pierce born in SK
Annie "Nancy" Garner - - 1917 - 2001
Annie "Nancy" Garner, 83, 305 8th St. NE, Minot, died Wednesday in a
Minot nursing home.
She was born in Roche Percee, Sask., Canada, November 3, 1917, to
Edward and Annie Pierce. She attended school there and in Estevan,
Sask. She worked in the
family owned grocery store in Bienfait, Sask. And also worked
in Regina.
On May 10, 1939, she married John "Jack" Garner in Timmins, Ontario,
Canada. They moved to the United States in 1949, living first in
West Virginia and then moving to Hazen until 1955 when they moved to
Minot. She worked at Ann's Fashions, Union National Bank, First
Service Bank and First Western Bank and Trust, retiring in 1983. Her
husband died June 1, 1988.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Minot Senior
Citizens.
Survivors: daughter, Carolyn "Cari" Odegard and husband Jim, Grand
Forks, ND; son, Edward W. Pierce Garner, Clovis, CA; three
grandchildren, Lori Glazier and husband Ross, Rochester, MN, Eric
Odegard and wife Lynn, Woodland Hills, CA and William "Will" Garner,
Clovis, CA; three great-grandchildren, Karina and Rachel Glazier and
Eric James "E.J." Odegard; several nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her husband; parents' six brothers and three
sisters.
Funeral: Monday, 11:00 a.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.
Visitation: Sunday, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Monday from
9:00 a.m. until service time at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home Minot
Private Burial: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, ND.
Officiant: Rev. Luther Hanson, Chaplain at Trinity Homes
Music: Joanne Samuelson, vocalist
"On Eagles Wings"" Great Is Thy Faithfulness"
Pat Strohm, organist
Honorary Bearers: Nancy's family and friends
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