Doreen, Has anyone put a classified ad in the Stratford papers asking any relatives to come forward? You might get info from a "knowledgeable person" AKA the local gossip, even if the family won't contact you. Does your daughter now have the right to get a copy of her friend's birth certificate? which would eliminate the need for a birth announcement . . . So sad that your friend felt she had to die alone. Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "D O'" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:10 AM Subject: [ONTARIO] Newspaper lookup - Stratford, ON - part II > > This is a follow-up to my first posting re lookup for possible birth > announcement of 1936 for a Sandra (Alexandra) Duncan in Stratford. The > purpose being to find parents names and any siblings or other family. > > > > Sandra was a friend of ours, a very private person who divulged little to > no info re her estranged family in Stratford. She died alone in her > apartment in B.C. at age 75 and was found a week later. My daughter, as > emergency contact person, has been having quite a challenge. Apartment had > to be paid for another month, fumigators had to be paid for, movers and > trash collectors, boxes of paperwork had to be kept to go through to look > for any and all info; contacts with Public Trustee, Coroner, RCMP etc. As > that wasn't enough, the apartment was broken into (while deceased was > there) and a cell phone that my daughter had given Sandra was taken among > other things. Two RCMP officers are involved who don't seem to share > details. It has been a nightmare! > > > > Bottom line: Please, dear listers, make sure somebody knows the > whereabouts of your Will and if you live alone that somebody checks on you > frequently. Put a note on your fridge door for emergency contact person. > > > > Cheers! > > Doreen > > ==== > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Look 'em in the eye: FREE Messenger video chat > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734386 > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message