Evelyn Pearl Prestlien

  Research Notes:

1. daughter

- Melvill Prestlien (1977) death cert records daughter as the informant with her address 697 Wentwerth Street in Nanaimo


2. BC marriages: 19 Jul 1943 in Vancouver; registration #, 1943-09-554720

Evelyn Pearl Prestlien, born at Prince George, age 17 [abt 1926] ; father Melvin Prestlien born at Crookston, MN; mother Minerva Bedore born at Webwood, Ont [ but likely Webbwood, ON, about 75 kms west of Sudbury along the Trans Canada Hwy ]
she is a waitress, living in Vancouver, but I can't make out the address [one of the witnesses: F Prestlien, 5597 Lanark St - same address as Evelyn; F Prestlien is most likely Florence
to: Stewart Campbell Lee, age 26 at Gilbert Plains, MB; father, Thomas Mervin Lee, born in Peterborough, ON; mother Muriel Campbell born in Toronto; he is in the Canadian Army (active; Rifles div);

also, Prince George Digitalization; Prince George Citizen, issue 22 Jul 1943, page 5
- married 10 Jul 1943 in Vancouver [actual marriage, 19 Jul 1943];
Evelyn Pearl Prestlien and Corporal Stewart C Lee; both from Vancouver
- bridesmaid was Miss Florence Prestlien, sister; flower girl, sister Sylvia Prestlien
- records that her parents, Melvin A Prestlien, are from Vancouver.


3. Newspapers.com

Nanamio Daily News, isssue 20 Aug 2007, page 18 ; died 4 Aug 2007
Obit for Evelyn Pearl Lee, nee Prestlien
- born 10 Dec 1925
- predeceased by her husband and daughter Patricia**
- Survived by brother Herb (Vivian); sisters Florence and Sylvia (Niels) Nieslen
son: Jerry and Ron; grandchildren,
NO mention of birth or death of her parents


Husband's Stewart Lee, obit
Nanamio Daily News issue 4 Apr 1990, page 17
- died 2 Apr 1990 at Nanaimo Hospital
- worked in the carpet cleaning business
- survived by wife Evelyn; daughter Patricia, son Ron (Wendy), son Jerry; 4 grandchildren

there is a mention of a shower for Patricia Lee in 1968 in Nanaimo; in attendance ... Mrs. S. Lee ; 27 Feb 1968
* from Nanaimo Daily News
issue, 26 Mar 1968; re; "out of town guests" for wedding of Paticia Louise Lee (daughter of Evelyn P), married to Patrick Dennis Geiger: Mr and Mrs R Gavin, Sandra and Alan of Courtenay; Mr and Mrs H Lundgren, Myrna, Linda and Gail of Vancouver; Mr and Mrs H Prestlien, Lana and Leanne of Kamloops


4. Canada Voter Lists - Nanaimo; 1953, 1957, 1962, 1986



- note: there are a number ads in the Nanamio Daily News (search, 'Prestlien') for H A Prestlien, "Herbs Window Cleaning"

Evelyn married Stewart Campbell Lee on 19 Jul 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.⁵¹⁶⁷ (Stewart Campbell Lee was born about 1917 in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, Canada and died on 2 Apr 1990 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.)