Samuel Harvey Svensen

  Research Notes:

Kuzmick Family Tree

- worked as a grain buyer in Hobbema - city directories
- one son, Gilbert Harvey Svensen, born 25 Jan 1940 and died 20 Oct 2002 at Leduc, AB, buried at Leduc Cemetery with tombstone showing married to Helen born 12 Jul 1942
- two children, Gilbert and Ronald

- Gilbert's obit from remembering.ca:
SVENSEN, Gilbert Harvey It is with sadness we announce the sudden passing of Gilbert Harvey Svensen of Leduc, on Sunday, October 20, 2002 at the age of 62 years. Gil is survived by his loving family, his wife, Helen; his daughters, Michelle (Nathan) Thompson of Olympia, Washington and Chantelle Svensen (Sean Lewis) of Leduc; also by his brother, Ronald Svensen in British Columbia. Gil was predeceased by his parents, Sam and Rose Svensen. Visitation for family and friends will take place on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Hainstock & Son Funeral Chapel (4802 - 47 Avenue, Leduc). Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 1:30 p.m. at the Leduc Family Worship Centre (4310 Black Gold Drive, Leduc) with Reverend Frank Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in the Leduc Cemetery. Donations in memory of Gil may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 10985 - 124 Street, Edmonton, AB T5M 9Z9 or to the Black Gold Health Foundation, 4210 - 48 Street, Leduc, AB T9E 5Z3. Hainstock & Son Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements. 4802 - 47 Avenue, Leduc. Phone 986-2151.

Published in The Edmonton Journal on Oct. 23, 2002
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?n=gilbert-svensen&pid=157401216#sthash.wvVK58jA.dpuf



from findagrave post

Samuel Harvey Svensen was the first of his family to be born in Canada. On 27 May 1918, when he was just two months shy of his 19th birthday, Sam volunteered to fight in World War I. His enlistment form says he was 5' 7", with blue eyes and brown hair, and a "fresh" complexion. He was working as a chauffeur at the time, and listed his father Gilbert as his next of kin.
On 11 July 1924, he served as best man to Walter Greiner, who was marrying Sam's youngest sister, Agnes.
Sam himself married Rose Dorothy Tooke some years later, having and raising their children in the area. ⁶²⁰⁴

Samuel married Dorothy Rose Tooke about 1939 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada.⁶²⁰⁴ (Dorothy Rose Tooke was born about 1917 in Alberta, Canada,⁶²⁰⁴ died on 28 Apr 1995 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada ⁶²⁰⁴ and was buried in Wetaskiwin Cemetery, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada ⁶²⁰⁴.)