Gilbert Skaret

  Research Notes:

1. BC Archives death cert
- died 23 Nov 1989 at Vancouver General Hospital at age 72
- born 11 Nov 1917 in Spirit River, AB (name of father, mother not known) ; informant is BC Ministry of Social Services and Housing
- worked as a Cook most of his life
- notes he is divorced, but name of wife not known- notes he was creamated, Vancouver Creamatorium, Glenhaven Memorial Chapel (1235 E Hastings; doesn't appear to be at this address; current address is 1835 E Hastings, a block or two east of Commerical)


2. Buried: at Hazel Bluff Cemetery (findagrave) (as of Feb 2017, about 66% photographed or indexed)
- photo of tombstone, as of 12 Dec 2017
- location about 10 kms west of Westlock; corner of Range Rd 10 and Highway 18 (west of Barrhead)
- google, shows United Church and a cemetery
- likely his mother is also buried there, but with the name, Karoline Skaret Bagnell, 1891-1969 (with photo); (there is a tombstone for Charles Bagnall, 1883-1978; her second husband ???) [id 78849193; b 1891 d 1969; about 78 years old
[likely her second husband, Charles Bagnall 1883-1978 - confirmed by Karoline's obit


- caption likely on grave marker, "Father, Brother, God Rest his soul" **

**** The Vancouver Province, issue 28 Dec 1989 page 74 [Newspapers.com]
Gilbert Skaret, age 72 years. Survived by daugther, Linda Kronbauer, Vernon. Memorial service Friday, Dec 29
- nothing in the Vernon Morning Star

2. a. Linda Kronbauer - a couple of hits on general google search; one is an obit re Marie Forster (Nee Kronbauer) died May 16th, 2006 ... survived by ... brothers, Pete (Linda) Kronbauer


3. Vancouver Newspapers [newspapers.com]
The Vancouver Sun, issue 17 Sep 1946, page 5 ........... Gilbert Skaret, dispatcher for Pacific Coast Cab .....

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence, 1940-1942, 1940-1942, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. ⁶⁵⁷⁴ The BC Cities and Towns directories record Gilbert living in Prince George and his occupation/job as "Miner". Gilbert's father and his brother John are also recorded in Prince George

2. Residence, 1942-1947, 1942-1947, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ⁶⁵⁸¹ The BC directories records Gilbert living in Vancouver and in 1942 his job is a "dispatcher" with Pacific Coast Cabs (residence as 1116 Nelson) and in 1946-47 he is a "proprietor", Paddy's Lunches at 2222 Granville. It is noted that he isn't listed in 1943-1945 directories (nor is he listed in Prince Georger), but it is likely he was in Vancouver during this time also.

Gilbert married.