COCHRANE, Gerald Edward

1906 - 1994  (88 years)

• Name	COCHRANE, Gerald Edward
  Birth	24 Apr 1906	Sweets Corner, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Aug 1994	Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	OBITUARY: Cochrane, Gerald Edward - 88, Sweet's Corner, Hants County, died August 2, 1994, in Hants Community Hospital, Windsor. Born in Sweet's Corner, he was a son of the late John and Etta (Bowden) Cochrane. He retired in 1970 after working with Fundy Gypsum Co. for over 45 years as a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of New Westminster United Church, Sweet's Corner. He is survived by four daughters, Shelia (Mrs. Harold Weatherbed), Falmouth; Mae (Mrs. Carl Atwell), Martock; Maxine (Mrs. Harry Watson), Walton; Donna (Mrs. Richard Smith), Darling Lake, Yarmouth County; two sons, Gerald (Eric), Brooklyn, Hants County; John, Gypsum Mines; four step-daughters, Muriel (Mrs. James (Jim) Cross), Three Mile Plains; Betty (Mrs. Art Williams), Windsor Forks; Lorna (Mrs. Chris Jones), Windsor; Margaret (Mrs. Doug Raney), Dartmouth; stepson, Ernest (Ernie) Caldwell, Lower Sackville; 16 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; two step-great grandchildren; brother, Gordon (Tex), Fredericton, N.B. He was predeceased by his third wife, the former Ida Maude Swinnamer; second wife, Ethel Reading; first wife, the former Grace Ellis; daughter, Audrey in infancy; four sisters, Etta Ross, Emma Gould, Gertrude Deal, Kathleen Houghton; four brothers, Bertram, Carl, Aubrey, his twin Earl; great granddaughter, Susan. Burial will be in Ste. Croix Cemetery, St. Croix.
  Person ID	I6275	Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	COCHRANE, John E.,   b. 14 Apr 1857, Wentworth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 3 Dec 1937, Sweets Corner, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Mother	BOWDEN, Cynthia Henrietta,   b. 8 Oct 1870, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 Apr 1960, Gypsum Mines, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1890	Brooklyn, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Family ID	F1771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	ELLIS, Grace Helen,   b. 18 Mar 1909, Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 3 Jun 1933, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1926	St. Croix, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Children	1. COCHRANE, Sheila Grace,   b. 18 Oct 1926, Sweets Corner, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1 Feb 2011, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 84 years)   2. COCHRANE, Maxine   3. COCHRANE, Mae,   b. 1929, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   4. COCHRANE, Donna   d. Yes, date unknown   5. COCHRANE, Gerald Eric   d. Yes, date unknown   6. COCHRANE, John   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	READING, Ethel Geraldine,   b. 11 Apr 1913, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Dec 1969, Sweets Corner, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F7937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2025