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Bird <I>Mendenhall</I> Van Orman

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Bird Mendenhall Van Orman

Birth
Death
19 Jan 2004 (aged 86)
Burial
Taber, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada GPS-Latitude: 49.8145834, Longitude: -112.1499445
Plot
A B4 S6 P7
Memorial ID
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Source: Southland Funeral Chapel obituary (excerpts with the names of surviving family members excluded as per FAG rules)

Mrs. Bird Mendenhall Van Orman of Taber, beloved wife of the late Mr. Van Demar Van Orman, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2004 at the age of 86 years.

Bird was born at Raymond on June 20, 1917 and was the daughter of Thomas Tew Mendenhall and Hannah Gibb Mendenhall. She received her schooling at Raymond and later attended Normal School in Calgary. She taught school for three years prior to her marriage. She married Van Demar Van Orman on December 25, 1941. They settled in the Big Bend area where they farmed until 1961. Bird later taught school in Taber, Calgary and in Lethbridge. She graduated in 1973 from the University of Lethbridge with her Bachelor of Education. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

(Surviving family info deleted.)

She was predeceased by her husband Van Demar Van Orman, parents Thomas and Hannah Mendenhall, two brothers Gibb and Ross Mendenhall, three sisters Elizabeth Mendenhall, Virginia Holmes and Georgia Van Orman and also by four grandchildren.


Source: Southland Funeral Chapel obituary (excerpts with the names of surviving family members excluded as per FAG rules)

Mrs. Bird Mendenhall Van Orman of Taber, beloved wife of the late Mr. Van Demar Van Orman, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2004 at the age of 86 years.

Bird was born at Raymond on June 20, 1917 and was the daughter of Thomas Tew Mendenhall and Hannah Gibb Mendenhall. She received her schooling at Raymond and later attended Normal School in Calgary. She taught school for three years prior to her marriage. She married Van Demar Van Orman on December 25, 1941. They settled in the Big Bend area where they farmed until 1961. Bird later taught school in Taber, Calgary and in Lethbridge. She graduated in 1973 from the University of Lethbridge with her Bachelor of Education. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

(Surviving family info deleted.)

She was predeceased by her husband Van Demar Van Orman, parents Thomas and Hannah Mendenhall, two brothers Gibb and Ross Mendenhall, three sisters Elizabeth Mendenhall, Virginia Holmes and Georgia Van Orman and also by four grandchildren.




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  • Created by: Bear Hugs
  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117330707/bird-van_orman: accessed ), memorial page for Bird Mendenhall Van Orman (20 Jun 1917–19 Jan 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 117330707, citing Taber Memorial Garden Cemetery, Taber, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by Bear Hugs (contributor 47810210).