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Birth: 29 Aug 1931
Lancer, Swift Current Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death: 26 May 2020 (aged 88)
Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial: Beechwood Cemetery

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Plot: Section 103: National Military Cemetery
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29 August 1931 - 26 May 2020

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Clifford Harry Geddes

1897–1958
Genevieve Elizabeth Goodman Geddes

1899–1977

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Orvel Clifford Geddes

1918–1978
Norma Eileen Geddes

1920–1932
Harold Gerard Geddes

1921–1959
Michael Hugh "Ross" Geddes

1923–1996
Gordon William Geddes

1929–1984
Herbie Nelson "Herb" Geddes

1937–2023

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Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Global, Geneanet Cemetery Index, 1500-current
Nevada, U.S., Marriage Index, 1956-2005
Canada, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-1999

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