Vernice June (Kirby) Halbert (1919 - 1988)

Born 15 Oct 1919 in Avonlea, Elmsthorpe No. 100, Saskatchewan, Canada

Ancestors

Died 14 Apr 1988 at age 68 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Vernice (Kirby) Halbert has Danish ancestors

Vernice June Kirby was born in 1919 in Avonlea, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was the daughter of Fay Kirby and Marie Sørensen. Her father was a farmer; her parents had seven children in total.^[1]

Some time during 1920-22 Vernice's family moved back to her father's birthplace Riverview, Moody, South Dakota, United States to farm. There, two younger brothers were born: Fabian (1922) and Francis (1925).^[2]

Before the 1926 census, her family moved back to Avonlea, Elmsthorpe, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[3]

In the 1931 census Vernice (age 11), Student, was the daughter of Fay Kirby (age 38, Section Man/Steam Railroad) and Merie Kirby (age 33) in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. She had six siblings.^[4]

Vernice married Robert "Bob" Halbert, son of John Halbert and Annie McGill. His parents were born in Scotland and immigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada. They both grew up in the same area. Robert and Vernice had two sons and two daughters: ^[5]

1. Robert Halbert, died before Gerald
2. Gerald Dennis Halbert, born January 29, 1943 in Viceroy, Saskatchewan, Canada, died Jan 11, 2016 British Columbia, Canada.
3. daughter
4. daughter

Shortly after their son Gerald's birth; Vernice and Bob moved with their three children to Nanton, Alberta, Canada.^[5]

Vernice passed away at 68 years of age in Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They were residing in Kelowna. Vernice's main occupation was: labour, in a packing house. Vernice was mentioned on a memorial in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada with a death date of 14 Apr 1988.^[6][7]

Research Notes

• FamilySearch Person: G66C-ZZX
• husband Robert Halbert was a brother of her sister Dorothy's husband James Halbert. Parents John Halbert and Annie McGill of Scotland. No known date and place for marriage of Vernice. No results searching BC archive. Likely Saskatchewan.
• Son Gerald Dennis Halbert has an obituary online; passed away 2016-01-11. Predeceased by his older brother Robert. Find a grave profile # 195378044.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "eHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches, Birth," online database. Entry for Vernice June Kirby; Registration Number: 23379, Place of Birth: 28 10 24 2, 1919-10-15, Mother: Marie May Sorenson, Father: Fay Everett Kirby. Government of Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx : accessed 2022-08-26).
2. ↑ 1925 State Census: "South Dakota State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM49-PBW : 8 March 2021), Vernice Kirby; citing 62, State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,368,581.
3. ↑ 1926 Census: "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926"
   citing Page: 5; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 105519974; Image number: 6
   FamilySearch Record: QPLV-9ZKJ (accessed 15 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C395-G9RK-Z
   Vernice Curby (6), single daughter, in household of Lay Curby (33 years) in Willow Bunch No. 42, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada.
4. ↑ 1931 Census: "Canada Census, 1931"
   citing Line: 35; Digital film/folder number: 113477058; Image number: 2; Sheet number: 1
   FamilySearch Record: 6RST-KC65 (accessed 15 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-2Q5Q-ZSTS
   Vernice Kirby (11), single daughter, Student, in household of Fay Kirby (38) in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada.

   1931 Census: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Fay Kirby	Head	Married	M	38	Section Man	United States
   Merie Kirby	Wife	Married	F	33	Home Maker	Denmark
   Glen Kirby	Son	Single	M	16	Student	Saskatchewan
   Evelyn Kirby	Daughter	Single	F	14	Student	Saskatchewan
   Vernice Kirby	Daughter	Single	F	11	Student	Saskatchewan
   Fabian Kirby	Son	Single	M	8	Student	United States
   Francis Kirby	Son	Single	M	6	Student	United States
   Ardell Kirby	Daughter	Single	F	4		Saskatchewan
   Dorothy Kirby	Daughter	Single	F	3		Saskatchewan

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Memorial of son Gerald Dennis Halbert: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #195378044 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Gerald Dennis Halbert (29 Jan 1943-11 Jan 2016), citing Hillside Cemetery, Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (plot: Section HP, Row 0022, Lot 0007, Sub Lot E); Maintained by Terry James (contributor 47631731).
6. ↑ Death: "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Vernice June Halbert; Registration Number: 1988-09-007317, Kelowna, 1988-04-14, Age at Death: 68. Death Certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 2022-08-26).
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #234850581 (accessed 26 August 2022)
   Memorial page for Vernice June Kirby Halbert (15 Oct 1919-14 Apr 1988), citing Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by kc (contributor 50352384).