Ella Distin: Difference between revisions

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Born: 1861

Died: February 6, 1956

Ella Distin was a sister of William L. Distin.

Adirondack Daily Enterprise, February 6, 1956

MISS E.B. DISTIN, LONG ILL, DIES

Miss Ella Distin, long time resident of Saranac Lake, died Saturday at the Gabriels Nursing Home.

Born at Barrie, Ontario in 1861 Miss Distin came to Saranac Lake in 1900 and, as an artist, was associated for many years with her brother, the late William L. Distin at the Distin Studios.

A funeral service, conducted by the Rev. Alvin B. Gurley, will be held at the Fortune Chapel, 20 Church st., at 2 p. m. tomorrow. Interment will be in the Spring. Surviving are Miss Distin's nieces, Mrs. Charles Roberson and Mrs. Herbert Leggett, both of Saranac Lake, Mrs. John Donald and Mrs. Albert McCaffrey, of Toronto, Ontario, and Miss Ella Distin, of Peterboro, Ont., also nephews William G. Distin, of Saranac Lake, and William Distin, of Peterboro, Ont.

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-[[Ella%20Distin|Ella Distin]] was a sister of [[William%20L.%20Distin|William L. Distin]].
+[[Ella Distin|Ella Distin]] was a sister of [[William L. Distin|William L. Distin]].
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 '''MISS E.B. DISTIN, LONG ILL, DIES'''
-<span>Miss Ella Distin, long time resident<span> <span>of Saranac<span> <span>Lake, died<span> <span>Saturday at the [[Gabriels%20Sanatorium|Gabriels Nursing Home]].
+Miss Ella Distin, long time resident of Saranac Lake, died Saturday at the [[Gabriels Sanatorium|Gabriels Nursing Home]].
-<span>Born<span> <span>at Barrie,<span> <span>Ontario<span> <span>in<span> <span>1861 Miss Distin came to Saranac Lake in 1900 and, as an artist,<span> <span>was<span> <span>associated<span> <span>for many<span> <span>years<span> <span>with her brother, the late William L. Distin at the Distin Studios.
+Born at Barrie, Ontario in 1861 Miss Distin came to Saranac Lake in 1900 and, as an artist, was associated for many years with her brother, the late William L. Distin at the Distin Studios.
-<span>A funeral<span> <span>service,<span> <span>conducted by the<span> <span>Rev. [[Alvin%20B.%20Gurley|Alvin]]<span>[[Alvin%20B.%20Gurley| ]]<span>[[Alvin%20B.%20Gurley|B. Gurley]],<span> <span>will be<span> <span>held<span> <span>at the [[Fortune%20Funeral%20Chapel|Fortune]]<span><span>[[Fortune%20Funeral%20Chapel| Chapel]],<span> <span>20 Church<span> <span>st., at 2 p. m. tomorrow. Interment will be in the Spring. Surviving<span> <span>are<span> <span>Miss<span> <span>Distin's nieces, Mrs. [[Charles%20Roberson|Charles Roberson]] and Mrs.<span> <span>Herbert<span> <span>Leggett,<span> <span>both<span> <span>of Saranac<span> <span>Lake,<span> <span>Mrs. John<span> <span>Donald and<span> <span>Mrs. Albert<span> <span>McCaffrey,<span> <span>of Toronto,<span> <span>Ontario,<span> <span>and Miss<span> <span>Ella Distin,<span> <span>of<span> <span>Peterboro,<span> <span>Ont., also nephews [[William%20G.%20Distin|William G. Distin]], of Saranac <span>Lake,<span> <span>and William<span> <span>Distin, of Peterboro, Ont.
+A funeral service, conducted by the Rev. [[Alvin B. Gurley|Alvin]][[Alvin B. Gurley| ]][[Alvin B. Gurley|B. Gurley]], will be held at the [[Fortune Funeral Chapel|Fortune]][[Fortune Funeral Chapel| Chapel]], 20 Church st., at 2 p. m. tomorrow. Interment will be in the Spring. Surviving are Miss Distin's nieces, Mrs. [[Charles Roberson|Charles Roberson]] and Mrs. Herbert Leggett, both of Saranac Lake, Mrs. John Donald and Mrs. Albert McCaffrey, of Toronto, Ontario, and Miss Ella Distin, of Peterboro, Ont., also nephews [[William G. Distin]], of Saranac Lake, and William Distin, of Peterboro, Ont.