Marie Kuhn

“ In Ottawa, Friday, April 15, 2005, Aline Gravel nee Labine, age 86, widow of the late Henry Harpe and the late Hector Gravel. Loving mother of Edgar Gravel (Ute), Shonne Gravel, Douglas Gravel (Bea), Dianne Antoine, Norman Donald Harpe (Jean), Lucy Harpe (Robert Hesse) and Murray Richard Harpe. She was also a proud grandmother of many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dear sister of 21 siblings, many of whom survive her, as well as many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents, Joseph Labine and Malvina Menard; her daughter, Shirley Madelaine “Aline” Harpe and her son, Frederick Joseph Romeo Harpe. Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home, 2370 St. Joseph Blvd., Orleans on Thursday, April 28 from 6-9 pm. Funeral Friday, April 29 in the chapel at 10 am. In memoriam donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation appreciated. “9962

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Shirley Madelaine Harpe, Frederick Joseph Romeo Harpe, Normand Donald Harpe, Lucy Norma Harpe and Murray Richard Harpe all became Crown Wards in Ontario when young children because their mother Marie Aline Delores Labine was having to care for the children alone since her husband Henry Harpe was an alcoholic and would abandon the family repeatedly. The Ontario Province took the children from their mother and made them Crown Wards until they were twenty-one years of age. Their mother continually searched for her children, but the persons in charge of the Crown Wards would not let her see them. She searched from town to town for them. Lucy Norma Harpe first met her mother when Lucy was 32 years of age.10000

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"Fred's funeral was by Stewart's Funeral Home in Sarnia, ON."

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Donald Norman Harpe, Sr. and Frederick Joseph Romeo Harpe were twin brothers.10046

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"The reason I put Logan after Harpe was because my mother and dad separated when I was 8. I started using my mom's last name when I was 10 because I figured if my dad wasn't around to carry our name with pride, then I wasn't going to do it for him. Yes…I was a very strong willed stubborn kid lol. It drove everyone crazy how much I could logically state my opinions, even at the age of 10. My mom and dad got back together when I was 25 and planned to get married as they hadn't been when they were younger. By my mom passed away before that could come to fruition."10030

Some sources provide a birth date of 7 November 194210042,9997 for Frederick Joseph Romeo Harpe while other sources give his birth date as 13 February 1944.10046

Frederick Joseph Romeo Harpe
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