Looking for the family of William "Bill" Gates (spelling?) who lived in Banff in the 1940s. He would have been born in the 1920s. He had a brother John "Johnny" who was in the Navy in WWII and stayed with Bill off and on from 1946 on. William may have died in 1975. The family may have been from Retlaw. Any help in tracking this family will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Yes, you can William GATES in the Mountain View cemetery at Banff, at the AFHS Calgary.
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/cemeteries/search.php

http://abgensoc.ca/
Peter

Thank you! I knew about the Willima Gates buried in Mountain View but am not sure if he's the right one. The burial info provided some information on his parents (that's how I got Retlaw) but no mention of his brother John. So I continue to look.

Thanks again!

Hi, An Obituary - may be helpful -the brother - and other family members and their locations at the time may be shown.
as well may also mention names of family members previously deceased [not common].
Funeral Home may take information for the Registration of Death [brother will not be mentioned on same - unless he was the informant[., Funeral Home may take information for an Obituary if one was to be published. They may also take other information -not required for the registration or obituary - may have names / locations of other family members.
Cheers, Stella

Thanks for your reply, Stella. So far I haven't been able to find an obituary or the name of the Funeral Home. When I first discovered the cemetery listing, a number of years ago, I wrote to a volunteer who looked it up for me. The following is the information she was able to find:

William J. Gates
Born Retlaw 1921
Died 1975
Son of Paul Gates and Catherine Veleti

You'd think that would be of some help but to this day I've gotten no further. I found nothing more of William nor anything of Paul or Catherine.

I've been able to track down other family, and trace them back a hundred or more years, with even less information so this has been quite frustrating.

Thanks again for your help.

Hi, Remember to enter the Surname of Interest in Capital Letters on the Subject Line. followed by the given name/s
Your request for information - in the body of the message - include what information that you do have - that may help others help you.

You can obtain the Registration of Death - from the Govt of Alberta Vital Statistics Dept - Registry Offices. This will include all personal information required at the time as known to the informant. Includes name of Funeral Home in charge of arrangements etc. Cemetery etc. Cemetery office can also give you the name of the funeral home in charge.

Searched the Alberta GenWeb Local History Book Site - for the Gates surname.

Found the following - family connected?
GATES, P.
Where the Waters Flow 1

snipThis book covers the Town of Vauxhall and surrounding District area and
gives a glimpse into the life of its people, its civic, and its commercial,
industrial, cultural and financial strength. It also seems to cover large
portions of the Municipal District of Taber No. 14. The book was published
in 1989 and has small write-ups that have been provided by family members.snip

There is a Volunteer: Terry - who owns or has access to the book Where the Waters Flow -
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canab/looktabe.html
Request a Lookup.
You might want to post to the message board for Taber Alberta -[Retlaw]
Cheers & Good Luck, Stella