Philip Harold Criss

1909 - 1980  (70 years)

• Name	Philip Harold Criss
  Birth	27 Apr 1909	Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Mar 1980	Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
  Notes	Military Record of Philip Harold Criss Son of Philip Haney & Sarah Criss 26 February 1941 to 11 August 1944 Loyal Edmonton Regiment #M3825 Gunner STATEMENT OF DEATH from CONNELLY-MCKINLEY Date of Birth: 27 Apr 1909 Date of Death: 17 Mar 1980 ref# 25653 Issued: 23 May 2000 WEDDING INVITATION for EDNA & PHILIP CRISS Date of Wedding: 16 Apr 1974 in Victoria, BC Location of documents: see file can CANADIAN ARMY DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE Date of entry: 26 Feb 1941 in Calgary, AB Served in: Canada & United Kingdom Service Ser#: M3825 RANK: Gnr (Gunner) Description: Age= 35 years. Height=5' 7". Complexion=Light. Eyes=Blue. Hair=Brown. Date of Discharge: 11 Aug 1944. Buried 21 Mar 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta. 26 Mar 1980, Chilliwack Progress PHILIP HAROLD CRISS -- Philip Harold Criss of 8543 Cramer Dr. died March 17 at Chilliwack General Hospital. Funeral service was held March 21 in Edmonton. Burial was at Westlawn Cemetery, Edmonton. Mr. Criss was born April 27, 1909 at Stony Plain, Alta. Formerly of Victoria and Edmonton, he lived in the Chilliwack area for seven years. He was a disabled war veteran and a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters in both Chilliwack and Edmonton. He is survived by his wife, Edna; six sons, Clarence of Kamloops, Harold, Richard and Gordon all of Edmonton, Bill of Prince George and Rick of Armstrong; two daughters, Doris (Mrs. C.) Nadon and Marlene (Mrs. D.) Peterson both of Edmonton; one step-son, Walter Green of Port Hardy; three step-daughters Mary Raw of Victoria, Joyce (Mrs. G.) St. Jean of Legal, Alta. and Amy (Mrs. J.) Johnson of St. Albert, Alta.; 26 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brothers, Jake of Devon, Alta., Clinton, Clayton and Marvin all of Edmonton; and one sister, Ardyce Criss of Edmonton. Burial Notes: Westlawn Memorial Gardens General Notes: Philip's second wife Edna Strawson was born in 1914 in Bon Accord and died in 1988 in Duncan, B.C.64
  Person ID	I05765	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Philip Haney Criss,   b. 6 Apr 1868   d. 30 Jan 1940 (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Shrove,   b. 25 Feb 1878   d. 22 Apr 1957 (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F03203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Anna McKenzie,   b. 19 Jul 1913, Shiningbank, Alberta, Canada d. 14 Oct 1972, Sydney, British Columbia, Canada (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1931	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  Children	1. Clarence Philip Criss,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. Doris Marie Criss,   b. 27 Jan 1935, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada d. 5 Dec 2020, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Harold Alvin Criss,   b. 5 Jul 1938, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada d. 1 Jul 2008, Vermilion, Alberta, Canada (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Richard Raymond Criss,   b. 23 Aug 1946, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada d. 16 Jul 2016, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. William Barry (Bill) Criss,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   6. Patrick Richard (Ricky) Criss,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   7. Gordon Lawrence Criss,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   8. Marlene Frances Ann Criss,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F01665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

• Documents

  Death Certificate of Philip Harold Criss (b. 1909). Husband of Esther Anna McKenzie (b. 1913)

  
  

  Headstones

  Gravestones of Esther Anna McKenzie (b. 1913) and Philip Criss (b. 1909) This branch of McKenzies migrated from Maryland to Oklahoma and ultimately to Alberta in western Canada.