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Michael Edward “Mike” Gilday

Birth
Vermont, USA
Death
13 Nov 1925 (aged 42)
Kirkpatrick, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Drumheller, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada Add to Map
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Name: Mike Gilday
Death: 13 Nov 1925, Kirkpatrick, 6 miles west of Drumheller, Alberta; in the collapse of a new coal shaft
Survived by:
- wife
- 2 sons
- 3 daughters
Funeral service: 28 Nov 1925, requiem mass, St. Anthony's Catholic church, Drumheller, Alberta
Interment: Drumheller Cemetery, Drumheller, Alberta

References:
- "Three Buried By Mine Blast West Of Drumheller -- Explosion Occurs In New Shaft after Midnight, Friday", Calgary Herald, 14 Nov 1925; page 1. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Three Killed In Coal Mine In Alberta", Times Colonist (Victoria, BC), 14 Nov 1925; page 1. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Prayers for Victims of Kirkpatrick Mine Blast", Calgary Herald, 16 Nov 1925; page 1. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "3 Men Entombed In Wrecked Mine -- Delayed Blast Shattered Shaft -- Drumheller Rescue Crews Unavailing", The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec), 16 Nov 1925; page 17. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Blast Entombs 3 -- Hope Abandoned for Coal Miners at Drumheller", The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario), 16 Nov 1925; page 6. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Mine Victims Buried Today -- Requiem Mass for Gilday, McLane and Burke at Drumheller", Calgary Herald, 28 Nov 1925; page 1. Newspapers.com. Web.
Also covered in several other papers, such as the Saskatoon Daily Star, Star-Phoenix, Nanaimo Daily News, The Winnipeg Tribune.
Name: Mike Gilday
Death: 13 Nov 1925, Kirkpatrick, 6 miles west of Drumheller, Alberta; in the collapse of a new coal shaft
Survived by:
- wife
- 2 sons
- 3 daughters
Funeral service: 28 Nov 1925, requiem mass, St. Anthony's Catholic church, Drumheller, Alberta
Interment: Drumheller Cemetery, Drumheller, Alberta

References:
- "Three Buried By Mine Blast West Of Drumheller -- Explosion Occurs In New Shaft after Midnight, Friday", Calgary Herald, 14 Nov 1925; page 1. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Three Killed In Coal Mine In Alberta", Times Colonist (Victoria, BC), 14 Nov 1925; page 1. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Prayers for Victims of Kirkpatrick Mine Blast", Calgary Herald, 16 Nov 1925; page 1. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "3 Men Entombed In Wrecked Mine -- Delayed Blast Shattered Shaft -- Drumheller Rescue Crews Unavailing", The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec), 16 Nov 1925; page 17. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Blast Entombs 3 -- Hope Abandoned for Coal Miners at Drumheller", The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario), 16 Nov 1925; page 6. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Mine Victims Buried Today -- Requiem Mass for Gilday, McLane and Burke at Drumheller", Calgary Herald, 28 Nov 1925; page 1. Newspapers.com. Web.
Also covered in several other papers, such as the Saskatoon Daily Star, Star-Phoenix, Nanaimo Daily News, The Winnipeg Tribune.

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  • Maintained by: dianthus120
  • Originally Created by: Deb
  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156131229/michael_edward-gilday: accessed ), memorial page for Michael Edward “Mike” Gilday (13 Sep 1883–13 Nov 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156131229, citing Drumheller Cemetery, Drumheller, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by dianthus120 (contributor 48483556).