Laurence Edward William ROSE

1908 - 1986  (78 years)

• Name	Laurence Edward William ROSE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	Laurence changed the family surname from RUZICKA to ROSE on 16 Jul 1947.
  		ROSE, Laurence Name change index taken from Accession 1971.0276 Box 10 Item 58
  		ROSE, Laurence Name change record taken from Accession 1971.0276 Box 10 Item 58
  Birth	9 Feb 1908	Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [4, 9, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Jun 1911	Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  		1911 Census of Canada Province: Alberta, District No. 6 Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 14 Killam, Page 16
  Census	Abt Jun 1916	Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  		1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Province: Alberta, District No. 43 Victoria, Sub-District No. 10, Enumeration District No. 43 in Village of Killam
  Census	1921	Alberta, Canada   [9]
  		1921 Census of Canada District No. 12 Victoria, Enumeration Sub-District No. 4 (Townships 43, 44 and 45 in range 12, west of fourth Meridian), Page 16A
  Census	1926	Alberta, Canada   [11]
  Census	1931	Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada   [13]
  		1931 Census of Canada, Alberta, Wetaskiwin Electoral District 226, Enumeration Sub-District 45
  Death	30 Apr 1986	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada   [10, 12]
  		ROSE, Laurence Edward British Columbia, Registration of Death
  		ROSE, Laurence Funeral Program
  Burial	5 May 1986	Qualicum Beach Cemetery/Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada   [6, 10, 12, 14]
  	54280024
  		ROSE, Laurence
  Person ID	I195	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Wenceslaus William Lawrence RUZICKA,   b. 8 Dec 1880, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA d. 12 Jun 1931, Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frantiska Johanna BREZNY,   b. 21 Dec 1884, Zabreh, Mistek District, Moravia d. 21 May 1966, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Jan 1906	Chandler, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [15]
  		RUZICKA, Wenceslaus William Lawrence BREZNY, Frances J. Certificate of Marriage It is interesting to note that they were married on the 15th of January and the documents were filed on the 13th of January - 2 days earlier?!?
  Histories		BREZNY Family, The By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret MCDONALD,   b. 24 Dec 1909   d. 21 Oct 1994 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1931
  Children	+ 1. William Dougal ROSE,   b. 20 Apr 1933, Thorsby, Leduc, Alberta, Canada d. 30 Sep 2017, Nanaimo Regional Hospital/Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Ernest Lawrence ROSE + 3. Donald Allan ROSE
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Feb 1908 - Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Census - Jun 1911 - Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada Census - Abt Jun 1916 - Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada Census - 1921 - Alberta, Canada Census - 1926 - Alberta, Canada Census - 1931 - Wetaskiwin, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada Death - 30 Apr 1986 - Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Burial - 5 May 1986 - Qualicum Beach Cemetery/Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  RUZICKA Children Joe Anna Laurence

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		ROSE, William D U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
  		ROSE, William D U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
  		ROSE, Tove Obituary

  
  

  Histories

  BREZNY Family, The By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] ROSE, Donald Allan, Email of 27 Jan 2003. By the way my Dad spelt his first name Laurence not Lawrence. [S492] Accession (Name Change Index), (Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;), Accession 1971.0276 Box 10 Item 58. Name: RUZICKA, Laurence Edward William New Name: ROSE, Laurence Edward William Remarks: & family Date: 16 Jul 1947 Certif #1084 [S82] History of Lincoln County, Lincoln County Families, Page 535, The BREZNY Family, By Jerry and Ann SUVA. In this document, Laurence's name is misspelled as Lawrence. [S493] 1911 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Killam, Fifth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, District No. 6 Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 14 Killam, Page 16. [S494] 1916 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 43 Victoria, Sub District No. 10, Enumeration District No. 43 in Village of Killam, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Schedule; Online Images, Page 24. [S801] Qualicum Beach Cemetery (Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada), Grave Markers. ROSE LAURENCE E. 1908 1986 MARGARET 1909 1994 [S1019] Obituary of Tove Drude ROSE, (Name: Vancouver Sun; Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Date: 18 Mar 2022;). ROSE, Tove On March 6, 2022, Tove Drude Rose (nee Skarsten) passed away peacefully at Laurel Place Hospice in Surrey, BC after a 2 year fight with Breast Cancer. She was born on June 25, 1946 in Kristiansand, Norway, moved to Vancouver, with her family in 1958, and became a Canadian citizen in 1963. Tove and Don Rose were married on November 26, 1966, and had 2 children, Tanya and Terry. She worked as a Bank Teller for many years, ran a Children's Clothing Store with her daughter Tanya for 10 years, and worked as Retail Sales Associate before retiring. After retiring she volunteered at the Sunny Hill Children's Hospital thrift store. She enjoyed many hobbies and activities including ceramics, camping, and thrifting. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family. Tove was predeceased by her parents Sigurd and Gerd (Joyce) Skarsten, sister Kyrstal Patterson, in-laws Lawrence and Margaret Rose, brothers-in-law John Tronstad and Bill Rose, and her niece Lizzie Mikkelsen. She is survived by her loving family, her husband Don, her sister Wenche Tronstad, her daughter Tanya (David), her son Terry, her grandchildren, Jonah, Kai and Savannah, brother- in-law Ernie (Irene), and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Tove requested no services be held. If you'd like to honour her legacy, please consider a donation to the BC Children's Hospital Foundation. [S943] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Name: Joseph Robert Ruzicka Gender: Male Residence Place: 9023 -143 Street Death Date: 28 Feb 1969 Obituary Date: 3 Mar 1969 Obituary Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Newspaper Title: Edmonton Journal Spouse: Evelyn Child: Robert Lome Diane Lloyd Lynne Siblings: Lawrence Rose Ernest Rose Anna McDonald Georgie Bennett [S741] 1921 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 12, Enumeration Sub-District No. 18, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, District No. 12 Victoria, Enumeration Sub-District No. 4 (Townships 43, 44 and 45 in range 12, west of fourth Meridian), Page 16A. Line 43 thru 48 [S1172] Funeral Program of Laurence ROSE. IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Laurence Rose who passed away at Nanaimo, B.C. on April 30, 1986 at the age of 78. Funeral service May 5 held from Mount Benson Funeral Chapel, Nanaimo, to Church of the Ascension Parkesville, B.C.at 11 a.m. Rev. Eugene Trainor offiating followed by burial at the Qualicum Beach Municipal Cemetery. [S1414] 1926 Census of Canada, Alberta, Enumeration District No. 45, Enumeraction Sub-district No. 42, Prairie Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, As there is no image for this census, we will include the particulars of the HoH as all of the remaining family members will be very similar. Name: William Ruzicka Gender: Male Ethnicity: Bohemian Marital Status: Married Age: 45 Birth Date: abt 1881 Birth Place: USA Immigration Date: 1905 Naturalization Date: 1903 Citizenship: Canadian Residence Date: 1926 Residence Place: Alberta, Canada Relation to Head: Head Father Birth Place: Bohemia Mother Birth Place: Bohemia Language Spoken: Eng Can Speak English: Yes Can Speak French: No Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Family Number: 48 Enumeration District: 45 Sub-District: 42 [S800] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990. Name: Laurence Edward Rose Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1908 Death Age: 78 Death Date: 30 Apr 1986 Death Location: Nanaimo Registration Number: 1986-09-006754 BCA Number: B16580 GSU Number: 1358020 [S1347] 1931 Census of Canada, Alberta, Electoral District No. 226, Wetaskiwin, Enumeration Sub-District No. 45, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Municipality of Pioneer 490 Rural, Page 8. Line 49 [S55] ROSE, Donald Allan, Email of 14 Jun 2010. My parents are buried in Qualicum Beach. [S93] Marriage Certificate of William RUZICKA and Frances BREZNY. I duly join in marriage Mr. William Ruzicka of Prague, Oklahoma, and Miss Frances Brezny of Prague, Oklahoma, in the presence of Jas. Gordou of Chandler, Oklahoma, and Anna Dobry of Hintou, Oklahoma. Edward V. Reynolds, Catholic Priest.