From
Jan 5, 1963, page 33 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com:
[1487]FRIENDLY, Jack. On Thurs., January 3rd, 1963, husband of the late Ann Centner, beloved father of Harold of Shawinigan, Mrs. Nathan Kaufman (Rita) of Durham, N.C., Mrs. Maurice Brounstein (Toby) of Kamsack, Sask., and Mrs. Clarence Schneiderman (Sylvia), brother of David and Mrs. Pearl Klein of Ottawa; also survived by 13 grandchildren. Funeral service from Paperman and Sons Cote des Neiges Chapel, 5605 Cote des Neiges Road, on January 6th at 1 p.m., to Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery. Shiva is private. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please contribute to the Canadian Cancer Society or Canadian Red Cross.
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Birth7 Mar 1896, Suceava, Romania [8]
MemoAustrian Empire (Before WWI)
Death17 Aug 1961, Montreal, QC, Canada [1423] Age: 65
Burial18 Aug 1961, 1250 Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont, QC, Canada [8]
MemoShaar Hashomayim Cemetery; Memorial ID, 280907209
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Obituaries
From
18 Aug 1961, 37 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com:
FRIENDLY, Ann. At Montreal on Thurs., August 17th, 1961, Ann Centner, beloved wife
of Jack Friendly and mother of Harold of Shawinigan Falls, Mrs. N. Kaufman (Rita) of Durham N.C., Mrs. M. Brounstein (Toby) of Kamsack, Sask., Mrs. C. Schneiderman (Sylvia), sister of Moe Centner, Mrs. Freda Segall, Mrs. Fanny Moscovitch and the late Tauba Winter. Also survived by eleven grandchildren. Funeral service from Paperman and Sons Cote des Neiges Chapel, 5605 Cote des Neiges Rd. on Fri., August 18th, at 3 p.m., to Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery. Please omit flowers. In lieu of gifts, please make contributions to Canadian Red Cross. Shiva strictly private, Shawinigan papers please copy.
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Frances Anne Zentner was born on March 7, 1896, in Suceava, a town then part of the Austrian Empire, located in present-day Romania. The daughter of Hersch Zentner and Ruchel Brüger, she was born in house number 525. Her maternal grandparents resided in Bossancze. This region, Bucovina, had a significant Jewish population and navigated a complex cultural and political environment within the late-19th-century Austro-Hungarian realm. By 1915, Frances Anne had immigrated to Canada, a common destination for Eastern European Jews seeking new opportunities or escaping the intensifying geopolitical pressures of the era.
In 1915, at the age of 18, Frances Anne married Jacob Friendly in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Their union established a family that grew to include four children: Harold, born in 1915; Rita, born in 1918; Toby Sophie, born in 1922; and Sylvia, born in 1923, all born in Quebec. This period marked a period of considerable growth for Montreal’s Jewish community, as immigrants such as Frances Anne and Jacob settled in the city and contributed to its social and religious fabric. She maintained connections with her birth family, as her obituary later identified siblings Moe Centner, Freda Segall, Fanny Moscovitch, and Tauba Winter.
Frances Anne lived in Montreal for the remainder of her life, a devout Jew. She passed away there on August 17, 1961, at the age of 65. Her burial took place the following day, August 18, 1961, at the Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery in Outremont, Quebec, a prominent Jewish burial ground. Her passing was noted in The Gazette, which referred to her as Ann Centner, reflecting a common practice of anglicizing names among immigrants.
Her legacy centered on her family. She was survived by her husband, Jacob, her four children, and eleven grandchildren, who resided across Canada and the United States, including Shawinigan Falls, Quebec; Durham, North Carolina; and Kamsack, Saskatchewan. Her life spanned a period of immense global change, from the final years of the Austrian Empire to post-World War II Canada.
Marriage1915, Montreal, QC, Canada