Christine Lorna WALLACE [1878] ²⁹⁵¹

  General Notes:

Christine had a great interest in family tree research and shared a large amount of information with the writer of this story. Chris and Ron lived in Altona, Victoria for many many years and when our daughter moved to Melbourne and was having trouble settling in, Chris offered assistance. Unfortunately Chris's health deteriorated over the years and she struggled to manage.

Melbourne Herald Sun 9 April 2015 page 56
Cruickshank (Wallace) - Christine Lorna 20.5.1949-7.4.2015 aged 65 years. Peacefully at Talbot Place Ballarat after a long illness. Formerly of Altona. Beloved wife of Ron for 43 years (Dec 2013). Dearly loved mother, mother-in-law and Nana of Jaycen and Kerry, Jesse and Flynn (Ballarat), Ashleigh and Katie (London), Alison and Lukas, Charlotte and Maxwell (Zurich). At peace and reunited with her beloved Ron. "Don't cry because I am gone, smile because I've been".
Funeral details to follow.

Melbourne Herald Sun 11 April 2015 page 62 column 3
Funerals
Cruickshank - relatives and friends of the late Mrs Christine Lorna Cruickshank are advised that her funeral service is appointed to take place in the chapel of Reflection at Altona Memorial Park 2-14 Doherty's Rd., Altona North on Friday April 17 2015 commencing at 11.00 am. The funeral will leave at the conclusion for a burial in the Lawn Section. In lieu of flowers donations to Talbot Place, Ballarat would be appreciate. Envelopes will be available.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Obituary: Herald Sun Newspaper, 9 Apr 2015, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Christine married Ronald John CRUICKSHANK [1877] [MRIN: 565], son of Albert Charles CRUICKSHANK [1856] and Beryl SHAW [1879], about 1967. (Ronald John CRUICKSHANK [1877] was born in 1948, died on 22 Nov 2013 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia ²⁹⁴⁸ and was buried on 28 Nov 2013 in Altona, Vic, Australia.)