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Kenneth Elliott Tingley

Kenneth Elliott Tingley

Male 1932 - 2017  (84 years)

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  • Name Kenneth Elliott Tingley 
    • Attended school in Hantsport from 1943 to 1949
    Birth 12 Oct 1932  Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Jan 2017  La Selva Beach, Santa Cruz, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Kenneth Tingley Oct 12, 1932 – Jan 28, 2017 La Selva Beach Kenneth Tingley, whose accomplished life took him from a one-room schoolhouse in rural Nova Scotia to Harvard Business School and a notable career as a technology executive, passed away at home on January 28, 2017 after a lengthy illness.

      Ken was born and raised in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada, the eldest of four children of Elliott and Greta Tingley. He attended Acadia University and Nova Scotia Technical College where he graduated with his degree in Electrical Engineering. As an officer cadet in the University Naval Training Division, he was one of a select group of cadets chosen to be part of the prestigious Royal Canadian Navy cruise to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Upon graduating from “Tech” he married Donna Shaw of Halifax, Nova Scotia. They went to Montreal where Ken joined the Canadian General Electric Test Program before moving to New Jersey with Union Carbide in 1958.

      Ken and Donna built a second home in Chester, Nova Scotia in 1991 and spent many happy summers there visiting with family and old school friends. They moved back to California and have lived in La Selva Beach since 1996.

      Ken was an avid reader, pianist, tennis player, skier, and skater. Passionate about language, literature, politics, vintage cars, bridge, music, the New York Times crossword puzzle, and wine, he was a lively conversationalist with a sharp wit. Ken was proud of and fascinated by his ancestor, Joshua Slocum, the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate the world, and author of “Sailing Alone Around the World.” Ken is predeceased by his parents.
    Person ID I18007  Hantsport Families
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2024 

    Father Llewellyn Elliott Tingley,   b. 9 Oct 1912, Brookfield, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1995 (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Greta Laura Wilson,   b. 1911, Wilson Cove, Guysborough, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 2006, Wilson Cove, Guysborough, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 24 Aug 1932  Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
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    Family ID F6343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Oct 1932 - Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jan 2017 - La Selva Beach, Santa Cruz, California Link to Google Earth
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    Kenneth Tingley
    Kenneth Tingley

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Santa Cruz Sentinal, 2017.