Karol “Kaly” Kersen

Karol Esther “Kaly” Kersen

Birth: August 17, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec

Death: November 27, 1986 in Courtenay B.C.

Plot: South Zone – Plot 24

Inscription:

פ׳׳נ
קלי אסתר קרסן
בת פנחס הכהן
כ׳׳ז אלול תשכ׳ז במונטריול
כ׳׳ה חשון תשמ׳׳ז
KALY ESTHER KERSEN
1963 – 1986
ALIA 1978 ISRAEL AIR FORCE 1982
BELOVED DAUGHTER AND SISTER
ת׳נ׳צ׳ב׳ה

Translation of inscription:

פ׳׳נ
(Abbreviation of Hebrew: “Buried here”)
קלי אסתר קרסן
בת פנחס הכהן
כ׳׳ז אלול תשכ׳ז במונטריול
כ׳׳ה חשון תשמ׳׳ז
(Hebrew:
Kaly Esther Kersen
bat Pinchas HaKohen
27 Elul 5721 in Montreal
25 Cheshvan 5747)
Kaly Esther Kersen
1963 – 1986
ALIA 1978 ISRAEL AIR FORCE 1982
BELOVED DAUGHTER AND SISTER
ת׳נ׳צ׳ב׳ה
(Abbreviation of Hebrew: “May her soul be bound with the bond of life.”)

Note: The birth date in Hebrew may be an error. August 17, 1963, corresponds to 27 Av 5723, not 27 Elul 5723.

Biography: Her BC Vital Statistics death registration gives her name as Karol Esther Kersen also known as Kayley Esther Kersen.

Karol made alia in 1978 and was part of the Israeli Air Force from 1982-1985.

Parents:
Selma Frieburg Kersen
Peter Kersen