Bill Bignell: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

1. Bill Bignell
Bill — Nancy Wideman. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

William Frederick "Bill" Bignell was born 5 Sep 1928, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (son of Stanley Bignell and Ethel Ellen Marea Nicholls); died 7 Jul 2009, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248670997
Military: U. S. Army
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-124764P

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BIGNELL, William Frederick 'Bill'- Passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Florida, in his 81^st year. Beloved husband of Judy. Cherished father of Jim (Carol), Bill Jr.(Nancy), Michael (Linda), Debi, Bob (Sheila), and Shelley. Step-father of Alan (Becca) and Doug. Grandfather (Papa) of Scott, Dana, Bill, Meghan, Jen, Chris, Corrie, Wes, Kristin, Stephanie, Matthew, Joshua, Kaitlin, and Connor. Great-grandfather of Teagan. Brother of Grace and Tom. Will be missed by many nieces and nephews, extended family and friends. Predeceased by his first wife, Mary Margaret (1981); son, John (1961); father, Stanley (1969); mother Ethel (1980); and sister Duveen (2007). Bill served in the U.S Army and was a long term employee of H & O Centerless Grinding and Chicopee Manufacturing. He was a member of the Pioneer Sportsmen Club, the American Legion, Faith Missionary Church, and the New Hope Lodge No. 279, Masonic Temple. Bill's family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, July 16, 2009 from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. A funeral service to celebrate Bill's life will take place on Friday, July 17, 2009 in the funeral home chapel at 1 p.m. Interment Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Pioneer Sportsmen Club or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Bill's memorial.

Waterloo Region Record 9 Jul 2009

William — Mary Margaret Kain. Mary was born 8 Mar 1932, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jul 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Mary Margaret Kain was born 8 Mar 1932, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jul 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248671011
Name: Mary Margaret Bignell
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181501

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BIGNELL, Mary Margaret - On July7, 1981, at St. Mary's Hospital, following a brief illness, Mary Marget (Kain) Bignell, aged 49 years, of 147 Rutherford Drive, Kitchener. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced in Thursday's edition of The Record or may be obtained by calling the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 745-9495.

Waterloo Region Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Wed, Jul 8, 1981 Page 27

Children:

1. Bill Bignell
John Bignell was born 13 Sep 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 3

Stanley Bignell was born 2 Nov 1901, Lambeth, , Surrey, England; died 9 Mar 1969, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194580399
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-177364

Stanley married Ethel Ellen Marea Nicholls 1 Jan 1927, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. Ethel was born 22 Feb 1906, Eastbourne, , Sussex, England; died 11 Jan 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Ethel Ellen Marea Nicholls was born 22 Feb 1906, Eastbourne, , Sussex, England; died 11 Jan 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Church Membership: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206739620
Military: WW2 - Air Force
Name: Ethel Ellen Marea Bennett
Name: Ethel Ellen Marea Bignell
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-13820P
Residence: 1980, 355 Regina St. N., Waterloo, Ontario

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BENNETT, Ethel Ellen Marea - At the K-W Hospital, on Friday, Jan. 11, 1980, Ethel Ellen Marea Nicholls, of 355 Regina St. N., Apt. 109, Waterloo, aged 73 years.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; a missionary for the Church in Washington, D.C., she also served in the air force in the Second World War.

Mother of William Bignell of Kitchener, Thomas Bennett of Kingston, Duveen (Mrs. Romeo Carriere) of Windsor, Grace (Mrs. William Weinstein) of Waterloo. Also survived by 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents, two sisters and one grandson.

Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. today, until noon Monday, when transfer will be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lorraine Ave., Kitchener, for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Bishop Rene Seaborne officiating. Interment Memory Gardens.

Donations as expressions of sympathy, may be made to the Ontario Heart Foundation.a

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Children:

2. William Frederick "Bill" Bignell was born 5 Sep 1928, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jul 2009, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Duveen Bignell was born 8 Jul 1930, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 2007, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Victoria Memorial Cemetery, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario.
Grace Bignell was born 18 Apr 1934, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jul 2017, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.