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Gordon Leroy Muma

Male 1919 - 1982  (62 years)


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  1. 1.  Gordon Leroy Muma was born 4 Jun 1919, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario (son of George Nathan Muma and Jane Isabella "Bella" Foreman); died 16 May 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-337961
    • Residence: 1982, 12 Short St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    MUMA, Gordon Leroy Passed away on Sunday, May 16, 1982, at his residence, 12 Short St., Cambridge, in his 63rd year. Gord retired in 1977, after 36 years as a police inspector, with the Waterloo Regional Police Force. Beloved husband of Mary Elizabeth Kivell; dear fatherof Cal of Guelph and Gary of Wasaga Beach; dear brother of Mrs. Belva Nichols of Cambridge. Also survived by three grandchildren. Resting at the Coutts and Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrew St., Cambridge,where family will receive friends, this evening, from 7-9 and on Tuesday, from 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral and committal services will be held from the funeral home chapel on Wednesday, May 19, at 11 a.m. Interment Ayr cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 17 May 1982 pg 39

    Gordon — Mary Elizabeth Kivell. Mary was born 25 Feb 1922, , Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Oct 2002, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Nov 2002, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Nathan Muma was born 21 Oct 1875, Teeterville, Windham Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario; died 8 Nov 1968, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Nov 1968, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195489
    • Occupation: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Section man - Railway
    • Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    George Nathan Muma Passes - George Nathan Muma died Friday tin South Waterloo Memorial Hospital. He was 93. For the last seven years of his life, Mr., Muma had been a resident of the Eventide Home in Galt. Born in Teeterville, near Simcoe; he spent his early years in the Innerkip Drumbo and Ayr districts, settling in Ayr. He was, for many years, an employee of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Predeceased by his wife, the former Jane Isabella Foreman, and two sons, William and Arnold, he Is survived by a son, Gordon of Galt; one daughter, Mrs. Carl (Belva) Nichols of Ayr; one sister, Mrs. Thomas (Sarah) Grigg, Simcoe; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren

    The Funeral

    The funeral was held from the W. O. Ball Funeral Home, Ayr, on Sunday at 1: 30 p.m. with Rev. D. E. Willis of Knox United Church, assisted by Major Hustler of the Eventide Home, officiating. Pallbearers were grandsons, Garry Muma, Calvin Muma, John Muma, Jack Nichols and Gerald Muma, and a nephew, Harold Muma. Interment was in Ayr Cemetery.

    The Ayr News Nov 14 1968 pg 10

    George married Jane Isabella "Bella" Foreman 8 Nov 1905, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of William Foreman and Agnes Smith) was born 14 Feb 1878, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died 23 Jan 1953, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Jan 1953, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Jane Isabella "Bella" Foreman was born 14 Feb 1878, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario (daughter of William Foreman and Agnes Smith); died 23 Jan 1953, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Jan 1953, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jane Isabella "Bella" Muma
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195490
    • Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    Mrs. George N. Muma - Mrs. George N. Muma, a resident of Ayr for the past 26 years, died suddenly at her home on Friday evening, in her 75th year. Born in Bright, she was the former Jane Isabella Foreman, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Foreman. She was married in Chesterfield on November 8, 1905. Prior to moving to Ayr, the family resided in Innerkip for some time, where Mr. Muma was an employee of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Surviving, besides her husband are three sons and one daughter: William of Drumbo, Gordon and Arnold of Galt, and Mrs. Carl Nicoll (Belva ) of Toronto; three brothers James and John of Bright and Blake of Ayr. Five grandchildren also survive. Funeral service was held from the W. O. Ball Funeral Parlor on Monday afternoon, with Rev. W. D. Goodger officiating. Interment was made in Ayr Cemetery. The pallbearers were: Arthur Underwood Clarence W. Davis, George Keachie, Arthur Hawes, James H. Grimmer and James Cruickshank.

    The Ayr News Jan 29 1953 pg 1

    Children:
    1. Belva Clara Muma was born 30 Aug 1906, Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jun 1984, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George William "Bill" Muma was born 18 Nov 1908, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Apr 1960, Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Apr 1960, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Wesley Arnold "Arnold" Muma was born 24 Oct 1915, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1962, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Oct 1962, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. Gordon Leroy Muma was born 4 Jun 1919, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died 16 May 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William Foreman was born CA 1850; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-191267

    William — Agnes Smith. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Agnes Smith
    Children:
    1. 3. Jane Isabella "Bella" Foreman was born 14 Feb 1878, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died 23 Jan 1953, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Jan 1953, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Edith Foreman was born 1883, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1949, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jan 1950, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Robert Blake "Blake" Foreman was born 4 Jul 1893, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 27 Jul 1968, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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