Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Dorothea "Dodie" Dilly

Female 1925 - 1983  (58 years)


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  1. 1.  Dorothea "Dodie" Dilly was born 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of William Bain Dilly and Mary McDonald Gardner); died 5 Dec 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Dec 1983, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139006816
    • Name: Dorothea "Dodie" Birss
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-415072

    Notes:

    BIRSS, Mrs. T. Kenneth

    At Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, on Monday, Dec. 5, 1983, Dorothea (Dodie) Dilly, in her 59th year, of 380 Champlain Blvd., Apt, 406, Cambridge. Dearly loved wife of T. Kenneth Birss; beloved mother of Alison (Mrs. Peter Rollit) of Montreal, Nora (Mrs. Drew Detlor) of Cambridge, Thomas of New Dundee, Kenneth of Banff, Alta. and William of Cambridge. Beloved grandmother of Andrew Birss, Rhiannon and Bronson Rollit; dear sister of Catherine (Mrs. George Ogilvie) and Mrs. Marion McNamara, both of Cambridge, Mary (Mrs. Ian McColm) of Ayr, John T. Dilly of Milverton and William Dilly of Ayr. Resting at Coutts and Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews St., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral and committal service will be held at First United Church, Wellington Street, Cambridge, on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m, Interment Mount View cemetery, Cambridge.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Dec 1983 pg C17

    Dorothea — Thomas Kenneth Birss. Thomas (son of William Hugh Birss and Maud Alison) was born 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 2003, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Thomas Birss
    2. William Birss
    3. Kenneth Birss
    4. Alison Birss
    5. Nora Birss

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Bain Dilly was born 1888, , Scotland; died 13 Jan 1953, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157293924
    • Residence: Georgetown, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-437625

    Notes:

    William Dilly

    PRESTON - William Bain Dilly, well-known Galt and Preston resident, died in hospital at London, Ont. today after an illness of eight months. He was 64 and had lived in this district since 1911. he also lived seven years in Georgetown. Born in Scotland he came to Canada in 1911, making his home in Galt. Three years ago, following the death of his wife, Mary MacDonald Gardner, he lived in Preston. A mechanical engineer, he was associated with Butler Metal Products here. He was a member of First United Church, Galt. Surviving are three sons, John and William Dilly, Jr., of Toronto and Gilbert Dilly of Preston; four daughters, Mrs. George (Catherine) Ogilvie of Montreal; Mrs. C.J. (Marion) MacNamara, Georgetown; Mrs. T.K. (Dorothea) Bires of London, and Mrs. Ion (Mary) McColm of Toronto; a brother Robert, of Galt; three sisters, Mrs. Albert Newton of Windsor, Mrs. Harold Steele and Mrs. Bert Fowell of St. Catharines, and 10 grandchildren . The body is at the T. Little and Son Funeral Home, Galt, pending funeral arrangements

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 13 Jan 1953

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    William Dilly
    PRESTON - The funeral for William Bain Dilly, 64, of Coronation Boulevard, who died yesterday, will be held at the T. Little and Son funeral home, 39 Grand Avenue North, Galt, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in the Mount View Cemetery, Galt

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 14 Jan 1953

    William — Mary McDonald Gardner. Mary was born 21 Dec 1887, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland; died 19 Aug 1948, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary McDonald Gardner was born 21 Dec 1887, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland; died 19 Aug 1948, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157293987
    • Name: Mary McDonald Dilly
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-437626

    Children:
    1. Catherine Marion Dilly was born 7 Mar 1915; died 21 Oct 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. William Bain Dilly was born 27 Jan 1924, Georgetown, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 2014, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Dilly
    4. Gilbert M. Dilly died 1969.
    5. Marion Dilly
    6. 1. Dorothea "Dodie" Dilly was born 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Dec 1983, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary Dilly