Kenneth James

Edward — Ethel Dorothy Mary "Dorothy" Speckeen. Ethel (daughter of John Speckeen and Edith Ridge) died 4 Jun 1973, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ethel Dorothy Mary "Dorothy" James
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351821
• Residence: 1973, 121 Stewart Avenue, Cambaridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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JAMES, Mrs. Edward

Of 121 Stewart Ave., Galt, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Monday, June 4, 1973, Dorothy Speckeen, beloved wife of Edward James; dear mother of Kenneth, Donald and Carolyn of Galt; also survived by her mother, Mrs. Edith Speckeen of Preston; and two sisters, Margaret (Mrs. Gerald Dubeck), Preston and Betty (Mrs. Luke Van Norman) of Galt; in her 46th year. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, corner Queen and Argyle Streets, Preston Cambridge, where funeral service will be conducted Thursday, at 2 p.m. Interment in Parklawn cemetery.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Jun 1973 pg 25

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• Residence: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351722
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 111th Battalion, Service #730533
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private

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JOHN SPECKEEN

PRESTON, Aug. 17---John Speckeen, 707 Hespeler St., died this morning at St. Mary's Hospital in his 49th year. He had been confined to hospital for two and a half weeks. The deceased was born at Pine Bush and had lived at Preston for the past 35 years. Prior to that time, he had resided in Hespeler and Sudbury. Mr. Speckeen served in the First Great War with the 111th Battalion. He was employed at the Pattison Woollen Mills, where he had worked for the past 27 years. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Preston. Surviving are his wife, Edith Ridge, and three daughters: Margaret May, Ethel Dorothy Mary and Betty Edith, all at home. There are also three sisters and two brothers: Mrs. T. Willett, Brantford; Mrs. Albert Shingler, Hespeler; Mrs. Eric McDonald, Lansing, Mich.; Frank of Preston and Angus of Toronto. A son, Norman, predeceased him in 1931. The remains are resting at the residence until Saturday at 10 a.m., when they will be removed to the Stager-Pass Funeral Home for the funeral service on Saturday afternoon at 2: 30. Interment will be at Preston Cemetery.

Kitchener Daily Record 17 Aug 1944 pg 15

John married Edith Ridge 12 Jul 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edith was born 1896, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England; died 30 Aug 1975, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Sep 1975, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Edith Speckeen
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351723

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SPECKEEN, Mrs. Edith

Of 339 Bishop St. Preston Cambridge, Saturday, August 30, 1975, Edith Ridge, beloved wife of the late John Speckeen, in her 78th year. Mrs. Speckeen had been a resident of Preston for 60 years and a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Survived by two daughters, Margaret (Mrs. Gerald Dubeck) of Preston, Debbie (Mrs. Luke VanNorman) of Galt; 11 grandchildren; predeceased by one daughter Dorothy (Mrs. Edward James) of Galt in 1973. Funeral service was conducted this afternoon (Tuesday) from the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Preston. Interment in Preston cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 sep 1975 pg 39

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-133772
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

William — Elizabeth "Lizzie" Block. Elizabeth was born 29 Nov 1871, , Germany; died 29 Nov 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Speckeen
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204630