William James "James" McCrudden

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• Military: WW2
• Name: James McCudden
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-383579

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McCRUDDEN, William James "Jim"

Peacefully, at his home, with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, August 25, 1997, Jim, at the age of 80 years. Jim was born in Galt and was the loving husband of the late Rita Renner (1996) whom he was married to for 53 years. Dearest father to his children, Donna and her husband Glenn Foss of Calgary, Pat and her husband Gord Steele, Bill and his wife Shirley McCrudden, Jane McCrudden, all of Cambridge and John and his wife Debbie McCrudden of Kitchener. Grandpa will be sadly missed by his grandchilren, Trevor and Michelle Steele, Chad and Sara McCrudden, Kelly and David McCrudden and his great-granddaughter, Danyka. Jim is survived by his sister, Rita Hawey, his brother Bert and his wife Marg, all of Cambridge and his brother, Jack and his wife Miriam of Mississauga. Jim is predeceased by his infant daughter, Janet (1944). He will be sadly missed by his many relatives and friends. Jim retired from Babcock-Wilcox, where he worked for 33 years. He was a veteran of the Second World War and a member of The Royal Canadian Legion, Preston Branch #126. The family will receive friends at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge, on Tuesday (today), from 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, August 28, 1997, at St. Clements Roman Catholic Church, 745 Duke St., Cambridge, at 10 a.m. Interment Park Lawn Cemetery, Cambridge.

The Record Newspaper 26 Aug 1997 pg B4

William married Rita Gertrude Renner 18 Apr 1942. Rita (daughter of John Adam Renner and Louise Kraemer) was born 11 Nov 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Jan 1996, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Janet Louise McCrudden was born 28 Jan 1944, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1944; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Donna Marie McCrudden was born 1945; died 3 Nov 2015.
3. William John "Bill" McCrudden was born 2 May 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Mar 2002, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.