James George Stevens

1887 - 1970  (83 years)

• Name	James George Stevens
  Born	1887	Chelsea, , Middlesex, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1970	29 Roslin Ave., Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-100477
  Died	28 Oct 1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I100477	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Magdalena "Mattie" Lichty,   b. 18 Sep 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	18 Aug 1912	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. George Stevens   2. Donald Stevens   3. Kathleen Stevens   4. Albert Carl Stevens,   b. 19 Apr 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   5. Lorne Henry Stevens,   b. 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1950, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)   6. Harold Wellington Stevens,   b. 20 Oct 1922, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1944, , Italy  (Age 22 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F10416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James George Stevens of 29 Roslin Ave., Waterloo, died today at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 82. Born in Chelsea, England, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Stevens Sr., he came to Canada at the age of seven and lived in the K-W area for 58 years. He was a blacksmith apprentice in Gorrie at 16, then came to Waterloo in 1911, where he was employed by Waterloo Manufacturing Ltd. for 45 years. He retired in 1962. He was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. Besides his wife, the former Magdalena Lichty, whom he married in 1912, survivors include three sons, George of Kitchener, Albert of Wellesley and Donald of Waterloo; one daughter, Mrs. Vernon (Kathleen) Hamilton of Conestogo; four brothers, Joseph of Chelsea, England, Edward, George and Harry, all U.S. residents; and one sister, Annie Stevens of Chelsea, England; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Thursday. Removal will be made at noon Saturday to the Stirling Avenue Church where service will be conducted by Rev. James R. Reusser at 3 p.m. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery, Waterloo. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Women's Missionary Association of the church as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, October 28, 1970 ______________ James G. Stevens The funeral service will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Stirling Mennonite Church for James G. Stevens, who died Tuesday after a lengthy illness. Predeceasing him, besides his parents, were two sons, Lorne in 1950 and Harold in 1944 while serving overseas during the Second World War. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, October 29, 1970

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of James George Stevens - Nov 4 1970 pg 12.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1887 - Chelsea, , Middlesex, England Married - 18 Aug 1912 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1970 - 29 Roslin Ave., Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Oct 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth