James Donald "Don" Millar

1921 - 2018  (96 years)

• Name	James Donald "Don" Millar
  Born	24 Dec 1921	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200482655
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  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-134287
  Died	26 May 2018	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I134287	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederick Blain Millar,   b. 1 Nov 1887, Lindsay, Ops Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1955, RR4, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Ida Bergey,   b. 16 Jun 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1918	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F187947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Doreen "Doreen" Hood,   b. 13 Jun 1920, , Quebec, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F61792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  IN THE CARE OF Westmount Memorial Celebration Centre James Donald Millar, 24 December, 1921 \endash 26 May, 2018 Don Millar, who resided at the Sunshine Centre at Luther Village in Waterloo, died early Saturday, May 26, 2018, at the age of 96 in his own home in the comforting presence of a dear friend. Don was a man of great good cheer, quick with a joke, a poem or song, a witty remark, and a smiling greeting. Don was born December 24, 1921, in Wilmot Township to Frederick and Ida Millar. Predeceased by his wife Doreen (nee Hood), his elder brother Douglas (Anne), his younger brothers Robert (Elsie), Frederick, and Roderick, and his brother-in-law Laurie (Pam) Hood. Survived by his younger sisters Louisa (the late Gordon Moir) and Bertha (the late Bob Landers), sisters-in-law Janet Millar and Alice (Harvey Sauder) Millar, and brother-in-law Albert "Sonny" (Janine) Hood. Dear Uncle Donald is remembered with great fondness by many nieces and nephews. Although Don and Doreen had no children of their own, their honourary daughter Shelley (Brian) Helmling had a special place in Don's heart. Don grew up on the family farm on Highland Road on the west side of Kitchener. He served as a conscientious objector during WWII and worked as an electrician with the Waterloo public school board. In retirement he and Doreen spent many summers at their cottage, "Millar's End", on Sky Lake in the Bruce Peninsula where countless happy memories were created with visiting family and friends. Don enjoyed oil painting, woodworking, music, poetry, the occasional sip at Happy Hour, and celebrated his Scottish heritage. Only hours before his passing, he delighted those around him with a poetry recitation from memory. Thanks to many kind caregivers at Luther Village who also adored Don. Don's family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday, June 3, 2018, from 2 \endash 4 p.m. at Westmount Memorial Celebration Centre, 1001 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, (519-743-8900). Funeral service will be held at St. George's of Forest Hill Anglican Church, 321 Fischer-Hallman Rd., Kitchener, on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Interment Woodland Cemetery. Condolences to the family, and, in lieu of flowers, donations to Doctors Without Borders, The Christian Children's Fund of Canada, or the Mennonite Central Committee would be gratefully appreciated and may be arranged through the funeral home. Online condolences at www.westmountfuneralchapel.com https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/kitchener-on/james-millar-7862244

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Millar/ J. Donald/ Millar/ 1921- / M. Doreen/ Hood/ 1920- / [Back] Shuh Memorials/ Kitchener, Ont./ 744-5551 [2020 update] Donald died 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Dec 1921 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 May 2018 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth