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

Ethel Ellen Marea Nicholls

Female 1906 - 1980  (73 years)


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  • Name Ethel Ellen Marea Nicholls 
    Born 22 Feb 1906  Eastbourne, , Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Church Membership Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206739620 
    Military WW2 - Air Force  [1
    Name Ethel Ellen Marea Bennett 
    Name Ethel Ellen Marea Bignell 
    Residence 1980  355 Regina St. N., Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-13820P 
    Died 11 Jan 1980  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I13820  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Family 1 Fred Bennett,   b. CA 1905,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 20 Oct 1945  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Bennett
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F229386  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Stanley Bignell,   b. 2 Nov 1901, Lambeth, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1969, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1927  Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Frederick "Bill" Bignell,   b. 5 Sep 1928, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 2009, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Duveen Bignell,   b. 8 Jul 1930, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 2007, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Grace Bignell,   b. 18 Apr 1934, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 2017, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F229383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BENNETT, Ethel Ellen Marea - At the K-W Hospital, on Friday, Jan. 11, 1980, Ethel Ellen Marea Nicholls, of 355 Regina St. N., Apt. 109, Waterloo, aged 73 years.

      She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; a missionary for the Church in Washington, D.C., she also served in the air force in the Second World War.

      Mother of William Bignell of Kitchener, Thomas Bennett of Kingston, Duveen (Mrs. Romeo Carriere) of Windsor, Grace (Mrs. William Weinstein) of Waterloo. Also survived by 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents, two sisters and one grandson.

      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. today, until noon Monday, when transfer will be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lorraine Ave., Kitchener, for funeral service at 2 p.m., with Bishop Rene Seaborne officiating. Interment Memory Gardens.

      Donations as expressions of sympathy, may be made to the Ontario Heart Foundation.a

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Ethel Ellen Marea Bennett - 12 Jan 1980.

    2. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Bignell/ Stanley/ 1901-1969/ Esther L./ 1902-1962/

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Feb 1906 - Eastbourne, , Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jan 1927 - Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Oct 1945 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1980 - 355 Regina St. N., Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Jan 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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