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

Margaret Joan "Joan" Orton

Female 1932 - 2008  (75 years)


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  • Name Margaret Joan "Joan" Orton 
    Born 16 Jun 1932  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Joan Orton 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-139976 
    Died 30 May 2008  Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I139976  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Thomas Sylvester "Sylvester" "Savvy" Orton,   b. 24 Jun 1908, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1963, Newcastle upon Tyne, , Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Catherine Lavina Fraser,   b. 23 Mar 1911, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 15 Feb 1930  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F51780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ORTON, Margaret Joan - Passed away peacefully on Friday, May 30, 2008 at Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga, Ontario in her 76th year. Much loved mother of Jane Moulder (David), Mark Williamson (Esther) and David Williamson (Robyn). Sister of Carole Rivers-Tate (Dean) and also Fred Orton (Audrey) and Thomas Orton (Christiane), both predeceased. Her grandchildren, Luke, Emily, Alana, Alex, Liam and Abby will miss Granny very much. She was born June 16, 1932 in her beloved Galt, Ontario, the daughter of Catherine Levene Fougère and Sylvester Orton. A lover of the arts throughout her entire life, she worked for newspapers, magazines, radio and theatre and leaves us all a legacy of her poetry, drawing, crafts and a lifetime of learning, wisdom and courage. Her personal philosophy for life's hardships was always to "tie a knot and go on", and this we will all have to do without her. "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading. How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!" - Jane Austen Friends are invited to gather at the Mountview Cemetery chapel, 80 Blenheim Road, Cambridge, Friday, June 6, 2008 at 12: 30 p.m. for memories and 1 p.m. for a memorial service. Those also wishing to offer written memories of Joan are encouraged to do so at www.neweduk.com. Donations in Joan's name can be made to Credit Valley Hospital.

      The Waterloo Region Record - Jun. 4, 2008

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226451809.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Thomas Sylvester Orton
      Gender:Male
      Age:21
      Birth Year:abt 1909
      Occ: Carmaker - Galt
      Birth Place:Galt, Ontario, Canada
      Marriage Date:15 Feb 1930
      Marriage Place:Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father:Albert Orton
      Mother:Elenor Mills
      Spouse:Catherine Lavina Fraser
      Gender:Female
      Age:18
      Birth Year:abt 1912
      Birth Place:Picton Nova Scotia
      Res: Galt
      Father:Henry Fraser
      Mother:Mary Agnes White

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jun 1932 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 May 2008 - Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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