William Edward "Bill" Bish

1930 - 2012  (81 years)

• Name	William Edward "Bill" Bish
  Born	26 Jan 1930  [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108359603
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-145355
  Died	4 Jan 2012  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I145355	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Lance Corporal Edward Noble Bish,   b. 3 Jun 1896, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1961  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Winnifred E. "Winnie" Bechtel,   b. 2 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1977  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F267890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Margaret Shoemaker,   b. 16 Jul 1929,   d. 3 Oct 2013  (Age 84 years)
  Married	26 May 1956  [2]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F37392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BISH, William William (Bill) Edward Bish passed away peacefully on January 4, 2012, at the age of 81. He is mourned by his wife Ruth, sister Rosemary Plummer, sister-in-law Mary Bish, daughters Lucille and her husband Bill McAndrew, and Evelyn, grand-children Bruce and Louise McAndrew and Jake and Nicole White, and pre-deceased by his brother Robert. Bill, a life-long Kitchener resident, was the son of Winnie and Edward Bish, and a fourth generation descendant of George Bechtel, one of the first settlers in this area. He met Ruth Shoemaker at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and they celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on May 26, 2011. Bill was the General Manager, then President, of McBrine Luggage for 30 years then Owner/ President of Balcorail for over 10 years. He was active in the YMCA and other service clubs, and Holy Cross Lutheran Church. He loved the family cottage at Grand Bend, where he sailed a self-built sailboat and enjoyed his family and friends. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1C7 on Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 2-4 p.m. where a funeral service and committal service will be held on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Nolan Astley officiating. Donations in his memory may be made to the Diabetes Association or the Canadian War Amps as expressions of sympathy. Reception to follow at the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. Condolences may be left at: www.ratzbechtelfuneralhome.com "William Bish Obituary - , ". 2012. Dignity Memorial. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/kitchener-on/william-bish-4947498.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108359603. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Ruth Shoemaker - Bish - 4 Oct 2013.