First Lieutenant Robert Vernon Eby

1921 - 2008  (86 years)

• Name	Robert Vernon Eby
  Prefix	First Lieutenant
  Born	16 Oct 1921	of, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2  [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-146070P
  Died	4 Aug 2008	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I146070	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Vernon B. Eby,   b. 13 May 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1962  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Iva Lorena Kramp,   b. 5 Oct 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1970  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F5738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patricia Ann McGarry,   b. 10 Sep 1921, Dauphin, Manitoba ,   d. 3 Apr 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Children	1. Brian Patrick Eby,   b. 29 Mar 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 2011, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   2. Kevin Ann Eby   3. Mary Patricia Eby   4. Shawn Patrice Eby   5. Roberta Jane Eby
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F14892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EBY, Robert - at Sunnyside Home, surrounded by family, on Monday, August 4, 2008. Beloved husband of Patricia Ann (nee McGarry) for 63 years. Loving father of Brian Patrick Eby (Laura), Kevin Ann Reinhart (David), Mary Pat Alarie (Ray), Shawn Patrice Eby and Roberta Jane Borrillo (Angelo). Grandfather to David (Meghan), Meaghan, Patrick, Matthew, Colleen, Amy, Ben (Khrista), Maggie, Rob, Lizzie (deceased), Peter, Louis and Tom. Great-grandfather to Charlotte. Robert was predeceased by his brothers, Gordon and Donald, and his sister, Mildred. Proud alumnus of Waterloo College (Laurier) and the University of Western Ontario, Robert, as the City Treasurer, dedicated 37 years of faithful service to the City of Kitchener before retiring in 1983. Robert served in the North Atlantic on corvette duty for the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, attaining the rank of first lieutenant. Our Dad and Grampa also held the roles of Family Archivist, Poet Laureat, Songster and Story Teller. The backroads beckon - For brook trout await! "As you were, men." The family will receive relatives and friends today (Thursday) from 7-9 p.m. and on Friday from 10-10: 45 a.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. A Catholic service will be celebrated by Father Mark Sullivan in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. A luncheon reception will follow. As an expression of sympathy, a donation to Community Living Guelph Wellington (Shawn's Group Home) would be appreciated. Cards will be available at the funeral home. Visit www.henrywalser.com for Robert's memorial. The Record Newspaper 7 Aug 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Robert Eby - 7 Aug 2008. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28813036/robert-vernon-eby. [S1893] Military - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Wilfred Laurier plaque honoring Waterloo College and Waterloo Lutheran Seminiary Students who severed in WWII.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Oct 1921 - of, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Aug 2008 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth