William George "Bill" Hainsworth

1921 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	William George "Bill" Hainsworth
  Born	21 Oct 1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Name	Bill Hainsworth
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-157761P
  Died	17 Oct 2009	Parksville, , British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Yates Cemetery, Parksville, , British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I157761	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George Henry Hainsworth,   b. 26 Jun 1895, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 1950, near, Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Alma Elizabeth Wihelmine Conrad,   b. 31 Oct 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1970  (Age 72 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F59976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Maud Price,   b. 28 Apr 1923, Swansea, , Glamorgan, Wales ,   d. 28 Jan 2008, Parksville, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1944	Swansea, , Glamorgan, Wales   [2]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F45126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HAINSWORTH William George (Bill) 1921 - 2009 Passed away peacefully on October 17, 2009 in Parksville, B.C. Bill was born in Kitchener, Ontario on October 21, 1921, son of Hall of Fame Goaltender George Hainsworth. He joined the RCAF in 1942, and while overseas, met the love of his life, Elizabeth Maud Price. They married in Swansea, Wales, on February 14, 1944, beginning a wonderful marriage lasting more than 63 years. Returning from the war, Bill attended the University of Western Ontario, graduating with a BSc (Honours) Geology and then embarked on a career in hard rock mining that lasted more than 50 years. His career allowed him to live in and explore the Canadian North, and finally settled in the Vancouver area in 1962. He was instrumental in bringing 4 mines into production; Lorado Uranium Mines (Uranium City, Saskatchewan) Red Mountain Mines (Rossland, BC), Highmont Mining Corp. Ltd. (Highland Valley, BC) and the reactivation of Mascot Gold Mines (Hedley, BC), as well as working in South America, Africa and Fiji. He was a founding member and president of the Vancouver Engineers Club, an avid tennis player and lifelong hockey fan, and played Senior Softball until age 86. His loving wife, Elizabeth (Betty) predeceased him in January 2008. Bill is survived by his two sons, Rob (and wife Melody) and George (and wife Liz-Ann), 3 grandsons, Kaleeg, Shane and Michael, and 5 great-granddaughters, Ella, Heulwen, Madison, Avery and Brigitte. Condolences to the family can be forwarded to rob@naples.net. Published in Vancouver Sun and/or The Province from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2009 Source: Legacy.com (https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vancouversun/obituary.aspx?n=william-george-hainsworth-bill&pid=135237978)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135223877/william-george-hainsworth. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Elizabeth Maud Hainsworth - 2 Feb 2008.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Oct 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Feb 1944 - Swansea, , Glamorgan, Wales Died - 17 Oct 2009 - Parksville, , British Columbia, Canada Buried - - Yates Cemetery, Parksville, , British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth