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Bruce James Omand

Male 1921 - 1981  (60 years)


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  • Name Bruce James Omand 
    Born 1921  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Business New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    B. J. Omand Funeral Home 
    Omand,BruceJames-0001-1957FuneralHomeAdvert.jpg    		 Omand,BruceJames-0001-1957FuneralHomeAdvert.jpg
    Futher-Omand Funeral Home Advertisement New Hamburg Independent newspaper 1957
    Club Membership Mason 
    • R.W. BRO. BRUCE JAMES OMAND

      District Deputy Grand Master - 1959 Born in 1922 Died March 11, 1981 Initiated in Wilmot Lodge No. 318, Baden, 1946 Affiliated with New Dominion Lodge No. 205, Baden, 1950 Worshipful Master - 1951
    Military WW2 - 10th General Hospital Medical Corps.  [3] 
    Residence 1921  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-168198 
    Died 11 Mar 1981  Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Buried 14 Mar 1981  Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I168198  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Robert Wilson Omand,   b. Apr 1888, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Edith Hammond,   b. 10 Sep 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F27780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephine "Jo" McPhail,   b. 1927,   d. 1991  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Omand
     2. Elizabeth Omand
     3. Vivian Omand
     4. Helen Omand
     5. Grace Omand
     6. Kathleen Omand
     7. Marjorie Omand
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F36152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Omand, Bruce J. At the Kingston General Hospital, on Wednesday, March 1, 1981, aged 59 years, Bruce J. Omand, former funeral director and owner of the B. J. Omand Funeral Home New Hamburg until retiring in 1977 to Mount Hope St., Kitchener. A member of Zion United Church, New Hamburg; past grand master and district deputy of the Wilmot Masonic Lodge No. 318 AF and AM; affiliate member of the New Dominion Lodge No. 318, New Hamburg; member of the Guelph chapter Rose Croix 32nd Degree Mason Moore Sovereign Consistory; Kitchener Chapter 117 Royal Arch Masons; the Waterloo Shrine Club Mocha Temple; the Royal Order of Jesters Court No. 56, London Ont. Past-president of the Central Ontario Funeral Directors Association; a member of the Canadian Legion, Branch 532, New Hamburg. Served overseas during the Second World War with 10th General Hospital Medical Corps. Son of the late Robert Wilson Omand and Edith Hammond; husband of Josephine (Jo) nee McPhail; father of John, Elizabeth and Lawrence Cresswell, and Vivian and Brian Sutherland, all of Kitchener, Mrs Helen Dowsett and Grace (Mrs. Walter Abs), both of Kitchener, Kathleen (Mrs. Ron Tuchlinsky) of Waterloo and Marjorie (Mrs. Robert Fraser) of Dundas. Predeceased by one brother. Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, 51 Benton St., Kitchener, after 2 p.m. today until 9 p.m. Friday. Transfer will be made to Zion United Church, New Hamburg for visitation 11 a.m. on Saturday until service time at 2 p.m., Rev. Charles Rennie officiating. Interment Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Burn Centre of the Shriners' Hospital would be appreciated. A masonic service under the auspices of the Wilmot Masonic Lodge will be held tonight at 7: 30 p.m. The Canadian Legion, branch 532, New Hamburg, will hold a memorial service at the funeral home on Friday at 7: 30 p.m.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, March 12, 1981

  • Sources 
    1. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub District 11 Page 2.

    2. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link.
      Omand/ [Masonic Symbol]/ Bruce James/ Omand/ 1921-1981/ Josephine (Jo)/ Mcphail/ 1927-1991

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Bruce J. Omand - March 12, 1981.

    4. [S2645] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Bruce J. Omand.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1921 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - B. J. Omand Funeral Home - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Mar 1981 - Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Mar 1981 - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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