James Robert Hillis

1924 - 1997  (73 years)

• Name	James Robert Hillis
  Born	25 Jun 1924	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-171395
  Died	18 Aug 1997	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Saint Mary's of the Visitation Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I171395	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Thomas Hillis,   b. 7 Nov 1904, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1955, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Annie May Gooding,   b. 28 Jun 1903, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 1990  (Age 86 years)
  Married	11 Feb 1924	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F233295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Victoria McLaughlin,   b. 1923,   d. 9 Oct 2017, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F233147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HILLIS, James Robert - Peacefully on Monday August 18, 1997 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. James Robert Hillis. 73 years of age, beloved husband of Mary Hillis (nee McLaughlin), dear father of John Hillis and his wife Sharon, Theresa Wylie and her husband Norm, James Hillis, all of Cambridge, and Mary Lou Pyne and her husband Phillip of Ayr. Dear grandfather of Norm, Tara, Craig, Sam, Vicki, Katie, Leanne. Jaclyn, Greg and Jay. Mr. Hillis was a veteran of W.W. II, a proud member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #272 and the 1.O.O.F., Branch #321. Mr. Hillis will be resting at the Nelson Funeral Home, 1766 Franklin Blvd., from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday. A Memorial Service under the auspices of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #272 will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. A Memorial Service under the auspices of the 1.O.O.F. Branch #321 will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday evening at 7:15 p.m. The vigil for Mr. Hillis will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary of the Visitation Church on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Those who wish, may make a memorial donation to the Canadian Cancer Society.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68882584/james-robert-hillis. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132402742/annie-may-hillis.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jun 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Aug 1997 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth