Walter Wildfong^[1]

1886 - 1974  (87 years)

• Name	Walter Wildfong
  Born	28 Jul 1886	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [6]
  		Wildfong,Walter-0001-withmates-fromTerranceKidd-AncestryPublicMemberTrees.jpg Walter Wildfong at left with his mates Ottawa or Halifax During World War One - Terence Kidd originally shared this on 16 Oct 2018 to Ancestry Pubic Member Trees
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1974	106 Second Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00045-3432.8
  Died	21 Apr 1974	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I1777	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Wildfong,   b. 24 Jul 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Groh,   b. 26 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1922, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1864	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mae Hannah Hardy,   b. 11 Sep 1895, London, England ,   d. 18 Mar 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1921	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [11]
  Children	1. Enid Wildfong   2. Warrant Officer Class II (Nav.), Gordon Walter Wildfong,   b. 10 Nov 1921, Saint Boniface, , Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1944, , France  (Age 22 years)   3. Lloyd Edwin Wildfong,   b. 6 Dec 1924, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 22 Sep 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F259457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILDFONG, Walter Of 106 Second Ave., (Preston), Cambridge, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Sunday, April 21, 1974, Walter Wildfong, beloved husband of Mae Hardy; dear father of Lloyd Wildfong of Kitchener and Enid (Mrs. Roy Kidd) of Preston, in his 88th year, born in Hespeler and had resided in Saskatchewan, coming to Preston, 32 years ago, retired painter and decorator, a member of St. Andrew's United Church, Preston Cambridge; also survived by three grandchildren. Mr. Wildfong is resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, corner Queen and Argyle Sts., (Preston), Cambridge, where funeral service will be conducted, Tuesday, at 2 p.m. Interment in Parklawn cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Apr 1974 pg 31 ________________________ "He served in World War I, primarily in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as a Military Policeman and was standing in front of City Hall on Barrington St at the moment of the Halifax explosion during World War I" Ancestry Public Member Trees 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 737. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 36537-1886 Walter Wildfong. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 22. 14 Jul 1886 [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 41. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Wildfong/ Walter/ 1886 - 1974/ May Hardy/ 1895 - / In Silence We Remember. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, Name: Walter Wildfong Birth Date: 28 Jul 1887 Birth Location: Hesper, Ontario Residence: Gallivan, Saskatchewan Relative: Joseph Wildfong Relationship: Father Regiment Number: 255886. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 5 Aug 1864. "Wildfang - Groh: On the 2nd inst., Mr. Joseph Wildfang, to Miss Mary Anne Groh, both of Hespeler Village" [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Joseph Wildfang, 20, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Elias & Nancy, married 2 Aug 1864 Mary Ann Groh, 16, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Christian & Susanna [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Mary Ann Groh Age:16 Birth Date:abt 1848 Birth Place:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Marriage Date:2 Aug 1864 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Christian Mother:Susanna Spouse:Joseph Wildfang Spouse's Age:20 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1844 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo County Ontario Canada Spouse Residence:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Spouse Father:Elias Spouse Mother:Nancy Residence:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 33. [S717] Vit - Manitoba - Marriages Registrations, marriage certificate.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jul 1886 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Apr 1921 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Died - 21 Apr 1974 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth