Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Neil Melville Spahr

Male 1927 - 2014  (86 years)


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  • Name Neil Melville Spahr 
    Born 17 Mar 1927  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-180143 
    Died 6 Feb 2014  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I180143  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Clayton Eldon Doerr Spahr,   b. 22 May 1896, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Ann Catherine "Kate" Wagner,   b. 24 Jul 1898, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1985, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 5 Nov 1920  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F48493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Betty Mae Curry,   b. 13 May 1943, , Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F58396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane Gibson 
    Children 
     1. Sharon Lynn Spahr,   b. 3 Aug 1951, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     2. Catharine Ann Spahr
     3. Patricia Joan Spahr
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F58398  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SPAHR, Neil Melville Went willingly into the arms of his Lord Jesus, peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital on Thursday, February 6, 2014. Neil, of Wellesley, in his 87th year. Beloved companion of the late Betty Voisin (2001). Loving father of the Late Sharon Lynn Spahr (2013), Wendy Jane (Joseph Lewis) of Waterloo, Grant Neil Spahr of Wellesley, Catharine Ann (Randy Roes) of Newton and Patricia Joan (Terry Salmen) of Kitchener. Dear grandfather of Shannon, Stacy-Jo, Rebecka, Nathan, Lucas, Jillian, Nairn, Jacob and seven great-grandchildren. Will be sadly missed by his brother- in-law; Calvin Kelly, sister-in-law; Mildred Spahr of British Columbia and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Clayton and Katie (nee Wagner), his brothers; Grant and Jack and sister Eunice Kelly. Neil was a retired volunteer fire fighter in Wellesley for over 40 years, was a member of the Waterloo Orchid Society, the Wellesley Horticultural Society, an avid gardener, composter and enjoyed tolling the bells at 1st St. Paul's where he has been a lifelong member. Friends may call at the FUTHER-FRANKLIN FUNERAL HOME , 1172 Henry Street, Wellesley on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1st St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 3620 Nafziger Road, Wellesley on Monday, February 10, 2014 at 11 a.m. Pastor Andy Schroth officiating. Interment will take place in the spring. Donations to the Lutheran Bible Translators would be appreciated. www.futherfranklinfuneralhome.com

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, F., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, F. (1927). Neil Melville Spahr (1927-2014) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 13 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63211480/neil-melville-spahr.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Mar 1927 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Feb 2014 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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