William Hugh "Bill" Birss

1918 - 1998  (79 years)

• Name	William Hugh "Bill" Birss
  Born	17 Jul 1918
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183553507
  Military	WW2
  Military	WW2 - Canadian Core of engineers
  Name	Bill Birss
  Residence	1988	565 Belmont Ave. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-190958
  Died	30 Mar 1998	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I190958	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Hugh Birss,   b. 10 Oct 1882, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1945  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Maud Alison,   b. 22 Jun 1880,   d. 30 Mar 1955  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F276806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Julia Forler,   b. 13 Oct 1920, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Nov 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Judith "Judy" Birss   2. Carolyn Ruth "Cuddy" Birss,   b. 1949,   d. 4 Aug 2013, Bayfield, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   3. Charlotte Birss   4. Louise Birss
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F54347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIRSS, William Hugh (Bill) - Died peacefully at St. Mary's General Hospital on Monday March 30th, 1998 aged 79 years, of Lanark Heights, Kitchener and formerly of Waterloo. Beloved husband of the late Ruth Julia (nee Forler). Loving father of Judith Padfield of Kitchener; Carolyn (Cuddy) Ascah and her spouse Dana of Waterloo; Charlotte and her spouse A.JH. Alberti and Louise and her spouse Alex McDougall all of Toronto. He is lovingly remembered by his grandchildren, Christopher and Trevor Padfield; Megan and Lindsay Ascah; Felicia and Salvatore Alberti. Special grandpa to Paul Czech of Waterloo. Also remembered by his brother Kenneth and wife Maxine of Cambridge. Bill was a member of Parkminster United Church, Waterloo. He was a retiree of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, where he had worked for 48 years after graduating from Galt Collegiate, Cambridge. He also served overseas for 4 years with the Canadian Core of engineers during WE II. Bill was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a past member of the Kitchener Granite Club, Waterloo Men's Club, Waterloo Lion's Club and the former Galt Civic Service Club. The family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street, South, Waterloo, on Tuesday from 7-9 pm. The funeral Service will be held on Wednesday at 3 pm in the Chapel of the Funeral Home. Donations may be made to Parkminster United Church or the Charity of your choice as expressions of sympathy. Cambridge Reporter March 1998

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 30 Mar 1998 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth