Reginald "Reg" Ponsford

1921 - 2015  (94 years)

• Name	Reginald "Reg" Ponsford
  Born	1921
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-196396
  Died	17 Jul 2015	Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I196396	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Franziska,   b. 20 Jan 1926, , Czechoslovakia ,   d. 22 Feb 2018, Ailsa Craig, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F55287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, July 17, 2015 at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, at the age of 94 1/2. Reginald was formerly of Lakeview Drive, Waterloo. Survived by his loving wife Elizabeth residing at Craigweil Gardens Resthome, Ailsa Craig, Ontario. Predeceased by his brothers Raymond and Frank and sister Winnifred Newnham. In the 1950's, Reg worked as a tool and die maker for Avro Aircraft Ltd. in Toronto which constructed the CF-100 fighter, the first straight-winged aircraft to break the sound barrier. Reg was also part of constructing the first runway at Pearson International Airport. Following that, he worked for 25 years as a tool and die maker for Allen Bradley in Cambridge. Cremation has taken place. Condolences for the family and memorial donations to the University of Waterloo, Faculty of Engineering Entrance Scholarships may be arranged by contacting the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 17 Jul 2015 - Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth