Roy Howard Prange

1933 - 2007  (74 years)

• Name	Roy Howard Prange
  Born	20 Feb 1933
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1987	53 Menno St., Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-200663
  Died	12 Apr 2007  [1]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I200663	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Prange,   b. 30 Nov 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Oct 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Ellen Reist,   b. 3 Jun 1913, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F41454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanette Anna Battler,   b. 1937,   d. 22 Apr 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	9 May 1959  [1]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F56218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Passed away at home, with family on Thursday, April 12, 2007 following a 1 1/2 year battle with Mesothelioma (asbestos related lung cancer). Roy was 74. Beloved husband of Donna (Hammell). Loving father of Randy (Annie), Robyn and step-father of Cliff (Sarah). Dear grandpa of Sarah. Fondly remembered by his sisters Marion Wells, Nora Prange, sister-in-law Pat Prange and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He will also be missed by many wonderful friends both in Canada in the United States. Roy was predeceased by his first wife Jeanette, parents Bill and Gertrude Prange, his brother Norman (Bud) and brother-in-law Sandy Wells. Roy, a master plumber, was the owner and operator of Prange Pump Service Ltd. in Breslau for over 30 years. An avid hunter and fisherman he spent many happy years with his good friends at the Crooked Lake Hunting Camp. Roy enjoyed 10 wonderful years of retirement. Winters golfing in Florida and summers at his beautiful cottage on Williams Lake. Roy's family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. A service celebrating Roy's life will take place at 11 AM on Monday, April 16, 2007 in the chapel of the funeral home followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers donations in Roy's memory may be made to the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). ___________________________ PRANGE, Roy - In memory of Roy, February 20, 1933 to April 12, 2007. A year goes by too fast, We miss you every day. Your generous, hardworking, honest spirit lives in us every day, With that we will carry on but never forget how much you have meant to us. With much love, your family. WATERLOO REGION RECORD, Kitchener, Ontario - Apr. 12, 2008 ____________________ In Memoriam, PRANGE, Roy H. Feb. 20, 1933 - April 12, 2007 Roy, it has been five years since you left us. In that time your two sisters have also passed. We have welcomed four beautiful children into the family. You are now a great-grampa! We speak of you often, think of you daily and love you forever. Thank you, Roy - From a grateful family. Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener, Ontario - April 12, 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Prange/ 1937 Jeanette A. Battler 1987/ married May 9, 1959/ 1933 Roy H. Prange 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth