Robert Roy Dickson

1904 - 1987  (82 years)

• Name	Robert Roy Dickson
  Born	17 Aug 1904	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-224168
  Died	22 Feb 1987	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	25 Feb 1987	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I224168	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Henry Dickson,   b. 20 Jul 1866, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1923  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Laura Hama Washburn,   b. 29 Aug 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1948, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1893	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F21810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stephanie Klein,   b. 1917,   d. 1991  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F58616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  At Golden Years Nursing Home, Cambridge, on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 22, 1987, Robert Dickson, of 182 Trillium St., Cambridge, in his 83rd year. Beloved husband of Stephanie (Klein) Dickson and dear father of Mrs. Donald (June) Dougall of Kitchener and Mrs. Donald (Louann) Brethauer of Cambridge; brother of Mrs. Joseph (Helen) Fuchs and Mrs. Fred (Ethel) Hedges, both of Cambridge; dear grandfather of Scott, Denise and Jason Dougall, Jeffrey and Jamie Brethauer. The late Mr. Dickson was predeceased by four brothers and one sister. He was a member of Hespeler IOOF Lodge, No. 321 and had formerly worked as a foreman for Newlands Textiles Inc. for 25 years. He served for many years as a member of the Hespeler Volunteer Fire Department. Resting at the Nelson Funeral Home, 1766 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends on Tuesday afternoon and evening from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. Interment New Hope cemetery . Kitchener-Waterloo Record 23 Feb 1987 pg D15

  
  

• Sources

  [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 15. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Robert Ray Dickson Date of Birth:14 Aug 1904 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Thos Dickson Mother's name:Laura Washburn [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . [South] Thomas H. DICKSON/ died Mar. 3, 1923/ in his 58th year/ his wife/ Laura H. WASHBURN/ died Nov. 17, 1948/ in her 80th year/ McIntyre, Guelph/ [East] Wallace S. DICKSON/ died Aug. 22, 1916/ in his 18th year/ We miss him in our home/ Lloyd N. DICKSON/ 1895 - 1979/ Robert R. DICKSON/ 1904 - 1987/ his wife/ Stephanie KLEIN/ 1917 - 1991/ DICKSON/ [I.O.O.F. insignia]/ [A] Mother [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Laura Ann Washburn Age:23 Birth Date:abt 1870 Birth Place:Hespeler Marriage Date:11 Jan 1893 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:John Washburn Mother:Louisa Washburn Spouse:Thos Henry Dixon Spouse's Age:29 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1864 Spouse Birth Place:Puslinch, Ontario Spouse Father:Thomas Dixon Spouse Mother:Scott Dixon

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Aug 1904 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Feb 1987 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 25 Feb 1987 - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth