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Gladys Florence Sturdy

Female 1891 - 1946  (55 years)


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  • Name Gladys Florence Sturdy 
    Born 12 Oct 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Gladys Florence Driever 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    ?, Office 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-227748 
    Died 9 Dec 1946  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 11 Dec 1946  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I227748  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Frank Ernest Sturdy,   b. May 1865, Brighton, , Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Kate Ann Roesgen,   b. 1865, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 11 Jun 1889  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F222564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William L. Driever,   b. 15 Jul 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 3 Mar 1916  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F250701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. William Driever

      PRESTON, Dec. 9 - Gladys Florence Sturdy, wife of William L. Driever, Jr., of Preston, died at her home, 552 Queen St., early this morning. She had been ill since last spring. A lifelong resident of Preston, Mrs. Driever, possessed a fine personality which won for her a host of friends. A member of St, Paul's United Church, she was a member of the Young Women's Association and the Women's Missionary Society of that church. At one time she was active in choir work and also in the primary class of the Sunday school. Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Eleanor and Dorothy at home: her mother, Mrs. Kate Sturdy, Preston; a sister, Mrs. Homer Grimm, Preston; two brothers, Sidney I. Sturdy of Rochester, N.Y., and Gerald F. Sturdy of Preston. The remains are resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home from where the funeral will be held on Wednesday at 3: 30. Interment will be in the Preston cemetery.

      Kitchener Daily Record 9 Dec 1946 pg 13

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 26.

    2. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Driever/ William L. Jr./ July 15, 1891/ May 5, 1982/ Gladys F./ Oct. 12, 1891/ Dec. 9, 1946.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Frank Sturdy Age:23 Birth Date:abt 1866 Birth Place:Brighton, England Marriage Date:11 Jun 1889 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Fred'k Sturdy Mother:Louisa Sturdy Spouse:Katie Roesgen Spouse's Age:23 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1866 Spouse Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Spouse Father:William Roesgen Spouse Mother:Annie Roesgen

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Wm L Driever Jr Age:24 Birth Date:abt 1892 Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois Marriage Date:3 Mar 1916 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Wm L Driever Mary W Homuth Driever Jr Mother:Driever Jr Spouse:Gladys F Sturdy Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1891 Spouse Birth Place:Poeston Spouse Father:Frank E Sturdy Spouse Mother:Katie A Rayan Sturdy

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Oct 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - ?, Office - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Mar 1916 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Dec 1946 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Dec 1946 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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