Mayor Harold George "Harry" Stockfish

1902 - 1970  (68 years)

• Name	Harold George "Harry" Stockfish
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	23 Feb 1902	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Elected Office	1946	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor of Preston
  		Galt Mayor R. Serviss ... Preston Harold Stockfish 1947 City of Cambridge Archives
  Name	Harry Stockfish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-229300
  Died	30 Mar 1970	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I229300	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Stockfish,   b. 27 Oct 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Apr 1954, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Ann M. "Annie" Zurbrigg,   b. 31 Aug 1869, Trowbridge, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 1968, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Married	25 May 1888	Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F222938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Henry,   b. 2 Dec 1899, Ripley, Huron Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario ,   d. 24 Aug 1996, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F48139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Mayor Harold George Stockfish

  
  

• Notes

  Former mayor dies suddenly One-time mayor and ex-alderman of Preston, Harry G. Stockfish, 650 Hamilton St., died suddenly March 30. He was 66. Born in Preston, he lived here all of his life. He was general manager of James Gillies and Son Ltd. Mr. Stockfish was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. He was also a member of the Preston-Hespeler Rotary Club. He served as Preston alderman for seven years and was mayor in 1946-47. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Stockfish Surviving besides his wife the former Laura Henry, is one daughter, Mrs. Bruce (Marilyn) Forsythe of Toronto. Funeral services will be conducted at 2. p.m. April 2 from St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Interment in Memory Gardens, Breslau. Donations will be accepted for the Ontario Heart Foundation. Galt Reporter 30 Mar 1970

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 23. [S3231] Find A Grave, Gardens, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Gardens, M. (1902). Harry George Stockfish (1902-1970) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207062439/harry-george-stockfish.

  
  

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  Born - 23 Feb 1902 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor of Preston - 1946 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Mar 1970 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth