Waterloo Region Generations
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Herbert Ainsworth

Male 1909 - 1965  (56 years)


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  • Name Herbert Ainsworth 
    Born 1909  Barrow upon Soar, , Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1933  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1946  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1965  16 Centre St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-262875 
    Died 4 Apr 1965  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I262875  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father John Ainsworth,   b. 1849, Barrow upon Soar, , Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Dickinson,   b. 1850, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, , Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F45669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Eleanor Duench,   b. 17 Sep 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 2006  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 1937 
    Children 
     1. Douglas Carl Ainsworth
     2. Ruth Marie Ainsworth,   b. 1948,   d. 2005, Portage La Prairie Cemetery, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F233144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ELMIRA - Herbert Ainsworth, 55, of 16 Centre St., died Sunday in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after a lengthy illness.

      A well-known businessman in Elmira, he operated a fruit and grocery store on the main street for many years before illness forced him to retire last year. Active in community affairs, he was a member of the Elmira Board of Trade and the Elmira Community Service Club. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and was Sunday school superintendent for 25 years.

      A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ainsworth, he was born in England and came to Ontario when he was two. He started his fruit and grocery store in the early years of the depression.

      Survivors include his wife, the former Marie Duench whom he married in Kitchener in 1937; one son, Douglas Carl, and one daughter, Ruth Marie, both at home. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until Wednesday noon when removal will be made to St. Paul's Church for service at 3 p.m.

      Burial will be in the Elmira Cemetery. Rev. Dayton Fritz willl officiate.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Apr 1965

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Herbert Ainsworth - 5 Apr 1965.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, E. (1909). Herbert Ainsworth (1909-1965) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 5 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97714255/herbert-ainsworth.

    3. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Walter D. Ainsworth - 1 Apr 1933.

    4. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Albert E. Ainsworth - 2 Apr 1946.

    5. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Marie Eleanor Ainsworth - 11 Apr 2006.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1909 - Barrow upon Soar, , Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1933 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1946 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1965 - 16 Centre St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Apr 1965 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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