Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Robert Dunsmore "Bob" Simpson

Male 1926 - 2004  (77 years)


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  • Name Robert Dunsmore "Bob" Simpson 
    Born 25 Nov 1926  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207057558 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-281865 
    Died 31 Jul 2004  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I281865  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Allan Clifford "Clifford" "Bud" Simpson,   b. 1 Apr 1902, Kilbride, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1969  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Ethel Roberta Dunsmore,   b. 22 Jun 1902, Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F60914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jean Maxine Merkley,   b. 1929,   d. 9 Sep 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F61531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ROBERT DUNSMORE SIMPSON "BOB"

      1926 - 2004

      At South Street Campus of London Health Sciences Centre, London, on Saturday, July 31, 2004. Bob Simpson in his 78th year. Much loved husband of 56 years of Jean Maxine Simpson (nee Merkley). Loving father of James and his wife Janice, grandfather of William Hartung, John Hartung, Kimberly Simpson (fiancee Grantley Creese) and Kate Webber and her husband Trent. Brother of Clifford Simpson (Gail), Nancy McKnight (Murray) and Marlene Grubbe; brother-in-law, Russel Dorscht. Son-in-law of Richard Hartung and his wife Marilyn. Predeceased by his daughter, Donna Hartung (1996); his sister Eleanor Dorscht (2003); and his parents, Clifford and Ethel Simpson. Bob will also he sadly missed by his friends at Grand Cove Estates, Grand Bend. He was the previous owner of Wondergrove Cottages, Grand Bend and retired in 1986. He was also an avid woodworker and loved golf. Friends are invited to share their memories of Bob with his family during visitation at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Wednesday, August 4, 2004, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral in celebration of Bob's Life will be held in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, August 5, 2004 at 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. In Bob's memory donations may be made to the Canadian Celiac Association and can be arranged through the funeral home 745-8445

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207057558.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jul 2004 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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