Edward Gordon "Ted" Underwood

1926 - 1981  (55 years)

• Name	Edward Gordon "Ted" Underwood
  Born	1926	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-337947
  Died	2 Nov 1981	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Cause: Aneurism
  Buried	5 Nov 1981	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I337947	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Arthur Jabez Underwood,   b. 1899, Wollaston, , Northampton, England ,   d. 1 Mar 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Adelaide Mary "Addie" White,   b. Nov 1899, London, England ,   d. 2 Aug 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1922	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F50418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen May Granton,   b. 1929,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary Underwood   2. Christine Underwood   3. Gordon Arthur Underwood,   b. 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Oct 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F247477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ted Underwood, Ayr's Former Sporting Great, Passes Edward Gordon Underwood, known to many as Ayr's top athlete of the century, passed away in University Hospital, London on Monday, November 2nd. He was 55. Mr. Underwood took ill suddenly on the weekend and was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to an aneurism. Born in Ayr, he was a son of the late Arthur Underwood and Adelaide White. He attended public and continuation school in the village. During World War II he served with the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1954 Mr. Underwood joined the Kitchener police force. He was promoted to the rank of corporal in 1963 and three years later made the rank of sergeant. With the establishment of regional government in 1973, he became a member of the Waterloo Region Police Force, receiving the rank of staff sergeant in 1974. On February 12, 1978, Sgt. Underwood was placed in charge of the force's Cambridge detective branch. During the late 1940's and 1950's, Mr. Underwood had an outstanding athletic career in Ayr. A pitcher, he led the Ayr Vets bail team to the only three O.R.S.A. Intermediate "A." provincial men's championships that have come to Ayr. He was also a hockey player of note, playing on championship Ayr hockey teams during the same period. In later years he enjoyed the sport of golfing at which he excelled. Surviving are his wife, the former Helen Granton; a son Gordon of Kitchener; two daughters Mrs. John (Mary) Haight of Wawa and Mrs. Norm (Christine) Thompson of Georgetown; two granddaughters Meghan and Amy Haight; a brother Bill of Ayr; and an aunt Mrs. Pat (Betty) Dolphin of Weston. Resting at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, 51 Benton Street, Kitchener this afternoon and evening (Wed.). Funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home by Rev. Harry Janke on Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News 4 Nov 1981 pg 11

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Underwood/ Edward Gordon/ 1926 - 1981/ beloved Husband of/ Helen May/ 1929 - / + [veteran's Poppy] [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Arthur Jalus Underwood Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1899 Birth Place: Wollaston England Marriage Date: 7 Jan 1922 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Jacob Underwood Mother: Mary Ann Lawson Underwood Spouse:Adelaide Mary White Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1900 Spouse Birth Place: London, England Spouse Father: Arthur White Spouse Mother: Sarah Eleanor Matthews White

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1926 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Aneurism - 2 Nov 1981 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Nov 1981 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth