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

George Keachie

Male 1896 - 1962  (66 years)


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  • Name George Keachie 
    Born 18 Apr 1896  Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-340218 
    Died 7 Aug 1962  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: Cause: Heart Attack 
    Buried 10 Aug 1962  Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I340218  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father William Keachie,   b. 19 Jan 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1932, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Beamish,   b. 24 Mar 1860, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1946, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1895  Granton, Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Violet Driver Plumtree,   b. 4 Oct 1904, Bolton, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1992, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Keachie
     2. Ruth Keachie
     3. Georgina Alice Keachie,   b. 28 Mar 1933, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1998, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F248381  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Death of George Keachie

      A resident of Ayr for the past 14 years, George Keachie passed away at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Tuesday, Aug. 7, following a heart attack. He was in his 67th year.

      Born in Sheffield, Ont. in 1896, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Keachie. Prior to coming to Ayr, he resided in Paris where he was an employee of Penmans Ltd. for many years. The late Mr. Keachie was affiliated with Knox United Church.

      Surviving, besides his wife, the former Violet D. Plumtree, are three daughters: Mrs. Fred Mantle (Mary), of Paris, Georgina and Ruth, both at home; a brother Frank in Waterloo and five grand-children.

      The Funeral

      Funeral service was held at the Coutts Funeral Home, Galt, on Friday conducted by Rev. Arthur Lewis of Lincoln Ave. United Church, Galt. Interment followed in Ayr Cemetery. The pallbearers were: George Smye, Jr., William Page, Clarence Campbell, Emerson McDonald and Warren Vincent, of Ayr community, and Bailey Keachie of Galt.


      The Ayr News Aug 16 1962

  • Sources 
    1. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      Keachie/ In Loving memory of/ George Keachie/ Apr. 18, 1896 - Aug. 7, 1962/ His beloved wife/ Violet Plumtree/ Oct. 4, 1904 - Jan. 20, 1992/ Thy Will Be Done.
      [A] Dad

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Apr 1896 - Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Heart Attack - 7 Aug 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Aug 1962 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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