Robert Samuel Cress^[1]

1923 - 1998  (74 years)

• Name	Robert Samuel Cress
  Born	12 Jun 1923	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1942  [1]
  	Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
  	He served in the army overseas in the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and 2nd Division in Dieppe during WWII. Robert enlisted in 1942, leaving for England, France, Caen, Belgium, Holland and Germany, returning in January 1946
  Military	1942
  	WW2 - Royal Hamilton Light infantry and 2nd Division in Dieppe
  Occupation	1946
  	Canadian National Railways
  Residence	1969	R.R.#5, Hwy. 17, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-342253
  Buried	1998	Stanley Hill Cemetery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Died	1 Feb 1998	Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I342253	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Cress,   b. 25 Apr 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1953, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Maria Magdalena "Mary" Massel,   b. 25 Mar 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1962, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1919	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F39670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorna Marilyn Case,   b. 1 Aug 1931, Fort William (Thunder Bay) Thunder Bay District, Ontario ,   d. 31 May 2012, Thunder Bay (Fort William), Thunder Bay District, Ontario  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1954
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F249179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CRESS, ROBERT Mr. Robert S. Cress, age 74 years, of R.R.35, Hwy. 17, Thunder Bay, passed away in Thunder Bay regional Hospital February 1, 1998. He was born in Galt, Ontario June 12, 1923 to Samuel and Mary Cress. He lived his younger life on a farm in Blair, Ontario. He served in the army overseas in the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and 2nd Division in Dieppe during WWII. Robert enlisted in 1942, leaving for England, France, Caen, Belgium, Holland and Germany, returning in January 1946. He then started to work for the Canadian National Railways in 1946 in Larson, Ontario. Later he moved to Conmee and Twin City Junction as Section Foreman. He married the former Lorna Case in 1954 and worked in Kelly, Kawene, Mabella and Kakabeka Falls. He lived at R.R.#5 Thunder Bay since 1969. Robert retired from the Canadian National Railways in 1985 after 39½ years of service. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #225 (Kakabeka Falls), Brotherhood of Maintenance of way employees, the Federation of Anglers and Hunters, and C.N. Pensioners Association. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting, camping, picking blueberries and fishing. He always planed a huge garden so he would have plenty to share with friends and neighbours. He is survived by his wife Lorna, who he celebrated 43 years of marriage with in April 1997; one son Dana, at home; daughter Lori and her husband Richard DePlonty of New Dundee, Ontario; grandchildren Andre DePlonty and Roberta Lynn DePlonty; one sister Mary Louise Bartlett of Kitchener, ON; two brothers Philip Cress (Jackie) of Cambridge, ON, and George Cress (Berneice) of Grand Bend, ON; sister-in-law Doris Cress of Ayr, Ontario; brother-in-law Ken Case (Irma) of Sault Ste. Marie, sister-in-law Dorthea Case of Elmira, ON; and nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his father Samuel Cress and mother Mary Cress of Blair, Ontario; brother Donald of Ayr, Ontario; three sisters Grace Baird, Kitchener, Jean Kargus (George) of Galt and Mildred Hannusch (Lorne) of Cambridge, ON; and aunts and uncles. Visitation will take place Tuesday evening from 6: 30-8: 30 p.m. in the chapel of the Jenkens Funeral Home. The Kakabeka Falls Royal Canadian Legion Branch #225 will hold a Legion Service at 1: 00 p.m. Family and friends will gather for funeral services at Jenkens Funeral Home on Wednesday February 4, 1998 at 1: 15 p.m. Interment in family plot at Stanley Hill Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Victorian Order of Nurses, Thunder Bay Regional Cancer Center, Red Cross Homemakers, or charity of choice would be appreciated. Unknown Newspaper - 1 Feb 1998

  
  

• Sources

  [S2405] News - ON, unattributed newspaper, Obituary of Robert Cress - 1 Feb 1998. [S3231] Find A Grave, (2018). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158894662/robert-cress. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 025393 (1919). Name:Samuel Cress Age:45 Birth Year:abt 1874 Birth Place:Blair Marriage Date:14 Aug 1919 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Philip Cress Mother:Janet Hutson Spouse:Mary M Massel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jun 1923 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Feb 1998 - Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth