Robert George Black

1929 - 2000  (71 years)

• Name	Robert George Black
  Born	1929	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192201074
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-348483
  Died	31 May 2000	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I348483	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John George Black,   b. 4 Jul 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1942, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Minnie Anna Amanda Seyffert,   b. 3 Jun 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1972  (Age 87 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1902	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F221468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Gladys "Marge" Martin,   b. 31 Dec 1929, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 2010, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F300851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BLACK, Robert G. - Peacefully after a courageous battle on Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital in his 71st year. Beloved husband of Marjorie. Loving father of Lorie Black-Vonk and her husband Arie Vonk of Brantford and John Black and his wife Caprice of Hudson, Ohio. Dear Papa of Jade, Royan and Shannon Black, and Emily, Courtney and Eric Vonk. Bob will be sadly missed by his sister, Helen Johnson of Cambridge, his sister-in-law, Florence and her husband Bill Currie of Brockville, his brother-in-law, Al Cross of Cambridge and Shirley Kalte of Cambridge. Bob was a Past Master Galt Lodge #257, the Waterloo District Secretary for D.D.G.M., a member of Waterloo Chapter #32, Lodge of Perfection Guelph Valley, Rose Croix Chapter Guelph Valley and 320 Ancient and Scottish Rite. He was also a former avid member of the Scout House Band in Preston. Former employee of C.M.C. and Ecolaire. Friends will be received at Coutts & Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews Street, Cambridge on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A Masonic Service will be conducted under the auspices of the Galt Lodge #257 A.F. & A.M. at the funeral home on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Funeral and Committal Services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, June 3, 2000 at 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. A special thank you to the emergency doctor and the I.C.U. nurses of the Cambridge Memorial Hospital.

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Black/ Robert George/ 1929 - 2000/ Beloved Husband Of/ Marjorie Martin/ Though Death Divide/ Fond Memories Cling. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 017074 (1902). Name:John George Black Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1880 Marriage Date:29 Dec 1902 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Black Mother:Jane Brown Spouse:Minnie Seyffert [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 017074-1902. John George Black, 22, Wood Worker, b. Galt, Res. same, son of John Black and Jane Brown, married Minnie Seyffert, 19, b. Preston, Res. Galt, daughter of Adam Seyffert and Minnie Millar, Witnessed by: Jannet Fairbairn of London and Grace Dickson of Galt, 29 Dec 1902 at Galt

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1929 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 May 2000 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth