Samuel Rainey

1891 - 1945  (54 years)

• Name	Samuel Rainey
  Born	1891	Lisburn, Northern Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-349538
  Died	7 May 1945	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Cause: Heart Attack
  Buried	11 May 1945	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I349538	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Ada Watson,   b. CA 1900,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Margaret Rainey,   b. CALC 29 Jan 1929, Lisburn, Northern Ireland ,   d. 1 Dec 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 14 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F251012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SAMUEL RAINEY PRESTON, May 9— Stricken with a heart attack while preparing to take part in the special V-E day services of the Canadian Legion on Monday afternoon, Samuel Rainey, 53, veteran of the last war and well-known Preston resident, died about 8 o'clock Monday evening at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. He was preparing to parade with the veterans. Born at Lisburn, Ireland, Mr. Rainey lived there until coming to Canada 15 years ago, living in Preston since that time. In the last war he served from 1914 to 1919 in the 11th Royal Irish Rifles. A member of Knox Presbyterian Church, he was also a member of the local Canadian Legion branch, and was an employee of Werlich Manufacturing Co. Surviving are his wife, Ada Watson; a son, Ordinary Seaman John Rainey, Halifax; one daughter, Mrs, Harry Anderson Liverpool, England; four sisters, Mrs, Maurice Beaver, Preston, Mrs. David Johnson, Mrs. Matthew Irvine, Miss Agnes Rainey, all of Lisburn; one brother, Pte. David Rainey, R.A.M.C. Preston, just returned from service overseas, A daughter, Margaret, predeceased him in December, 1943, The remains are resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home from where the funeral will be held on Friday at 2: 30. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery, Kitchener Daily Record 9 May 1945 pg 21

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Rainey/ Samuel/ 1891 - 1945/ Daughter-In Law/ Mildred Nee Cox/ 1927 - 1973/ At Rest With God.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1891 - Lisburn, Northern Ireland Died - Cause: Cause: Heart Attack - 7 May 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 11 May 1945 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth