John Speckeen

1895 - 1944  (49 years)

• Name	John Speckeen
  Born	28 Jun 1895	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, 111th Battalion, Service #730533
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private
  Residence	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-351722
  Died	17 Aug 1944	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	19 Aug 1944	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I351722	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William B. Speckeen,   b. 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Block,   b. 29 Nov 1871, , Germany ,   d. 29 Nov 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F57331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith Ridge,   b. 1896, Sheffield, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. 30 Aug 1975, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	12 Jul 1922	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Margaret May Speckeen,   d. 18 Mar 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   2. Betty Edith "Debbie" Speckeen   3. Ethel Dorothy Mary "Dorothy" Speckeen,   d. 4 Jun 1973, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   4. Norman William Speckeen,   b. CALC 21 Dec 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 May 1931, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 8 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F251855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN SPECKEEN PRESTON, Aug. 17---John Speckeen, 707 Hespeler St., died this morning at St. Mary's Hospital in his 49th year. He had been confined to hospital for two and a half weeks. The deceased was born at Pine Bush and had lived at Preston for the past 35 years. Prior to that time, he had resided in Hespeler and Sudbury. Mr. Speckeen served in the First Great War with the 111th Battalion. He was employed at the Pattison Woollen Mills, where he had worked for the past 27 years. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Preston. Surviving are his wife, Edith Ridge, and three daughters: Margaret May, Ethel Dorothy Mary and Betty Edith, all at home. There are also three sisters and two brothers: Mrs. T. Willett, Brantford; Mrs. Albert Shingler, Hespeler; Mrs. Eric McDonald, Lansing, Mich.; Frank of Preston and Angus of Toronto. A son, Norman, predeceased him in 1931. The remains are resting at the residence until Saturday at 10 a.m., when they will be removed to the Stager-Pass Funeral Home for the funeral service on Saturday afternoon at 2: 30. Interment will be at Preston Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 17 Aug 1944 pg 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:John Speckeen Date of Birth:28 Jun 1895 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Silliam Speckeen Mother's name:Elizabeth Block [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Speckeen/ In Loving Memory Of/ John Speckeen/ Died Aug. 17, 1944 In His 49th Year/ Edith Speckeen/ Died Aug. 30, 1975 In Her 78th Year/ Norman William ?Son ?Died May 29, 1931- In His 9th Year./ [Footstones] Norman/ Father. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:John Speckeen Age:27 Birth Date:abt 1895 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:12 Jul 1922 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father:William Speckeen Mother:Elizabeth Block Spouse:Edith Ridge Spouse's Age:24 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1898 Spouse Birth Place:Sheffield, England Spouse Father:Thomas Ridge Spouse Mother:Mary Holilee

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jun 1895 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Jul 1922 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Aug 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 19 Aug 1944 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth