Milton Gress

1898 - 1997  (98 years)

• Name	Milton Gress
  Born	23 Mar 1898	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	United Bretheran
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Private
  Residence	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352095
  Died	17 Jan 1997	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Buried	Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I352095	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Gress,   b. 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1917, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Baetz,   b. 6 Jun 1857, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1941, RR2, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1877	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F63126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emily Jane Woolner,   b. 26 Oct 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F251982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nelda C. Dryer,   b. 21 Jun 1897, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1979  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F251983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GRESS, Milton Peacefully, at Central Park Lodge, on Friday, Jan. 17, 1997, Milton, at the age of 98 years, Milton was born on 97 Highway (Cedar Creek Road). Milton is predeceased by his first wife, Nelda Gress (nee Dryer) (1979) and Emily Gress (nee McKay) (1991). Milton will be sadly missed by his two nieces and two nephews, as well as is many relatives and friends. Milton was a member of the Freedom in Christ Pentecostal Church for many years. The family will receive friends at the Weetmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa St. S., (at Westmount Rd.), Kitchener, on Sunday from 1-3 p.m. A funeral service for Milton will be held in the funeral home chapel on Sunday at 3 p.m. Spring interment Cedar Creek Cemetery. The Record Newspaper 18 Jan 1997 pg B4

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 8. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 8. [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link. [West Side] Nelda C. Drier/ 1897 - 1979/ Beloved Wife Of/ Milton Gress/ 1898 - 1997. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Milton Gress Date of Birth:23 Mar 1898 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Jacob Gress Mother's name:Elizabeth Baetz [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, Cedar, North America, Waterloo Municipality, and Cedar Cemetery. 1898. " Milton Gress (1898-1997) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195067415/milton-gress. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 41.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Mar 1898 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Bretheran - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Jan 1997 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth