Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John Elgin Gowing[1, 2]

Male 1906 - 1986  (80 years)


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  • Name John Elgin Gowing 
    Born 1906  [3
    Gender Male 
    Name Elgin  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-371850 
    Died 4 Apr 1986  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 7 Apr 1986  Glen Allan Cemetery, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I371850  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father William Gowing,   b. 21 Feb 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1936, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Franklin,   b. 24 Mar 1877, Hollen, Maryborough Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F256809  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mildred Deckert,   b. CA 1906,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Winnifred Jean Gowing,   b. 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1963, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F257142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Gowing, J. Elgin - At K-W Hospital, on Friday, April 4, 1986, after a brief illness, John Elgin Gowing, of 28 Ash St. W., Kitchener, aged 79 years. He was a member of St. Timothy's United Church. He had been employed at Uniroyal Ltd. for 30 years, until his retirement in 1970; he was a member of the long service club at Uniroyal. Husband of the former Mildred Deckert; brother of Wilbert of Glen Allan, Irene Rickert and her husband Earl of Kitchener. Six grandchildren, Kevin Sauder of Halifax, NS, Brock, David, Drew, Laura and Janice Gallant and her husband Jerry, all of Mississauga; two great-grandchildren, Michelle and Tanya Gallant of Mississauga; son-in-law, Ron Sauder and his wife Lorraine. Six nieces and seven nephews also survive. Predeceased by his parents; one daughter, Jean, in 1963; two brothers, Gordon and Harold and one sister, Winnifred. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 pm this evening, until funeral and committal service at 2: 30 pm, Monday from the chapel of the funeral home, with Rev. Philip Reese officiating. Interment will be in Glen Allan Cemetery.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harold W. Gowing.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jean Gowing - Sauder.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John Elgin Gowing - 1986.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Apr 1986 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 7 Apr 1986 - Glen Allan Cemetery, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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