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

Reta Loraine Grace Goodwin[1, 2]

Female 1922 - 1990  (68 years)


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  • Name Reta Loraine Grace Goodwin 
    Born 23 Jan 1922  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Military WW2 - Air Force 
    Name Reta Loraine Grace Bittorf 
    Residence 1972  52 Ann St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1990  600 Greenfield Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-372666 
    Died 6 Oct 1990  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I372666  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father William Osborne Goodwin,   b. 12 Nov 1895, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Hilda Catherine Marie Moeser,   b. 30 May 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1985, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F52340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Cecil Bittorf,   b. 1918,   d. 29 Sep 1972, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Bittorf
     2. Norma Bittorf
     3. Elaine Bittorf
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F257082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BITTORF, Mrs. Reta (John) - At K-W Hospital, on Saturday, Oct. 6, 1990, following a lengthy illness, Reta Grace Bittorf (nee Goodwin), age 68 years, of 600 Greenfield Ave., Kitchener, formerly of Elmira.

      Mrs. Bittorf served in the Air Force, WD, in the Second World War, a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 469, Elmira and was very active in the Girl Guides for many years. She was employed with the Elmira and District Secondary School in the cafeteria for 15 years, retiring in 1982.

      Beloved wife of the late John Bittorf, who predeceased her in 1972. Dear mother of Norma Hayman and her husband William of Kitchener, Elaine Butler and her husband Darryl of Strathmore, Alta., John and his wife Shirley of Red Deer, Alta. Loving grandmother of Edward and Sheila Hayman, Stephan, David and Hillary Butler, Kevin and Alicya Bittorf. Sister of Herb, Bert, Jim, Russell, Gerald, Larry and John Goodwin, Elsie (Mrs. Ken Henderson) and Jean Regier.

      Predeceased by her parents, William and Hilda Goodwin.

      Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, today (Tuesday), 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel, on Thursday at 2 p.m., Rev. Derek Perry officiating.

      Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. Private interment, St. James Lutheran cemetery, Elmira.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Hilda Moeser - Goodwin - 1985.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John C. Bittorf - 1972.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86648547/reta-loraine_grace-bittorf.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jan 1922 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Oct 1990 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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