Gertrude Edith "Edith" Brighton^[1]

1909 - 2004  (94 years)

• Name	Gertrude Edith "Edith" Brighton
  Born	29 Jun 1909	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75736472
  Name	Edith Brighton
  Name	Gertrude Edith "Edith" Matthews
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-402509
  Died	17 Jan 2004	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	21 Jan 2004	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I373605	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick John Brighton,   b. 25 Oct 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Annie Marie Schultz,   b. 30 May 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1906	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F52222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth Roy Matthews,   b. 14 Nov 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1928	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Kenneth Matthews & Gertrude Brighton's wedding photo Image from Dale White 2015
  Children	1. Karen Matthews   2. Dale Ronald Matthews,   b. 27 Mar 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 2013, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F257420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MATTHEWS, C. St. J. Edith - With her family by her side, at Heritage House in St. Jacobs, on Saturday, January 17, 2004 in her 95th year. Loving and cherished mother of Dale (Joyed) and Karen (Jim Reid), Survived by grandchildren, Brent (Eva) of Port Perry, Dawn (Jim Doerr) of Ingersoll; great-grandchildren, Melanie, Samantha and Nolan and brother, Ralph C. Brighton. Predeceased by her husband, Kenneth Matthews (1989); sister, Mildred Beilstein and niece, Arlene Dessler. Edith was a member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mannheim and a Commander in the Order of St. John. As a volunteer of the K-W Branch of St. John Ambulance, she taught Home Nursing and First Aid to countless people. A founding member of the K-W Nursing Division of St. John and an original member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Kitchener. A special heartfelt thank you to all the staff of Heritage House and Dr. George Berrigan for the wonderful and loving care provided to Edith. Friends and family will be received at Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa Street South (at Westmount Rd.) 743-8900, today (Monday) from 7-9 pm and Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral service will be held at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1000 Knechtel Place, Mannheim on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at 11 am. As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. James Lutheran Church, Mannheim or St. John Ambulance would be greatly appreciated by the family. Memorial tributes may be made on line at www.mem.com.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of C. St. J. Kenneth Roy (Ken) Matthews - 1989. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 11. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edith Brighton - Matthews. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75736472. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019425-06. Frederick Brighton, 26, occ. Shoemaker, b. Berlin, res. London, son of Martin and Bessie Brighton, married Annie Schultz, 24, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, daughter Of Fritz and Annie Schultz, Witn: G.W. Starnaman and Bertha Schultz Both of Berlin, 24 October 1906 in Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jun 1909 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Sep 1928 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Jan 2004 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 21 Jan 2004 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth