Walter Dickinson

1892 - 1952  (59 years)

• Name	Walter Dickinson
  Born	9 Jul 1892	Ulverston, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	728 King St., Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	W. Dickson Furniture Co.
  		Preston-Business-W.DickinsonFurnitureCo-0001-ruler.jpg
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-379398
  Died	14 Jun 1952	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	17 Jun 1952	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I379398	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Ellen Gertrude Kinder,   b. 14 Aug 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1989, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F258730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Walter Dickinson PRESTON - Walter Dickinson, prominent Preston citizen and well-known business man, died early today to the K-W Hospital, Kitchener. He had been ill for the last three months and had been in the hospital one day prior to his death. He was born in Ulderstan. England, and came to Canada in 1914. Settling in London, Ont., he later moved to Windsor, where he became engaged in the furniture business. In 1938 he moved to Preston and purchased the furniture store and business owned by H. K. Stager. A director of the Preston Chamber of Commerce, the late Mr. Dickinson was chairman of the retail section of the chamber in 1950. He successfully organized the merchants section and maintained a keen interest in the work. A member of St. John's Anglican Church, he was a member of the advisory council of the board of management at the time of his death. In previous years he was a member of the board of management and the senior choir. He taught a senior boys, Sunday school class for several years and was a Scoutmaster of the Third Preston troop. He was a member of St. John's Lodge, AF and AM, London, Ont.. He is survived by his wife, Ellen G., two daughters, Susan and Betsy; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Ireland and Mrs. Mabel Armer, London, Ont.; five brothers, Ernest and John, Montreal; Frank, London, Ont.; Sidney, Guelph and Thomas, Huntington Park, Calif. James Dickinson and Miss Mae Dickinson, a brother and sister, predeceased him. Funeral services will be held at St. John's Anglican Church on Tuesday at 3 p.m., with Rev. R. T. Appleyard officiating. The body is now resting at the Stager-Pass Ltd. Funeral Home, interment will be in Park Lawn Cemetery, Preston. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 14 Jun 1952 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Walter Dickinson/ July 9, 1892 - June 14, 1952.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Jul 1892 - Ulverston, England Died - 14 Jun 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 17 Jun 1952 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth