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

Murray Paul Bretz

Male 1941 - 1995  (54 years)


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  • Name Murray Paul Bretz 
    Born 5 Nov 1941  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-380047 
    Died 10 Nov 1995  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Nov 1995  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I380047  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Burley Gabel Bretz,   b. 19 Apr 1905, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Ruth Lovina Barley,   b. 26 Dec 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1995, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 5 Mar 1934  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F258946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elaine Ann Diebel 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F258948  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BRETZ, Murray Paul

      After a courageous battle with cancer, at Victoria Hospital, in London, on Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, Murray Paul Bretz, age 54 years, of Kitchener. Beloved husband of Elaine (nee Diebel), loving and dear father of Debbie, Cheryl and Tim, all of Kitchener and son of Ruth Hamacher of New Hamburg. Ever remembered by brothers, Ronald and his wife Dorothy, Elmer and his wife Bonnie and Willard and his wife Sheila, all of Plattsville, Harold and his wife Ruby of Kitchener, Calvin and his wife Carol of Ayr; mother-in-law, Pearl Diebel of Kitchener; brother-in-law, Paul Diebel and his wife Pat of New Hamburg. Will be sadly missed by god-children, Todd Diebel, Brooke-Marie, Barry and Kenny Ellis, along with many nieces and nephews. Murray is predeceased by his father, Burley Bretz and father-in-law, Albert Diebel. Murray was a dedicated employee of Lear Seating for 30 years, owner and operator of United Taxi Car #29 and was an avid horseman, as owner of Moelaine Stable. The family will receive friends at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa St. S., (at Westmount Rd.), Kitchener, on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held for Murray, on Tuesday at I p.m. Pastor Lloyd Fretz to officiate. Interment Memory Gardens, Breslau.

      The Record Newspaper 13 Nov 1995 pg A5

  • Sources 
    1. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      Name:Ruth Lovina Barley Gender:Female Age:25 Birth Year:abt 1909 Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario Residence:25 Pearl Place, Kitchener Marriage Date:5 Mar 1934 Marriage Place:Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Robert Barley Mother:Lyda Ann Bier Spouse:Burley Gable Bretz

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Nov 1941 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Nov 1995 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Nov 1995 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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