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

Harold Gladstone Cress

Male 1898 - 1984  (85 years)


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  • Name Harold Gladstone Cress 
    Born 30 Oct 1898  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-380296 
    Died 25 Oct 1984  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 27 Oct 1984  Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I380296  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Henry Cress,   b. 12 Oct 1866, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1962, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Mother Catherine Steiner,   b. 20 Apr 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1894  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F14114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olga Bertha Binkle,   b. 27 Sep 1895, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1918  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Helen Catherine Cress,   b. 4 May 1919,   d. 6 Aug 2012, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     2. Wilbert Philip Henry Cress,   b. 1921,   d. 1978  (Age 57 years)
     3. Harold Lloyd Cress,   b. 6 Jun 1923,   d. 14 Dec 1931  (Age 8 years)
     4. Vernal O. "Vern" Cress,   b. 18 Dec 1924,   d. 27 Nov 1989, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F259055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CRESS, Harold G.

      On Thursday, Oct. 25, 1984, at K-W Hospital, aged 85 years, of St. Jacobs.

      Husband of the late Olga Binkley; dear father of Mrs. Helen MacPherson, Vernel and his wife Vera, all of St. Jacobs; father-in-law of Ruth Cress of St. Jacobs; brother of Herbert of Waterloo, Clarence of Kitchener and Melchoir of Ottawa. Seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive.

      He was predeceased by two sons, Lloyd and Wilbert and one sister. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after noon Friday, until Saturday noon, when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs, for funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment in St. James Lutheran cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 25 Oct 1984 pg D11

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 8.

    2. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 13.

    3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Harold Gladstone Press Date of Birth:30 Oct 1898 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Henry Press Mother's name:Catharine Steiner

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16572163.

    5. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012097-94.
      Henry Kress, 27, occ. Farmer, b. St. Jacobs, res. St. Jacobs, son of Levi Kress and Mary Geib married Katherine Steiner, 20, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, daughter of John Steiner and Anna Peppler, Witn John Kress of St. Jacobs and Louisa Steiner of Wilmot, 10 April 1894 in New Hamburg.

    6. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 018065 (1918).
      Name:Harold Gladstone Cress Age:20 Birth Year:abt 1898 Birth Place:St Jacob Ontario Marriage Date:24 Dec 1918 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Henry Cress Mother:Catherine Steiner Spouse:Olga Bertha Binkle

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Oct 1898 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Dec 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Oct 1984 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Oct 1984 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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