Joseph Leonard Heeley

1906 - 1961  (55 years)

• Name	Joseph Leonard Heeley
  Born	16 Oct 1906	Walsall, Staffordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1954	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1961	389 Fountain St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-380385
  Died	6 Nov 1961	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I380385	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	William Heeley,   b. 1878, Stonebroom, Derby, England ,   d. 27 Dec 1944, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Taylor,   b. 21 Feb 1874, , England ,   d. 28 Feb 1954, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1900  [1]
  Family ID	F250559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patricia Hughes,   b. 1920,   d. 12 Jun 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Daniel Heeley   2. Stephen Heeley
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F58947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Heeley Died Monday Joseph Leonard Heeley, 389 Fountain St., Preston, died late Monday night at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, where he had been removed earlier by ambulance. Deceased had been ailing for only a short period, and word of his death came as a shock to numerous friends throughout the community. Born in Walsall, England, the late Mr. Heeley came to Preston as a boy and resided here all his life. A carpenter by vocation he was maintenance foreman at Preston Springs Gardens. Deceased was a member of St. John's Anglican Church. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Hughes; two sons, Daniel and Stephen, both of Preston; two brothers, William of Hamilton, and Robert of Peterborough; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gill, Preston, and Mrs. William Mitchell, (Violet) of Preston. The late Mr. Heeley is resting at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queen St., Preston, where funeral service will be conducted on Thursday at 2 p.m. Committal service will be in Park Lawn Memorial Chapel. _________________ A TRIBUTE published in the pages of THE EVENING REPORTER GALT, ONTARIO NOV 10 1961 JOSEPH L. HEELEY Tribute to memory of Joseph Leonard Heeley, 389 Fountain Street, Preston, who died at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital on Monday after a short illness, was paid at largely attended funeral service conducted at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon, with committal service in Park Lawn Memorial Chapel. Canon R. T. Appleyard of St. John's Anglican Church, of which deceased was a member, officiated. The pallbearers were Edward, Robert and Jack Heeley, Gordon Cushing, Donald King and Harry Hughes. __________ Joseph L. Heeley By Record Staff Writer PRESTON - Joseph Leonard Heeley, of 389 Fountain St., Preston, died Monday at South Waterloo Hospital, Galt. Mr. Heeley was born in Walsall, England, and came as a boy to Preston where he has lived ever since:; He was maintenance foreman at Preston Springs Gardens and a member of St. John's Anglican Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Patricia Hughes; two sons, Daniel and Stephen, both of Preston; two brothers, William of Hamilton and Robert of Peterborough; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gill and Mrs. William (Violet) Mitchell, both of Preston. The body will be at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home where service will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Preston Park Lawn Cemetery. Rev. R. T. Appleyard of St. John's Anglican Church will officiate.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. William Heeley - 3 Feb 1954 pg 5. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Heeley/ Joseph L./ Nov. 11, 1961/ Rest In Peace. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Death Certificat d. Joseph Leonard Heeley, d. 6 Nov 1961 Galt, married aged 55

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Oct 1906 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Residence - 1954 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Nov 1961 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth