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

Joseph Leonard Heeley

Male 1906 - 1961  (55 years)


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  • Name Joseph Leonard Heeley 
    Born 16 Oct 1906  Walsall, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1954  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1961  389 Fountain St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-380385 
    Died 6 Nov 1961  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I380385  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father William Heeley,   b. 1878,   d. 1944  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Taylor,   b. 21 Feb 1874, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1954, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Children 
     1. Daniel Heeley
     2. Stephen Heeley
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    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.

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      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.

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      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 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. William Heeley - 3 Feb 1954 pg 5.

    2. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Heeley/ Joseph L./ Nov. 11, 1961/ Rest In Peace.

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Death Certificat d. Joseph Leonard Heeley, d. 6 Nov 1961 Galt, married aged 55

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Oct 1906 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1954 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Nov 1961 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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