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

Robert D. Lawrence

Male 1954 - 1978  (23 years)


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  • Name Robert D. Lawrence 
    Born 15 Jul 1954  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-383456 
    Died 24 Jun 1978  Innerkip, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: Drowning 
    Buried 27 Jun 1978  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I383456  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Harold Douglas "Hank" Lawrence,   b. 8 Dec 1924,   d. 21 Jan 2007, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Merdith Elma Wismer,   b. 30 Jul 1926,   d. 9 Sep 1995, Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F260424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • LAWRENCE. Robert

      As the result of a drowning accident, at Trout Lake Park, Innerkip, Saturday, June 24, 1978, Robert Lawrence, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Hank) Lawrence, in his 24th year. Brother of Larry of Cambridge. Also survived by his grandfather, Mr. Earl Lawrence of Cambridge and his grandmother, Mrs. Elmer Wismer of Kitchener. Mr. Lawrence had lived all his life in Cambridge and was a construction worker with Hank Lawrence Masonry. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, for funeral services Tuesday, at 2 p.m. Interment in Parklawn cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 26 Jun 1978 pg 33

  • Sources 
    1. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Lawrence/ Harold (Hank) Lawrence/ Dec. 8, 1924 - / Beloved Husband Of/ Merdith E Wismer/ Jul. 30, 1926 - Sept. 9, 1995/ Their Son/ Robert D. Lawrence/ Jul. 15, 1954 - Jun. 24, 1978/ Always Loved Never Forgotten.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jul 1954 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Jun 1978 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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