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A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Thomas John Higgins

Male 1921 - 1995  (74 years)


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  • Name Thomas John Higgins 
    Born 1921  , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-383571 
    Died 1 Nov 1995  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 4 Nov 1995  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I383571  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Hugh B. Higgins,   b. 1882,   d. 1961  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Margaret,   b. 1886,   d. 1961  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F253070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Mae Blinkhorn,   b. 1921,   d. 2004  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 4 Sep 1940 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F260471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HIGGINS, Thomas John

      Of Sherring Street, Cambridge, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1995, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 75th year. Beloved husband of Mae Blinkhorn; dear father of Alice and her husband Edward Jones, Peggy and her husband Sam Turner and Tammy and her husband Bill Mercer, all of Cambridge; lovingly remembered by nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Survived by one brother, Fred and two sisters, Rita and her husband Herman Harvey, all of Cambridge and Sarah and her husband George Ritchie of Sydney, N.S. Predeceased by his parents, Hugh and Margaret Higgins; three brothers and three sisters. Mr. Higgins was born in Cape Breton, N.S. and had been a resident of Cambridge for the past 48 years. He was employed as a maintenance worker at St. Mary's Hospital, a member of St. Clement's RC Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Royal Canadian Legion Preston Branch No. 126. Friends will be received at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, today (Friday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 4, 1995, at St. Clement's RC Church, 745 Duke St.. Cambridge at 10 a.m. Interment in Park Lawn Cemetery.

      The Record Newspaper 3 Nov 1995 pg A7

  • Sources 
    1. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Higgins/ [Wedding Rings] Married/ Sept. 4, 1940/ Thomas John/ 1921 - 1995/ Florence Mae/ 1921 - / Never Forgotten/ Always In Our Hearts And Thoughts.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1921 - , Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Nov 1995 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 4 Nov 1995 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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