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

William James "James" McCrudden

Male 1917 - 1997  (80 years)


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  • Name William James "James" McCrudden 
    Born 23 Jun 1917  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 
    Name James McCudden 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-383579 
    Died 25 Aug 1997  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 28 Aug 1997  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I383579  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Rita Gertrude Renner,   b. 11 Nov 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 18 Apr 1942 
    Children 
     1. Janet Louise McCrudden,   b. 28 Jan 1944, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1944  (Age 0 years)
     2. Donna Marie McCrudden,   b. 1945,   d. 3 Nov 2015  (Age 70 years)
     3. William John "Bill" McCrudden,   b. 2 May 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F260475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • McCRUDDEN, William James "Jim"

      Peacefully, at his home, with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, August 25, 1997, Jim, at the age of 80 years. Jim was born in Galt and was the loving husband of the late Rita Renner (1996) whom he was married to for 53 years. Dearest father to his children, Donna and her husband Glenn Foss of Calgary, Pat and her husband Gord Steele, Bill and his wife Shirley McCrudden, Jane McCrudden, all of Cambridge and John and his wife Debbie McCrudden of Kitchener. Grandpa will be sadly missed by his grandchilren, Trevor and Michelle Steele, Chad and Sara McCrudden, Kelly and David McCrudden and his great-granddaughter, Danyka. Jim is survived by his sister, Rita Hawey, his brother Bert and his wife Marg, all of Cambridge and his brother, Jack and his wife Miriam of Mississauga. Jim is predeceased by his infant daughter, Janet (1944). He will be sadly missed by his many relatives and friends. Jim retired from Babcock-Wilcox, where he worked for 33 years. He was a veteran of the Second World War and a member of The Royal Canadian Legion, Preston Branch #126. The family will receive friends at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge, on Tuesday (today), from 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, August 28, 1997, at St. Clements Roman Catholic Church, 745 Duke St., Cambridge, at 10 a.m. Interment Park Lawn Cemetery, Cambridge.

      The Record Newspaper 26 Aug 1997 pg B4

  • Sources 
    1. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Mccrudden/ In Loving Memory Of/ W. James/ Mccrudden/ June 23, 1917/ Aug. 25, 1997/ [Wedding Rings] Apr. 18, 1942/ Rita G./ Renner/ Nov. 11, 1918/ Jan. 23, 1996/ 'Till We Meet Again.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jun 1917 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1997 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Aug 1997 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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