William James "James" McCrudden

1917 - 1997  (80 years)

• Name	William James "James" McCrudden
  Born	23 Jun 1917	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Name	James McCudden
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-383579
  Died	25 Aug 1997	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	28 Aug 1997	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I383579	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Rita Gertrude Renner,   b. 11 Nov 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1942
  Children	1. Janet Louise McCrudden,   b. 28 Jan 1944, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   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 ,   d. 24 Mar 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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

  [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

  Born - 23 Jun 1917 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Aug 1997 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 28 Aug 1997 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth