Homer Blake Devitt^[1]

1920 - 1991  (71 years)

• Name	Homer Blake Devitt
  Born	1920  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42363936
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-384707
  Died	11 Sep 1991	Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Buried	15 Sep 1991	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I384707	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Joseph Devitt,   b. 11 Aug 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Matilda Sophia Becker,   b. 18 Aug 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1904	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F5659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Althea "Althea" Bock,   b. 18 Oct 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 2017, Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Children	1. Dennis Gregory Devitt,   b. 1953,   d. 1957  (Age 4 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F59352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DEVITT, Homer Blake Of Chepstow, passed away, at Wingham and District Hospital, Wingham, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1991, in his 71st year. Dear husband of the former Althea Bock; dear father of Sylvia Shaw of Lloydminster, Alta., Lavonne Devitt of London, Ont., Graham and his wife Carol of Waterloo, Blake and his wife Patricia of Ripley and Bradley and his wife Marla of North Miami; dear brother of Mrs. Ruth McNair of Toronto; dear grandpa of Darryl, Crosby, Angela, Tyson, Trent, Devitt. Predeceased by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Devitt and one son, Dennis. The family will receive friends at the Tanner & Pearson Funeral Home, Walkteron, today (Thursday) from 7-9 p.m., at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 821 King St. W., Kitchener, on Friday, 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., where funeral and committal service will be held on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 2: 30 p.m., Rev. Bill Richardson officiating. Interment in Woodland cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Sep 1991 pg A15

  
  

• Sources

  [S3232] aaaaCemetery - ON, Waterloo - Woodland. Devitt/ Beyond The Sunset [A] Ephraim J./ 1874-1962 [B] Matilda Becker/ 1876-1971/ Wife Of/ Ephraim J. Devitt [C] Homer B. Devitt/ 1920-1991/ Beloved Husband Of/ Althea Bock / 1919-2017 / [D] Dennis Gregory/ 1953-1957/ Son of Homer & Althea [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42363936/homer-b.-devitt. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018424-04. 018424-04 (Waterloo Co.) Ephraim DEVITT, 29, yeoman, Waterloo Twp, Wilmot Twp, s/o Dennis & Caroline married Matilda BECKER, 27, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o Henry & Magdalena, witn Joseph T. STOLTZ & Priscilla DEVITT both of Wilmot Twp, 16 March 1904 in Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 11 Sep 1991 - Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Buried - 15 Sep 1991 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth