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

Gilbert J. P. "Gib" Steel

Male 1915 - 1983  (67 years)


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  • Name Gilbert J. P. "Gib" Steel 
    Born 6 Sep 1915  Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 - Canadian Navy 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-385104 
    Died 12 Apr 1983  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 15 Apr 1983  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I385104  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Irene Mae Ellis,   b. 29 Sep 1924, Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F261177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • STEEL, Gilbert (Gib)

      Of 931 Moore St. Cambridge, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Tuesday, April 12, 1983, in his 68th year. Beloved husband of Irene Ellis; dear father of Howard of Cambridge, Mary (Mrs. Daniel Quigley) of Queenston and Carol (Mrs. Kenneth Waterman) of Kitchener. Lovingly remembered by seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Dear brother of Frederick of Sudbury and Vern of Cambridge. Mr. Steel was born in Fergus and lived all his life in Cambridge (P); he was a retired supervisor of Newlands Textiles Inc., where he had been employed, for the past 45 years; a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 126; a veteran of the Second World War, serving in the Canadian Navy. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends this evening 7-9 p.m. and Thursday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday, April 15, 1983, at 2 p.m. Interment Parklawn cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 13 Apr 1983 pg E15

  • Sources 
    1. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Gilbert J. P./ Sept. 6, 1915/ Apr. 12, 1983/ Irene Ellis/ Sept. 29, 1924/ Steel/ Laughed Often, Loved Much./ [Legion Plaque].

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Sep 1915 - Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Apr 1983 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Apr 1983 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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