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

Ormond D. Matthews[1]

Male 1885 - 1973  (88 years)


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  • Name Ormond D. Matthews 
    Born 1885  Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Butcher 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-402104 
    Died 22 Sep 1973  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 24 Sep 1973  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I402104  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Edward Matthews,   b. 18 Jul 1845, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F265869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Edward Matthews,   b. CA 1845,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Dempsey,   b. CA 1845,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F292599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Kudoba,   b. 18 May 1885, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1972  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Dallas Matthews,   d. 15 Aug 1961
     2. Vera Matthews,   d. 19 Aug 1967
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F265870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MATTHEWS, Ormond D. - At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, on Saturday, Sept. 22, 1973, following a brief illness, Ormond D. Matthews, a resident of Green Gables Manor and formerly of Chapel St., aged 88 years; born in Acton, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Matthews. Mr. Matthews had been a resident of the Twin Cities for the past 85 years, a member of Trinity United Church and had been employed with the postal service in Kitchener for 37 years; he retired in 1949. Husband of Bertha Kudoba who predeceased him in 1972; father of Dallas (Mrs. Edward Cowan) who predeceased him August 15, 1961, and Verna (Mrs. Gordon E. Bender) who predeceased him August 19, 1967; brother of Ethel (Mrs. W. G. Stericker), Toronto; Rene (Mrs. W. G. Edwards) and Florence (Mrs. F. Metcalfe), both of Kitchener; grandfather of David Bender, Kitchener and Nancy (Mrs. Ronald Miller) of North Bay; great-grandfather of Andrew Bender and Kent Miller. Mr. Matthews was predeceased by one brother and three sisters. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West, Kitchener, after 2 p.m. Sunday. Funeral and committal service in the chapel Monday at 1 p.m. with Dr. Frank H. Morgan officiating. Interment Woodland cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019007-08.
      Ormond D. Matthews, 22, occ. Butcher, b. Acton West, res. Berlin, son of Edward Matthews and Elizabeth Dempsey married Bertha Kudob, 22, b. Germany, res. Berlin, daughter of Fred Kudob and Louisa Ziehm, Witn: Ethel Matthews and Otto Kudob both of Berlin, 30 March 1908 in Berlin.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ormond D. Matthews.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1885 - Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Mar 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Sep 1973 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Sep 1973 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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