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1893 - 1986 (93 years)
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Name |
Ira George Needles |
Born |
1893 |
, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
6 Jan 1986 |
, Iowa |
Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region |
Bef 2012 |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
educator, fund raiser |
Honoured |
Ira Needles Blvd, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
- Ira had a major Boulevard named in his honour. "Ira Needles Boulevard" in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
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Website |
Wikipedia entry |
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Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-40223 |
Person ID |
I40223 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
9 Sep 2024 |
Family |
Marian Westover |
Children |
| 1. George William Needles, b. 2 Jan 1919, Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States , d. 13 Jan 2015, Alliston, Tecumseth Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years) |
| 2. Myron Needles, b. 1923 |
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Last Modified |
11 Sep 2024 |
Family ID |
F31990 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Ira Needles was born in the United States and joined the B.F. Goodrich Company in Akron, Ohio in 1916. He came to Kitchener in 1925 when Goodrich purchased the Ames-Holden Rubber Company and became an executive of the Canadian Goodrich Rubber Company (which eventually was amalgamated with Uniroyal). He became general manager of the tire division in 1930, company president in 1951, and chairman of the board in 1958.
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Event Map |
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| Born - 1893 - , USA |
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| Died - 6 Jan 1986 - , Iowa |
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| Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - educator, fund raiser - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Honoured - - Ira Needles Blvd, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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