Douglas Herbert Ashton

1923 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Douglas Herbert Ashton
  Born	1923  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-403570
  Died	15 Jul 2002	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	24 Jul 2002	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I403570	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jack Ashton,   b. CA 1893,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Dorothy Ritter,   b. CA 1893,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F266423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Bass,   b. CA 1923,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F266424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ASHTON, Douglas H. - At Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, on Monday, July 15, 2002, after a lengthy illness, Douglas Herbert Ashton, formerly of Pandora Ave. N., aged 79 years. Douglas was a self employed sales agent and had served during the Second World War with the Queens Own Rifles and was one of the first soldiers to land on D-Day. He was for over 30 years a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 844, Toronto. He is predeceased by his parents, Jack Ashton and Dorothy Ritter and his wife, the former Lillian Bass. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Interment will take place in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto on Wednesday, July 24 at 2 p.m. with Rev. William G. Linley officiating. Donations may be made to the Normandy Beach (Juno Memorial) through the funeral home or on line www.funeralscanada.com Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Douglas Herbert Ashton.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 15 Jul 2002 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 24 Jul 2002 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth