Roland Preston Babcock

1922 - 2007  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Roland Preston Babcock
  Born	Apr 1922	Vegreville, Albereta, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-407800
  Died	26 Sep 2007	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	1 Oct 2007	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I407800	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Audrey Mitchell,   b. CA 1922
  Married	CALC 1943  [1]
  Children	1. James Roland Babcock   2. Karen Babcock   3. Cindy Babcock   4. Joan Babcock
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F268050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BABCOCK, Roland R - Loving husband of Audrey (Mitchell) for 64 years, longtime resident of Galt, passed away peacefully at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Loving father of Jim (Louise) Babcock, Karen (Cam) Nelson, Cindy (Frank) LeBlanc and Joan (Richard) Boesveld. Greatly missed by his grand-children, Shane (Debbie) Babcock, Keiryn Babcock, Graham and Stuart Bragg, Francis and Nicole LeBlanc, Sarah, Steven, Andrea and Michael Boesveld. Great-grampa to Lewis, Thomas and Emily Babcock. The fourth of ten children, Rod is survived by Howard, May, Bernice, Margaret, Harold, Victor; predeceased by Edwin, Walter and Bert. Born in Vegreville, Alberta in April 1922, Rod joined the Navy in November 1941 and was assigned to training in Galt in March 1942 where he met Audrey. Upon completion of his training as an Engine Room Artificer, he was seconded to the British Navy on the HMS Ascension where he loyally served our country throughout the Second World War. A longtime employee of Angelstone and Canadian General Tower, Rod retired in 1985. Rod was a faithful member of Trinity Anglican Church and also attended mass at St. Clements with his family. Friends will be received at Corbett Funeral Home, 95 Dundas Street, Cambridge on Sunday, September 30, 2007, 2-4 p m. A memorial service to celebrate Roland's life will be held at Trinity Anglican Church, Blair Road, Cambridge, on Monday, October 1, 2007, at 1: 30 p.m. Interment will follow at Mount View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your choice. The Record - Sep 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Roland R. Babcock - Sep 2007.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Apr 1922 - Vegreville, Albereta, Canada Died - 26 Sep 2007 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 1 Oct 2007 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth