Marjorie Irene "Marj" "Queenie" McQueen

1918 - 2017  (98 years)

• Name	Marjorie Irene "Marj" "Queenie" McQueen
  Born	2 Aug 1918	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-415709
  Died	23 May 2017	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	26 May 2017	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I415709	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William McQueen,   b. 1890, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1947  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Cornelia Mabel Eitel,   b. 25 Feb 1893, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1914	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F269373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  McQUEEN, Marjorie Irene (Marj - Queenie) Passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. She was an only child, born in Galt, Ontario, on August 2nd, 1918, to William and Cornelia (Eitel) McQueen. Marj went to Manchester School and GCI. After leaving school, she worked at the Galt Hospital as a ward and aid, and then moved to Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, where she graduated as a nurse in 1940 and then a Registered Nurse in 1941. She remained at KW Hospital until 1983, working several different positions, in several different areas of the hospital, over the years. Since 1922, Barrett Ave. in Cambridge, was always home for Marj. She was a member of Knox's Galt Presbyterian Church for over 85 years, and participated in the choir and several church organizations. Marj always had a dog and recently, a cat. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, knitting, and embroidering. Because of arthritis and ill health, Marj moved to Village of Winston Park Retirement Home, in Kitchener in August of 2007. A visitation was held on Friday, May 26, 2017, at Barthel Funeral Home, from 1: 00 p.m. to 2: 00 p.m., with a Funeral Service, at 2: 00 p.m., in the Funeral Home's chapel. She was laid to rest in the Old Preston Cemetery, in Cambridge. Cambridge Times 25 May 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 022719 (1914). Name:Cornelia Mabel Eitel Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1892 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Marriage Date:3 Nov 1914 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Lawrence Eitel Mother:Margaretha Scharmann Eitel Spouse:William McQueen

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Aug 1918 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 May 2017 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 26 May 2017 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth