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

Gordon Homer Otterbein

Male 1911 - 1974  (62 years)


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  • Name Gordon Homer Otterbein 
    Born 11 Jun 1911  Rosebank, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 
    Occupation Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Canadian Tire Associate Store 
    Occupation Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Uniroyal Co. Ltd. Tire Division 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-422766 
    Died 6 Jan 1974  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried 9 Jan 1974  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I422766  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Noah K. Otterbein,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1940, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Albertina "Tina" Witmer,   b. 7 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F5897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Blaney,   b. 14 Jun 1921, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 2008, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F61243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • OTTERBEIN, Gordon H.

      At St. Mary's Hospital, on Sunday, Jan. 6, 1974, after a lengthy illness, Gordon Homer Otterbein, a resident of the Twin Cities, for many years, age 62 years, born in Rosebank, a son of the late Noah Otterbein and the former Albertina Witmer; Mr. Otterbein was a member of Faith Missionary Church and had been formerly employed at Uniroyal Co. Ltd. Tire Division and the Canadian Tire Associate Store of Kitchener; veteran of the Second World War; brother of Wesley and Amanda (Mrs. Joseph Diehl), both of Kitchener, Hugh, Livonia, Mich.; Earl, Listowel; Elizabeth (Mrs. Alfred Vander), Strathroy: Lucy (Mrs. Reuben Eby) and Stella (Mrs. Otto Feick), St. Catharines. Mr. Otterbein was predeceased by two sisters and one brother. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West, Kitchener afternoon, on Tuesday. Funeral and committal service in the chapel, Wednesday, at 3 p.m., with Rev. Willis Bunking officiating. Interment Memory Gardens.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Jan 1974 pg 21

  • Sources 
    1. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 051967 (1911).
      Name:Gordon Homer Otterbein Date of Birth:17 Jun 1911 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Noah Otterbein Mother's name:Albatina Wilmer

    2. [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link.
      Gordon H. Otterbein/ June 17, 1911 - Jan. 6, 1974/ [Legion Crest]

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182339101/gordon-homer-otterbein.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Canadian Tire Associate Store - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Uniroyal Co. Ltd. Tire Division - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jan 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Jan 1974 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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