Gordon Homer Otterbein^[1]

1911 - 1974  (62 years)

• Name	Gordon Homer Otterbein
  Born	11 Jun 1911	Rosebank, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Occupation	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Canadian Tire Associate Store
  Occupation	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Uniroyal Co. Ltd. Tire Division
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-422766
  Died	6 Jan 1974	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	9 Jan 1974	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I422766	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Blaney,   b. 14 Jun 1921, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 2008, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Marilyn Jean Otterbein,   b. 6 Mar 1942,   d. 2 Apr 2023  (Age 81 years)   2. Dorothy Anne Otterbein,   b. 1955,   d. 1994  (Age 39 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  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

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Daughter/ Dorothy Anne/ Whitelaw/ 1955-1994/ Mother/ Dorothy/ Otterbein/ 1921- / [2020 update] Dorothy died 2008 [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 [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link. Gordon H. Otterbein/ June 17, 1911 - Jan. 6, 1974/ [Legion Crest] [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182339101/gordon-homer-otterbein.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Canadian Tire Associate Store - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Uniroyal Co. Ltd. Tire Division - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jan 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 9 Jan 1974 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth