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

Russell Robert Uttley[1]

Male 1887 - 1970  (83 years)


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  • Name Russell Robert Uttley 
    Born 22 Dec 1887  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 - 118th Battalion 
    Occupation 1909  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Boiler Maker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-44614 
    Died 23 Dec 1970  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I44614  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Robert Uttley,   b. 18 May 1860, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1950, Fesserton, , Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Catherine Elizabeth Birmingham,   b. CALC 7 Aug 1860, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1899, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1882  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F11599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Myers,   b. 5 Sep 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 29 Nov 1909  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Hazel Blanche Uttley,   b. 28 Oct 1910, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Violet Clarissa Uttley,   b. 1912, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Elsie Delphine Uttley,   b. 17 Sep 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Ruth May Uttley,   b. 2 Nov 1921,   d. 31 May 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     5. Howard O. "Sonny" Uttley,   b. 1923,   d. 13 Jun 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     6. Jean Loretta Uttley,   b. 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1971, Sudbury, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F35492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Russell Uttley

      Russell Uttley of 126 Fourth Ave. died Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 83.

      He was a resident of the Twin Cities for 68 years and was employed as a moulder at Canada Valve Ltd. six years until his retirement in 1946.

      He served with the 118th Battalion overseas during the First World War.

      A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Uttley, he was born in Elmira Dec. 20, 1887. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

      He was predeceased by his wife, the former Ida Myers[sic].

      Surviving are three sons, Howard and Russell, both of Kitchener, and Earl of Saint John, N.B.; five daughters, Mrs. Maxwell (Hazel) Coffen, Mrs. Frederick (Violet) Hofheinz, Mrs. Elsie Currie and Mrs. John Dickson, all of Kitchener and Mrs. Richard (Jean) Pfieffer of Chelmsford; a sister, Mrs. Hilda Bone of Port Hope; 22 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three brothers and two sisters.

      The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where Rev. Arthur McDowell of Highland Baptist Church will conduct the funeral service at 3 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Donations to the Highland Baptist Church building fund will be accepted as expressions of sympathy,


      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Dec 1970 pg 29

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020433-09.
      Russel Uttley, 22, occ. Boiler Maker, res. of Waterloo, son of John Uttley and Catherine Birmingham Married Ida Meyers, 21, res. of Crosshill, daughter of Hezekiah Meyers and Sarah Block, Witn: Sarah Meyers of Crosshill and Sybilla S. Yager of New Hamburg, 29 November 1909 in New Hamburg

    2. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 11.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Russell Uttley, S., Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1887). Russell Uttley, Sr (1887-1970) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 18 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194964773/russell-uttley.

    4. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11656 (1882), Uttley -Birmingham.
      John Uttley, 22, engineer of Elmira, b. Elmira, s/o Nathan Uttley (mother dead) to Catharine Birmingham, 21, residence Elmira, b. Wellesley twp., d/o Wm. Birmingham & Caroline Sanborn. married 20 Apr 1882 Elmira,

    5. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Town of Waterloo 1891 Sect. 4 Page 17.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Dec 1887 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Boiler Maker - 1909 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Nov 1909 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Dec 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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