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

Corporal Jonathon Oliver Black "Jack" Loftus[1, 2]

Male 1899 - 1950  (51 years)


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  • Name Jonathon Oliver Black "Jack" Loftus 
    Prefix Corporal 
    Born 8 Jan 1899  Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132526667 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-482738 
    Died 26 Nov 1950  Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I482738  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Mabel Evelyn Eagar,   b. 11 Dec 1901, Manchester, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1922  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frank Donald Loftus,   b. 3 Sep 1933,   d. 8 Sep 1991  (Age 58 years)
     2. Evelyn Florence Loftus,   b. 9 Jan 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F297621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Killed At Oakville

      JONATHAN LOFTUS, 50 These Kitchener men were killed Instantly Saturday when their car swerved on icy patch on the Queen Elizabeth highway and crashed into a tree three miles west of Oakville. The men were returning from successful trip to convention of the Provincial and Dominion commands of the Navy, Army and Air Force. organizations here for final approval and ratification to complete a new Navy. Army and Air Force club building.

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      Two Kitchener Men Killed as Car Crashes into Tree Saturday Night

      OAKVILLE. \emdash William Fiscus, 40, and Jonathan Lotus, 50, both of Kitchener, were killed when their car went out of control on the Queen Elizabeth Way near here Saturday night and crashed into a tree.

      The car was almost bent like a hairpin from the impact after striking a tree.

      Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Dec 1950, p. 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132526667.

    2. [S3232] aaaaCemetery - ON, Waterloo - Woodland.
      Mabel Eagar/ 1901-1948/ Wife Of/ Jonathon Loftus

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Jan 1899 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Feb 1922 - 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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