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

Robert Gordon "Bob" Hamblin

Male 1927 - 2010  (83 years)


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  • Name Robert Gordon "Bob" Hamblin 
    Born 1927 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184128902 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-490173 
    Died 18 Mar 2010  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I490173  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Gordon Hamblin,   b. 14 Mar 1896, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Margaret Millicent Murray,   b. 23 Aug 1896, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 16 Sep 1922  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F297073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family June Stewart McKie,   b. 3 Jul 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F300621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ROBERT (BOB) HAMBLIN 1927 - 2010 Passed away at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener on Thursday, March 18, 2010, at age 83. Beloved husband of Helen and the late June Mckie (1989); loved father of Joanne Hamblin of Toronto, Bill and Nancy Hamblin of Kitchener, and Judy Moser and her friend Sean Carney of Waterloo. Bob will also be missed by Helen's children, Janet Dietrich, Joan and Chris Turner, Lou and Linda Dietrich and Pete and Stef Dietrich; loving Poppie of Rob and Jess Hamblin, Matt Hamblin and friend Jess Newman, Ben, Jessica and Luke Moser, and Kristen, Tatum, Sammy, Catie and Joey Dietrich; dear brother of Helen Ledger and brother-in-law of Jack Ledger. Bob was a kind gentleman with a giving spirit and a generous heart. Bob followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, William Henry Hamblin and father Gordon Hamblin, as President and CEO of the family business Smiles'n Chuckles Limited...."I Love Turtles". He was a life long member of Trinity United Church, Kitchener and for many years was involved in the Sunday School program. He was active in the Senior Gyro Club and a member of the Westmount Golf and Country Club. Friends are invited to share their memories of Bob with his family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Trinity United Church, 74 Frederick St., Kitchener on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Jack Paleczny officiating. A reception will follow immediately, at the church. Interment in Parkview Cemetery. Condolences for the family and donations to Trinity United Church or St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation, Cardiac Care Unit may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Mar 2010 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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