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

Ruth Eleanor Oakley

Female 1914 - 1991  (76 years)


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  • Name Ruth Eleanor Oakley 
    Born 27 Aug 1914 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202999812 
    Name Ruth Eleanor Hickery 
    Name Ruth Eleanor Mulrooney 
    Residence 1958  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-491256 
    Died 13 Jan 1991  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I491256  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Albert Edward Oakley,   b. 21 Jan 1889, Alliston, Tecumseth Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1961  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Iva May Kilmer,   b. 14 Sep 1891, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 19 Sep 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F61969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James A. Mulrooney,   b. 1901, Nelson, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1968, Bourlamaque, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F301025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gordon Robinson "Gord" Hickery,   d. 5 Aug 2017, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F301027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HICKERY, Ruth (Mulrooney) Peacefully, after a brief illness, on Sunday, Jan. 13, 1991, at McMaster University Medical Centre, in Hamilton.

      Ruth Hickery, beloved wife of Gordon; loved mother Jim Mulrooney and his wife Simone of Burlington, Barbara Ireland and Cheryl Dignan and her husband Tom, all of Hamilton; dear sister of Jean Kuhn of Kitchener and sister-in-law of Barb Oakley and Monica Mulrooney, both of Waterloo. Loving grandmother of Heather, Raymond, Melony, Shannon, Susan, Khorie, Lisa, John, Maggie, Ian, Matthew, Mandy and Mark.

      Mrs. Hickery was a manager with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, having 30 years of service.

      Friends may call at the Cresmount Funeral Home, 322 Fennell Ave. E., Hamilton, today (Monday) from 6-9 p.m. and on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Prayers will be held at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1991 at 9:30 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. Michael's RC Church, University Avenue West, Waterloo, at 10 a.m. (Wednesday).
      Interment Woodland cemetery, Kitchener.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Jan 14, 1991 Page 11

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Albert Edward Oakley
      Sex: Male
      Age: 23
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
      Res: Preston
      Father's Name: Joseph Oakley
      Mother's Name: Julia Braddy
      Spouse's Name: Iva May Kilmer
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 20
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
      Res: Hespeler
      Spouse's Father's Name: Albert Kilmer
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Matilda Ebenbach
      Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1911
      Marriage Place: Hespeler, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1958 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Jan 1991 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., 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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