Kenneth Franklin Reier

1921 - 2013  (91 years)

• Name	Kenneth Franklin Reier
  Born	29 Jun 1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111070914  [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-75700
  Died	21 May 2013	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I75700	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abia Reier,   b. 5 Jul 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jul 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Ethel May "Effie" Eckstein,   b. 12 Oct 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1920	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F61386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eileen Alice Witmer,   b. 6 Feb 1925, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 2017, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Gordon Ross Reier
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F61387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  REIER, Kenneth Frank Passed away peacefully at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, one month short of 92 years. Best friend and husband of Eileen (nee Witmer) for 68 years. Much loved father of Gordon (Doris) Reier, Dianne Bailey, Sharon (Andre 2010) Blom, Keith (Elizabeth) Reier, and Margaret (Jon) Tobin. Grandpa of Theresa and Todd Bailey, Brendan Blom, Anton (Heidi) Blom, Sophie Blom, Kristen (Mark) Falkenburger, and Philip Reier. Great-grandpa of Kailey, Talia, and Naia. Predeceased by his parents Abia and Effie (nee Eckstein) Reier, his sisters Lorene Willing, and Jean Hornburg. Ken enjoyed the outdoor life, both on his farm and working at a local sawmill. In retirement he learned to enjoy golf, lawn bowling and curling. He enjoyed exploring back country roads and hiking in the woods. He also had time to volunteer in his home community. Retiring to Fairview Home in 2005 he made many new friends, especially in the games room until his ill health confined him to his apartment. Special thanks to the paramedics and C.C.A.C. for their compassionate care. A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Ken will take place at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service starting at 1:00 p.m. A reception will follow the service. Inurnment in Manheim Mennonite Cemetery at a later date. Condolences for the family and donations to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Fairview Mennonite Home would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and may be arranged through the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street S., Waterloo at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Trees, Memorial, Funeral Homes, and Kenneth Reier. 2022. "Kenneth Frank Reier Obituary". Tributearchive.Com. https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/17672140/Kenneth-Reier.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111070914.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jun 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 May 2013 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth