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

William J. Wilkins

Male 1933 - 1963  (30 years)


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  • Name William J. Wilkins 
    Born 14 Apr 1933  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Employer 1963  J. M. Schneider Ltd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Wikepedia Entry Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-87261 
    Died 1 Sep 1963  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I87261  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Albert W. Wilkens,   b. Abt 1900, Of, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Bernice Mabel Yantz,   b. 16 Nov 1912, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1946, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Family ID F29037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William J. Wilkins, 30, Kitchener, died Sunday, September 1, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born April 14, 1933 in Kitchener, a son of Albert W. Wilkens of Owen Sound and the late Mrs. Wilkins who predeceased him in 1946. He was an employee of J. M. Schneiders Limited. Besides his father, he is survived by three brothers, Dennis of Calgary, Alta., Harold of Waterloo and Alfred of Guelph, and three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Shirley) Staudelbaum of Kitchener, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Detweiler of Elmira and Mrs. Raymond (Bernice) Barnes of Guelph. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home with Rev. C. E. Hunking, minister of Bethany United Missionary Church officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Sep 1963

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of William J. Wilkins - 2 Sep 1963.

    2. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of William J. Wilkens - Sep 2 1963 pg 4.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1933). William J. Wilkins (1933-1963) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 28 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110649888/william-j_-wilkins.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Apr 1933 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployer - 1963 - J. M. Schneider Ltd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Wikepedia Entry Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Sep 1963 - 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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