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

Viola Elizabeth Wright

Female 1923 - 2013  (90 years)


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  • Name Viola Elizabeth Wright 
    Born 16 May 1923 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196336646 
    Name Viola Elizabeth Gaston 
    Residence 1960  RR7, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1983  RR4, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-89946 
    Died 16 Jun 2013  Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I89946  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father Thomas Peter "Tom" Wright,   b. 18 Oct 1882, , Dundee, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Elliot "Bessie Ford,   b. 27 Sep 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1909  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F27826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frederick Arthur Clifford "Fred" Gaston,   b. 1 Mar 1929,   d. 2010, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F52244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GASTON, Viola (nee Wright) May 16, 1923 June 16, 2013.

      Forever in our hearts... We love you, Mom.

      Passed away peacefully on June 16, 2013 at Caressant Care Nursing Home, Woodstock, in her 91st year. Cherished mother of sons Peter (Shirley) and Richard (Pamela), grandmother to Elizabeth (Jim), Tom, Jennifer, Alicia, Joel (Charlotte), Paul and Daniel, and great-grandmother to Madison Viola, and Kalob. Predeceased by her parents Tom and Bessie Wright and her beloved husband Fred (2010). Viola will be remembered fondly by many friends and relatives, including her dog Toby, for her sweetness, generous nature and adorable smile. The family will receive friends at Coutts Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews Street, Cambridge, on Thursday, June 20, 2013 from 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday, June 21, 2013 at 10 a.m. Interment Mt. View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity of your choice would be appreciated. We would like to thank all the staff at Caressant Care Nursing Home for the love and care they bestowed on our mother during her time there. A reception will follow the service at the funeral home.

      Waterloo Region Record 18 Jun 2013, Tue Page 14

  • Sources 
    1. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020400 (1909).
      Name:Bessie Ford Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1883 Marriage Date:8 Dec 1909 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Ford Mother:Elizabeth Miller Spouse:Thomas Wright

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1960 - RR7, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1983 - RR4, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jun 2013 - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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