William Melville "Melville Veitch^[1]

1891 - 1971  (79 years)

• Name	William Melville "Melville Veitch
  Born	25 Jan 1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son, at Home
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-94788
  Died	1971	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I94788	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert James Veitch,   b. 11 Mar 1865, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ann McAllister,   b. 7 Jun 1868, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1924  (Age 56 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1890	Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F24531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Viola Fried,   b. 14 May 1896, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 59 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1918	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Robert Fried "Bob" Veitch,   b. 10 Oct 1918, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   2. Marguerite Estelle Veitch,   b. 6 Jan 1927,   d. 13 Jan 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F49886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  W. Melville Veitch Passes W. Melville Veitch, St. Jacobs, died Wednesday in Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital after a brief illness. He was 80. Mr. Veitch was born near Galt, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Veitch. He lived in St. Jacobs for the past two years and formerly at Roseville for many years. He farmed near Roseville and following his retirement from the farm he worked at Simpson's Sawmill, Galt, for 20 years. He was formerly a member of the Waterloo Township Public School Board and a director of the Waterloo Township Plowing Match. He was a member of the Roseville United Church. Predeceased by his wife, the former Gertrude Viola Fried, Mr. Veitch is survived by one son, Robert, and a daughter, Mrs. George (Marguerite) Rieck, both of Kitchener; a brother, Clare, of Brussels; two sisters, Mrs. William (Mae) Edgar and Mrs. Albert (Jennie) Ritchie, both of Ayr; and three grand-children. Rev. G. F. Jackson and Rev. Schlenker conducted funeral and committal service Saturday afternoon from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener. Burial in Roseville Cemetery. The Ayr News Feb 25 1971 pg 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S2556] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News (1897- ), Obituary of William Allan Fried - May 6 1920 pg 8. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 1. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 2. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Veitch/ In loving memory of/ William Melville Veitch/ 1891-1971/ his wife/ Gertrude V. Fried/ 1895-1956/ At rest/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jan 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son, at Home - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Mar 1918 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1971 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth