Stanley Gordon Messenger Blain

1916 - 2009  (92 years)

• Name	Stanley Gordon Messenger Blain
  Born	27 Jul 1916	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame	1997	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Name	Stan Blain
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-98000
  Died	18 Apr 2009	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I98000	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Gordon Blain,   b. Abt 1890, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 2009  (Age ~ 118 years)
  Mother	Lillian,   b. Abt 1890, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clara Rud,   b. Abt 1916,   d. Bef 2009  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F44882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Clara L. Harder,   b. 1917,   d. 2000  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F269824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BLAIN, Stanley Gordon Messenger - Passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, at St. Luke's Place, Hespeler, Ontario. Born July 27, 1916 in Galt, Ontario. Predeceased by parents, George and Lillian Blain. Beloved husband of the late Clara (nee Rud) Harder of Provost, Alberta. Cherished step-father to Linda (nee Harder) Heggie (Douglas) of Milton, Ont. and Gerald Harder (Mary Hawey) of Surrey, B.C. Predeceased by Dennis Harder and his wife (Phylis McRoberts). Loving grandfather to Jeffrey (Deanne Corradetti); Christine (Mike Ranger), Randal and Duncan Heggie and Linda, Frances and Michael Harder, and Bryan, Gregory and Jack Harder. Great-grandfather to Keltie, Caitlyn, Shannon, Matthew Heggie; Carli, Marilyn and Natalie Heggie; Adam Hollingsworth. Keegan, Annabelle and Helina Harder. Victoria and Alessandra Nimchuk. Kalyna Antoniuk, and Desiree Harder. Great-great-grandfather to Emma Hollingsworth. Stan will be remembered for his great love for his wife, Clara, his quick wit and sure memory, his interest in his grandchildren's lives, his enjoyment of a good meal, his automobiles, his love of sports biographies, his pleasure in gardening, his affection for his cat Cactus, and Randy's dog Denver, his volunteer work with Galt Minor Ball and Hockey. Stan was active in Galt Minor Hockey and Softball, and was inducted into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. He also volunteered for the Red Cross, Meals on Wheels and the Pater Program, and his life long involvement in Trinity Anglican Church, Galt. Stan attended Dickson Public School and the Galt Collegiate Institute. Stan was a Corporal in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served overseas from July 1943 and was Honourably released and transferred to the General Section of the Reserve Class "E" on April 10, 1946. He received the 1939/45 Star, France and Germany Star, C.V.S.M. and Clasp. Stan delivered milk for Cedar Hill Dairy, and was employed by Canada Post for 28 years. Stan will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Friends will be received at Coutts Funeral Home , 96 St. Andrews St, Cambridge, on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 23rd from Trinity Anglican Church, 12 Blair Rd., Cambridge at 3 p.m. Cremation has taken place according to Stan's wishes. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Share online tributes at www.mem.com. Waterloo Region Record 18 Apr 2009

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Stanley Gordon Messenger Blain - 18 Apr 2009. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. BLAIN/ Clara L. Harder/ 1917-2000/ Beloved Wife Of/ Stanley G. BLAIN/ 1916-2009/ Rest In peace/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Jul 1916 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame - 1997 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Apr 2009 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth