William "Bill" Roberts: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

William "Bill" Roberts was born Mar 1893, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200494
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Shop
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

William married Sylvia Anna Koehler 26 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sylvia (daughter of John S. Koehler and Maria "Mary" Schamber) was born 11 Nov 1895, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1972; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Roy Roberts died Bef 2015.
3. Ruth Roberts died Bef 2015.
4. Le Roy Claude Roberts was born 22 Aug 1921; died Dec 1921; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. William Roberts was born 1923; died 25 May 1915.

Generation: 2

2.
Roy Roberts (1.William¹) died Bef 2015.
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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200497

Occupation: 1946; singer with Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen

Roy — Rene. [Group Sheet]
3.
Ruth Roberts (1.William¹) died Bef 2015.
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Name: Ruth Wiltse

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200505

Ruth — Les Wiltse. Les died Bef 2015. [Group Sheet]

4.	Le Roy Claude Roberts (1.William¹) was born 22 Aug 1921; died Dec 1921; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200493

William Roberts

(1.William¹) was born 1923; died 25 May 1915.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200501

Notes:

Obituary of William Roberts
Bill passed on to his maker, peacefully in his sleep on Monday, May 25, 2015, at the age of 91.

Loving father of Brenda Forristal (Michael) and Nancy Roberts (Tony Leung), beloved grandfather of Jennifer Forristal and Robin Forristal (B.J. Goulding) and Anthony (Bo) Roberts Leung, great-grandpa to Quinn and Kalem Samanta and Harper and Emerson Goulding.

Bill was predeceased by his beloved wife Patricia (nee Dilts), parents Bill Sr. and Sylvia, his brother Roy Roberts (Rene) and his sister Ruth Wiltse (Les).

Bill graduated from Queen's University (Science 45) Electrical Engineering. Bill was a successful businessman having been involved with a dozen businesses. Founder and President of WM. Roberts Electrical and Mechanical Inc. (Roberts Onsite), founder of WalterFedy Engineers to name a couple. Bill was a long standing member of Westmount Golf and Country Club and served with many charitable organizations. Bill loved spending time with his family at his home, his winter home in Marco Island Florida and his cottage in Georgian Bay where he loved to show off his card playing skills while sipping a rum and coke.

Friends are invited to share their memories of Bill with his family during memorial visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Thursday, May 28, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A Memorial service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Friday, May 29, at 10: 30 am with a reception to follow in the Fireside Reception Room. Cremation will have taken place and a private family interment beside his beloved wife Pat at Memory Gardens will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, condolences for the family and donations to The Children's Wish Foundation or The Georgian Bay Land Trust may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

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William — Patricia Dilts. Patricia died 2015. [Group Sheet]