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

James Richard Skerritt

Male 1873 - 1955  (82 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Richard Skerritt was born 1873; died 1955; was buried , Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226290

    James — Ethel Ariss. Ethel was born 17 Jun 1893, West Luther Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 21 Sep 1977; was buried , Crown Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Beatrice Skerritt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1911; died 28 Oct 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. James Irvine "Irvine" Skerritt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1916, Arthur, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 19 Apr 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Annie Skerritt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jul 1920; died 7 Dec 1997; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Melinda M. Skerritt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1923; died 10 Jun 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Beatrice Skerritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1911; died 28 Oct 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Beatrice Harris
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226282
    • Residence: 1974, 39 Aberdeen Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    HARRIS, BEATRICE (Nee Skerritt)

    At the K-W Hospital, on Monday, October 28, 1974, following a brief illness, age 62 years, of 39 Aberdeen Rd. in Kitchener. A member of the Calvin Presbyterian Church. Wife of the late Alfred Harris (1969). Daughter of Mrs. Ethel Skerritt of Morriston and the late James Skerritt. Mother of Howard Leslie of Belwood. Sister of Harold of Morriston; Irvin of Kitchener; Leonard of Stoney Creek; Emerson of Sarnia; Annie (Mrs. Adam Frank) of Kitchener; Melinda (Mrs. Howard Moser) of Waterloo; Lillian (Mrs. Sam Ferguson) of Guelph; Elda (Mrs. Mike McConnell); Barbara (Mrs. Ronald McLean) of Aberfoyle; and Audrey (Mrs. Carl Bousfield) of Puslinch. Funeral service at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W. in Kitchener on Wed. at 3. Rev. L. S. Van Mossel officiated. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    Beatrice — Alfred Harris. Alfred died 1969; was buried , Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  James Irvine "Irvine" Skerritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 20 Oct 1916, Arthur, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 19 Apr 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

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    • Military: WW2
    • Name: Irvine Skerritt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-219754
    • Residence: 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    James Irvine (Irv) Skerritt, age 90, passed away at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Waterloo Co., Ontario Canada. He is predeceased by his wife Jean Elizabeth (nee Barber, 1977). Beloved father of Mary Ellen Mosher (Randall) of Kitchener and Richard Alan Skerritt (Susan) of Baden. Cherished grandfather of Jennifer Mosher, James Mosher, Melissa Skerritt, Reid Skerritt and Brent Skerritt. Brother of Melinda Moser, Lillian Ferguson, Elda McConnel, Barbara McLean and Audrey Bousfield.

    Predeceased by his parents James Richard and Ethel Skerritt (nee Ariss), brothers Harold Skerritt, Leonard Skerritt and George Skerritt and sisters Beatrice Skerritt and Annie Franks.

    James was born in Arthur. He was a veteran of World War II. He was one of the original members of St. Andrew's Memorial Anglican Church. James was the superintendent of the Woodside National Historic Park in Kitchener, for over 30 years.

    Funeral service held April 21, 2007 at Henry Walser Funeral Home, Kitchener. Interment held at a later date in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph.

    "James Irvine Skerritt Obituary - Kitchener, ON | Obittreeā„¢". 2021. Obittree.Com. https://obittree.com/obituary/ca/ontario/kitchener/henry-walser-funeral-home-ltd/james-skerritt/164562/.

    James — Jean Elizabeth Barber. Jean (daughter of T. Ross Barber and Roberta L. Hastings) was born 1924; died 1977; was buried , Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Mary Ellen Skerritt  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. Richard Alan Skerritt  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Annie Skerritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 30 Jul 1920; died 7 Dec 1997; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Annie Frank
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226286
    • Residence: 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Annie — Adam Frank. Adam was born 22 Jun 1919; died 29 Sep 1985; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Melinda M. Skerritt Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1923; died 10 Jun 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Melinda M. Moser
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226288
    • Residence: 1974, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Obituary of Melinda Moser 1923 - 2007

    Passed away peacefully, on June 10, 2007, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, at the age of 84 years.

    Loving wife of the late Howard Moser (1975). Loving mother of David Moser of Kitchener, Marilyn Fernando and her husband Pablo of St. Catharines, Darlene McClelland and her husband Bob of Kitchener, Linda Thompson and her husband Tom of Waterloo, Donna Wilson and her husband Bob of Listowel and Robin Grazier and her husband Andy of Cambridge. Melinda will be lovingly remembered by her 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Sister of Lillian Ferguson, Elda McConnel, Barbara McLean and Audrey Bousfield.

    Predeceased by her parents James Richard and Ethel Skerritt (nee Ariss), brothers Harold, Leonard, George and Irvine Skerritt and sisters Beatrice Skerritt and Annie Franks.

    Melinda was a long time member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Waterloo.

    Friends are invited to share their memories of Melinda with her family at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo on Tuesday from 7 ? 9 p.m. The funeral to celebrate Melinda's life and faith will be held in the funeral home chapel on Wednesday June 13, 2007 at 11 a.m., Rev. Brooke Ashfield officiating. A reception will immediately follow the service in the Fireside Reception Room. The committal service will follow at Parkview Cemetery.

    Condolences for the family and donations to CMT International can be arranged through the funeral home, 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com. In loving memory of Melinda, a tree will be planted through the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home.

    "Obituary Of Melinda Moser | Erb & Good Funeral Home". 2022. Erbgood.Com. https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/11526/Melinda-Moser/obituary.html.

    Melinda — Howard Albert Moser. Howard (son of Robert John Moser and Ida Elizabeth Dorsch) was born 1922; died 1975; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Mary Ellen Skerritt Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1)

  2. 7.  Richard Alan Skerritt Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.James1)