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

Mabel Shiry

Female 1883 - 1951  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mabel Shiry was born 9 Apr 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Mabel Hilborn
    • Name: Mabel Scheirich
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-5915.2
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1951, 788 Laurel St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. James Hilborn

    PRESTON, Jan. 4., Mrs. Mabel Shiry, 67, wife of James Hilborn, 788 Laurel St., Preston, died in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, yesterday. Born in Waterloo Township, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Noah Shiry, Mrs. Hilborn resided all her life in the district and in Preston, for the past 15 years. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church. She was married to James Hilborn in 1906. Surviving are her husband; eight sons, Arthur, St. George; Harold, Paris; Oscar, Galt; Russell, Hespeler; Roy, Linwood; Clifford, Wilbur and Kenneth, Preston; two daughters, Elizabeth, at home; and Mrs. William (Alma) Ledgerwood, Preston; one sister, Mrs. Alma Cochrane, Kitchener. The body is resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home, where the funeral will be held on Saturday, at 2: 30 p.m. Interment, will be in the Preston Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 4 Jan 1951 pg 5

    Mabel married James Hilborn 18 Apr 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. James (son of James Stanley Hilborn and Charlotte Gertrude Dearling) was born 29 Jan 1877, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Arthur Shiry Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Mar 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1988, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Harold Maxwell Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Sep 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1993; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Oscar Douglas Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Sep 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Elizabeth "Betty" Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1914; died 4 Aug 1999, Bracebridge, Macaulay Twp., Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Russel Allan Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1916; died 2001; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Roy Elton Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1994, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Aug 1994, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Clifford Edward Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Apr 1920; died 3 Jan 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. Elma Lenora Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Apr 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1993, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    9. 10. Wilbur James "Bill" Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Apr 1925, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1975, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario.
    10. 11. Kenneth Earl Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1927; died 1969; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arthur Shiry Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 6 Mar 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1988, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203709
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1960, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada

    Arthur — Clara Veldora Shingler. Clara was born 7 Jan 1911, Everton, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 21 Jun 1983; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Jeanette Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1942; died 1942; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 13. Jeanne Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1942; died 1943; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Harold Maxwell Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 6 Sep 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1993; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203710
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1951, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada

    Harold — Mildred E. Holtzhauer. Mildred was born 1909; died 1982; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Oscar Douglas Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 22 Sep 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203712
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  4. 5.  Elizabeth "Betty" Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 1914; died 4 Aug 1999, Bracebridge, Macaulay Twp., Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth "Betty" Foreman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193246

    Elizabeth — Edward Foreman. Edward was born CA 1914; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Russel Allan Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 1916; died 2001; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193239
    • Residence: 1951, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1960, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Russel — Mary Elizabeth Jahncke. Mary (daughter of William John Jahncke and Rosina Alice "Rosie" Burmaster) was born 1924; died 27 Nov 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Roy Elton Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1994, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Aug 1994, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-415215
    • Residence: 1951, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1960, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    HILBORN, Roy Elton

    Of New Hamburg, suddenly, on Monday, Aug. 29. 1994, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. He was born in Preston, 75 years ago, a son of the late James Hilborn and the former Mabel Shiry. He was a member of the New Apostolic Church, New Hamburg, a member of the Haysville Sunshine Club and a member of the 39 Plus Club of New Hamburg. Beloved husband of Eleanor (Gillespie) Hilborn, whom he married October 18, 1944. Loving father of Anne Elizabeth and her husband Bruce Catton of RR 1, Wellesley. Lovingly remembered by two grandsons, Scott Whittier and Tyler White.. Also missed by one brother, Russell Hilborn of Cambridge: one sister, Elizabeth (Betty) Hulks of Gravenhurst: one brother-in-law, Bill Ledgerwood and one sister-in-law, Connie Hilborn, both of Cambridge. He was predeceased by one son, Donald James in 1972: six brothers, Arthur. Harold, Oscar, Bill, Clifford. Kenneth and one sister, Elma Ledgerwood. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1994, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and until Thursday, where the funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge at 3 p.m.

    The Record 30 Aug 1994 pg A9

    Roy married Eleanor Eileen Gillespie 18 Oct 1944. Eleanor (daughter of Warden William Howard Gillespie and Elizabeth Campbell "Lizzie" Ford) was born 1921, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 2005, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Anne Elizabeth Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Donald James Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1947, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1972, RR5, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario; was buried 11 Jan 1972, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 8.  Clifford Edward Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 29 Apr 1920; died 3 Jan 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206870319
    • Military: WW2 - Airforce - Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193240
    • Residence: 1960, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Clifford married Constance "Connie" Stares 5 Jun 1948. Constance (daughter of Herbert William Stares and Ellen Lidbetter) was born 6 Nov 1926; died 14 Aug 2019, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Thomas Edward "Tom" Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Aug 1949; died 17 Feb 2024, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 17. Gerald Allan Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jan 1955; died 18 Dec 2009, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

  8. 9.  Elma Lenora Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 26 Apr 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1993, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elma Lenora Ledgerwood
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193241
    • Residence: 1960, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Elma — William Edward Ledgerwood. William was born 1921; died 1996. [Group Sheet]


  9. 10.  Wilbur James "Bill" Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 7 Apr 1925, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1975, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193237
    • Residence: 1960, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Wilbur — Margaret Helen Seyffert. Margaret (daughter of Gordon Ainslie Seyffert and Jessie Lee McCarley) was born 17 Jun 1928, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jun 2015, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  10. 11.  Kenneth Earl Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mabel1) was born 1927; died 1969; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193238
    • Residence: 1960, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Kenneth — Pearl J. Bobby. Pearl was born 1929, Cobalt, Temiskaming District, Ontario; died 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Jeanette Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Arthur2, 1.Mabel1) was born 1942; died 1942; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-348867


  2. 13.  Jeanne Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (2.Arthur2, 1.Mabel1) was born 1942; died 1943; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-348868


  3. 14.  Anne Elizabeth Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (7.Roy2, 1.Mabel1)

    Anne — Bruce Catton. [Group Sheet]

    Anne — Ryan Whittier. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Donald James Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (7.Roy2, 1.Mabel1) was born 1947, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1972, RR5, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario; was buried 11 Jan 1972, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-415216

    Notes:

    Donald James Hilborn

    Passed away on Saturday, Jan. 8, 1972, at his residence, Route 5, Galt, Donald James Hilborn, in his 25th year. Dear son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hilborn of Route 5, Galt; dear grandson of Mrs. Elizabeth Gillespie of Route 5, Galt and dear brother of Anne (Mrs. Ryan Whittier) of Sheffield. Resting at Coutts and Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrew St., Galt, where funeral services will be held from the funeral home chapel, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. Interment, Mount View cemetery, Galt.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 Jan 1972 pg 23


  5. 16.  Thomas Edward "Tom" Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (8.Clifford2, 1.Mabel1) was born 19 Aug 1949; died 17 Feb 2024, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Business: Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Maskerade Manor Costume Store
    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/264690992
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-110780

    Notes:

    A fixture in downtown Hespeler for decades, Tom passed away February 17, 2024 in his 75th year at Hospice Wellington after a short illness. Tom operated Maskerade Manor Costume Store in the downtown
    since 1986.

    Tom is survived by his brothers, Tim and James (Shawna); by his nephew, Alex (Aleesha); and nieces, Micaela (Andrew); Connie (Chris), Shanna, and Jerriann. Predeceased by his parents Connie and Cliff and
    brother Jerry.

    Tom's second family was the Preston Figure Skating Club. Tom volunteered and dedicated hours of his time over a span of 60 years; involved in the creation of music for numerous competitions and shows as well as the creation of props, lighting, special effects and pyrotechnics that set the annual PFSC gala above other skating club shows. Tom parlayed this experience into a nation-wide tour as stage manager for Champions on Ice.

    A private internment has taken place at Memory Gardens. Tom will be remembered at a pubic celebration of life on March 23rd from 1 to 4 P.M. at the Four Fathers Brewery (125 Guelph Ave, Cambridge).

    Many thanks to the staff and volunteers at Cambridge Memorial, St. Mary's General Hospital and Hospice Wellington, Guelph for their expert care and compassion. Donations to Heart and Stroke, Hospice Wellington, Cambridge Memorial Hospital or a charity of your choice will be graciously accepted.

    Published online February 21, 2024 in the Waterloo Record

    Remembering the life of Thomas Hilborn (no date) Obituaries. Available at: https://obituaries.therecord.com/obituary/thomas-hilborn-1089398528 (Accessed: 22 February 2024).


  6. 17.  Gerald Allan Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (8.Clifford2, 1.Mabel1) was born 6 Jan 1955; died 18 Dec 2009, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193267

    Notes:

    Passed away on Friday, December 18, 2009 at his residence in Hamilton. Gerald Hilborn 54 years of age, loving father of Connie (Chris) Chaves of Cambridge, Shanna Hilborn of Kitchener and Jerriann Hilborn of Cambridge. Dear grandfather of Destiny, Jeffrey and Michael. Dear son of Connie and the late Clifford Hilborn, brother of Tom and Tim, both of Cambridge, and Jamie (Shawna) of Guelph. Also missed by his former wife Donna Cutting.
    Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Lounsbury Funeral Home.

    Gerald Allan Hilborn Obituary - Cambridge, ON | ObitTreeā„¢. (2017). Obittree.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017, from https://obittree.com/obituary/ca/ontario/cambridge/lounsbury-funeral-home/gerald-hilborn/366813/

    Gerald — Donna Cutting. [Group Sheet]