Audrey Iona Dedels

1925 - 1996  (70 years)

• Name	Audrey Iona Dedels
  Born	7 Oct 1925
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21996109
  Name	Audrey Iona Gray
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-156633
  Died	30 Jul 1996	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I156633	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Nelson H. Dedels,   b. 7 Feb 1898, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Laura Yantz,   b. 17 Dec 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1975, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1923	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F52128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Addison H. "Addie" Dedels,   b. 23 Jul 1884, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Mary Herner,   b. 10 Dec 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1942  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F301869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mayor James Ellison Gray,   b. 12 Sep 1925, Bangor, , Down, Northern Ireland ,   d. 18 Sep 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F301871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GRAY, Audrey I. - Peacefully, after a lengthy illness, on Tuesday, July 30, 1996, at University Hospital, London, Ont., Audrey Gray (nee Dedels), at the age of 70 years. Audrey was the loving wife of James E. Gray of Kitchener. Mom will be sadly missed by her two daughters, Kerry Gray of Toronto and Lynn and her husband Wallace O'Dea of Kitchener; grandma will be dearly missed by her grandchildren, Katie and Colleen O'Dea. Audrey's laughter and good cheer will be missed by all of her relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, a 1001 Ottawa St. S., (at Westmount Road), Kitchener, today (Thursday) from 2-4 7-9 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Forest Hill United Church on Friday at 1 p.m., where Audrey was a charter member, Rev. John Forster to officiate. Private family interment at Woodland Cemetery. At the request of the family, donations may be made to Forest Hill United Church or the K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. The Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, Aug 1, 1996 Page 45

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21987 (1923), Dedels-Yantz. Nelson H. Dedels, 25, Laborer, b. Breslau, res. Kitchener, son of Henry Dedels and Nancy Hallman married Laura Yantz, 19, b. Kitchener, res. Breslau, daughter of John Yantz and Mary Shagene, Witnessed by: James Cronin and Marie Yantz both of Breslau, 22 October 1923 in Kitchener

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 30 Jul 1996 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth