Donald Charlton Cress^[1]

1926 - 1976  (50 years)

• Name	Donald Charlton Cress
  Born	25 Jan 1926	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-178054
  Died	12 Feb 1976	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	14 Feb 1976	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I178054	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Cress,   b. 25 Apr 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1953, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Maria Magdalena "Mary" Massel,   b. 25 Mar 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1962, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1919	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F39670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris M. Hussey,   b. 1926
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F51777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CRESS, Donald C. Of Route 1, Ayr, Ont., at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Thursday, Feb. 12, 1976, Donald C. Cress, beloved husband of Doris Hussey. Dear father of Shirley (Mrs. Larry Ford), Route 4, Galt, Lorna Cress of Route 1, Ayr; dear grandfather of Ryan and Scott; also survived by three brothers, Phillip of Cambridge, Robert of Thunder Bay, George of Kitchener; four sisters, Mrs. Grace Baird, Kitchener, Jean (Mrs.George Kargus), Cambridge, Mildred (Mrs. Lorne Hannusch), Cambridge, Mary Louise (Mrs. John Bartlett) of Kitchener. Mr. Cress was a farmer at his residence for 26 years, Route 1, Ayr. Friends will be received at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 556 Queenston Road, Preston Cambridge, where services will be conducted Saturday, at 2 p.m. Interment in Roseville cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Feb 1976 pg 33

  
  

• Sources

  [S2405] News - ON, unattributed newspaper, Obituary of Robert Cress - 1 Feb 1998. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Cress/ Doris M./ 1926- / Donald C./ 1926-1976/ Though death divides/ fond memory clings/ [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 025393 (1919). Name:Samuel Cress Age:45 Birth Year:abt 1874 Birth Place:Blair Marriage Date:14 Aug 1919 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Philip Cress Mother:Janet Hutson Spouse:Mary M Massel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jan 1926 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Feb 1976 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 14 Feb 1976 - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth