Waterloo Region Generations
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Donald Lincoln Bruce

Male 1926 - 2015  (89 years)


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  • Name Donald Lincoln Bruce 
    Born 19 Jun 1926 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245931762 
    Military WW2 - Canadian Army 
    Residence 1993  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-172109 
    Died 21 Dec 2015  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I172109  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father George Lincoln Bruce,   b. 10 Dec 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Bertha May Bennett,   b. 14 Apr 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1924  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F26688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marjorie Heale,   b. 1929,   d. 22 Aug 2022  (Age 93 years) 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F64010  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bruce, Donald Lincoln

      Passed away suddenly at St. Mary's Hospital on Monday, December 21, 2015 at the age of 89. Don is survived by his loving wife Marjorie (nee Heale) of 65 years, son David (Debbie), and daughter Deborah (Stephen) Young. Proud Grandpa of Amy (Steve) Gayman, Drew (Jackie) Young, Becky (Matt) Luckhart, James Bruce, and 8 great grandchildren. Beloved son of the late George Lincoln and Bertha Bruce of Galt (Cambridge). During WWII Don served in the Canadian Army. He was an active member and Past President of Cameron Heights Kiwanis Club.

      Cremation has taken place.

      Don's family will receive relatives and friends from 2-2:45 p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2015 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Chapel on Monday at 3:00 p.m. Reception to follow.
      As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Kidney Foundation would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Don's memorial.

      Donald Bruce - Monday, December 21st, 2015 (no date) Henry Walser Funeral Home. Available at: https://www.henrywalser.com/memorials/Bruce-Donald/2282531/obituary.php (Accessed: 31 May 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Bertha M. Bruce - Kitchener-Waterloo Record Dec 30 1993 pg A11.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020085-24.
      George Lincoln Bruce, 30, occ. Decorator, b. Galt, res. 13 Bond St. Galt, son of Alex G. Bruce (B. Galt) and Elizabeth Englehart married Bertha May Bennett, 25, occ. Bookkeeper, b. Galt, res. Galt, daughter of Ben. F. Bennett (B. Ontario) and Florence Green, Witn: W.L. Bruce of 7 Oxford St. Galt and Jessie P. Bennett of 7 Bond St. Galt, 10 September 1924 at 7 Bond St. in Galt.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1993 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Dec 2015 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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