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

Douglas Roy "Doug" Farrow

Male 1925 - 2009  (84 years)


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  • Name Douglas Roy "Doug" Farrow 
    Born 29 Sep 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-379272 
    Died 5 Dec 2009  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 10 Dec 2009  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I379272  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Julius Caesar Farrow,   b. 15 Sep 1898, Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Edna Viola Dippel,   b. 19 Aug 1902, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1999, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1920  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F258672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Betty Stone,   b. 14 Jul 1925, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F258673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • FARROW, Douglas Roy "Doug"

      Passed away peacefully, at Sunnyside Nursing Home, on Saturday, December 05, 2009, in his 85th yr. He leaves to mourn his beloved wife Janice (nee) Miller, stepchildren Veronica Miller, Bernadette (Chris Patterson) of Cambridge and Melanie Miller of Gaspe Quebec. Fondly remembered by brother Donald and his wife Margaret, sisters Thelma, Carol and her husband Eros. Will be sadly missed by his step-grandchildren that he loved so dearly, and by sister-in-law Gloria. Predeceased by his parents Julius and Edna Farrow, his first wife Betty, and by two brothers, Arnold who was killed in action in France in 1944 and Sherwood "Woody" who passed away in 2008. Doug served in WWII, his rank being "Lance Bombardier" as a Gunner operator. He loved to travel and went on many trips including the grave site of his brother Arnold in France twice. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 50 Kitchener. He played in the Kitchener Boys Band in 1937 and sang second tenor at St. Peter's Lutheran church for over 40 years. Friends will be received at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King Street West, Kitchener on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Service will be held from the chapel on Thursday at 11: 00 a.m. Reception will be held at the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre immediately following the service. Interment Memory Gardens Breslau. As expressions of sympathy donations may be made to Sunnyside Home Foundation "Wellness Centre".

      Waterloo Region Record 12 Dec 2009

  • Sources 
    1. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 026041 (1920).
      Name:Julius C Farrow Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1898 Birth Place:Oxford Marriage Date:21 Dec 1920 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Thomas Farrow Mother:Mary Apple Spouse:Edna V Dippel

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Sep 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Dec 2009 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Dec 2009 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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