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

Helen Luella Brighton[1, 2]

Female 1912 - 1998  (85 years)


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  • Name Helen Luella Brighton 
    Born 1 Jun 1912  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Name Helen Luella Lee 
    Name Helen Luella Lee 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-372008 
    Died 6 Apr 1998  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 9 Apr 1998  New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I372008  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Adam Alexander "Alex" Brighton,   b. 26 Nov 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1942, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Martha Auguste Minna Wilhelmine Kavelman,   b. 17 Apr 1885, Groß Vielen, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1959, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F39260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Gordon Edward Lee,   b. 1910,   d. May 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 1932  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marilyn Lee
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F256859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gordon E. Lee,   b. May 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1965  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F265139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Lee, Helen Luella (nee Brighton) - Suddenly, on Monday, April 6, 1998, at her residence, Bankside Terrace. Born June 1, 1912 in New Dundee, Ont. Predeceased by her husband, Gordon Lee, who died May 1965. Longtime member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church. She leaves behind her daughter, Marilyn English and son-in-law, James English of Calgary; three grandchildren, Tanya Sullivan and her husband Rod of Canmore, Alta., Cynthia Bentzen and her husband Mike of London, Ont., and Stephen English of Calgary and two great-grandchildren, Natalie and Daniel of Canmore, Alta. The family will receive friends at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa St. S., (at Westmount Rd.), Thursday, April 9, 1998 (today) from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. The funeral service will be held at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, 248 Highland Rd. E., Kitchener, at 2 pm on Friday, April 10, 1998. Interment to follow at the New Dundee Union Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gordon Edward Lee.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lorne Brighton.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Helen Luella Birghton - Lee - 1998.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jun 1912 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1932 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Apr 1998 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Apr 1998 - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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