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Neil Peter Hurst
1915 - 2004 (89 years)-
Name Neil Peter Hurst Born 1915 South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada 
[1] Gender Male Eby ID Number Waterloo-160132 Died 2004 [1] Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] Person ID I160132 Generations Last Modified 7 Nov 2024
Family Gladys Loretta Gehl, b. 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown Children 1. Sandi Hurst 2. Joy Hurst Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 Family ID F45621 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - At age 20, Neil left home, moving into his own apartment and like many young Kitchener men of the era, he found love at a dance at the Victoria Lake Pavilion. Gladys Gehl was three years older than Neil and worked at the Smiles and Chuckles chocolate factory. She was ready to settle down and have children, but Neil at only 20 was less sure. Gladys won out and on Jan. 26, 1936 they married. .....Life was happy, at least until Neil received notice he'd been called up for a wartime job and was sent to a rubber factory in Sarnia which was a heck of a weekend commute in his Model T Ford. During the week, he had to stay in Sarnia, leaving Gladys with baby Joy. Neil hated the factory job but after five months, he was in for something much worse. Neil was drafted, sent off to basic training then overseas....Neil returned home in May 1946, back into the comfort of his family, trying to get to know his little daughters. While in the army, he had qualified as a driver mechanic, a trade he was able to continue in Kitchener, back in his old job. In a few years, Neil purchased the business from the retiring owner and changed its name to Petes Service, Peter being his middle name.
Veteran's stories brought to life by family Neil Hurst of Kitchener - Waterloo Region Record 11 Nov 2012
- At age 20, Neil left home, moving into his own apartment and like many young Kitchener men of the era, he found love at a dance at the Victoria Lake Pavilion. Gladys Gehl was three years older than Neil and worked at the Smiles and Chuckles chocolate factory. She was ready to settle down and have children, but Neil at only 20 was less sure. Gladys won out and on Jan. 26, 1936 they married. .....Life was happy, at least until Neil received notice he'd been called up for a wartime job and was sent to a rubber factory in Sarnia which was a heck of a weekend commute in his Model T Ford. During the week, he had to stay in Sarnia, leaving Gladys with baby Joy. Neil hated the factory job but after five months, he was in for something much worse. Neil was drafted, sent off to basic training then overseas....Neil returned home in May 1946, back into the comfort of his family, trying to get to know his little daughters. While in the army, he had qualified as a driver mechanic, a trade he was able to continue in Kitchener, back in his old job. In a few years, Neil purchased the business from the retiring owner and changed its name to Petes Service, Peter being his middle name.
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Sources - [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
Hurst/ Neil/ 1915-2004/ Gladys/ 1912-
- [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
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Event Map 
Born - 1915 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada 
Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada = Link to Google Earth
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