Thelma Rosina Cross

1940 - 2008  (68 years)

• Name	Thelma Rosina Cross
  Born	3 Jun 1940	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Thelma Rosina Reist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-151628
  Died	26 Dec 2008	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I151628	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Charles Cross,   b. 26 Feb 1906, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1978, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Vera Rubina Letson,   b. 7 Jun 1908, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	16 Aug 1924	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F51618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leonard Reist
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F51619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  REIST, Thelma Rosina (nee Cross) - Passed away peacefully, at her home, on Friday, December 26, 2008 with her family by her side, at the age of 68 years. She will be dearly missed by her husband of 51 years, Leonard; her daughter, Wendy Reist of Kitchener and her son, Brad Reist of Fergus. Sister of Corrine and Carl Brubacher, Isabel and Bert Foreman and Susan Cross, all of K-W, Joe, George and Joyce and Doug, all of Cambridge. Predeceased by her foster parents, George and Annie Groundwater; her parents, Charles and Vera Cross; her brothers, Bill and Norm and her three sisters-in-law. The Reist family will receive relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467 on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. with parish prayers at 8: 45 p.m. The Funeral Mass for Thelma will be held at St. Aloysius RC Church (corner of Connaught and Traynor Ave. Kitchener) on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 10 a.m. Father Wojciech Kuzma officiating. Interment Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family. A special thank you to the Grand River Cancer Centre staff, Dr. C. Campbell and Dr. Stephen Keleher. A big thank you to the Nurses from Para Med and the homemakers from Red Cross for the wonderful care and support they provided to Thelma and family. Visit www.henrywalser.com for Thelma's memorial. Waterloo Region Record - Dec. 27, 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Thelma Rosina (Cross) Reist - Dec. 27, 2008. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020144 (1924). Name:Vera Letson Gender:Female Age:18 Birth Year:abt 1906 Birth Place:Ontario Marriage Date:16 Aug 1924 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Herman Letson Mother:Lena Addis Spouse:Charles Cross

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jun 1940 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Dec 2008 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth