William Robert "Shorty" Short

1910 - 1991  (81 years)

• Name	William Robert "Shorty" Short
  Born	9 Aug 1910	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-380872
  Died	21 Sep 1991	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	25 Sep 1991	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I380872	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Nichol Short,   b. 24 Jul 1858, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1942, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Otilla "Tillie" Hausch,   b. 24 Oct 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1942, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1902	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F222586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Noreen Laura "Dolly" Fach,   b. 1921,   d. 1982  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1940	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F259314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SHORT, William R. (Shorty) Of RR 4, Cambridge (residing with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Knight), formerly of Laurel St., Cambridge, at University Hospital, London, Ont., Saturday, Sept. 21, 1991, in his 82nd year. Beloved husband of the late Noreen. (Dolly) Fach; dear father of John of Cambridge, Beverley (Mrs. James Mellon) of Angus, Ont. Beloved grandfather of five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his parents, William and Otilla Short. Mr. Short was born in Rockwood, Ont., a resident of Cambridge and area all his life. Retired from Canada Last of Cambridge. A member of St. Clement's Church and was associated with Fairview Mennonite Centre, Cambridge. Friends will be received at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, today (Monday) 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1991, at St. Clement's Church at 10 a.m. Interment in Parklawn cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 23 Sep 1991 pg A11

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 28. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 050176 (1910). Name:William Robert Short Date of Birth:9 Aug 1910 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:William Short Mother's name:Mary Ottilla Hausch [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172830639. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Short/ William R./ Short/ 1910 - 1991/ Noreen Fach (Dolly)/ 1921 - 1982.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Aug 1910 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1940 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Sep 1991 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - 25 Sep 1991 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth