George Coates Gingrich

1931 - 2011  (80 years)

• Name	George Coates Gingrich
  Born	3 May 1931
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-148415
  Died	25 Aug 2011
  Person ID	I148415	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Karl Leslie Gingrich,   b. 12 Jul 1892, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1972  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Annie Wildman,   b. 12 Mar 1897, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. Mar 1950  (Age 53 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1923	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F18028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan Audrey Huggett,   b. 4 Jan 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 2014, Cambridge, , Washington, New York, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F57206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GINGRICH, George Coates - Passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, August 15, 2011, at the age of 80. Beloved husband of Joan Gingrich (nee Huggett). Loved father of Jon Gingrich (Brenda), Barbara Milmine (Ron), and Stephen Gingrich (Jeanine). Dear Papa to Laurie, Kendra, Joanna, Karl, Georgia, Stephanie (Stevie), and Caldon. George was a well known, long time Chartered Accountant in Cambridge at Bolt, Gingrich and Nuremburg and later with Collins Barrow, retiring in 1998. Throughout the 1960s-1990s, he was actively involved in local community affairs, having won election to Cambridge City Council in the late 1970s, where he served on both the Planning and Finance Committees. He was also Chairman on the Cambridge Library Board, at the time when the new central library was built. As director and treasurer of Cambridge Non-Profit Housing, he was instrumental in overseeing the building of five new developments. George was also a former President and Treasurer of the Galt Kinsmen Club and served terms on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer for the Galt Country Club. In addition, he dedicated numerous hours at St. Giles Presbyterian Church and at the Crief Hills Community. In 1992, the Governor General of Canada, Ray Hnatyshyn, paid tribute to George's efforts by presenting him with the Canada 125 Commemorative Medal, in recognition of making a significant contribution to compatriots, community and to Canada. Following George's wishes, cremation has taken place. George's family will receive friends on Thursday, August 18, from 2-4 p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. at Coutts Funeral Home, at 96 St. Andrews St., Cambridge, Ontario. A memorial service will take place at Central Presbyterian Church, 7 Queen's Square, Cambridge on Friday, August 19, at 11 a.m. As expressions of sympathy, donations can be directed to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022032-23. Carl Leslie Gingrich, 31, Clerk, Hespeler, Hespeler, S/O George H. Gingrich (B. Canada) & Rebecca Wells Married Annie Wildman, 26, Nurse, Bradford England, Hespeler, D/O William Wildman (B. England) & Sarah Prince, Witn: Alberta Gingrich & Alice Wildman Both Of Hespeler, 12 November 1923 In Hespeler.