Robert Blake "Blake" Foreman

1893 - 1968  (75 years)

• Name	Robert Blake "Blake" Foreman
  Born	4 Jul 1893	Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1968	Colquhoun St., Ayr, Waterlo Region, Ontario
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339175
  Died	24 Jul 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	27 Jul 1968	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I339175	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Foreman,   b. CA 1850,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Agnes Smith
  Family ID	F54409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Bertha "Bertha" Williams,   b. 1898, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1973  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Ruth Foreman   2. Marjorie Foreman   3. Robert Foreman   4. Doris Bertha Foreman,   b. 1920, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   5. George William "Bill" Foreman,   b. 1933, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Sep 1999, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F247991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Blake Foreman Passes Robert Blake foreman of Colquhoun Street, Ayr, died Wednesday, July 24, 1968, at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital in his 84th year. Born at Bright Ontario, on July 4, 1885, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William foreman. Mr. Foreman lived in Bright in his younger days and had been a resident of Ayr for the past 50 years. He worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway as a section hand for more than 40 years, retiring in ?. He was an adherent of Knox United Church. Mr. Foreman was survived by his wife, the former Bertha Williams; four daughters, Mrs. Norman (Jean) Groggins of Staples, Mrs. Max (Doris) Pickersgill of Brantford, Miss Ruth Foreman and Mrs. Erwin (Marjorie) Lisso of Ayr, two sons, William of Ayr and Robert in British Columbia and one brother, James of Bright. There are 27 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Helen, two brothers, and three sisters. The funeral Funeral service was held from Coutts & Son Funeral Home, Galt, on Saturday with Mr. Elvy of the Jehovah's Witnesses, Kitchener, officiating. Burial was made in ther Ayr Cemetery. Pallbearers were Leslie McDonald, Robert Barrie, Charles Legere, James Lewis, Russell Eaton and William Hall. The Ayr News Aug 1 1968 pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Robert Blake Foreman Date of Birth: 4 Jul 1893 Gender: Male Birth Place: Oxford, Ontario, Canada Father's name: William Foreman Mother's name: Agnes Smith [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Flat marker] Foreman/ In Loving memory of/ Robert Blake Foreman/ 1890 - 1967/ his beloved wife/ Ann Bertha Foreman/ 1898 - 1973/ LInda Diane Foreman/ 1950 - 1952

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jul 1893 - Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1968 - Colquhoun St., Ayr, Waterlo Region, Ontario Died - 24 Jul 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 27 Jul 1968 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth