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Roy Leonard Burgetz

Male 1918 - 2006  (87 years)


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  • Name Roy Leonard Burgetz 
    Born 7 Jun 1918  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Business 1942  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Roy's Lunch 
    Kitchener-RoysLunch-0001.jpg    		 Kitchener-RoysLunch-0001.jpg
    Military WW2 - gunner in the Royal Canadian Air Force 
    Residence 1947  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-166518 
    Died 26 Jan 2006  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I166518  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Allan Burgetz,   b. 12 Feb 1871, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1952  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Julia Weinstein,   b. 18 May 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1894  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F18731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Isobel "Floss" Uttley,   b. 20 Jul 1918,   d. 29 Jul 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Children 
     1. Allan Roy Burgetz,   b. 4 Dec 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F51749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ROY LEONARD BURGETZ
      1918-2006

      Passed away, peacefully at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, on January 26, 2006, at the age of 87 years.
      Beloved husband of more than 66 years to Florence. Special father-in-law of Darlene Burgetz. Cherished grandfather of Cathie (Darryl) McClennan, Dan (Kelly) Burgetz and Jim (Michelle) Burgetz. Proud great-grandfather of Sarah and Michael McClennan and Kaela, Jayden and Joshua Burgetz. Survived by his sisters-in-law Loretta and Luella Burgetz and several nieces and nephews.

      Predeceased by his son Allan Roy Burgetz, his parents Allan and Julia Burgetz, brothers Lloyd, Harry, John and Gordon and sisters Laura, Lillian, Irene, and Alta, Violet and Edna.

      Roy served as a gunner in the Royal Canadian Air Force during service in the Second World War and went on to own and operate several businesses, including Complete Rentals in the K-W and Guelph areas.

      Friends are invited to share their memories of Roy with his family during visitation at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South in Waterloo today (Friday, January 27, 2006) from 204 and 7-9 p.m. Visitation will continue beginning at 10 a.m. at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church on Saturday, January 28, 2006 with the service to celebrate Roy's life and faith to follow at 11 a.m. the Pastor Kevin Peters Unrau as celebrant. Interment will follow in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. Following the committal service, friends are invited to join the family back at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church for refreshments and a time to visit.

      In Roy's memory, donations may be made to Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church and can be arranged through the funeral home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Burgetz/ Roy/ Leonard/ June 7, 1918/ Jan. 26, 2006/ Florence/ Uttley/ July 20, 1918/ / in God We Trust [Back] Superior Memorials/ Kitchener

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1918). Roy Leonard Burgetz (1918-2006) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 18 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42575409/roy-leonard-burgetz.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Alta Lucinda Burgetz
      Sex: Female
      Birth Date: 20 Oct 1910
      Birthplace: Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father's Name: Allen Burgetz
      Mother's Name: Julia Weinstein
      Marriage 18 Dec 1894 Berlin

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jun 1918 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Roy's Lunch - 1942 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1947 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jan 2006 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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