Wilbert Richard "Bert" Spooner

1905 - 1993  (87 years)

• Name	Wilbert Richard "Bert" Spooner
  Born	14 Nov 1905	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Residence	Anglican
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-205559
  Died	25 Sep 1993	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	28 Sep 1993	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I205559	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Sergeant Joseph Spooner,   b. 22 May 1870, Bury St Edmunds, , Suffolk, England ,   d. 14 Nov 1915  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Alice Sophia Franks,   b. Oct 1867, Bethnal Green, London, England ,   d. 25 Mar 1945, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	29 May 1887	Bethnal Green, London, England   [3]
  Family ID	F38062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Annie Fairclough,   b. 23 Sep 1907, Manchester, , Lancashire, England ,   d. 10 Apr 1971, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1928	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Richard Spooner   2. Bernice Spooner   3. Marion Spooner   4. Joan Spooner   5. Dorothy Anne Spooner,   b. 17 Aug 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F16053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jessie McCarthy,   d. Bef 1993
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F273303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SPOONER, Wilbert Richard At Riverbend Place, in Cambridge, on Saturday, September 25th, 1993, in his 88th year, Bert Spooner, beloved husband of his first wife, the late Annie (nee Fairclough) and his second, wife, the late Jessie (nee McCarthy). Dear father of Bernice (Mrs. Bert Carey of Guelph, Marion (Mrs. Jack Donnelly) of Ocala, Florida, Joan (Mrs. John Greenlee) of Hamilton, Dorothy (Mrs. Ron Schnarr) of Waterloo and Richard and his wife Lynn of Cambridge. Loved grandfather of 22 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of James Spooner of Newmarket. He was predeceased by one son Joseph and two grandsons Robert Greenlee and Joseph Schnarr and eleven brothers and sisters. Mr. Spooner was born in Galt. He was Past President and Life Time Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Galt Branch #121. He was a member of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada and he served overseas with the First Canadian Division during W.W. 2, from 1939 to 1945. Friends will be received at COUTTS AND SON FUNERAL HOME, 96 St. Anndrews Street, Cambridge, on Monday, from 6-9 p.m. and Tuesday, from 1-2 p.m. A Legion Service under the auspices of Royal Canadian Legion, Galt Branch #121, will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel, on Monday, at 7: 00 p.m. Funeral Service will be in the Funeral Home Chapel, on Tuesday, at 2: 00 p.m. Rev. Gordon Griggs officiating. Interment in Mount View Cemetery. Cambridge Reporter 1993

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 36. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Wilbert Richard Spooner Date of Birth:14 Nov 1905 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Joseph Spooner Mother's name:Alice Sophia Franks [S2587] England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription - FindMyPast. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 023135 (1928). Name:Wilbert Richard Spooner Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1906 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Marriage Date:24 Mar 1928 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph Spooner Mother:Alice Sophia Frank Spouse:Annie Fairclough

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Nov 1905 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Mar 1928 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Sep 1993 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 28 Sep 1993 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth