William Ronald "Ron" Wills

1923 - 2015  (92 years)

• Name	William Ronald "Ron" Wills
  Born	29 Mar 1923	Redruth, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-387415
  Died	9 Apr 2015	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I387415	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Foster Wills
  Mother	Doris E. Stephens,   b. 28 Jun 1900,   d. 17 Nov 1997  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F262148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Lily Sindall,   b. 30 Jan 1927,   d. 14 Apr 1998  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F262149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILLS, William Ronald "Ron" "Uncle Ron" March 29, 1923- April 9, 2015. Born to Doris (nee Stephens) and Foster Wills at Redruth, Cornwall, England. He is predeceased by his beloved wife, Margaret Lily and her family Shirley and John Sindall. Survived by his sister, Iris Lovegrove and sister-in-law, Helen Newman, as well as many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews, with whom he celebrated many life events. He immigrated to Canada, on October 28, 1929 and lived in Galt, Ontario thereafter. Ron was a millwright at Babcock Wilcox, for 47 years and was a 65 year member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 121. He served proudly in the Canadian Army, infantry artillery for four years in WWII, from N. Africa, the Italian campaign, France to the Netherlands - IV Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. In his later years as a proud WWII Veteran, he remembered his comrades at the National Ceremony of Remembrance, at the National War Memorial, Ottawa on November 11th each year. This annual pilgrimage became a proud family gathering. Cremation has taken place and a family graveside service will be held at Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge at a later date. The family would like to express a special thank you to all of those who cared for Ron the past year, Dr. J. Birss, Dr. K. Roth, nurses at Cambridge Memorial Hospital and recently staff of 5 West and 7 East at Guelph General Hospital, the Guelph Denture Clinic and Wellington Park Terrace Retirement Home. Arrangements entrusted to Corbett Funeral Home. Cambridge Times 14 Apr 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. WILLS/ Doris E./ 28 Jun, 1900/ 17 Nov. 1997/ Margaret L./ 30 Jan. 1927/ 14 Apr. 1998/ Wm. Ronald/ 29 Mar. 1923/ 9 Apr. 2015/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Mar 1923 - Redruth, England Died - 9 Apr 2015 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth