Waterloo Region Generations
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Joseph Gatner

Male 1925 - 2002  (77 years)


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  • Name Joseph Gatner 
    Born 3 Feb 1925  Ruptawa, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-386130 
    Died 23 Oct 2002  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 25 Oct 2002  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I386130  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Anne Marie Magdycz,   b. 3 May 1923,   d. 3 Apr 2015, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 16 Jun 1951 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F261636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GATHER, Joseph

      Of Beck Street, Cambridge, on Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Anne Marie Magdycz; dear father of Eric and his wife Maria of Cambridge, Edward of Toronto, David and his wife Debbie of Rockwood; lovingly remembered by two grandchildren, Ryan and Tara. Survived by three brothers. Predeceased by his parents; one brother and one sister. Mr. Gainer was born in Ruptawa, Poland, came to Canada, in 1946 and had been a resident of the area for many years. He was a self-employed contractor, formerly employed at Babcock and Wilcox and was a supervisor of the Core Room. He was also a member of the Polish Legion (Kitchener) No. 412, the Polish Alliance of Canada (Galt), President, Past President and Chairman of the Poppy Fund at the Legion and served in the Polish Army under Britain, North Africa European Campaign, during the Second World War, as a radio operator in Signal Corps. The family will receive friends at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, today (Thursday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Legion Service, under the auspices of the Polish Legion No. 412, will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Oct, 25, 2002, at 10 a.m., followed by a funeral service. Interment in Park Lawn Cemetery, Cambridge.

      The Record Newspaper 24 Oct 2002 pg B7

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Feb 1925 - Ruptawa, Poland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Oct 2002 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 25 Oct 2002 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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