Robert Thomas Baird

1917 - 1986  (68 years)

• Name	Robert Thomas Baird
  Birth	8 Oct 1917	Hawarden, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jul 1986	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada   [1]
  Burial	29 Jul 1986	Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Person ID	I11166	Whisperspast | Thomson
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	John Ernest Baird,   b. Abt 1886, Park River, North Dakota, USA d. 30 Dec 1960, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Alice McNaughton,   b. 1 Aug 1887, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 20 Aug 1977, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1912	Hanley, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Family ID	F4446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Isabelle Millar,   b. 18 Feb 1921, Conquest, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Marriage	5 Nov 1947	Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Children	1. Kenneth Neil Baird   2. Sharon Joan Baird
  Family ID	F2393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Received his education at Rippowan School in the Hawarden district. Saskatchewan and Chatham School near Kenaston, Saskatchewan. Moved to the Kenaston district in 1929. Served in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War Two, 1941-45. Farmed in the Meuse School district near Kenaston. Was living in Kenaston in 1961 when his father died. Purchased a house in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1979. Lived in Hawarden, Kenaston and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Garden of the Apostles, Plot 430-B1. Star Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Monday, July 28, 1986, Page B8 BAIRD - The death of Robert Thomas Baird age 68 years of 103 Penryn Crescent, Saskatoon occurred suddenly in a local hospital on Saturday, July 29, 1986. The Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 1986 at 1:30 p.m. from the Chapel of the Saskatoon Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Janet Brown. (Memorial donations to the Saskatchewan Heart Fund or the charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated in lieu of flowers). Surviving are his loving wife Ellen; one son Kenneth (Margaret) of Kenaston, Sask.; one daughter Sharon (Terry) Stodler of Saskatoon; five grandchildren, Jennifer, Jodi, Jayson, Scott and Jamie; one brother Jack of Saskatoon; and one sister Doris Deaver of Saskatoon; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and one brother. Robert was born in Hawarden, Saskatchewan on October 8, 1917, where he resided with his family. In the spring of 1929 they moved to Kenaston. Robert served in the Canadian Armed Forces during WWII. Most of Robert's life was spent farming in the Meusa district east of Kenaston till his retirement to Saskatoon in 1979. Robert served on the Co-Op Board for several years and was an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Kenaston Branch. Interment will take place in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. (Courtesy parking south of the Chapel, corner of 4th Avenue at 25th Street).

  
  

• Sources

  [S120] founder Jim Tipton 1995, Find a Grave .com, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. date of death for Robert Thomas Baird (place from obituary)