David Frank Cakebread, age 75, a lifelong resident of Cambridge (Galt), passed away early Saturday morning, November 9, 2024, at Hilltop Manor in Cambridge, Ontario. He was born in Galt on April 11, 1949, a son of the late Edward (Ted) F. and Norma E. (Gregoire) Cakebread. David graduated from Glenview High School and shortly thereafter joined the Royal Canadian Navy. He later transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force, based at Canadian Forces Base Comox on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
David excelled in his aircraft maintenance assignments in the Air Force, and the skills he acquired served him well throughout his working life at several manufacturing businesses in Cambridge.
He is survived by his three sons Jason, Michael (Corrine), and Marc (Jennifer), and their mother Elizabeth (Kennedy), all of Metro Phoenix, Arizona, as well as his sister Linda (Don) Riach of Sturgis, Michigan, nine grandchildren Josh, Jessie, Julia, Jenna, Josephine, Connor, Brendan, Christian, and Kylie, plus three great-grandchildren, Andy, Logan, and Willow.
Cremation has occurred, and a graveside service will be held later at the New Hope Cemetery in Cambridge (Hespeler).
