Janice Louise Sherk

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• Elected Office: Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Ayr
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-338859

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Raymond (Tyke) Sherk - Raymond Harvey (Tyke) Sherk of Ayr, passed away at Willett Hospital, Paris, on Tuesday, September 25th, 2001. He was in his 69th year. Born in Galt, he was a son of the late Melvin Sherk and Mary Elizabeth Brown. He grew up on the Sherk farm, 11th Concession of Blenheim, west of Greenfield. In his younger years, Tyke was a heavy equipment operator and worked on several pipeline projects in Ontario and Western Canada. He subsequently joined the family business, Sherk Sales and Service, and sold Case and David Brown farm equipment. Later, prior to retiring, he drove truck for Drumbo Transport and J. and R. Hall in Ayr. An avid antique tractor enthusiast, Tyke was an executive member of Historical Shows Association, Central Ontario, which sponsors the yearly historical show in Paris. He was a former Ayr councillor. Dear husband of Joan McAllister; beloved father of Sandra Sherk of Preston, Janice and Jim Jackson of Ayr, Barbara and Gordon Black of Paris; loved grandfather of Rachel and Aiden; dear brother of Margaret and Bill Makins of Bayfield, Jim and Gail Sherk of Ayr, Liz and John Kostuik of Baltimore, Esther Mitchell of Paris and brother-in-law of Phyllis Sherk of Ayr; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers Doug, Bill and by infant brother David William. Rested at the Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. Fred Hagle at Knox United Church, Ayr, on Friday. Interment Ayr Cemetery.

The Ayr News Oct 3 2001 pg 12

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SHERK, Raymond (Tyke)
At Willett Hospital, Paris, on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, Raymond (Tyke) Harvey Sherk, of Ayr, in his 69^th year.
Dear husband of Joan McAllister; beloved father of Sandra Sherk of Preston, Janice and Jim Jackson of Ayr, Barbara and Gordon Black of Paris; loved grandfather of Rachel and Aiden; dear brother of Margaret and Bill Makins of Bayfield, Jim and Gail Sherk of Ayr, Liz and John Kostuik of Baltimore, Esther Mitchell of Paris and brother-in-law of Phyllis Sherk of Ayr. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by brothers, Doug, Bill and by infant brother, David William.
Tyke was a member of the Paris Historical Society, a former Ayr Councillor, a former employee of Drumbo Transport and J&R Transport and an avid antique tractor enthusiast.
Friends will be received at the Ayr Chapel, Wm Kipp Funeral Home, 183 Northumberland St., Ayr today (Thursday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. then to Knox United Church, Ayr where funeral service will be held on Friday, Sept. 28 at 1:30 p.m., Rev. Fred Hagle officiating. Interment Ayr Cemetery.

Raymond married Joan Sanderson McAllister 10 Sep 1960. Joan was born 4 Nov 1932, Weston, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 2013; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Joan Sanderson Sherk
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-338860

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SHERK, Joan Sanderson (nee McAllister) After a brief illness, surrounded by her 3 girls, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, a longtime resident of Ayr, in her 81st year. Joan was born and raised in Weston, Ontario and moved to Ayr in the 1950's. Beloved wife to the late Raymond "Tyke" (2001); loved mum to Craig Wylie, Sandi Sherk (Jim Black), Jan Jackson (Jim) and Barb Black; cherished gramma to Crystal, Rachel and Aiden and 2 great-grandchildren; dear sister to John McAllister and Barbara Moore (Lloyd). She is survived by several in-laws and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents, John and Elizabeth McAllister, sister Betty Ann Beattie and brother, Neil McAllister. Friends may call at the Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, 183 Northumberland St., Ayr on Friday, May 10, 2013 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Terry Dunseith of Knox United Church officiating. Interment Ayr Cemetery. Donations to the SPCA or Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences and donations may be made through www.wmkippfuneralhome.com or by contacting the funeral home WM. KIPP 519 632 8228

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-338021
• Residence: 1970, 1061 Queen's Blvd, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Sherk, Melvin - Passed away at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Thursday, Sept. 17, 1981, Melvin Sherk, of Golden Years Nursing Home, Cambridge, formerly of Kitchener and Ayr, in his 78th year. Beloved husband of the late Mary Elizabeth Brown, dear father of Margaret (Mrs. William Makins) of Bayfield, Elizabeth (Mrs. John Kostuik) of Toronto, Esther (Mrs. Allen Mitchell) of Ayr. Douglas, Raymond, William and James, all of Ayr, dear brother of Weston of RR 4, Cambridge, Walter of London, Ont. and Leon of Oregon, Mamie (Mrs. Wilfred McDonald) of Kitchener, Irene (Mrs. James Main) of Washington, Ont. and Mrs. Vernetta Wildfong of London, Ont. Sixteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. Mr. Sherk was predeceased by one son. Resting at Coutts & Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrew St., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends today, from 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral services will be held from the funeral home chapel on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 2: 30 p.m. Interment Ayr cemetery.

Waterloo Record Sep 18 981 pg 31

Melvin — Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Brown. Mary (daughter of Douglas Brown and Isabella Barbara Hall) was born 28 Nov 1903, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Oct 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Oct 1970, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Sherk
• Occupation: School Teacher
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-338022
• Residence: 1970, 1061 Queen's Blvd, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Mrs. Melvin Sherk, 1061 Queen's Blvd., died today at St. Mary's Hospital following a brief illness. She was 66. The former Mary Elizabeth (Bessie) Brown, she was born in Oxford County, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brown. She had lived in Kitchener one year. Most of her life she spent at RR 3, Bright. She was a member of Knox Untied Church, Ayr. She formerly taught school in North Dumfries and Blenheim Townships. She is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Kostuik of Willowdale, Mrs. Allen (Esther) Mitchell of RR 1, Ayr, and Mrs. William (Margaret) Makis of Ayr; four sons, Douglas, Raymond, William and James, all of Ayr; a brother, David Brown of RR 3, Bright, and 14 grandchildren. She was predeceased by one son and one sister. The body will be at Coutts and Son Funeral Home, Galt, after 7 p.m. Saturday where the funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. D. E. Willis officiating. Burial will be in Ayr cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record Oct 23 1970 pg 25

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• Eby ID Number: 00101-5691
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1923, Bright, Blenheim Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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William H. Sherk, "was born October 27th, 1874. At present he is at Manitou, Manitoba, where he is engaged on a farm."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

William married Clara Schweitzer 28 Dec 1898, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clara (daughter of John W. Schweitzer and Catherine Donnenwerth) was born 25 Jul 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1918, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Clara Sherk
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24683
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-341333

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Died in Blenheim Township, on Monday, December 21st, 1925 at 8.30 p.m. Douglas Brown in his 66th years. The funeral will take place from his late residence, Lot 3, Con. 11, Blenheim, on Thursday, Dec. 24th at 2 o'clock p. m. to the Ayr Cemetery.

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Douglas married Isabella Barbara Hall 21 Oct 1897, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of Andrew Hall and Margaret Robson) was born Feb 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died 11 Apr 1930, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Apr 1930, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Isabella Barbara Brown
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-341334

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Died in Ayr, on Friday, April 11th, 1930 at 4 o'clock a. m. Isabella Hall widow of the late Douglas Brown, in her 65th year. In funeral will take place from the residence of her son Lot 3, Con. 10 Blenheim, on Sunday, April 13th at 2.30 p. m. to Ayr Cemetery.

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