Thomas William Shilling

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• Interesting: life story, fire
• Interesting: story, misfortunate
• Military: WW1 - 10th Battalion railway troops
• Misfortune: died of heart attack rushing to fight neighbours fire.
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352969

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Ex-Fireman Dies While Fighting Fire

A fireman with the Kitchener fire department for many years, Thomas William Shilling, 62, of 115 Cameron St. N., died of a heart attack, Saturday, after rushing to fight a neighbor's fire. Mr. Shilling, who retired two years age with the rank of Captain, was working in his garden when he was called to assist a neighbor. "He was a good fireman right to the last," said Deputy Chief Bernard Finney of the Kitchener fire department. During his years with the fire department he had some close calls, like most of the firemen do from time to time. Mr. Shilling was born in London, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Shilling and came to Kitchener in 1912. Reserved overseas in the First World War with the 10th Battalion railway troops after enlisting at the age of 14. Since his retirement from the fire department, Mr. Shilling had worked as a security guard with Marsland Engineering Limited. He was a member of Holy Saviour Anglican Church, the Twin City Masonic Lodge, the Waterloo chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Canadian Legion. Surviving are his wife, the former Lena Degen; three sons, William W., of Kitchener and Robert and John E., of Waterloo, a daughter, Mrs. Jacob(Lillian) Heer of Breslau, two bothers, Percy and Horace of Kitchener and eightgrandchildren. The body is at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, where a service will be conducted at 3: 30 p.m., Wednesday, by Rev. Denton Massey. There will be a Masonic service at the Funeral Home, Tuesday, at 8 p.m. and an Order of the Eastern Star Service half an hour later. Burial will be in Memory Gardens.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Sep 1964 pg 23

Thomas married Lena Elizabeth Degen 3 Jan 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lena (daughter of Charles William Degen and Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Mickel) was born 30 Dec 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1969, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 May 1969, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. John E. Shilling
2. William Walter Shilling was born 1921; died 6 Dec 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Lillian E. Shilling was born 23 Jan 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1999; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Robert Kenneth "Bob" Shilling was born 22 Sep 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Feb 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Name: Harry
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370579

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Henry Shilling - Henry John (Harry) Shilling, 82, of 101 King St. West, died yesterday at K-W Hospital. Born Sept. 2, 1872, in Elmdon, England, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shilling. He came to Canada in 1910 and was employed at Snyder's Ltd., Waterloo. He was a member of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Association. Surviving are three sons, Percy and William of Kitchener and Horace of Bridgeport; four daughters, Mrs. William Checkley of Guelph and Mrs. William Weller, Mrs. Leo Sawesky and Mrs. Raymond Forsythe, all of Toronto. There are 28 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. His wife, the former Ellen Maria Williamson, and two sons, Joseph and Harry, predeceased him. The body is at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home where the funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 2 pm, Rev. Canon C.C.W. Mixer will officiate. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery.

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Henry — Ellen Maria Greenhill. Ellen was born 19 Jul 1871, London, England; died 17 Mar 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Mar 1936, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ellen Maria Shilling
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370578

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Mrs. Henry J. Shilling - Mrs. Henry J. Shilling passed away at her home, 19 Henry Street, early today. The deceased was 64 years of age and was born on July 19, 1871 in London, England, a daughter of the late Nicholas William. She came to Canada in 1912. She was a member of St. John's Anglican Church. There survive, her husband, four sons and four daughters. The children are William, Percy and Horace, all of Kitchener; Joseph, London, England; Mrs. Raymond Forsythe, Atwood, Tenn.; Mrs. William Checkley, Guelph; Mrs. W. Weller, Toronto, and Mrs. Leo Sawesky, Toronto. One son predeceased her. There are 27 grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2: 30 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home to Woodland Cemetery, with Rev. J.N.H. Mills in charge. The remains will rest at the residence, 19 Henry Street, until Thursday noon when they will be removed to the Funeral Home.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372499