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Captain P. T. "Spike" Zvaniga

Male 1949 - 2012  (62 years)


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  1. 1.  Captain P. T. "Spike" Zvaniga was born 19 Jun 1949, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Hans Zvaniga and Grace Olive Dawson); died 16 Mar 2012, Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Mar 2012, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-416712

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    ZVANIGA, RCAF Capt. PT Spike (Ret)

    Born in Galt, Ontario, June 19, 1949, recently of Adolphustown, Ontario, passed away on March 16, 2012 in Napanee, Ontario. He was the devoted husband of Jan, proud father of Eric, Colin and Jennifer. Loving father-in-law to Margaret, Brandy and Curry. Joyful and adoring Grandfather to Cassandra, Mikaela, Emily, Kelson, Delanie, Thomas, Nicholas and Rylan. He was raised in Hespeler, Ontario, the third child of Hans and Grace Zvaniga, the brother of Patricia, Robert, Jane, Edward, and Nancy, brother-in-law to Bill, Cheryl, Richard, Sandi, Cliff, Les, and Karen, son-in-law of Alfred and Barbara Hrdlicka and a loving uncle to 35 nieces and nephews. He served Canada for 28 years, in the Royal Canadian Air Force, until his retirement in 1995, and continued thereafter in the Public Works and Government Services Canada, until 2008. Family was his source of happiness. Always welcoming and easy to laugh and smile, he was a soldier, builder, storyteller, coach, teacher, artist and friend. “He was our North, our South, our East, and West, our working week and Sunday rest, our noon, our midnight, our talk, our song, we thought he would last forever, we were wrong. Service will be on Wednesday, March 21, at 11: 00 a.m., at St. James Lutheran Church, Hespeler, Ontario, with interment at New Hope Cemetery.

    Cambridge Times 21 Mar 2012

    P. — Jan. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Eric Zvaniga
    2. Colin Zvaniga
    3. Jennifer Zvaniga

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hans Zvaniga was born 13 Feb 1921, Dusseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (son of Paul Zvaniga and Gottliebe Olischewski); died 6 Aug 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-129567

    Hans — Grace Olive Dawson. Grace was born 26 Oct 1921; died 27 Nov 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Nov 2012, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Grace Olive Dawson was born 26 Oct 1921; died 27 Nov 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Nov 2012, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Grace Olive Zvaniga
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-416710

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    ZVANIGA, Grace Olive (Dawson)

    October 26, 1921-November 27, 2012. Grace passed away peacefully, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, November 27, 2012 in her 92nd year. She was a loving daughter of Winnifred Dawson (deceased) and wife to the late Hans. Dear mother of Pat, Rob (deceased) and Cheryl, Spike (deceased) and Jan, Jane and Richard both deceased, Abe and Sandi, and Nancy. She will also be missed by her 16 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren. Sister of Bruce and Marie and sister-in-law Marion. Predeceased by her brothers Harold, Neil and sister-in-law, Vryne. Predeceased by her grandson, Cory. A. Service for Grace will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, 96 Queen Street East, Cambridge today (Thursday), at 2 p.m., with interment following at New Hope Cemetery. www.lounsburyfuneralhome.com

    Cambridge Times 30 Nov 2012

    Children:
    1. Abe Zvaniga
    2. Robert "Swanee" Zvaniga was born 1947, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 2009, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Jun 2009, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. Captain P. T. "Spike" Zvaniga was born 19 Jun 1949, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 2012, Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Mar 2012, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jane Susan Zvaniga was born 1950; died 20 Jun 1998, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Paul Zvaniga was born 30 Jan 1883, , Hungary (son of Joham Zvaniga and Maria Martha Hermann); died 11 Jun 1933, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-135873

    Paul — Gottliebe Olischewski. Gottliebe was born 20 Aug 1883, Ertchburg, Lower Saxony, Germany; died 2 Dec 1943, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Gottliebe Olischewski was born 20 Aug 1883, Ertchburg, Lower Saxony, Germany; died 2 Dec 1943, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Gottliebe Zvaniga
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-135875

    Children:
    1. Erma Zvaniga died May 2021.
    2. Heinrik "Henry" Zvaniga was born CA 1910, Dusseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died 13 Sep 1985, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Paul Andreas Johaun Zvaniga was born 21 Dec 1912, Dusseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died 23 Sep 1992, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 27 Sep 1992, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Karl Andreas Zvaniga was born 31 Jul 1914, Dusseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died 24 Apr 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Andras Zvaniga was born 5 Oct 1917, Dusseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died 29 Sep 1983, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 2. Hans Zvaniga was born 13 Feb 1921, Dusseldorf, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died 6 Aug 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Erich "Eric" Zvaniga was born 18 Oct 1926, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 May 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joham Zvaniga was born CA 1850; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-218831

    Joham — Maria Martha Hermann. Maria was born CA 1850; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Maria Martha Hermann was born CA 1850; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Martha Zvaniga
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-218840

    Children:
    1. Andreas "Andrew" Zvaniga was born 11 Nov 1879, , Hungary; died 21 Aug 1928, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Paul Zvaniga was born 30 Jan 1883, , Hungary; died 11 Jun 1933, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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