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Sergeant Frederick George Brezina

Male 1918 - 1944  (26 years)


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  1. 1.  Sergeant Frederick George Brezina was born 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Anthony "Tony" Brezina and Catherine "Katie" Schuetz); died 18 Jul 1944, Delmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland; was buried , Dunure Cemetery, Dunure, , Ayr, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW2
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-98670P

    Notes:

    KILLED IN ACTION

    Sgt. Frederick George Brezina, R.C.A.F., 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Brezina, 50 Albert St. S.

    Sgt. Brezina, a bombardier with the R.C.A.F. overseas, was killed in action July 18, at Delmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was buried at St. Dunure Cemetery, Ayrshire, at two o'clock, July 22.

    That is the information received by his parents by telegram and letter within the past few days. Sgt. Brezina is the third oldest of the family of four sons, all serving in the air force.

    Wilfred works with air force equipment somewhere in France; PO. Laverne is serving in England; Harry is an instructor at the Polson, Man., station. The four boys were members of the Scots Fusiliers reserve unit before enlisting.

    Fred was born and educated in Kitchener, and worked at the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. of Canada, Ltd., before joining the air force, Dec. 9, 1941. He left for overseas Sept. 3, 1943.

    The airman was a talented enter tainer and lightning cartoonist, and planned to make a career as an en tertainer after the war. 31/44


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Anthony "Tony" BrezinaAnthony "Tony" Brezina was born 17 Sep 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Anton Brezina and Franziska Hosek); died 2 Sep 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72893030
    • Name: Anton Brezina
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41775
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker, Furniture Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1944, 50 Albert St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1964, 50 Madison Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    BREZINA, Anthony - At St. Mary's Hospital, on Satur day, Sept. 2, 1973, Anthony Brezina of 50 Madison Ave. South, aged 81 years; born in New Hamburg, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs, Anthony Brezina; a resident of the Twin City area all his life and a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Mr. Brezina was a cabinet maker, formerly employed at the Schmidt Furniture Co. Ltd. for many years.

    Husband of Catherine Schuetz who predeceased him in 1964; father of Harry, Wilfred and Laverne, all of Kitchener, and the late Flt. Sgt. Fred, killed in action in 1944 during the Second World War; also predeceased by a son, Roy, in infancy; brother of Rudolph, Waterloo; Frank, Dearborn, Mich., and William of Kitchener; six grand children and four great-grand children also survive.

    Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West, Kitchener. Funeral service in the chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. with Dr. H. W. Opperman officiating. Interment St. Peter's Luther an cemetery.

    Anthony — Catherine "Katie" Schuetz. Catherine (daughter of Henry John Schuetz and Julianna Prescher) was born 5 Jan 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catherine "Katie" Schuetz was born 5 Jan 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry John Schuetz and Julianna Prescher); died 20 Feb 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72891947
    • Name: Catherine "Katie" Brezina
    • Name: Katie Schuetz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36659
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Typist, Newspaper
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1964, 50 Madison Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Anthony Brezina

    Mrs. Anthony Brezina, 73, of 50 Madison Ave. S. died today at St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness.

    She was the former Catherine Schuetz, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schuetz and a lifelong. resident of Kitchener.
    Mrs. Brezina was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and the Silver Cross Women.

    Surviving are her husband to whom she was married here in 1911; three sons. Harry F., Wilfred H. G. and Laverne W., all of Kitchener; a brother, Henry Schuetz of Kitchener, and six grandchildren. One son, Roy, died in infancy, and another, Flt.-Sgt. Fred Brezina, was killed overseas in the Second World War.

    The body will be at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Saturday when removal will be made to St. Peter's Luth eran Church for service at 2 p.m. Rev. Dr. H. W. Opperman will officiate. Temporary en tombment will be in Woodland Mausoleum, followed by burial in the family plot in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

    Children:
    1. Harry F. Brezina was born 1913; died 2005; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Wilfred H. Brezina was born 15 Jun 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Apr 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. Sergeant Frederick George Brezina was born 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1944, Delmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland; was buried , Dunure Cemetery, Dunure, , Ayr, Scotland.
    4. Laverne W. Brezina was born 26 Mar 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Apr 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Roy Wesley Brezina was born 7 Aug 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Anton Brezina was born 13 Sep 1854, , Czechoslovakia; died 20 Dec 1937, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Birth: Bohemia, Austria
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41769
    • Immigration: 1890, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1891, , Canada
    • Naturalization: 1894
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper, Shop
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1937, 61 Union St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Anton Brezina

    The death of Anton Brezina, a resident of Waterloo for 30 years, occurred at his home, 61 Union street east, Waterloo, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Brezina was found dead in bed. He had retired for an afternoon sleep. He was in his 84th year.

    Mr. Brezina was born in Czechoslovakia. He was a retired cooper and was an employee of the Joseph e. Seagram firm for 18 years. Mr. Brezina was a member of St. John's Lutheran church.

    His wife predeceased him seven years ago and he is survived by five sons, Joseph and Anton of Kitchener, Rudolph and William of Waterloo and Frank of Detroit; two daughters, Mrs. Wesley Schweitzer of Roseville, and Mrs. Harold Graff of Windsor, also by 20 grandchildren.

    The funeral will be held from his residence Thursday at 2:30. Interment will take place at Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. C. S. Roberts, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, will conduct the services. The remains will rest at the Walsh Funeral Home, Waterloo, until 4 p.m. tomorrow when they will be removed to the residence.

    Kitchener Daily Record Dec 21 1937 pg 17

    Anton — Franziska Hosek. Franziska was born 2 Sep 1859, Bohemia, Austria; died 15 Jan 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Franziska Hosek was born 2 Sep 1859, Bohemia, Austria; died 15 Jan 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Fanny Hosek
    • Name: Frances Hosek
    • Name: Franziska Brezina
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41771
    • Immigration: 1890, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1891, , Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Joseph Frank Brezina was born 13 Sep 1887, , Saxony, Germany; died 1972; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Annie "Mary" Brezina was born 15 Oct 1888, Hostomice, , , Czech Republic; died 21 Jan 1972, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Frank Brezina was born 7 Feb 1890, Bohemia, Austria; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 2. Anthony "Tony" Brezina was born 17 Sep 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Rudolph Brezina was born 17 Mar 1893, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. William Brezina was born 11 Jul 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Annie Brezina was born 4 Jan 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Henry John Schuetz was born 10 Aug 1855, , Germany; died 6 Jul 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36657
    • Immigration: 1884, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1891
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer

    Henry — Julianna Prescher. Julianna was born 16 Feb 1854, , Germany; died 12 Mar 1912; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Julianna Prescher was born 16 Feb 1854, , Germany; died 12 Mar 1912; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Julianna Schuetz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36658
    • Immigration: 1864, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1881, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 3. Catherine "Katie" Schuetz was born 5 Jan 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Schuetz was born 3 Sep 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. George Schuetz was born 21 Aug 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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