Donald William Weston Sherk

1944 - 2014  (70 years)

• Name	Donald William Weston Sherk
  Born	10 May 1944	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1958
  	right arm amputated
  Residence	1995	Midland, Tay Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-171891
  Died	10 Aug 2014	Midland, Tay Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I171891	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Weston Sherk,   b. 24 Mar 1909, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Helen Laurie Robson, R. N.,   b. 28 Oct 1908, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F248476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Donald Sherk, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Weston Sherk, Greenfield Road, lost his right arm below the elbow in an unfortunate haying accident on Saturday morning. He was working alone, mowing in a field some distance from the house. Because it was warm day he began to remove his shirt, a loose end of which was caught in the power takeoff coupling pulling his arm into the rapidly revolving coupling 28 Jun 1958

  
  

• Sources

  [S2485] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News, Obituary of Mrs. Weston Sherk. R. N. - 7 Jun 1995 pg 14.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 May 1944 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth