Martin Jacob Shoemaker

1909 - 1980  (70 years)

• Name	Martin Jacob Shoemaker
  Born	16 Jun 1909	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Shoemaker's Hardware, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Church Membership	Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Employer	C. N. Weber Limited, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Employer	MacDonald Electric Ltd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1921	32 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1970	202 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-185605
  Died	1 Apr 1980	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I185605	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob John Shoemaker,   b. 8 Nov 1874, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Emma Margaret Bauman,   b. 8 Aug 1876, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	10 May 1898	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F184445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Freda W. Huth,   b. 1909, Lakelet, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Audrey Shoemaker   2. David M. Shoemaker   3. Donald H. Shoemaker,   b. 1934,   d. 2003  (Age 69 years)   4. Jean Margaret Shoemaker,   b. 1 Dec 1935, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Feb 1996, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   5. Barbara Shoemaker,   b. 1937,   d. 2010  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F13213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital on Tuesday, April 1, 1980, Martin Jacob Shoemaker of 202 Simeon St., aged 70 years. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shoemaker, Martin was a lifelong resident of the Twin Cities, active in the affairs of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. He was a charter member of the church, a member of the original planning committee of the church, formerly Sunday school superintendent for many years and formerly church councillor and elder. He began his career at C.N. Weber Ltd. He owned and operated Shoemaker's Hardware at the City Hall Square for many years and latterly had been employed at MacDonald Electric Limited. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Freda W. Huthin Jun of 1972; by a brother E. J. Shoemaker and a sister, Mrs. Agnes Rockel. Surviving are his three daughters: Jean (Mrs. Rudy H. Penner), Barbara (Mrs. John Schneider), both of Kitchener and Audrey (Mrs. Gus Maue) of Route 2, Baden and by his two sons: Donald H. of Route 2, Baden and David M. of Cambridge (G); 18 grandchildren also survive. Lovingly remembered by his two great-grandchildren: Kevin and Cindy Overland. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. tonight until noon on Thursday when removal will be made to Holy Cross Lutheran Church for the service at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev. L.E. Wentzlaff officiating. Interment Memory Gardens. The family will be in attendance at the funeral home tonight from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2-4: 30 and 7-9 p.m. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1 Apr 1980 pg 33

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div 35 Page 6. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Martin J. Shoemaker - 1 Apr 1980 pg 33. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 14563-98. Jacob Shoemaker, 23, occ. Tinsmith, b. Conestogo, res. Berlin, son of John and Agnes, Married Em Marg Bauman, 21, b. Conestogo, res. Berlin, daughter of Illegible and Maria, Witn: A. Stauffer and Chr. Bauman, Both of Berlin, 10 May 1898 at Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jun 1909 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - - Shoemaker's Hardware, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Employer - - MacDonald Electric Ltd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 32 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1970 - 202 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Apr 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth