Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Kathleen Emma "Kay" Berdux

Female 1927 - 2018  (90 years)


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  • Name Kathleen Emma "Kay" Berdux 
    Born 18 Apr 1927  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Kathleen Emma "Kay" Lichty 
    Residence 1950  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-191005 
    Died 11 Mar 2018  Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I191005  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George Berdux,   b. 19 Feb 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Lenora Margaretta Schmidt,   b. 27 Jun 1893, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 22 Jan 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F47610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Norman Lichty,   b. 1926,   d. 3 Dec 2019, Parkhill, McGillivary Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F54356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Bluewater Rest Home, Zurich on March 11, 2018 in her 91st year. Beloved wife of Norman Lichty. Loving mother of Patricia Heipel and her husband Keith. Kay will be lovingly remembered by her sister Norma Peterson of Toronto, the Heipel family, and family friend Linda Bain. Predeceased by her parents George and Leonora Berdux, siblings Dorothy (Gil) Miller, Helen (Walter) Kraehling, Ralph (Laverne) Berdux, Esther (Oliver) Glebe, and brother-in-law Gilles Peterson. Kay was born in Kitchener on April 18, 1927, and spent her youth in the Wellesley area. It was there; she met and married her husband of 68 years. The family expresses gratitude to Dr. O'Connor and the staff at Bluewater Rest Home for their compassion and outstanding care.

      A private family funeral service will be held. Cremation with interment Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Haskett Funeral Home, Zurich (519-236-4365).

      Donations to Bluewater Rest Home or Alzheimer Society of Huron County would be appreciated by the family. For those who wish, donations may be made at the funeral home with cheque or cash.

      Homes, H. (2018). LICHTY: Kathleen (Kay) Emma (née Berdux) of Bluewater Rest Home, formerly of Kitchener-Waterloo - Haskett Funeral Homes | Exeter, Lucan & Zurich Ontario. Haskett Funeral Homes | Exeter, Lucan & Zurich Ontario. Retrieved 13 March 2018, from https://www.haskettfh.com/lichty-kathleen-kay-emma-nee-berdux-of-bluewater-rest-home-formerly-of-kitchener-waterloo/

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 015958-13.
      George Berdux, 25, occ. Bricker, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, son of Ferdinand Berdux and Kate Roeder Married Leonora Margaretta Schmidt, 20, b. Philipsburg, res. Philipsburg, daughter of Jacob Schmidt and Katie Forler, Witness(s): Gordon Rittinger of Bridgeport and Minnie Dankwardt of Berlin, 22 January 1913 in Berlin.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Apr 1927 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Mar 2018 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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