Gerald Roy "Gerry" Wilfang

1938 - 2018  (79 years)

• Name	Gerald Roy "Gerry" Wilfang
  Born	24 May 1938	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-194946
  Died	26 Feb 2018	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I194946	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Roy Wilfong,   b. 4 Aug 1897, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Alma Clara Catherine Dotzert,   b. 13 Feb 1900, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1979, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1923	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F58753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shirley Bricker
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F58754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gerry passed away with his family by his side at Innisfree House in Kitchener on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in his 80th year. Gerry is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Shirley (nee Bricker). Predeceased by his parents Roy and Alma (nee Dotzert) Wildfang and sister Marjorie and her husband Gus Dahlberg of Calgary. As a youngster, Gerry was very adventurous. He had a passion for life and never stopped moving. His family will remember with love his sense of humour, quick wit and strong opinions. He owned and operated Triangle Insulation for 42 years until his retirement. He loved the outdoors and his cottage at Gillies Lake which he built with the help of family and friends and leaves behind 47 years of good times, laughter and many card games. Gerry had a love of music and played the french horn with the 48th Field Squadron Royal Canadian Engineers Trumpet Band and later the Guelph Royalaires. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 532 New Hamburg until his passing. Gerry was a very generous man devoting many years as a coach to womens softball and manager to the Waterloo Bantam AA boys travel hockey team. An avid sports buff, he was the number 1 supporter of his grandchildren's athletic pursuits, rarely missing a game of hockey, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, football \endash you name it he was there with Shirley by his side. The family wishes to express their gratitude and thanks to nurses Cindy and Laura, Dr. Lana Tan and the staff and volunteers at Innisfree House for their loving care of Gerry and support of the family through his illness. Gerry's family will receive relatives and friends at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S. Waterloo on Sunday, March 11, 2018 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 445 Anndale Road, Waterloo on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Joanna Miller officiating. A reception will immediately follow at the church. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Zion Lutheran Church, Philipsburg or Innisfree House would be appreciated by the family and may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Source: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/13886/Gerald-Gerry-Wildfang/obituary.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Gerald Roy “Gerry” Wildfang (1938-2018) - Find A... (1938). Retrieved 23 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209151063/gerald-roy-wildfang. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022410-23. Roy Wildfang, 26, occ. Shoemaker, b. Doon, res. Waterloo, son of Dilman Wildfang (born Doon) and Cora Louisa Lutz married Alma Clara Catherine Dotzert, 23, occ. Seamstress, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, daughter of William Dotzert (born Canada) and Mary Schoenhalz, Witnessed by: Mrs. E. (?) S. Roberts of 99 Krug (King) St. Waterloo, 18 September 1923 in Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 May 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Feb 2018 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth