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

Joseph Pirak

Male 1879 - 1966  (~ 86 years)


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  • Name Joseph Pirak 
    Born Nov 1879  , Austria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1906  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Weaver, Woolen Mill 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-203569 
    Died 1966  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I203569  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Pirak,   b. CA 1848,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F257437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frances Werner,   b. Apr 1881, , Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Everett Pirak
     2. Lyla Pirak
     3. Polina Pirak,   b. Jan 1902, , Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Joseph Pirak,   b. Nov 1905, , Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Albert Gordon Pirak,   b. 17 Nov 1908, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1991, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F188787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Albert Pirak,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Joseph Pirak, Jr.,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Everett Pirak,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Lyla Pirak,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Pauline Pirak,   b. 24 Jan 1903,   d. 6 May 1987  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F257438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joseph Pirak Sr. - By Record Correspondent - Hespeler - Joseph Pirak, 88, of 151 Hungerford Rd., died today at South Waterloo Hospital, Galt, after a brief illness. Born in Austria, Oct. 5, 1878, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pirak. He came to Hespeler in 1906. Mr. Pirak was employed at Dominion Woolens and Worsteds for more than 42 years, retiring 13 years ago. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church. Surviving are three sons, Albert, Kitchener; Joseph Jr., Hespeler; and Everett, London, Ont.; two daughters, Mrs. George A. (Pauline) Cowan, Galt, and Lyla Pirak, Toronto; two sisters, Mrs. Hugo (Theresa) Brix, Preston, and one sister in Germany; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body will be at the Nelson Funeral Home after Thursday afternoon. Service will be conducted at the funeral home Friday at 3: 30 pm. Burial will be in Hespeler Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 4.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Joseph Pirak, Sr.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Nov 1879 - , Austria Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1906 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Weaver, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1966 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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