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

Grant Martin Shirk

Male 1929 - 2016  (87 years)


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  • Name Grant Martin Shirk 
    Born 19 Dec 1929 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-275309 
    Died 26 Dec 2016 
    Buried Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I275309  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Allen S. Shirk,   b. 28 Jan 1896, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1984  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Anne Braithwaite,   b. 7 Nov 1895,   d. 1990  (Age 94 years) 
    Family ID F60902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Audrey Lois Seebach,   b. 10 Feb 1931,   d. 1 Jan 2014, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F60904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Grant Shirk passed away peacefully at the age of 87 on Friday, December 23, 2016. Beloved husband of Audrey who predeceased him January 1, 2014. Devoted and loving father of Dan (Gail Bourhill), Jeff (Maureen Ramsden), and Jennifer and John Witzel. Special Grandpa to Amanda and Ben Underwood, Jason and Michelle Shirk, Erika and Mat Garraway, Amy and Nathan Johnston, Meghan Witzel and fiancĂ© Steve Gilhom, and Kelly Witzel and fiancĂ© Benji Jagger. Also survived by six great-grandchildren Sam and Jakob Underwood, Hadleigh and Tatrianna Shirk and newborn twins Lyra and Felix Johnston. He is survived by his sister Mary Hudson. He was predeceased by his parents Anne and Allen Shirk and brothers Don and Keith. Grant was a caring and thoughtful husband, father and grandfather, a faithful friend, an avid curler, and a passionate golfer. He was a lifetime member of both Calvary Memorial United Church and Westmount Golf and Country Club. Friends and family are invited to share their memories of Grant with his family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 from 6 to 9 p.m. A celebration of his life will be held at Calvary Memorial United Church, 91 Gruhn St., Kitchener on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 11 a.m., Rev Lynne Bandy officiating. Please join the family following the service for a time of remembrance and refreshments.

      The Waterloo Region Record, 26 Dec 2016

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