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

Harold Charles Bitschy

Male 1925 - 2014  (88 years)


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  • Name Harold Charles Bitschy 
    Born 31 Mar 1925  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-294119 
    Died 21 Jan 2014  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I294119  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Walter Edmond Bitschy,   b. 10 Sep 1879, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Clara Jantz,   b. 14 Apr 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F38999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Marie Steffler,   b. 25 Dec 1924, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 2002, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Children 
     1. Roy Bitschy
     2. Joyce Anne Bitschy,   b. 1 Oct 1950, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F60396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bitschy: Harold C. Passed away peacefully at Leisureworld Care Giving Home on Tuesday January 21st., 2014, with family and caregivers at his side. Harold Charles Bitschy, aged 88 years. Harold was a member of St. Boniface Church, Maryhill, the Maryhill Knights of Columbus and Father Funcken General Assembly 4th Degree Knights of Columbus and the Maryhill Historical Society, Harold was employed as a Carpenter with Feure Homes and then was site supervisor with Tampa Hall retiring in 1991. Dear father to Roy and his wife Shirley of Waterloo, his son-in-law Bruce Johnston of Breslau and sister-in-law Irene Bitschy, loving grandpa to Trevor, Todd (Charles), Tammy and Craig. Predeceased by his parents Walter Bitschy and Clara Yantz, his wife Helen Steffler in 2002, his daughter Joyce Johnston in 2013, three brothers Ed, John and Bill and four sisters Emma Frank, Wilhelmina Spitzig, Marie Karges and Mabel Harnack. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 10:00 am from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home with Father Ronald Voisin officiating, reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre and donations may be made to the K-W Alzheimer's society or the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre as expressions of sympathy through the funeral home. On line condolences may be made at www.ratzbechtelfuneralhome.com Special thank-you to the nurses, caregivers and staff at Leisureworld in Elmira

      "Harold Bitschy Obituary - Kitchener, ON". 2021. Dignity Memorial. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/kitchener-on/harold-bitschy-5825963.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100622694/helen-m-bitschy.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jan 2014 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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