1907 - 2010 (103 years)
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Name |
Marjorie Elfreda Bock |
Born |
24 Mar 1907 |
Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2] |
Gender |
Female |
Name |
Marjorie Elfreda Sherk |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-30217 |
Died |
10 Sep 2010 |
Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2] |
Buried |
New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2] |
Person ID |
I30217 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
30 Sep 2024 |
Father |
Emerson K. Bock, b. 20 Oct 1878, , Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Oct 1951 (Age 72 years) |
Mother |
Melvina Shantz, b. 20 Aug 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Jun 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years) |
Family ID |
F42033 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Walter Floyd "Floyd" Sherk, b. 31 Jul 1907, , Ontario, Canada , d. 1 Mar 1986 (Age 78 years) |
Children |
| 1. Vernon Sherk |
| 2. Kathryn Elaine Sherk, b. 1 May 1940, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 26 Jun 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) |
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Last Modified |
1 Oct 2024 |
Family ID |
F8536 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- SHERK (nee Bock), Marjorie 1907 - 2010 Marjorie Elfleda (nee Bock) Sherk passed away at Fairview Mennonite Home in Cambridge, on Friday, September 10, 2010 at the age of 103 years, 5 months, and 17 days. Marjorie was born on March 24, 1907 in Wilmot Tp.; daughter of Emerson and Melvina (nee Shantz) Bock. Married in 1935 to Floyd Sherk, they lived in New Dundee, Ontario. In 1981 they moved to an apartment in the Fairview Mennonite Complex, Cambridge. Floyd died in 1986. Marjorie was a faithful member of Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church, New Dundee. Marjorie is survived by her five children, Marian (Fred) Witmer of New Hamburg, Vernon (Leone) Sherk of Kitchener, Kathryn Sherk of Kitchener, Allan (Carolyn) Sherk of Mississauga and Alice (Pete) Gill of Indiana. Survived by nine grandchildren, Joan (Paul) Doehn, James (Karen) Witmer, Bevin (Crystal) Witmer, Sheila (Doug) Dedman, Wendy (Brian) Wiens, Peter (Paula) Sherk, Lisa (Amitai) ben David, Kimberly (Chris) Brand and Rhonda (Mike) Williams. Also survived by 17 great-grandchildren, four greatgreat- grandchildren, by her sister Althea Devitt, sisters-in-law Grace Bock, Norma Sherk and Isabel Frey; and many Bock and Sherk nieces and nephews and their families. Predeceased by her parents and husband, infant great-granddaughter Hannah Dedman, her brother Cameron Bock and his wife Margaret, her brother Ronald Bock, brother-in-law Homer Devitt, and by several Sherk brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Visitation will be held at Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church, New Dundee, on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 from 12 noon until 2 p.m. Funeral service at 2 p.m. with Interment to follow at New Dundee Cemetery. In memoriam donations to the Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated. Cards are available during the visitation, by calling the Henry Walser Funeral Home in Kitchener, 519-749-8467 or by visiting Marjorie's memorial at: www.henrywalser.com "Great is Thy Faithfulness, Lord unto me."
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| Born - 24 Mar 1907 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 10 Sep 2010 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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