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Walter Arthur Thomas

Male 1928 - 2009  (81 years)


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  • Name Walter Arthur Thomas 
    Born 26 Jul 1928  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97491856 
    Residence 1969  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-331220 
    Died 26 Sep 2009  [1
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I331220  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Russell Arthur Thomas,   b. 3 Nov 1891, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Clara Mabel Shantz,   b. 25 Jul 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1924  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F29185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Louise Weaver,   b. 28 Jun 1928,   d. 16 Jun 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F63092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WALTER A. THOMAS 1928 - 2009 Walter passed away, peacefully, at his home, on Sunday, September 27, 2009, in his 82nd year. Walter was predeceased by his wife, Barbara (nee Weaver) on June 16, 1989; his parents, Russell and Clara (Shantz) Thomas; brothers, Milton and Russell and two infant brothers, Edward and William; infant sister, Clara; brother-in-law, John Neilly; and sister-in-law, Elspeth (nee Gladstone). Survived by his children, David (Gerri), Heather (Terry), and Gary; grandson, Shawn (Jackie); and great-grandchildren, Maddison and Wesley. Also survived by brothers, Ken (Mary), Grant (Laura) and sisters, Lillian, Barbara (Eddie), and Marylou (Harry). Walter was a longtime service employee of J.M. Schneider. Relatives and friends are invited to share memories of Walter during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Thursday, October 1 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday, October 2, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., followed by interment at Memory Gardens, Breslau. Reception to follow in the funeral home's Fireside Reception Room. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice by contacting the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. In living memory of Walter, a donation will be made by the funeral home to the Trees for Learning Program.

      The Record September 27, 2009

      Obituary of Walter Thomas | Erb & Good Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/10420/Walter-Thomas/obituary.html (Accessed: 2 August 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97491856.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020643-24.
      Russell Arthur Thomas, 29, occ. Teamster, b. Waterloo Twp, res. 185 N. Queen St. Kitchener, son of George Henry Barnes (B. Canada) and Jane Ellen Nichols married Clara Shantz, 19, occ. Housework, b. Waterloo Twp, res. 82 Norman St. Waterloo, Spinster, daughter of William Hoskins (B. Canada) and Alice Lee, Witn: Francis and Agnes Livock both of Kitchener, 10 June 1924 in Kitchener

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1969 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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