Douglas Weston Sherk^[1]

1931 - 1992  (61 years)

• Name	Douglas Weston Sherk
  Born	10 Apr 1931	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-338681
  Died	1 Sep 1992	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	4 Sep 1992	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I338681	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Melvin Sherk,   b. 5 Jan 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Brown,   b. 28 Nov 1903, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F247506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phyllis J. Mackie,   b. 1932,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F247787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Douglas Weston Sherk Douglas Weston Sherk of Bute Street, Ayr passed away at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener on Tuesday, September 1st. He was in his 62nd year. Born in Blenheim Township, he was a son of the late Melvin Sherk and Mary Elizabeth Brown. A love of planes led him to get his pilot's licence and as a young man he flew for companies in Canada's North-west. Later he came back to his home town of Ayr where he joined other family members in the operation of Sherk Sales and Service, a Chrysler and Case dealership and garage. When the garage closed in 1982, Doug joined the staff at Pinder Fleet, a Kitchener truck dealership. He was a 20 year director and past president of the Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club; a director of the Ayr Centennials Jr. hockey club; and member of Canadian Pork Barbecuing organizing committee. Surviving are his wife, the former Phyllis Mackie; a son Tom of Roseville; a daughter Laurel and her husband Jeff Bhagar of Toronto; brothers Raymond (Tyke), William and James, all of Ayr; sisters Mrs. William (Margaret) Makins of Bayfield, Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Kostiuk of Baltimore, Md., and Esther Mitchell of Ayr. Predeceased by a twin brother David William. Rested at the Ayr Chapel of the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home where funeral service was conducted on Friday by Rev. James Young of Knox United Church, Ayr. Cremation. Interment Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News 9 Sep 1992 pg 14

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Melvin Sherk. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Sherk/ Douglas W./ 1931 - 1992/ Phyllis J. Mathie/ 1932 - / Parents of/ Thomas & Laurel/ Rest in Peace

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Apr 1931 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Sep 1992 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 4 Sep 1992 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth