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

Mary Lou Thomas

Female 1943 - 2015  (72 years)


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  • Name Mary Lou Thomas 
    Born 26 Jan 1943 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155396672 
    Name Mary Lou Falkenstern 
    Residence 1969  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-342673 
    Died 23 Nov 2015 
    Buried Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I342673  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  [1
    Family ID F29185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harry Falkenstern,   b. 15 Jun 1937, , Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 2022, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F63091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • FALKENSTERN, Mary Lou (nee Thomas) 1943 - 2015 Passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, November 23, 2015, age 72. Beloved wife and best friend of Harry for 54 years.

      Mother of Richard (Karen) Falkenstern and Michael (Elizabeth) Falkenstern. Loving Grandma to Matthew (Mandy), Taylor, Joshua and James. Loving Gigi to Ava and Zoey. Survived by her brother Grant Thomas, two sisters Barbara Giilck and Lilian Neilly. Predeceased by her parents Russell and Clara Thomas (nee Shantz); her brothers Milton, Walter, Russell, Kenneth, Edward and William "Billy" in infancy and one sister Clara in infancy.

      Friends are invited to share their memories of Mary Lou with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Wednesday from 7- 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Friday, November 27, 2015 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment to follow at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo for family and friends wishing to attend. Reception to follow in the Fireside Reception Room of the funeral home.

      Condolences for the family and donations to the K-W Humane Society or the Canadian Diabetes Society may be arranged through the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Safe in the arms of Jesus. All the hurt and pain is gone.

      Obituary of Mary Lou Falkenstern | Erb & Good Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/9934/Mary-Falkenstern/obituary.html (Accessed: 2 August 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [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

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    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1969 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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