Thomas William Shilling^{[1, 2, 3]}

1902 - 1964  (62 years)

• Name	Thomas William Shilling
  Born	1902	, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	life story, fire
  Interesting	story, misfortunate
  Military	WW1 - 10th Battalion railway troops
  Misfortune	died of heart attack rushing to fight neighbours fire.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352969
  Died	5 Sep 1964	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: Cause: Heart Attack
  Buried	8 Sep 1964	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I352969	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry John Shilling,   b. 2 Sep 1872, Elmdon, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 5 Jan 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Ellen Maria Greenhill,   b. 19 Jul 1871, London, England ,   d. 17 Mar 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F256396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lena Elizabeth Degen,   b. 30 Dec 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1969, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1920	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. John E. Shilling   2. William Walter Shilling,   b. 1921,   d. 6 Dec 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Lillian E. Shilling,   b. 23 Jan 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1999  (Age 75 years)   4. Robert Kenneth "Bob" Shilling,   b. 22 Sep 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F252354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ex-Fireman Dies While Fighting Fire A fireman with the Kitchener fire department for many years, Thomas William Shilling, 62, of 115 Cameron St. N., died of a heart attack, Saturday, after rushing to fight a neighbor's fire. Mr. Shilling, who retired two years age with the rank of Captain, was working in his garden when he was called to assist a neighbor. "He was a good fireman right to the last," said Deputy Chief Bernard Finney of the Kitchener fire department. During his years with the fire department he had some close calls, like most of the firemen do from time to time. Mr. Shilling was born in London, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Shilling and came to Kitchener in 1912. Reserved overseas in the First World War with the 10th Battalion railway troops after enlisting at the age of 14. Since his retirement from the fire department, Mr. Shilling had worked as a security guard with Marsland Engineering Limited. He was a member of Holy Saviour Anglican Church, the Twin City Masonic Lodge, the Waterloo chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Canadian Legion. Surviving are his wife, the former Lena Degen; three sons, William W., of Kitchener and Robert and John E., of Waterloo, a daughter, Mrs. Jacob(Lillian) Heer of Breslau, two bothers, Percy and Horace of Kitchener and eightgrandchildren. The body is at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, where a service will be conducted at 3: 30 p.m., Wednesday, by Rev. Denton Massey. There will be a Masonic service at the Funeral Home, Tuesday, at 8 p.m. and an Order of the Eastern Star Service half an hour later. Burial will be in Memory Gardens. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Sep 1964 pg 23

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ellen Greenhill - Shilling. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Henry John Shilling. [S967] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Cambridge Reporter (1973-2003), Obituary of Lena Degen - Shilling. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Lena Degen Age:21 Birth Year:abt 1899 Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario Marriage Date:3 Jan 1920 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Charles Degen Mother:Margarat Michell Spouse:Thomas William Shilling

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1902 - , England Married - 3 Jan 1920 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Heart Attack - 5 Sep 1964 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Sep 1964 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth