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A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Sophia Sebastian

Female 1895 - 1970  (75 years)


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  • Name Sophia Sebastian 
    Born 1895  , Austria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Sophia Parniak 
    Residence 1970  606 Hamilton St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-356228 
    Died 3 Dec 1970  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I356228  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Sebastian,   b. CA 1865, Of, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F55981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Michael Parniak,   b. 1888,   d. 1945  (Age 57 years) 
    Children 
     1. Peter Parniak
     2. Mary Parniak
     3. Valerie Parniak
     4. Vickie Parniak
     5. Bernice Parniak,   b. 28 Oct 1922,   d. 6 Jun 1987  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F252756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Michael Parniak

      PRESTON, Mrs. Sophia Parniak, 606 Hamilton St., died Thursday, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton. The former Sophia Sebastian, Mrs. Parniak was born in Austria. She had resided in Preston for 60 years. She was a member of St. Clement's RC Church and the Catholic Women's League. She was predeceased by her husband, Michael, in 1945. Surviving are one son, Peter of Guelph: four daughters. Mrs. Nicholas (Mary) Tessman and Bernice Parniak both of Preston, Mrs. Valerie Kinzie of Detroit and Mrs. F. A. (Vicki) Olivier of Hamilton: one brother, Frank, of Dundas: two sisters, Mrs. Mary Dubeck of Preston and Mrs. Antoinett Harsonoff of Kitchener and 20 grandchildren. The body will be at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, until Saturday morning, when removal will be made to St. Clement's church for requiem mass, at 10 a.m. Committal service will be at Preston Park Lawn chapel.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 4 Dec 1970 pg 25

  • Sources 
    1. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link.
      Michael Parniak/ 1888 - 1945/ Beloved Husband Of/ Sophie Parniak/ 1895 - 1970.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1895 - , Austria Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Dec 1970 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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