Waterloo Region Generations
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Paul Pious Pierce Roth

Male 1921 - 2013  (92 years)


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  • Name Paul Pious Pierce Roth 
    Born 3 Sep 1921  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military WW2 
    Residence 1974  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-356795 
    Died 28 Sep 2013  Abbotsford, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I356795  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Pierce Kerchner "Pie" Roth,   b. 10 Jun 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1952, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Mary Eva Matilda Editha "Edith" Huber,   b. 3 May 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1920  Summit, , Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F252960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jean Elizabeth Thaler,   b. 22 May 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1943  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F221540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 E. Isabel,   b. 1922,   d. 22 Mar 2011  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 2006 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F246851  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ROTH, Paul Pious Pierce Paul passed away suddenly at his home in Abbotsford, BC on September 28, 2013, in his 93rd year. He was born in Preston and spent most of his adult years living in Kitchener. He was predeceased by his parents Pierce and Edith Roth of Preston, two wives, Jean E. Thaler Roth in 2001 and Isabel Beckner Roth in 2011, and by his eldest son David in 2006. He was a Veteran of the RCAF in WWII and a lifelong employee of Bell Canada. Interment of cremated remains will occur at Williamsburg Cemetery on Saturday, October 19th at 11:00 a.m. Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service at Benton Street Baptist Church, Kitchener, on Saturday, October 19th at 1:00 p.m. Paul is survived by his younger sister, Gloria Hellard of Kitchener, his son Donald (Connie) Roth of Abbotsford, BC, daughter-in-law Margaret Roth of Kitchener, 5 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Please visit Paul's memorial and share condolences with the family online at www.woodlawnfhabbotsford.com In lieu of flowers memorial contributions to OMF for Jennifer and Martha Oakes, or contributions to the Heart and Stroke Fund would be appreciated.

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      Eulogy of Paul Roth

      Paul was born Sept 3, 1921 at the family home on Queen Street, in Preston Ontario to Pierce and Edith Roth. Their family later welcomed his little sister Gloria. He attended elementary and High School at the Catholic School. Following graduation he attended the Preston Continuation School for 2 years taking a commercial course and graduated with distinction.

      After High School he worked in construction and for the railway. He also played juvenile hockey and at 17 was approached by the Detroit Red Wings to try out for their team. This dream was not to be fulfilled however, as the Second World War broke out on September 3, 1939 on his 18th birthday. He volunteered to join the military and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Quebec and was then stationed in Great Britain through 1946 as an air frame mechanic.

      Before his overseas assignment, Paul met Jean Thaler while roller skating at the local Kitchener rink. Jean began witnessing to him about her faith in Jesus Christ and when he was 21 he accepted Christ as his Saviour with Reverend Stuart Boehmer. Jean and Paul were married while he was on leave on August 2, 1943, in Toronto. They began a life long membership with Benton Street Baptist Church. Their first son, David, was born October 13, 1944.

      A year after the end of the war, Paul returned to Canada and the young family lived with Jean's parents, on Krug Street in Kitchener. Paul had 13 jobs during those first several months after his military service. His 14th job was with the Bell Telephone Company, which lasted for the next 34 years. Paul missed only one half day of work in all those years due to sickness. He was never once late for work. Paul demonstrated a work ethic that he passed on to his two sons - he was a man who faithfully provided for his family.

      His second son, Don who was supposed to be a Susan, was born on August 18, 1948 in the K.W. Hospital in Kitchener. Paul and his Father, Pierce, built their first house in Centre Ville, in the suburbs of Kitchener, where they lived from 1951 through 1953.

      "Paul Roth Obituary - Abbotsford, BC". 2021. Dignity Memorial. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/abbotsford-bc/paul-roth-5683851.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118562496/paul-pious_pierce-roth.

    2. [S3081] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980.
      Name:Joseph Roth
      [Pierce C. Roth]
      Gender:Male
      Marriage Age:21
      Birth Date:10 Jun 1899
      Birth Place:Waterloo Co. Outano Canada
      Marriage Date:20 Jul 1920
      Marriage Place:Summit, Ohio, USA
      Father:Joseph Roth
      Mother:Margaret Fach
      Spouse:Edith Mary Huber
      Marriage Age:22
      Birth Date:13 May 1898
      Birth Place:Waterloo Co Outano Canada
      Father:Emir Huber
      Mother:Matilda Shubert

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Sep 1921 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Aug 1943 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Sep 2013 - Abbotsford, , British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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