Frances Mader^[1]

1931 - 2019  (87 years)

• Name	Frances Mader
  Born	15 Jul 1931  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Frances Shields
  Occupation	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	postmaster
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-370012
  Died	26 Mar 2019	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I370012	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Orville Harold Mader,   b. 20 Mar 1897, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Flossie May Schiedel,   b. 10 Nov 1895, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1919	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F6100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bruce W. Shields,   b. 9 May 1929,   d. 1985  (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Barbara Frances Shields,   b. 1949,   d. 23 May 2021  (Age 72 years)   2. Douglas Bruce "Doug" Shields,   b. 1954,   d. 4 Feb 2020, Carmen Del Playa, , Mexico  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F256218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SHIELDS, Frances M. July 15, 1931 - March 26, 2019 Passed away peacefully on Tuesday at Freeport with her family nearby and dear friend Kathy at her bedside. Beloved wife of the late Bruce Shields (1985). Loving mother to Barbara Shields of Guelph, Doug of Coquitlam, BC, and Tracy (Gary Draves) of Point Clark. Devoted nana to Scott and Mike of Kitchener, twin sister to Frank Mader (Elsie), sister to Shirley Mader and Orville Mader (Joan), and sister-in-law to Pat Shields. Predeceased by her brother Harold Mader (Eva), sisters Elaine (Bill Wolfe), Fern (Bill MacKenzie), and Norma (John Dessler), brothers-in-law Cecil Mader and Bob Shields, and Scott Draves' loving partner Alexandra Lahaie just one week ago. Fran was the Postmaster of the Breslau Post Office until her retirement. She returned part-time to sort mail for many years with her postal family: Kathy, Albert, and Bob. Travelling the world and socializing with her many friends and family was very important to Fran. She was an avid Kitchener Rangers fan, tending goal from her seat at many home and away games. One of Fran's biggest joys was the love and very close relationship she had with grandsons Scott and Mike. For the many years she spoiled them, they returned the love and unconditionally cared for her up until the end. She was truly a caring, giving, and fun person. "Frances SHIELDS Obituary (2019) - Waterloo Region Record". 2021. Legacy.Com. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/therecord-waterloo/obituary.aspx?n=frances-m-shields&pid=194956839.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Orville Harold Mader - Jan 4 1978 pg 25. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205913387/frances-shields. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Orville Harold Mader Born: Breslau Ontario Age: 22 Father: Menno Mader Mother: Annie Marie Geiger Mader Born: abt 1897 Spouse: Flossie May Schiedel Age: 23 born: Toronto Ontario Father: Jacob Schiedel Mother: Samantha Shantz married 16 Apr 1919

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - postmaster - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Mar 2019 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth