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

Frances Mader[1]

Female 1931 - 2019  (87 years)


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  • Name Frances Mader 
    Born 15 Jul 1931  [2
    Gender Female 
    Name Frances Shields 
    Occupation Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    postmaster 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-370012 
    Died 26 Mar 2019  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I370012  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Orville Harold Mader,   b. 20 Mar 1897, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Flossie May Schiedel,   b. 10 Nov 1895, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 16 Apr 1919  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Orville Harold Mader - Jan 4 1978 pg 25.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205913387/frances-shields.

    3. [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
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - postmaster - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Mar 2019 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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