William Henry John Plomske^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1913 - 2004  (91 years)

• Name	William Henry John Plomske
  Born	1913	, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1921	197 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-370697
  Died	24 Jan 2004	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Buried	28 Jan 2004	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I370697	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William August Plomske, Jr.,   b. 15 Aug 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Emma Augusta Koppitsch,   b. Feb 1886, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F176946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angela "Nell" Ballak,   b. CA 1914,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	CALC 1943  [6]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F266760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PLOMSKE, William Henry John - Passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Saturday, January 24, 2004, at St. Mary's General Hospital, at the age of 90 years. Beloved husband of Nel (Angela) (nee Ballak) celebrating 61 years of marriage. Survived by his nieces and nephews, Brian Boehmer (Linda), David Hollinger (Patty), Janet Ayres (Richard) and many other wonderful nieces and nephews. Dear brother to Dorothy Boehmer (late Carl), Delphine Brown (Dick) and Arthur Plomske (Lenore). Predeceased by his parents, William August Plomske and Emma Augusta Plomske; his brothers, Milton Plomske (Elinore), Irvin Plomske (Rose); sister, Irene Hollinger (John) and brother-in-law, Peter Ballak (June). Godfather of Nancy Nel Shaver (Steven) and Debby Wilkins (Phil). Bill was employed with Kaufman's for over 50 years. He was in the Infantry in the Kent Regiment. His theatre of service was in B.C. and Kiska where he served for 3-1/2 years. In our community, Bill was a well-known sportsman participating in golf, baseball and hockey. He was the first club champion and charter member of Rockway Golf Club. He played shortstop for the Waterloo Tigers the first year they won the pennant, and played shortstop with the Kitchener Panthers. He also loved hockey and played for the Industrial League of Kaufman Footwear. Bill's family will receive friends at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 621 King Street West, Kitchener, on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at Calvary United Church, 91 Gruhn Street, Kitchener 11 a.m. Interment Memory Gardens to follow. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Emma Koppitsch - Plomske. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Irvin Plomske - 1993. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Anna Szwaluk - Ballak. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Peter Ballak. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 19 Page 16. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Henry John Plomske. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206976415.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1913 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 197 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jan 2004 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 28 Jan 2004 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth