William Albert Carl Schack^[1]

1879 - 1953  (73 years)

• Name	William Albert Carl Schack
  Born	14 Sep 1879	, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Island of Riga, , Germany   [3]
  Immigration	1888  [2]
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Button Dryer
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1953	28 Brunswick Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37220
  Died	1 Feb 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I37220	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Johan "John" Schack,   b. 18 Jun 1836, , Germany ,   d. 23 Mar 1910  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Fredericke Kruse,   b. CALC 19 Apr 1841, , Germany ,   d. 14 Sep 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Family ID	F9775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Emilie Bierwagen,   b. 20 Aug 1879, , Germany ,   d. 9 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	15 May 1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. William Elmer Schack   2. Cora Mary Schack,   b. 13 Aug 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Aug 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Wilford Johann Schack,   b. 30 Sep 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1925, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 22 years)   4. Helmuth Paul Robert Schack,   b. 18 Mar 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1965, , New Jersey  (Age 59 years)   5. Florence Louise Schack,   b. 11 Jun 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F53213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Schack A native of the Island of Riga, William Schack, 73, of 28 Brunswick Ave., died yesterday at the K-W Hospital. He was a machinist at the Waterloo Manufacturing Company, Ltd. Mr. Schack was born Sept. 14, 1879, son of the late John Schack and Fredericka Kruse. He came to Canada when he was nine. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and St. Paul's bowling club. He started work as a button dyer at the Shantz Button Company and later worked at Dominion Button Manufacturers, Ltd. Ill health forced him to seek other employment. Surviving are his wife, the former Ida Bierwagen; two sons, Helmuth of Caldwell, N.J. and W. Elmer of Evansville, Ind.; one daughter, Mrs. John McColl of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Anne Schedewitz of Kitchener; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One son, Wilfred, died before him. The body will be at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home until 12: 30 p.m. Wednesday when it will be taken to St. Paul's Church. The funeral will be held at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt officiating. Internment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, February 2, 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016907-1901. Wm Alb. Schack, 21, Occ. Laborer, b. Germany, Res, Berlin, son of John Schack and Fridrike Kruse married Ida Bierwagen, 20, b. Germany, Residence Not Given, daughter of Robt. Bierwagen and Emma Rohr, Witness(es): Robt. and Anna Schack both of Berlin, 15 May 1901 in Berlin. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 12. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of William Schack - February 2, 1953. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173053889.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Sep 1879 - , Germany Birth - - Island of Riga, , Germany Occupation - Button Dryer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 May 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1953 - 28 Brunswick Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Feb 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth