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

Wilfred Shoemaker[1]

Male 1917 - 1959  (42 years)


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  • Name Wilfred Shoemaker 
    Born 28 Aug 1917  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-373318 
    Died 20 Nov 1959  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 23 Nov 1959  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I373318  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John A. Shoemaker,   b. Apr 1890,   d. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Laura Bialkowski,   b. 3 Apr 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 29 Oct 1912  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F257299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Connors,   b. CA 1917,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F267321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Wilfred Shoemaker - Stricken With a heart attack. Wilfred Shoemaker, 42, of 183 Victoria St. South, died at his, home Friday. He was caretaker of the Kitchener Canadian Legion branch. Born Aug. 28, 1917, in Preston, he was a member of St. John's' RC Church. Surviving are his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Shoemaker of Kitchener, his wife, the former Dorothy Connors; five brothers, Norman, Donald, Yale, Ronald and Gerard, all of Kitchener; four sisters, Mrs. Clayton (Gladys) Litzgus of Waterloo, Mrs. Clarence (Dorothy) Lehman, Mrs. John (June) Nolan and Miss Helen Shoemaker, all of Kitchener. The body is at the Gruhn Funeral Home until 8: 30 a m. Monday when removal will be made to St. John's RC Church for requiem high Mass at 9 a.m. Rev. W. F. Gleason will officiate and interment will be in Woodland Cemetery. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home Sunday at 8 pm.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John Shoemaker.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Wilfred Shoemaker.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Aug 1917 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Nov 1959 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Nov 1959 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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