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

Louis Grohofsky

Male 1889 - 1953  (64 years)


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  • Name Louis Grohofsky 
    Born 24 Feb 1889  Sullivan Twp, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-379912 
    Died 22 Dec 1953  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: Cause: Heart Attack 
    Buried 24 Dec 1953  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I379912  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Family Ruby Ann Curtis,   b. 2 Jul 1894, Chatsworth, Sullivan Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F258891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Louis Grohofsky

      PRESTON—Louis Grohofsky, 64, well-known Preston resident, died suddenly at his home, 326 Church St. South, of a heart attack at noon yesterday. Mr. Grohofsky suffered a heart seizure while at his employment and died five hours later. A woodworker by occupation he had been employed as a lathe operator at the Canadian Office and School Furniture Company for 10 years. Prior to that he had been employed with the Schmidt Furniture for six years. An enthusiastic lawn bowler he was also a member of the Preston crokinole club. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. He was born in Sullivan Township, near Williamford, Ont., Feb 24, 1889, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grohofsky. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Curtis; two daughters, Mrs. Allen (Ethel) Verch of Kitchener and Mrs. Syd (Marion) Roberts of Galt. Five sisters, Mrs. William Henderson, Mrs. A. Reading and Mrs. C. MacDonald, all of Toronto, Mrs. J. Billings of London and Mrs. A. R. Merriam of Guelph. Three grandchildren also survive. A son, Gordon, predeceased him in 1936. The body is at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home, where the funeral will he held Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. J. S. Dauphinee of St. Peter's Lutheran Church will officiate. Intermeni will be in Park Lawn Cemetery, Preston.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 23 Dec 1953 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 011235 (1889).
      Name:Louis Grochofski Date of Birth:24 Feb 1889 Gender:Male Birth Place:Grey, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Charles Grochofski Mother's name:Dorothea Kaehler

    2. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Grohofsky/ Louis/ 1889 - 1953/ Ruby/ 1894 - 1989/ Till We Meet Again.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Feb 1889 - Sullivan Twp, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Heart Attack - 22 Dec 1953 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Dec 1953 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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