Stuart Joseph "Stu" Burkholder

1931 - 2021  (89 years)

• Name	Stuart Joseph "Stu" Burkholder
  Born	20 May 1931	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-493265
  Died	12 Feb 2021	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I493265	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Stewart Clarkson Burkholder,   b. 18 May 1901, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1964, Saint Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Isobel Chisolm,   b. 2 Apr 1901, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1996, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1923	, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F301846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Shirley Theresa Cooke,   b. 22 May 1932, , Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F301849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Marnie Joyce Medhurst,   b. 30 Mar 1932,   d. 16 Aug 2017, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F301850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Stuart Joseph Burkholder May 20, 1931 - February 12, 2021 Passed away peacefully at Grand River Hospital, Freeport Centre on Friday, February 12, 2021 at the age of 89. Loving father of Gary (Debbie), Guy (Julie), and Glen. Papa Stu will be missed by Stephen Burkholder, Ryan (Amanda) Burkholder, Andrea (Mike) Thornton, Lyndsay (Patrick) O'Halloran, Michael Burkholder, Justin (Ash) Burkholder, Matthew (Kendra) Burkholder, Max Burkholder and Hannah Burkholder. Missed by his great-grandchildren Jackson, Emily, Aryana, Ryker, Lincoln, Julia, Harrison, Parker, Rhett, Leighton and Avi. Survived by his brothers, Ted (Diane) Burkholder and Chuck (Doris) Burkholder and fondly remembered by his nieces and nephews. He will be remembered and missed by his friend Carole Beland, and the Crowther Family. Predeceased by his first wife Shirley and second wife Marnie, his parents, Stewart and Isobel, and his siblings Betty (Carl) Pisorski, Shirley (George) Rothwell and Donna (Ted) Johnson. He will be remembered for his love of the Maple Leafs, playing golf / hockey and taking his annual road trip with his sons to South Bend to enjoy watching the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football games. A special thankyou to the team at Freeport Hospital for their compassionate care of Stu. Due to restrictions, the Burkholder family will celebrate Stu's life privately. As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Mary's R.C. Church (Tiny Home Take Out program) would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to Henry Walser Funeral Home, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Visit www.henrywalser.com for Stu's memorial. Obituary information for Stuart Joseph Burkholder (no date) Obituary information for. Available at: https://www.henrywalser.com/obituaries/Stuart-Joseph-Burkholder?obId=33205230 (Accessed: 20 June 2025).

  
  

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  Born - 20 May 1931 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Feb 2021 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth