Edward Joseph Piwowarek

1935 - 2019  (83 years)

• Name	Edward Joseph Piwowarek
  Born	15 Sep 1935	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73071
  Died	15 Jul 2019	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I73071	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Albert W. Piwowarek,   b. 1900, , Poland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sophia Czarny,   b. 1911, , Poland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	6 Sep 1930	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F31295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donna Scheels
  Children	1. Susan Piwowarek   2. Wendy Piwowarek
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F57462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Piwowarek, Edward Joseph, September 15, 1935 - July 15, 2019 Passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family on July 15, 2019 at Innisfree House at the age of 83. Ed was born in Kitchener to the late Albert and Sophia (Czarny) Piwowarek. Beloved husband of 60 years to Donna (Scheels). Cherished father to Susan and her husband Jonathon Dent and Wendy and her husband Graham White. Adored Poppa to MacKenzie Dent (Diane Solakov), Michael Dent (Julia Schippke), Elissa Dent and Tessa Dent (Curtis Pfisterer). Loved cousin of Sonja Piotrowski (Walter - deceased). Brother-in-law to Betty Anstett (Jerry - deceased), Sandra Balheim (John - deceased), Karen and Gary Angst and Pamela Murphy. Ed's life work was comforting and caring for families. He was a funeral director at Gruhn Funeral Home from 1955 - 1967 and in 1967 became a co-owner of Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home which he operated until 1988. Ed was a longtime president of the Kitchener Westmount Rotary Club and received the Paul Harris Fellow award for his service to Rotary. He was a member of the K-W Business Men's Club, K-W Probus Club, an Honorary Life Member of the Knights of Columbus #1504, past Present of Central Ontario Funeral Directors Association, and on the Board of Directors of the Family and Children's Services Foundation. Ed was an avid skier, sailor, fisherman and cottager. His greatest joy was when the family was together. He treasured time at the cottage and the memories that were created there with family and friends over the last 55 years. Family and friends are invited to the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener on Thursday, July 18, 2019 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. The funeral will be held Friday, July 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, 268 East Ave., Kitchener. A luncheon will be served at the funeral home following the mass. Private family interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Grand River Hospital Foundation - Cancer Centre or Innisfree Hospice are appreciated. (Cards available at the funeral home.) Visit www.henrywalser.com for Ed's memorial.

  
  

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  Born - 15 Sep 1935 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Jul 2019 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth