Clare Floyd Schott

1926 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	Clare Floyd Schott
  Born	14 Jul 1926	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86997
  Died	12 Jun 2014	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I86997	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Vernon Floyd Schott,   b. 24 Oct 1901, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 May 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Luella Mae Witmer,   b. 22 May 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Mar 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1925	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F51160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ann Pratt,   b. 21 Nov 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F22582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHOTT, Clare Floyd Passed away peacefully at Trinity Village Care Centre in Kitchener on June 12, 2014. He was pre-deceased by his wife Margaret (Pratt), his brother Don, and his parents Vernon and Luella (Witmer). Clare was born in Wilmot Township in 1926. He will be fondly remembered by his children Greg (Linda), Rob (Judith) and Larry (Susan); his grandchildren Ben Yu Schott (Melissa), Kendra Baillie (Jim), Rachel and Jason; his great-grandchildren Callie, Theo, James and Elyse; his brothers Cliff (Carol), Glen (Alice), Ken (Jackie), David (Denise); and his sister Grace Bechtel (George). Clare demonstrated an outstanding mechanical aptitude from an early age. He completed his apprenticeship as a Pattern Maker with Philip Gies Foundry during WWII. He was truly an exalted craftsman and he honed his skills as a problem-solver by successfully completing many complex projects. Clare had a special passion for building boats. His first vessels, made in the 1930s out of Coca Cola signs, were launched in the Bridgeport dam reservoir. Subsequent vessels were more seaworthy. His pride and joy was a 28 foot aluminum-hulled cabin cruiser complete with Volvo inboard/ outboard engine which he built from scratch in the early 1970s. Clare founded Parkway Manufacturing Limited in 1959. With the support of Margaret and help from their three sons they developed the Company into a very successful business building patterns, moulds and tooling for the plastics industry. Clients included Admiral International, the Coleman Company, Boeing, Bauer Industries and Perstorp Components. Clare retired when he and Margaret sold the Company in 1993. Clare was a gentleman in the truest sense. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Cremation has taken place. Clare's family will receive relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467 on Saturday, June 21, 2014 from 10-10:45 a.m. A memorial service will be held in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. with Rev. Mark Lewis officiating. A private interment will take place at Woodland Cemetery following a reception at the funeral home. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Television Ministry of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Kitchener, www.standrewskw.com (cards available at the funeral home). Special thanks to the wonderful staff at Pine Wood in Trinity Village for their kindness and the exceptional care they provided to Clare. Visit www.henrywalser.com for Clare's memorial. Clare Schott - Thursday, June 12th, 2014 (2022). Available at: https://memorials.henrywalser.com/Schott-Clare/1888091/obituary.php (Accessed: 14 November 2022).

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131474172. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020828-25. Vernon F. Schott, 24, occ. Laborer, b. St. Jacobs, res. Wilmot Twp, son of William Schott and Mary Ann Lachman Married Luella May Witmer, 21, occ. Domestic, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, daughter of John Wesley Witmer and Almeda Hallman, Witnessed by: Edward Knechtel and Susie Witmer Both of Kitchener, 16 December 1925 At The Bride's Home in Waterloo Co.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jul 1926 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jun 2014 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth