William August Plomske, Jr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1885 - 1960  (74 years)

• Name	William August Plomske
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	15 Aug 1885	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	sports baseball
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Sports	1908	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Baseball "Alerts" twin city Champions
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Machinist, Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Sports	1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Champions 1913 Berlin Tigers Baseball Team
  		Kitchener-BerlinTigers-Baseball,TrolleyBaseChampions-1913.jpg
  Name	Wilhelm Polomski
  Name	Willie Polomskie
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Machinist, Kniting Factory
  Residence	1921	197 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-182636
  Died	20 Mar 1960	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I182636	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm "William" Plomske,   b. 4 Apr 1834, , Germany ,   d. 29 Aug 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Louise A. Frost,   b. 20 Mar 1848, Neudorfchen, Marienwerder, West Prussia ,   d. 13 Jan 1924  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F176879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Augusta Koppitsch,   b. Feb 1886, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Irvin Harry Plomske,   b. 25 May 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Milton H. Plomske,   b. 27 Jan 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989  (Age 78 years)   3. William Henry John Plomske,   b. 1913, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   4. Irene G. Plomske,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1991  (Age 76 years)   5. Arthur A. Plomske,   b. 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 2001, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   6. Dorothy Lillian Plomske,   b. 4 Jul 1921,   d. 15 Jan 2017, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   7. Delphine Martha Plomske,   b. 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 2021, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F176946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Plomske A former ballplayer with the Kitchener Tigers, William A. Plomske, 74, of 197 Waterloo St... died Sunday in K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He played with the Tigers in the semi-professional Trolley League shortly after the turn of the century. Born August 19, 1885, in Kitchener, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Plomske. He was a former employee of the Kitchener Button Industries Ltd. A member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, he was also active in the K-W Poultry Association. Survivors include his wife, the former Emma Koppitch, whom he married July 3, 1907, in Kitchener; four sons, Milton and William of Kitchener, Irvin and Arthur of Waterloo; three daughters, Mrs. John (Irene) Hollinger, Mrs. Carl (Dorothy) Boehmer and Mrs. Richard (Delphine) Brown of Kitchener; one brother. Otto of Kitchener, and 21 grandchildren. One sister and one brother predeceased him. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev. A. W. Lotz will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Emma Koppitsch - Plomske. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Irvin Plomske - 1993. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Henry John Plomske. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 9. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 14. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 19 Page 16. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 40. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133559642.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Aug 1885 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Jul 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports - Baseball "Alerts" twin city Champions - 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports - Champions 1913 Berlin Tigers Baseball Team - 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist, Kniting Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 197 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Mar 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth