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Joseph Fuja

Male 1881 - 1970  (89 years)


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  1. 1.  Joseph Fuja was born 1881, , Poland; died 1970; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226705
    • Residence: 1949, 96 Charon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1958, 352 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Joseph — Theckla. Theckla was born 1881, , Poland; died 1963; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Fuja  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jul 1909, Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; died 30 Mar 1996; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Private Carol Joseph "Carl" Fuja  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jan 1917, Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; died 1942, Dieppe, , Haute-Normandie, France; was buried , Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-Sur-Mer) ; Seine-Maritime, France.
    3. 4. Cecilia Ann Fuja  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1920; died 20 Nov 2000; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Fuja Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born 26 Jul 1909, Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; died 30 Mar 1996; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226709
    • Residence: 1940, 144 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1957, 20 Crestwood Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    William — Margaret. Margaret was born 19 Apr 1912; died 1 Jun 1992; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Private Carol Joseph "Carl" Fuja Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born 11 Jan 1917, Magdeburg, Stadtkreis Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; died 1942, Dieppe, , Haute-Normandie, France; was buried , Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery (Hautot-Sur-Mer) ; Seine-Maritime, France.

    Other Events:

    • Misfortune: killed in WW2
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226704

    Notes:

    Pte. C. J. Fuja Dies in Action

    One of Seven Local Casualties on Beach; Germans Give News

    High hopes that her boy who took part in the Dieppe raid might still be alive were shattered Saturday for Mrs. Joseph Fuja of 164 Waterloo Street,

    After four months of waiting, she received a telegram from army headquarters advising her that her son, Pte. Carol Joseph, had been killed in action.

    ONE OF 7 MISSING

    Fuja was one of seven Twin City men reported missing at Dieppe.. Three others have since been re ported prisoners of war. He is the first one to be officially listed as killed.

    A member of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Fuja, 24, had been overseas for 21 months. In his last letter home, dated July 25, he stated he would be released from hospital shortly and was going to rejoin his unit.

    In civilian life prior to the war, Fuja was employed at the Dominion Button factory. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church. His only other brother, Bill, is a member of the 24th Field Ambulance, now stationed overseas.

    Other members of his immediate family are his parents and two sisters, Cecilia, employed at Merchants Rubber and Betty in Toronto. Mr. Fuja is employed by the city.

    REPORTED BY BERLIN

    The official telegram to Mrs. Fuja follows:

    "Regret deeply Pte. Carol Joseph Fuja previously reported missing in action now reported by Berlin through International Red Cross killed in action Aug. 19, 1942. Furth er information follows when received."

    The three Twin City men taken prisoners are Lieut. Arthur Breithaupt. Pte. Alonzo Grant and Sgt. Harry Bassil. Still listed as missing are Pte. George Hoch, Cpl. George Teasdale and Pte. William Irven.

    Dec. 7, 1942


  3. 4.  Cecilia Ann Fuja Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born 4 Dec 1920; died 20 Nov 2000; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Cecilia Ann Brinkert
    • Residence: 352 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226715

    Cecilia — William J. Brinkert. William (son of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Brinkert) was born 23 Nov 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1994; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



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