Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Corporal Jonathon Oliver Black "Jack" Loftus

Male 1899 - 1950  (51 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Corporal Jonathon Oliver Black "Jack" Loftus was born 8 Jan 1899, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died 26 Nov 1950, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132526667
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-482738

    Notes:

    Killed At Oakville

    JONATHAN LOFTUS, 50 These Kitchener men were killed Instantly Saturday when their car swerved on icy patch on the Queen Elizabeth highway and crashed into a tree three miles west of Oakville. The men were returning from successful trip to convention of the Provincial and Dominion commands of the Navy, Army and Air Force. organizations here for final approval and ratification to complete a new Navy. Army and Air Force club building.

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    Two Kitchener Men Killed as Car Crashes into Tree Saturday Night

    OAKVILLE. \emdash William Fiscus, 40, and Jonathan Lotus, 50, both of Kitchener, were killed when their car went out of control on the Queen Elizabeth Way near here Saturday night and crashed into a tree.

    The car was almost bent like a hairpin from the impact after striking a tree.

    Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Dec 1950, p. 2

    Jonathon married Mabel Evelyn Eagar 18 Feb 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mabel (daughter of Robert John Eagar and Elizabeth Cook) was born 11 Dec 1901, Manchester, , Lancashire, England; died 13 Oct 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Frank Donald Loftus  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Sep 1933; died 8 Sep 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Evelyn Florence Loftus  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jan 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frank Donald Loftus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jonathon1) was born 3 Sep 1933; died 8 Sep 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Military: Korean War
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-477949

    Notes:

    LOFTUS, Frank Donald Passed away, suddenly, at his home, as the result of heart attack, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 1991, Frank Loftus, age 58 years.

    He was a laborer at Kuntz Electro- plating Inc. He was a member of the Army and Navy Veterans' Club, he served in the Korean War and attended St. Joseph's RC Church.

    Loving husband of Norma (nee Ertel), brother of Evelyn and her husband Maurice Hodges of Breslau, Bill and his wife Lorna Loftus of Regina, Bob and his wife Shirley Loftus of Toronto, Vimy and her husband Gerry Blackstock of California, Jean and her husband John Zettel of Maryhill, Sheila D'Aguilar of Kitchener and Sandra Stark of California. Lovingly missed and will always be remembered by his Goddaughters, Lloy-Ann Lockett and Taralea De Meulenare and her husband Paul and their children, Gregary, Amy and Geoffrey. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

    Frank was predeceased by his brothers, Fred, Ed and Tom and his parents, Jonathan and Mabel Loftus. Visitation at the Schreiter-
    Sandrock Funeral Home and Chap el, 51 Benton at Church St., from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today (Tuesday). Complete funeral services in the funeral home chapel on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1991 at 11 a.m., Father Don Sanvi- do officiating. Cremation. Cremated remains will be interred in Woodland cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 Sep 1991 pg A11

    Frank — Norma Ertel. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Evelyn Florence Loftus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jonathon1) was born 9 Jan 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216576894
    • Name: Evelyn Florence Currie
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-448128

    Evelyn — Edgar Preston Currie. Edgar was born 26 Sep 1916, Blind River, Algoma District, Ontario; died 13 Aug 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]