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Catherine Wagner

Female 1860 - 1955  (94 years)


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  1. 1.  Catherine Wagner was born 8 Jun 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Huras
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49884
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1921, 22 Ellen St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Catherine married Wilhelm M. "William" Huras 3 Feb 1885. Wilhelm (son of Valentine Charles "Charles" Huras and Ann Margaret "Magaret" Wettlaufer) was born 7 Apr 1863, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Margaret "Maggie" Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Nov 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Eckhardt John Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Feb 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. William Adam Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Aug 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Oct 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Clara Emma Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jun 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1986; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Herman Valentine Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Mar 1895, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1960, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Forest Lawn Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.
    6. 7. Edwin Daniel Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Mar 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Sep 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Paula J. Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1898, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 9. Paula Josephine Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Dec 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 10. Emilia Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1986.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Margaret "Maggie" Huras Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 5 Nov 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Margaret "Maggie" Main
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49885

    Margaret married Norman Main 8 Oct 1913, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Norman (son of Thomas Main and Margaret "Maggie" Wallace) was born 24 May 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1964; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Howard W. Main  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Helen Main  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Eckhardt John Huras Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 22 May 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Feb 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165546969
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49886
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Maker, Rubber Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 22 Ellen St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Eckhardt — Emma M. Foerter. Emma (daughter of Nicholas John Foerter and Ann Marie "Mary" Ries) was born 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jun 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Eckhardt married Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vock 2 Jun 1915, Bornholm, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Wilhelmina was born 17 Jan 1892, Bornholm, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Oct 1918, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Peters Cemetery, Brodhagen, Logan Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Norman William Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Mar 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 14. Robert John Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Aug 1917, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 4.  William Adam Huras Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 2 Aug 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Oct 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49887
    • Occupation: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    William married Freida Dorothea Rose 18 Oct 1916, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Freida was born 23 Jan 1896, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Clara Emma Huras Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 27 Jun 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1986; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Clara Emma Schmidt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49888
    • Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1921, 205 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Clara married Clayton Christopher Schmidt 25 May 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clayton (son of John Schmidt and Gertrude Huehn, son of John F. Schmidt and Gertrude Huehn) was born 2 Apr 1897, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Herman Valentine Huras Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 19 Mar 1895, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1960, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Forest Lawn Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: RR1, Millbank, Perth Co., Ontario
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49889
    • Occupation: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 1st Depot Battalion, Service #3136414
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 4th Battalion

    Herman married Elizabeth Rueffer 26 Oct 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Conrad Henry Rueffer and Elisabeth L. Lippert) was born 15 Apr 1898, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1973, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Forest Lawn Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Edwin Daniel Huras Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 25 Mar 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Sep 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: RR1, Millbank, Perth Co., Ontario
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49890
    • Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 1st Depot Battalion
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 4th Battalion
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sorter, Post Office
    • Residence: 1921, 22 Ellen St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Business: 1930, Waterloo Spring Co., Waterloo, Ontario; Waterloo Spring Company Ltd.

    Notes:

    HURAS, Edwin D. -- At K-W hospital on Thursday, Sept. 4, 1986, Edwin Daniel Huras, age 89 years; a resident of Pinehaven Nursing Home, Waterloo, for the past ten years. Beloved father of Roy and his wife Susan of Kitchener, James and his wife Alice of Waterloo and Dorothy (Mrs. Gilbert Jones) of Kitchener; dear grandfather of Bryon and Douglas Huras, Brenda Hagedorn, Thomas and Jonathon Huras, Debbie Elsby, Sherry Miller and Cindy and Donald Huras and four great- grandchildren. Predeceased by his wife, the former Flora Lautenschlager in 1985, his two sons, Donald and Weyburn; his brothers, Eckert, William and Herman; his sisters, Margaret Main, Amelia Schmidt, Clara Schmidt and Paula Kaufman. Mr. Huras was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Queen Street South, Kitchener; attended Euler Business College in Kitchener (Berlin). After being discharged from the Canadian Army in 1918, he joined the Kitchener Post Office. In 1930, acquired the Waterloo Spring Company Limited, where he was president until his retirement in 1975. In 1958, Mr. Huras established Huras Hopewell Farms in Breslau, which he operated until he had a stroke in 1975. Friends will be received at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, today (Thursday) from 7-9 p.m. and Friday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 137 Queen St. S., Kitchener. Rev. Roger Winger will conduct the service. Interment Memory Gardens, Breslau.


    The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Sep 1986

    Edwin married Flora Dorothy Lautenschlaeger 6 Jul 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Flora (daughter of William Lautenschlager and Lydia Stoltz) was born 4 Feb 1901, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jun 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Donald Edwin Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 May 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1956, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 16. Dorothy Huras  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Weyburn Oscar "Wayne" Huras  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Sep 1936, , Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1982, Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 8.  Paula J. Huras Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 1898, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-324801
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saleslady, Candy Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 22 Ellen St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  8. 9.  Paula Josephine HurasPaula Josephine Huras Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born 10 Dec 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Josephina Huras
    • Name: Paula Josephine Kaufman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49891
    • Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1923, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; Operator

    Paula married Oscar William Kaufman 18 Oct 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Oscar (son of Herman Kaufman and Ernestina Wilke) was born 14 Aug 1898, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. James Oscar "Jim" Kaufman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jul 1924, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 2012, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario.

  9. 10.  Emilia Huras Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born Jun 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1986.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Amelia Huras
    • Name: Emilia Schmidt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163502
    • Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1921, 22 Ellen St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Housework

    Emilia married Walter Schmidt 9 Dec 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Walter (son of Martin F. Schmidt and Barbara Holtzwarth) was born Feb 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Howard W. Main Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Catherine1)

  2. 12.  Helen Main Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Catherine1)

    Helen — Albert Orzen. [Group Sheet]


  3. 13.  Norman William Huras Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eckhardt2, 1.Catherine1) was born 27 Mar 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-324797
    • Residence: 1921, 22 Ellen St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Norman — Beatrice Louise Witzel. Beatrice was born 23 May 1918, , Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 2007, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 14.  Robert John Huras Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eckhardt2, 1.Catherine1) was born 16 Aug 1917, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-324798
    • Residence: 1921, 22 Ellen St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Robert — Andree Faith LaFlamme. Andree (daughter of Sapper Andrew LaFlamme and Hilda Amelia Kirschel) was born 14 Sep 1925, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 2009, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  5. 15.  Donald Edwin Huras Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edwin2, 1.Catherine1) was born 17 May 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1956, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142287354
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80351
    • Misfortune: 17 May 1927, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; murdered
    • Crime: 1956; murdered

    Notes:

    Plan Separate Rites for Shooting Victims

    Separate funeral services will be conducted Monday for the three dead in yesterday's shooting at Waterloo Spring Company, Ltd.

    Services for Donald Huras, 27, and Frederick Beilstein, 41, will be conducted in the afternoon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church by Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt.

    The body of Mr. Beilstein will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 11 am Monday when it will be removed to the church where friends may pay their respects until the service at 2 pm. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery.

    Same Funeral Home

    The body of Mr. Huras will be at the same funeral home until Monday at 2 pm. The service will be at the church at 3:30 pm. Interment will be in Memory Gardens.

    Both Mr. Huras and Mr. Beilstein were members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

    Mr. Huras is survived by his wife, the former Norma Browne; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Huras; Waterloo, three brothers, Roy and James, Kitchener; Weyburn, Waterloo; and one sister, Mrs. Donald (Dorothy) Mairs, Rexdale, Ont.

    Mr. Beilstein is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beilstein, Kitchener; five brothers, William, Hugo, Arthur, Robert, all of Kitchener; Richard, Waterloo; two sisters, Mrs. Karl Kurt, Jefferson, Ohio, and Mrs. Herbert Parker, Kitchener.

    Service at 9 A.M.

    The body of Frank Riem, 35, will be at the Gruhn Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited tomorrow at 8 pm. Prayers will be said Monday at 8:30 am and the service will be at St. Mary's RC Church at 9 am. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery.

    Mr. Riem was born in Yugoslavia in 1920 and came to Canada in 1927. He was a member of St. Mary's RC Church.

    He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mathies Riem, Kitchener; four brothers, Matthew and Fred, Kitchener; Martin, Los Angeles, Calif.; Anthony, Hawkesville and one sister, Mrs. Anne De Martin, Kitchener.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record Apr 28 1956 pg 1

    Donald — Norma Jessie Browne. Norma was born 1925; died 15 Jun 2002, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 16.  Dorothy Huras Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edwin2, 1.Catherine1)

  7. 17.  Weyburn Oscar "Wayne" Huras Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edwin2, 1.Catherine1) was born 19 Sep 1936, , Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1982, Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-105299

    Weyburn — Claire Beatrice Meagher. Claire was born 1 Sep 1937; died 15 May 1996, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 18.  James Oscar "Jim" Kaufman Descendancy chart to this point (9.Paula2, 1.Catherine1) was born 23 Jul 1924, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 2012, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW2 - Royal Canadian Navy as Chief Petty Officer on H.M.C.S. Prince David during W.W. II
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-232272

    Notes:

    KAUFMAN, James Oscar In his 89th year, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2012. Jim was the beloved husband of Elsie (nee Machel) for 63 years. Cherished father of Jim and his wife Maureen of Niagara-on- the-Lake, Jon and his wife Judy of Waterloo, Janice and her husband David Henshaw of Charlotte, North Carolina and Susan and her husband John Dickson of St. Catharines. Loving and caring Poppa to Jimmy, Kristian (Sheri), Jennifer (Alex), Kristin (Paul), Kaitlin (Ryan), Alexandra, Russell (Jackie), David and Ben. Beloved Great-Poppa to Carson, Victoria, Josh, Aaliyah, Kalayla, Evan and Kaia. Predeceased by his parents Oscar and Paula (nee Huras); Elsie's parents Amelia (nee Schroeder) and Gustav Machel; his sister-in-law Jean Kaufman, and his brothers-in-law Wilf Butler and Art Machel. Jim will be missed by his brothers Ken and his wife Elsie of Kitchener, Doug and his wife Lorry of Brampton, and sisters Catherine Butler of Toronto, Joan and her husband John Douglas of Stratford and Sandra Kaufman of Toronto. Jim will be fondly remembered by in-laws Norm and Bonnie Machel, Hilda and Bob Fisher of Kitchener and Heather Machel of Cambridge, and by many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and colleagues. Jim dedicated his life to the betterment of his family, church and community. He proudly served in the Royal Canadian Navy as Chief Petty Officer on H.M.C.S. Prince David during W.W. II and participated in D-Day. After the war, he worked as a tool and die maker in Kitchener. Jim enjoyed a successful career with Kenmore Construction, which he founded in 1955. He was a past president of the Niagara Home Builders' Association and a long standing member of Christ Lutheran Church. He received an honourary Doctorate of Laws degree from Brock University in 1997 in recognition of his dedication to the University, to Concordia Lutheran Seminary and to the Niagara community. Jim served on the boards of Lutherwood Village for Youth (Waterloo) and Luther Manor for Seniors. He enjoyed countless summer days on the shores of Red Bay, watching sunsets, fishing, golfing and sailing to his heart's content. Jim lived life to the fullest and will always be remembered by the many lives he touched with his kindness, generosity and sense of humour. The family extends a heartfelt thank you to everyone who cared for Jim over the years. Special thanks to Dr. Roger Rose for his tireless dedication and kindness, Levi Hearn, Sandra and staff at Sandra's Home Health Care, and to the staff of Royal Henley Retirement Residence and Pioneer Elder Care. Family will receive friends at the George Darte Funeral Home, 585 Carlton Street on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 between 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 140 Russell Avenue on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 11 a.m. with burial to follow at Victoria Lawn Cemetery. In kindness, donations may be made in Jim's memory to Christ Lutheran Church, Concordia Lutheran Seminary or the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Til we meet again

    The Record Oct 17 2012

    James married Elsie Machel 18 Jun 1949. Elsie (daughter of Gustav Machel and Amalia "Amelia" Schroeder) was born 17 Nov 1929; died 7 Nov 2023, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]



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