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John Polfuss

Male 1859 - 1929  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Polfuss was born 26 Feb 1859, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1929; was buried , Walkerton Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210321760
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-97516

    John — Elizabeth Loos. Elizabeth was born 1 Dec 1875, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1948, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Walkerton Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William G. Polfuss  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Sep 1900; died 1963; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Freda Margaret Polfuss  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1918, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William G. Polfuss Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 10 Sep 1900; died 1963; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70289

    William — Emily Alice Schedler. Emily was born 1913; died 1982; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Freda Margaret Polfuss Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 2 Sep 1918, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207032977
    • Name: Freda Margaret Schenk
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-245571

    Notes:

    SCHENK, Freda - Passed away, on Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at Forest Heights Long Term Care Centre, Freda Margaret Schenk (nee Polfuss), in her 81st year.

    Wife of Weyburn Schenk for 53 years; mother of Jean and her husband Ken Arnett; grandmother of Harold and Melissa Arnett of Waterloo. Also survived by sisters, Elizabeth and Melinda Polfuss of Kitchener and nieces and nephews.

    Predeceased by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Polfuss; brothers, John, William, Charles, Albert, Alfred and Oscar Polfuss; sisters, Ann and Otilda Polfuss, Mrs. Elden Pfeffer of Elbow, Sask.

    Mrs. Schenk's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo today (Monday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service in the chapel of the funeral home on Tuesday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Barbara Weatherall officiating. Interment in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau.

    Freda — Weyburn H. Schenk. Weyburn (son of Herman Schenk and Lucinda Emma Grody) was born 7 May 1918, , Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Jean Lucinda Schenk  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Nov 1950; died 6 Mar 2022, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jean Lucinda Schenk Descendancy chart to this point (3.Freda2, 1.John1) was born 23 Nov 1950; died 6 Mar 2022, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Jean Lucinda Arnett
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-245825

    Notes:

    ARNETT, Jean Lucinda (nee Schenk)

    November 23, 1950 \endash March 6, 2022

    Peacefully passed away at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at the age of 71 years. Beloved wife of Kenneth for over 46 years. Dear mother of Harold (Kate) and Melissa. Cherished grandma of the late Rory and Ruth, also Lisa, Edward, Brooklyn and to great grandson Dréson. Predeceased by her parents Weyburn and Freda Schenk and by many relatives.

    Jean was a former cook at Parkwood Manor and Wilfrid Laurier University which she loved and where she made lifelong friends. After having children of her own, she became a lunchroom supervisor with Harold W. Wagner Public School. She was an avid community liaison for Bluevale Collegiate and enjoyed crocheting blankets for many new babies and adults alike. Jean volunteered her time with Silver Spoons and at First United Church.

    The Arnett family will receive relatives and friends at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street S., Waterloo on Thursday, March 10, 2022, from 3-5pm & 7-9pm. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 11, 2022, at First United Church, Waterloo at 11am. A Livestream of the funeral service will be available at www.erbgood.com Interment will follow at Memory Gardens, Breslau. A Celebration of Life will be held in the future. Thank you to the frontline workers of Waterloo Region for their care of Jean and her family.

    In memory of Jean, donations to Silver Lake United Church Camp \endash Dining Hall Project or First United Church would be appreciated and may be arranged through the funeral home www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

    "Obituary Of Jean Lucinda Arnett | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home". 2022. Erbgood.Com. https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/15959/Jean-Arnett/obituary.html#content-start.

    Jean — Kenneth Arnett. [Group Sheet]



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