Herman Edward Patrick "Pat" Boehmer

1926 - 1989  (63 years)

• Name	Herman Edward Patrick "Pat" Boehmer
  Born	1926	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71205557
  Interesting	sports, hockey
  Name	Patrick Boehmer
  Residence	1984	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-153504
  Died	Oct 1989	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I153504	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward Stewart Boehmer,   b. 24 Jul 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Gwladys Irene Gabel,   b. 25 May 1894, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1922	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F49341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carol Mary Krug,   b. 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1986, Canmore, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F38358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BOEHMER, H.E. Patrick At his residence, 723 Glasgow St., Kitchener, after a courageous battle with cancer, H.E. Patrick Boehmer, age 63 years. He was a member of St. John's RC Church. Pat had been associated with Boehmers for over 40 years. He was very prominent in many sports activities. In 1945, he was a member of St. Michael's College Hockey Team playing goal and was a member of the Memorial Cup Championship Team. In 1946, he played with the Pittsburgh Hornets with the American Hockey League. In 1947, with the Hollywood Wolves of the Western Hockey League. In 1948 and 1949, with the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League. In 1950, he was a member of the Toronto Marlboroughs winning the Allan Cup. Pat pitched for the Kitchener Legionaires and was an Ontario champion in 1947 and 1948. He played and was on the executive of the K-W Dutchmen Senior Hockey Club and went to the Olympics in both 1956 and 1960. Father of Michael and Patricia and her husband Pat Cosgrove, all of Waterloo, Mark, Paul and Kevin, all at home. Two grandchildren, Erin Michelle and Brendan Robert also survive. Predeceased by his parents, Edward Boehmer and Gwladys Gabel and his wife, the former Carol Krug, in 1986. Friends may call at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Parish prayers will be recited on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Prayers will be said at the funeral home on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. John's Church at 11 a.m., with Pat's first cousin, Father Bob Liddy, CR, presiding. Interment will be in Woodland cemetery. Donations to Father David Bauer Foundation may be made as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Oct 16, 1989 Page A11 _____________ Pat Boehmer played hockey and baseball H.E Patrick (Pat) Boehmer, known for his hockey and baseball exploits as a young man, died at his Kitchener home on the weekend after a battle with cancer. He was 63. In the 1940s, Boehmer played goal for a famous hockey squad from St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto, which produced such hockey luminaries as Maple Leaf coach Red Kelly, Detroit Red Wing Ted Lindsay, and Father David Bauer, founder of the Canadian Olympic Team. Boehmer was a team member when St. Michael's won the Memorial Cup in 1945. But that wasn't Boehmer's last championship. He did stints with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League in 1946, the Hollywood Wolves of the Western Hockey League in 1947, and in 1948-49 he played for the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League. In 1950, he was a member of the Toronto Marlboroughs, which won the Allan Cup that year Boehmer's winning ways in hockey continued after his playing career ended. He served as president of the K-W Dutchmen Senior Hockey Club, which was selected to represent Canada in the Winter Olympics, capturing a bronze medal in the 1956 games at Cortina, Italy, and a silver medal at Squaw Valley in 1960. "I remember there was a lot of excitement and listening to the games on the radio," Boehmer's son Michael said. "The Dutchmen were a hot item at the time." Boehmer was as adept on the baseball diamond as he was on the ice. He pitched for the Kitchener Legionaires, leading them to Ontario championships in 1947 and 1948. Michael Boehmer recalled that while his father was with the Boston Olympics hockey club, he used to keep his pitching arm in shape by working out at Fenway Park with the Red Sox, which at time included baseball legend Ted Williams. In later years, Boehmer worked at the family business, Boehmer's fuel oil and heating company. Michael Boehmer said his father was a religious man, and was a member of St. John's Roman Catholic Church. In addition to Michael, Boehmer is survived by sons Mark, Paul and Kevin, and daughter Patricia Cosgrove. He was predeceased by his wife, Carol, three years ago. A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. John's RC Church on Strange Street at 11 am. Wednesday. The mass will be said by Rev. Bob Liddy of St. John's and Rev. Ted McLean, a friend who played hockey with Boehmer at St. Michael's. The family is asking that expressions of sympathy be made to the Father David Bauer Foundation. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 17 Oct 1989 pg 22

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1984 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Oct 1989 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth