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Kurt Alfred Sommer

Male 1943 - 2016  (73 years)


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  • Name Kurt Alfred Sommer 
    Born 28 Feb 1943  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197632038 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-482003 
    Died 13 Dec 2016  , South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I482003  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family 1 Louise 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F63440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cecilia Trajano,   b. 22 Nov 1940, , Philippines Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1970  [1
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F297323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sommer, Kurt

      Passed away while on a golfing vacation in South Carolina with his "Tuesday Night Group" of long time friends and former collegues from sudden heart failure, on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.

      Kurt was blessed to have been married to Louise Horton for the last 14 years and previously to the late Cecile for 25 years.

      Dear father of Tricia Sommer (Desmond Sweeney).

      Grandfather of Ceara and Roane.

      Stepfather of Andrea Horton (Gerry Lall), Anthony Horton (Whitney), Alison Horton (Wally Gabler).

      Grandfather of Nathan, the late Carter, Abigayle, Camille, Elliot and Eva.

      Dear brother of Heinz, Guenter, Anneliese and Monika.

      Predeceased by his parents Josef and Elisabeth (nee Wilken) Sommer, brothers Paul, Aloysius and Werner.

      Kurt spent his career as an educator serving both in the Toronto Catholic District School Board and Waterloo Catholic District School Board. He retired as a principal from St. Augustine School in Cambridge.

      Kurt's family will receive relatives and friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener 519-749-8467.

      A memorial mass will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 19, 2016 at St. Anthony Daniel R.C. Church (29 Midland Drive, Kitchener) followed by a reception in the Parish Life Centre at the church.

      As expressions of sympathy, donations to Mennonite Central Committee (Syrian Refugees) would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).

      Visit www.henrywalser.com for Kurt's memorial.

      Kurt Alfred Sommer - Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 (no date) Henry Walser Funeral Home. Available at: https://www.henrywalser.com/memorials/Sommer-KurtAlfred/2461013/obituary.php (Accessed: 27 September 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S3226] Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener.
      Sommer/ 1969/ Kurt Sommer/ Feb. 28, 1943/ [Wedding rings] Mar. 21, 1970/ 1962/ Cecilia/ Trajano/ Nov. 22, 1940/ Mar. 17, 1995/ Requiescant In Pace [2022 Update] Kurt died Dec. 13, 2016

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197632038.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Dec 2016 - , South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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