Gladys E Shoemaker

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Litzgus, Gladys (Shoemaker)

Peacefully passed away, in her sleep, at home, in her 85th year, on Feb. 18, 2001. Survived by her sons, Wayne and wife Doris and Larry and wife Jane; sister of Yale, June, Ronald and Gerrard; loving grandmother of six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Predeceased by four brothers and two sisters. Cremation has taken place. Mass to be held in memory of Gladys at a later date at St. Anthony Daniel RC Church. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or charity of choice and can be made by contacting Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, 745-9495.

Ontario, Canada Obituaries, 1999-2001: Kitchener Record and Windsor Star

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Name: Gladys (SHOEMAKER) Litzgus
Death Date: 18 Feb 2001
Death Place: At Home in Her Sleep
Birth Date: 85th Yr
Spouse: Not Listed
Siblings: Yale; June; Ronald; Gerrard; pred: 4 brothers, 2 sisters
Children: Wayne (Doris); Larry (Jane);
Grandchildren: Six
Great Grandchildren: Seven
Cemetery: Cremation
City: Kitchener
Province/State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Newspaper: Kitchener Waterloo Record



Birth:
Per 1921 Census

Gladys married Alfred Clayton Litzgus. Alfred (son of Victor Litzgus and Coral Leader) was born 22 Jan 1914, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; died 8 Jun 1994, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Wayne John Litzgus was born Abt 1940; died 5 Apr 2009.
2. Living

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Obituary for John Shoemaker

John Shoemaker, 75, of 145 Victoria St. South died Friday in St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness. For 42 years he operated Shoemaker's Grocery on Victoria street south. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Shoemaker and came to Preston from Poland. He moved to Kitchener 42 years ago. Mr. Shoemaker was a member of St. John's RC Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Laura White whom he married in Preston in 1912; five sons, Norman, Donald, Yale, Ronald, and Gerard, all of Kitchener; four daughters, Mrs. Clayton (Gladys) Litzgus of Waterloo, Mrs Clarence (Dorothy) Lehman, Mrs. John (June) Noland and Helen, all of Kitchener; two brothers Leo of Preston and Adam of Buffalo; a sister Mrs. Benjamin (Dorothy) Roaochi of Buffalo; and five grandchildren. Two sons, Bruce and Wilfred, predeceased him. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday. Requiem high mass will be conducted at St. John's Church at 11 a.m. Monday and burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

John married Laura Bialkowski/White 1912, Preston. Laura (daughter of Frank Bialkowski and Helen B Lena Wintermeyer) was born 3 Apr 1890, Berlin, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jan 1972, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Per 1921 Census for son, John Shoemaker the family immigrated to Canada in 1806.

Birth:
Per 1921 Census for son, John Shoemaker

Anthony married Antonia Grey. Antonia was born , Poland. [Group Sheet]

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Birth:
Per 1921 Census for son John Shoemaker

Frank married Helen B Lena Wintermeyer 26 Nov 1878, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Helen was born 18 Jun 1857, Germany; died 4 May 1928, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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Obituary for Helen B Lena Wintermeyer Bialkowski

Mrs. Frank Bialkowski
The death occurred very suddenly yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Frank Bialkowski in her 71st year. The late Mr. Bialkowski had apparently been as well as usual during the day, having spent several hours in the garden. She visited her daughter's home at five o'clock and when her husband returned to the house at six o'clock he found her on the floor. Medical aid was summoned but life was extinct the doctor pronounced death due to heart failure. The late Mrs. Bialkowski was born in Germany but had been a resident of this city for 58 years. She is survived by her husband, two sons, Leo and Albert of this city and six daughters, Mrs. Chris Karges, Mrs. R. Dryer and Mrs. A. Solomon of Waterloo and Mrs. Frank Hoch, Mrs. John Shoemaker and Mrs. Otto Solomon of this city. Two brothers John and Jacob Wintermeyer of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. John Weber of Calgary and Mrs. Joseph Mosburger of St. Agatha also survive in addition to 30 grandchildren. The funeral will take place Monday morning at nine o-clock from her late residence, 77 Strange street, to St. Mary's church. Burial will be made in Mount Hope R. C. cemetery.