Yale Shoemaker

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Obituary for Yale Shoemaker
Shoemaker, Yale - At K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Sunday, March 3, 2002, Yale Shoemaker, age 78 years, of Kitchener. Mr. Shoemaker was a member of St. Mary's RC Church and was the proprietor of Shoemaker Groceteria for many years. He served with the Army in the Second World War. Dear brother of Ronald, Gerald and his wife Maurina and June Nolan and her husband John, all of Kitchener. Also survived by his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, John and Laura Shoemaker, four brothers, Wilbert, Donald, Norm and Bruce, three sisters, Dorothy Lehman, Gladys Litzgus and Helen Shoemaker. Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 KingSt. W., Kitchener, today (Wednesday) 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Parish prayers will be said at the funeral home this evening (Wednesday) 8 p.m. Prayers will be said at the funeral home on Thursday 10:30 a.m. followed by the funeral mass at St. Mary's RC Church, 56 Duke St. W., Kitchener at 11 a.m. Father Chris Buda, CR will officiate. Interment Woodland Cemetery.

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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]

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

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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.