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Wayne John Litzgus
Abt 1940 - 2009 (~ 69 years)-
Name Wayne John Litzgus Born Abt 1940 Gender Male Died 5 Apr 2009 Buried - Burial:
Victoria Lawn Cemetery
Saint-Catharines
Niagara Regional Municipality
Ontario, Canada
Find A Grave Memorial# 69080484
Person ID I25 Litzgus-Nowak Last Modified 9 Apr 2014
Father Alfred Clayton Litzgus, b. 22 Jan 1914, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
, d. 8 Jun 1994, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years) Mother Gladys E Shoemaker, b. 9 Mar 1915, Preston, Ontario, Canada , d. 18 Feb 2001, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years) Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Doris Mildred Baumhour, b. 1945, d. 9 Jul 2003, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Age 58 years) Last Modified 6 Mar 2014 Family ID F27 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - LITZGUS, Wayne John
Published:Aug 26, 2009
Event Date:Apr 05, 2009
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Classified Type: Obituaries & Death Notices
Newspaper(s): Waterloo Region Record
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Wayne John LITZGUS
LITZGUS, Wayne John - Passed away peacefully, after a courageous battle with cancer, with his family by his side, on Sunday, April 5, 2009, at the age of 69. Devoted husband to his wife, Doris of 38 years, predeceased. Loving father of Leea Litzgus and her husband Patrick Shaw, April Litzgus and her husband Kimmitt Blakely and Jason Litzgus and his partner Danielle Scott and her daughter Paisley. Papa will be greatly missed by grandchildren, Nicole, Cree, Simone and Harris. Wayne will be lovingly remembered by his brother, Larry and sister-in-law, Jane. Predeceased by his parents, Clayton "Flash" and Gladys Litzgus. Wayne's unconditional love and devotion to family and friends will be cherished forever. He will be remembered for his tremendous athletic ability. He excelled in baseball, football and hockey, the latter leading to a professional career in Europe. He will also be fondly remembered as the "Candy Man", providing his loyal clientele throughout Southern Ontario with a constant supply of "Smiles and Chuckles" for over 40 years. He touched the lives of all he met with his empathy, his vibrant personality and his endless supply of stories. Family and friends will be received at the George Darte Funeral Chapel, 585 Carlton St., St. Catharines on Monday, April 13, 2009 from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy for Wayne will be celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 12 p.m. with cremation to follow. Vigil prayers will be held in the funeral home on Monday evening at 7 p.m. The Rite of Committal will take place at Victoria Lawn Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Walker Family Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family. Online Guest Book: www.dartefuneralhome.com
http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/1881505-litzgus-wayne-john - Wayne Litzgus
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Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1958-59 Waterloo Siskins OHA-B 20 7 17 24 10
1961-62 Woodstock Athletics OHASr 29 8 12 20 4
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/viewastext.php?acea7618=fe7fd374&pid=70276 - Remembering the Siskins
Tim Wharnsby
The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Sep. 18 2009, 12:07 PM EDT
Last updated Monday, Sep. 10 2012, 12:29 PM EDT
This evening, young, old and ancient will gather in Waterloo, Ont., for a reunion weekend to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the local junior B team called the Siskins. It should be quite a gathering, beginning with the Siskins' 2009-10 home opener against the Elmira Sugar Kings at the Hauser Haus.
Even though I moved from Waterloo to Toronto almost 25 years ago, the Siskins remain close to my heart. My Dad, Bill, played a pivotal role - at least that's the way he tells it - as a centre for the Siskins when they partied long into the next day after beating Harry Neale and the Weston Dukes to win the 1953-54 Sutherland Cup for the club's second of a record 11 provincial championships.
When old enough, I looked forward to visiting the old barn, Waterloo Memorial Arena, for a Siskins match on a Friday or Sunday evening more than travelling to Toronto to witness a Leafs game at Maple Leaf Gardens. It was always easier to follow a winner, and the Siskins have won four provincial titles since the Leafs last won the Stanley Cup in 1967.
As a kid growing up, my heroes were not Darryl Sittler or Bobby Orr, but former Siskins Mike Yosurack and Marc Thiel. I see as part of the weekend festivities Doug Thiel is being added to Waterloo's Hockey Wall of Fame along with other worthy local leading men in hockey Kevin Brown, Charlie Brooker, Wayne Clairmont, Jack Egers, Wayne Gowing, Wayne Litzgus and Albert McCormick.
The Siskins won Sutherland Cups in 1939-40, 1953-54, 1955-56, 1959-60, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1990-91 and 1993-94. Many of my friends growing up played on those guts-and-glory teams in the early-to-mid 1980s. Guys like Tim Fedy, Al Kimmel, Chris Lang, Todd Loveday, John McKerrow, Jeff Sittler and - oh yeah, I better mention Terry McCutcheon to avoid another of his witty e-mails.
I'm in debt to these guys for providing some memorable and exciting times and we all should be so lucky to have been mentored by three unsung heroes in Peter Brill, Jerry Harrigan and Rich Ennis - the general manager, coach and trainer/psychotherapist of the Siskins, respectively.
Here's hoping Bruce Springsteen's Glory Days is blaring this weekend and you guys party like in the spring of 1984 and 1985.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/remembering-the-siskins/article790297/ - Wednesday, October, 07, 2009 - 2:02:03 PM
Eight added to hockey Wall of Fame
The Waterloo Hockey Wall of Fame added eight new members recently.
The ceremony, held at the Hauser Haus at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, included unveiling of plaques for each inductee at the Sun Life Arena.
The total number of inductees is now 45.
The newest members included Kevin Brown, a Waterloo Siskins alumnus who was a Sutherland Cup Champion in 1991, and went on to play for four NHL teams from 1994-2006, including Edmonton.
Charlie Brooker, a Waterloo Hurricanes alumnus from 1951-52 who was also an Olympic bronze medalist in 1956 was also inducted. Other inductees included: Wayne Clairmont Siskins alumnus and Sutherland Cup champion in 1962; Jack Egers a Siskins alumnus, coach and NHL player from 1968-76; Wayne Gowing, Wilfrid Laurier University varsity hockey coach from 1973-1998; Wayne Litzgus, Siskins alumnus and two-time Sutherland Cup champion (1956 and 1960); Albert McCormick, Waterloo Minor Hockey Association volunteer and founder Waterloo Recreation Commission; and Doug Thiel, Siskins alumnus and Sutherland Cup champion (1954) and Waterloo Minor Hockey Association volunteer.
Twelve previous inductees were in attendance to welcome the Class of 2009 including former NHLer Mike Blake. Previous inductees include Don Awrey, Bobby Bauer, Father David Bauer, Don Beaupre, Greg Beaupre, Rich Beaupre, Eric Calder and Peter Brill.
http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/sports/eight-added-to-hockey-wall-of-fame/
- LITZGUS, Wayne John