Obituary of Aaron Edward Schenk
Born August 31st, 1926, in Ayton, Ontario; passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19th, 2019, in his 93rd year, at the Perley & Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre in Ottawa where he resided since December 2016. Known affectionately as “Junior” by his family and “Ernie” by his friends, Aaron was a lifelong resident of Kitchener-Waterloo and a faithful employee of Canada Post in Kitchener from 1965 until his retirement in 1991, as well as a staunch supporter of the Waterloo Siskins Junior B hockey team for many of his retirement years.
Dear father of Laura (Jim Sloat) and Nancy (Lucien Bossé). Proud grandfather of Kristy (Ryan Cornell), Joel, Dan, Natalie and Jérémie. Survived by his sisters Audrey Barron and Lucille McGinnis, and his brother Larry Schenk (Janice). Predeceased by his wife Clarine (nee Sosnoski), his son, Gary (survived by Corinne Webb), his parents, Aaron and Laura Schenk, his brother Vincent (infancy), his sister Doris and husband Karl Riemer, his sister Lorraine and husband Mike Hilker, and his brothers-in-law Thomas Barron and Jim McGinnis. Remembered fondly by his many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends will be received at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Sunday, April 28th, 2019 from 6:30-8:30 pm. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Michael’s RC Church, 80 University Avenue West, Waterloo, on Monday, April 29th at 10 am. Following Mass, a reception will be held in the parish hall. Interment at Memory Gardens, Breslau.
Memorial donations to the St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation would be appreciated and may be arranged through the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home at www.erbgood.com or at 519-745-8445.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Aaron
Edward
Schenk 1926 2019..
erb & good family funeral home
Décès pour la Ville: Waterloo, Province: Ontario