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QUIRING, Peter
Sep. 5, 2008
QUIRING, Peter
- Passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at
Lanark Heights Retirement Home, Kitchener, in his 94th year.
Peter was born on April 23, 1915, in Voiteg, Banat,
Austria-Hungary, now Romania and was predeceased by his wife,
Magdalena (Wilhelm) on September 2, 2007. They were married on
May 22, 1939, in Tschakowa, Banat, Romania, where Peter was a
schoolteacher. The couple immigrated to Kitchener, Ontario, in
April 1952, where Peter was immediately offered the position of
Organist and choir director of the German Congregation of St.
Mary's R.C. Church, a position he held for several years, after
which he continued to serve his German parish in various
capacities. Peter and Magdalena became well known in the
community for the private German Language and Music School,
which they founded and operated until their retirement in 1983,
having taught over 2,500 students over the years. A highlight of
Peter's life came in 1999 when he and Magdalena were presented
the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of
Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz), an honour bestowed by the German
government in recognition of significant contribution made to
the advancement of the German language and culture abroad. The
honour was especially gratifying and meaningful as it coincided
with the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. Peter is lovingly
remembered by his nephew, Roland Wilhelm; nieces, Ingrid and
Eleanore and sister-in-law, Eva Wilhelm. Visitation will be held
at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel , 51
Benton at Church St, Kitchener, on Friday, September 5, 2008
(today) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Vigil prayers to take place today
at 4 p.m. Prayers will be offered from the funeral home chapel
on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. followed by a Mass
of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 56 Duke
St. W., Kitchener at 10 a.m. Father Jacek Martin Mikulski, SAC,
officiating. Interment to follow at Woodland Cemetery. As
expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church Building Fund or St. Mary's General Hospital Foundation
would be greatly appreciated by the family by calling the
funeral home at 519-742-4481 or visit
www.mem.com
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