John Joseph Melus 1938

John Joseph Melus, 1938–2021 (aged 83 years)

1990 c., Glencoe Steve, John & Anna Melus

1941 c., Eddie & Johnnie Melus in yard near Hunta

Name: John Joseph /Melus/

Events of close relatives
Birth	June 5, 1938 Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
Baptism	godparents Stephen Alaksa & Ann Melus Alaksa (source - Eveche de Hearst) June 14, 1938 (aged 9 days) Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Latitude: N49.0652 Longitude: W81.029Google Maps™Bing Maps™OpenStreetMap™
Physician at birth	1938 (aged 0) Dr. R. L. Empey
Godparents	1938 (aged 0) Hunta, Ontario - Ann & Stefan Alaksa
Birth of a brother	Edward Joseph Melus July 30, 1940 (aged 2 years) born at noon in Cochrane ON
Birth of a brother	Edward Joseph Melus July 30, 1940 (aged 2 years) On his birth certificate his name is Joseph Edward, but his parents always referred to him as Edko (Eddie). They never used the Joseph name. Stefan's father's name was Valent Jozef, but he was called Jozef, so maybe family habit to use the second name only.
Baptism of a brother	Edward Joseph Melus August 9, 1940 (aged 2 years) Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Latitude: N49.0652 Longitude: W81.029Google Maps™Bing Maps™OpenStreetMap™
Death of a brother	Edward Joseph Melus April 23, 1942 (aged 3 years) Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
Burial of a brother	Edward Joseph Melus April 24, 1942 (aged 3 years) North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada
Education 1	between 1943 and 1951 (aged 12 years) SS#5, Ekfrid, Middlesex County
Education 2	between 1951 and 1956 (aged 17 years) Glencoe District High School, principal WW Allen
Burial of a paternal grandfather	Valent Jozef Melus 1954 (aged 15 years) Klatova Nova Ves, #311 on "virtualcintorin" website (2012)
Death of a paternal grandfather	Valent Jozef Melus April 28, 1954 (aged 15 years) Klatova Nova Ves, Czechoslovakia
Education 3	between 1956 and 1960 (aged 21 years) Queens University, Kingston; Electrical Engineer; Bachelor of Science
Occupation	Electrical and Software Engineer, worked at IBM in Toronto for three years between 1960 and 1964 (aged 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandmother	Viktoria Gasparikova January 6, 1961 (aged 22 years) Bosany, Czechoslovakia (CSSR)
Occupation	Ferranti Electronics in Toronto for one year between 1964 and 1965 (aged 26 years)
Occupation	Honeywell/Bull/Bull Printing Systems/Delfax between 1965 and 2008 (aged 69 years) Xerox in Massachusetts
Burial of a maternal grandfather	Antonius Gulis 1969 (aged 30 years) Bosany Cemetery
Death of a maternal grandfather	Antonius Gulis December 15, 1969 (aged 31 years) Bosany, Czechoslovakia (CSSR)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Veronika Dobiasova February 28, 1970 (aged 31 years) Klatova Nova Ves, Czechoslovakia
Divorced	1988 (aged 49 years) Fontaine DeLuca Melus
Death of a father	Stefan Melus April 25, 1992 (aged 53 years) Four Counties General Hospital, Newbury, Ontario
Burial of a father	Stefan Melus May 11, 1992 (aged 53 years) lot #42 Sec. 3, North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada
Death of a mother	Anna Gulisova December 28, 1993 (aged 55 years) Glencoe, Ontario, Canada
Burial of a mother	Anna Gulisova December 31, 1993 (aged 55 years) lot #42 Sec. 4, North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada
Retired	2008 (aged 69 years) From Xerox
Fact	Moved to USA May 10, 1965
Death	October 2, 2021 (aged 83 years) Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: mistakenly recorded on naturalization certificate as Nov 17, 1903 — November 14, 1903 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire First communion: May 1, 1913 — Viktor Melus saved his brother Steve's communion certificate to give to him when he came back to Czechoslovakia. Mary Janes brought it to him in 1985, since Steve had never come back to visit. Passport: April 9, 1926 — Passport #185/26 Topolcany Immigration: He travelled third class. There are more details on the Pier 21 documents. — August 7, 1926 — Sailed from Liverpool, England on the SS Baltic, White Star Line Immigration: August 1926 — Came as landed immigrant. Pier 21 papers say he was married and spoke Russian. Immigration: August 1926 — Travelled by CNR to Winnipeg on 18w36 Immigration: August 14, 1926 — Arrived in Halifax with $25 Residence 1: between 1903 and 1926 — Klatova Nova Ves, okres Topolcany Citizenship: December 6, 1935 — Certificate of Naturalization issued by the Dominion of Canada "as a British subject." Naturalization certificate A (alien) settler in Hunta Appearance: 1935 — Naturalization certificate says he was 5 ft. 10 inches tall, colour white, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, broken nose a visible distinguishing mark. Marriage Fact: October 19, 1937 — Roman Catholic priest Leo d'Auteuil in Driftwood, Ontario at Saint-Jean lEvangeliste Roman Catholic Church Residence 2: between 1926 and 1937 — travelled from Estevan, Saskatchewan to Momtreal, Quebec, finding work whereever he could. Occupation: Settler, according to John's birth certificate and Naturalization certificate — June 1938 Residence 3: between 1937 and 1942 — Hunta, Ontario; W 1/2 of Lot 5, Concession 11, Calder Twp., Cochrane District Occupation: Farmer — between 1942 and 1967 Residence 4: between 1942 and 1967 — RR 3, Glencoe, Ontario in Ekfrid Twp., Middlesex County; south 1/2 Lot 21, 2nd Range N Residence 4: between 1967 and 1992 — 242 Randolph Street, Glencoe, ON; lot 31 in Plan 312 Cause of death (Facts Pg): 1992 — Several medical problems, old age - see notes Residence 5: 1992 — Chatham General Hospital; North Lambton Rest Home, Morris Street, Forest, ON; Four Counties Hospital, Newbury Death: It was too wet at the cemetery to be able to bury him the day of the funeral. We had to wait 2 weeks for the cemetery to dry out enough to do the work. — April 25, 1992 — Four Counties General Hospital, Newbury, Ontario Burial: May 11, 1992 — lot #42 Sec. 3, North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Gulisova John Joseph Melus Edward Joseph Melus Stefan Melus 1903–1992 Birth: mistakenly recorded on naturalization certificate as Nov 17, 1903 — November 14, 1903 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire Death: It was too wet at the cemetery to be able to bury him the day of the funeral. We had to wait 2 weeks for the cemetery to dry out enough to do the work. — April 25, 1992 — Four Counties General Hospital, Newbury, Ontario
mother	Links Birth: Her Sept 13, 1937 "vysvedcenie" indicates she was born "legitimately" (vystavuje sa cielom k legitimovaniu). — September 19, 1911 — Bosany, Austro-Hungarian Empire Baptism: September 21, 1911 — Nagy, Bosany, AustroHungary (Czechoslovakia) Education: grade 6, then seamstress Godparents: Georgius was a "rolnik" or farmer — 1911 — Georgius (Juraj) and Anna Korec, birth or confirmastion? Confirmation: May 28, 1927 — Bosany, Czechoslovakia Occupation: Seamstress (immigration documents say domestic and servant) — before 1937 Health: She said she always had one eye weaker than the other. Her health was generally good, — August 10, 1937 — "Vysvedcenie" indicates she is healthy to travel to Canada Citizenship: "osvedcenie" shows she is a citizen and a "rolnicka" in Bosany, Topolcany. — August 11, 1937 — Czechoslovakia Immigration: October 1, 1937 — Entered New York on SS New York, sailing third class from Hamburg on Sept 23, 1937. Her destination was her fiance Steve Melus in Hunta, Ontario. Immigration: October 1, 1937 — Transportation from New York via CNR#7 to Hunta, through Niagara Falls. Appearance: October 1, 1937 — Passenger List says she had fair complexion, blonde hair and grey eyes. Height 5 ft 5 inches. No identifying marks. Marriage Fact: married by Roman Catholic priest Leo d'Auteuil in Driftwood, Ontario at Saint-Jean Evangeliste Roman Catholic Church — October 19, 1937 — Driftwood, Ontario Occupation: seamstress, farmer & housewife — after 1937 Citizenship: September 21, 1966 — Received Certificate of Canadian Citizenship, even though she automatically became a citizen when she married in 1937. Cause of death (Facts Pg): December 28, 1993 — massive heart attack Death: December 28, 1993 — Glencoe, Ontario, Canada Burial: December 31, 1993 — lot #42 Sec. 4, North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada Religion: Roman Catholic (even though her Border Crossing document says Greek Catholic!) Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Stefan Melus John Joseph Melus Edward Joseph Melus Anna Gulisova 1911–1993 Birth: Her Sept 13, 1937 "vysvedcenie" indicates she was born "legitimately" (vystavuje sa cielom k legitimovaniu). — September 19, 1911 — Bosany, Austro-Hungarian Empire Death: December 28, 1993 — Glencoe, Ontario, Canada
himself	Links Birth: June 5, 1938 — Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Baptism: godparents Stephen Alaksa & Ann Melus Alaksa (source - Eveche de Hearst) — June 14, 1938 — Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Physician at birth: 1938 — Dr. R. L. Empey Godparents: 1938 — Hunta, Ontario - Ann & Stefan Alaksa Education 1: between 1943 and 1951 — SS#5, Ekfrid, Middlesex County Education 2: between 1951 and 1956 — Glencoe District High School, principal WW Allen Education 3: between 1956 and 1960 — Queens University, Kingston; Electrical Engineer; Bachelor of Science Occupation: Electrical and Software Engineer, worked at IBM in Toronto for three years — between 1960 and 1964 Occupation: Ferranti Electronics in Toronto for one year — between 1964 and 1965 Occupation: Honeywell/Bull/Bull Printing Systems/Delfax — between 1965 and 2008 — Xerox in Massachusetts Divorced: 1988 — Fontaine DeLuca Melus Retired: 2008 — From Xerox Fact: Moved to USA May 10, 1965 Death: October 2, 2021 — Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse John Joseph Melus 1938–2021 Birth: June 5, 1938 — Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Death: October 2, 2021 — Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: The Eveche de Hearst indicates his birth date was July 13, 1940. Family Bible says July 30. — July 30, 1940 — born at noon in Cochrane ON Birth: July 30, 1940 — On his birth certificate his name is Joseph Edward, but his parents always referred to him as Edko (Eddie). They never used the Joseph name. Stefan's father's name was Valent Jozef, but he was called Jozef, so maybe family habit to use the second name only. Baptism: also registration date; information from Eveche de Hearst, Box 1330, Hearst ON, P0L 1N0, on August 21, 2013 — August 9, 1940 — Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Godparents: 1940 — Hunta, Ontario - Elizabeth (Miskof) & Joseph Lesso Cause of death (Facts Pg): 1942 — acute intestinal intoxication due to secondary anaemia Death: address on death certificate was RR4, Glencoe, but I always remember the address as being RR3, Glencoe (Mary Janes). — April 23, 1942 — Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada Burial: April 24, 1942 — North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardsville, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Edward Joseph Melus 1940–1942 Birth: The Eveche de Hearst indicates his birth date was July 13, 1940. Family Bible says July 30. — July 30, 1940 — born at noon in Cochrane ON Death: address on death certificate was RR4, Glencoe, but I always remember the address as being RR3, Glencoe (Mary Janes). — April 23, 1942 — Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
sister	Mary Helen Melus –

Family with Paula A. Ward
himself	Links Birth: June 5, 1938 — Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Baptism: godparents Stephen Alaksa & Ann Melus Alaksa (source - Eveche de Hearst) — June 14, 1938 — Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Physician at birth: 1938 — Dr. R. L. Empey Godparents: 1938 — Hunta, Ontario - Ann & Stefan Alaksa Education 1: between 1943 and 1951 — SS#5, Ekfrid, Middlesex County Education 2: between 1951 and 1956 — Glencoe District High School, principal WW Allen Education 3: between 1956 and 1960 — Queens University, Kingston; Electrical Engineer; Bachelor of Science Occupation: Electrical and Software Engineer, worked at IBM in Toronto for three years — between 1960 and 1964 Occupation: Ferranti Electronics in Toronto for one year — between 1964 and 1965 Occupation: Honeywell/Bull/Bull Printing Systems/Delfax — between 1965 and 2008 — Xerox in Massachusetts Divorced: 1988 — Fontaine DeLuca Melus Retired: 2008 — From Xerox Fact: Moved to USA May 10, 1965 Death: October 2, 2021 — Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse John Joseph Melus 1938–2021 Birth: June 5, 1938 — Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Death: October 2, 2021 — Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
partner	Paula A. Ward –

Family with Evelyn Fontaine DeLuca
himself	Links Birth: June 5, 1938 — Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Baptism: godparents Stephen Alaksa & Ann Melus Alaksa (source - Eveche de Hearst) — June 14, 1938 — Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Physician at birth: 1938 — Dr. R. L. Empey Godparents: 1938 — Hunta, Ontario - Ann & Stefan Alaksa Education 1: between 1943 and 1951 — SS#5, Ekfrid, Middlesex County Education 2: between 1951 and 1956 — Glencoe District High School, principal WW Allen Education 3: between 1956 and 1960 — Queens University, Kingston; Electrical Engineer; Bachelor of Science Occupation: Electrical and Software Engineer, worked at IBM in Toronto for three years — between 1960 and 1964 Occupation: Ferranti Electronics in Toronto for one year — between 1964 and 1965 Occupation: Honeywell/Bull/Bull Printing Systems/Delfax — between 1965 and 2008 — Xerox in Massachusetts Divorced: 1988 — Fontaine DeLuca Melus Retired: 2008 — From Xerox Fact: Moved to USA May 10, 1965 Death: October 2, 2021 — Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse John Joseph Melus 1938–2021 Birth: June 5, 1938 — Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada Death: October 2, 2021 — Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
ex-wife	Evelyn Fontaine DeLuca –
daughter	Andrea Fontaine Melus –
daughter	Nicole Angelique Melus –
son	Glenn Edward Melus –

unknown Monaco + Paula A. Ward
partner’s partner	unknown Monaco –
partner	Paula A. Ward –
step-son	Links Birth: 1981 Occupation 1: Poland Spring, Norton Occupation 2: Monaco Johnson Group, Marblehead Death: January 19, 2015 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Christopher Monaco 1981–2015 Birth: 1981 Death: January 19, 2015
step-daughter	Amber Monaco –
step-son	Michael Monaco –

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Family with parents
father Parents Valent Jozef Melus Veronika Dobiasova	Stefan Melus 1903–1992
mother Parents Antonius Gulis Viktoria Gasparikova	Anna Gulisova 1911–1993
himself	John Joseph Melus 1938–2021
younger brother	Edward Joseph Melus 1940–1942
sister Family Paul Robert Janes Peter Edward Janes Anne Marie Janes Edward Paul Janes	Mary Helen Melus

Family with Paula A. Ward
himself	John Joseph Melus 1938–2021
partner Parents unknown Ward Anita Delucci	Paula A. Ward

Family with Evelyn Fontaine DeLuca
himself	John Joseph Melus 1938–2021
ex-wife Parents Kimber Moran Evelyn Pugh Parents Benjamin Joseph DeLuca II Evelyn Pugh	Evelyn Fontaine DeLuca
daughter Family Donald W. Bissonnette Jr. Catelynn Dawn Melus-Bissonnette Brianna Rose Bissonnette Erinn Brittany Bissonnette	Andrea Fontaine Melus
daughter Family Jason Densmore Family Edward Roger Lamoureux	Nicole Angelique Melus
son Family Sue Bookhout	Glenn Edward Melus

unknown Monaco + Paula A. Ward
partner’s partner	unknown Monaco
partner Parents unknown Ward Anita Delucci	Paula A. Ward
step-son	Christopher Monaco 1981–2015
step-daughter	Amber Monaco
step-son Family Justice Monaco	Michael Monaco

Descendants

John Joseph Melus(1938–2021)
- Paula A. Ward
- Evelyn Fontaine DeLuca