Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 11 Apr 1959, "General Delivery, " Claresholm, AB
• Residence: 1971-1987, Trailer park in Greenwood Village, Calgary, AB; Greenwood Village
• Residence: 1987-1989, Calgary, AB, Canada; Rundle Lodge

Notes:

Jozef's middle name, Frederick, is not on his birth certificate and may have been self-assigned later in life. Perhaps to differentiate between himself and his father? He usually went by "Joe" and changed his last name to Richards to Anglicize it.

According to Sheila, Jozef's daughter:
([Dad] and his brother left home when [he] was 14 or so. They'd been smoking under the school and accidentally burned it down. Gimli Manitoba.)

Grandpa's dad kept getting Joe's draft notices, Canadian army was drafting them. Great grandpa kept going down to register and they'd say, "No there must be some mistake, you're far too old."

When Milly and Joe were first married, Jozef was speaking German to a gas station attendant one day. Milly laughed at him and said it sounded funny and he never spoke German again.

Dawn's note:
Grandpa Joe was a professional card dealer at one point before he married Milly. I personally saw him stack the deck while making it look like he was simply shuffling it. He once had a pool hall in Claresholm, AB. Joe's Billiards, it was called. He was a whiz at pool and cards. I learned to play Crib at his knee. I loved Grandpa Joe so much. He had such a kind, gentle soul.

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Obituary

RICHARDS - Mr. Joe Richards, of Calgary, passed away at the Calgary General Hospital on January 31, 1989 at the age of 82 years. Joe is survived by two daughters, Ferne Deane of Calgary and Sheila Kirkpatrick of [Cut Bank], Montana; six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; two brothers, Phil and his wife Genivieve Reichert of Victoria, Michael and his wife Joan Reichert of Winnipeg; three sisters, Anne Barrett of Winnipeg, Madge and her husband John Besco of Toronto and Clara and her husband George Kazlauskas of Panorama City, California and many nieces and nephews. Joe was predeceased by a sister Lona and two brothers, Jacob and John. Joe was born in Gimli, Manitoba, May 1, 1906. He worked and lived in the Calgary, Acme, Crossfield and Claresholm area for many years. He owned and operated Joe's Billiards in Claresholm from 1946 to 1971. He retired in 1971 and moved to Greenwood Village [Calgary] where he resided for sixteen years. He then resided at Rundle Lodge for the last one and a half years. Funeral Services will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY'S "Park Memorial Chapel", (5008 Elbow Drive S.W.) on Friday, February 3, 1989 at 3:00 p.m. Cremation and arrangements in care of McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOME, 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W. Telephone: 243-8200.

Residence:
According to a letter written to him from his daughter Sheila (my mom). I have the letter in my collection. ~ Dawn

Jozef married Mildred Bertha CHARLTON on 17 Sep 1938, and was divorced on 24 Feb 1954. Mildred (daughter of Anthony George CHARLTON and Sarah Elizabeth MELLON) was born on 3 Apr 1918 in Sterlingville (Acme), AB, Canada; died on 23 Feb 1996 in Browning, MT, U.S.A.; was buried on 29 Feb 1996 in Babb, MT, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sheila Rose RICHARDS was born on 7 Mar 1940 in Calgary, AB, Canada; died on 29 Nov 2012 in Calgary, AB, Canada.
2. Fern Lucille RICHARDS

Jozef married Marianna ZAKARKOW. Marianna was born in 1872 in Poland?; died on 22 Mar 1967 in Winnipeg, MB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1 May 1906, Gimli, Manitoba; Gimli

Notes:

Marianna was supposedly a Polish Gypsy, according to family lore.

Jacob married Kataryna Elisabeth MARKS. Kataryna (daughter of Jacob MARKS and Margaretha KARST) was born in 1846 in Michalowka, Galicia; died on 1 Aug 1905 in Camp Morton, Manitoba; was buried in Berlo/Camp Morton area, Manitoba. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name received in an email from a cousin, Melanie:

April 3, 2010
Hi Dawn, my name is Melanie. I'm from Winnipeg, researching my family and came across your Tree. It seems we have Josef Reichert (Mary Zaharko) in common. My Great-Grandmother (Elizabeth) was a sister to Jozef and they are from Camp Morton/Berlo/Gimli area. It seems you have different parents for Josef and Elizabeth than I do. Their parents are actually Jacob Reichert and Katharyna Marks, and are buried in the Berlo/Camp Morton area. My Grandma (Elizabeth's daughter) is the only one still living from Eliz's family. If you would like to chat more, please email me back through ancestry.ca or at melrich1@mts.net.

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Other data found on Ancestry.com, via user rickinwpg.

Jacob married Margaretha KARST. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]