BIO
Place of birth - Zubronajcie, Podlaskie (Suwalki Subregion), Poland
Date of birth - Jan 12, 1917, recorded on WWII German 'concentration camp' records.
(I'm assuming this is Tony that is documented, need to validate)
Father: Antoni Cwiklinski
Mother: Aniela Pietrowicz
Alternate date of birth - Jan 13, 1917 - needs verification
During WWII, Tony was separated from his mother and siblings and put into the Buchenwald concentration camp (Weimar, Germany). When the war was over he never got back to his family. He found his way to Canada and resided in Ottawa. Around the mid to late 1960's. Tony and Caroline planned a trip to Germany & Poland. This was going to be the 1st time Tony was going to see his mother since WWII. When their plane landed in Poland, they were met by his family and was told that his mother had just passed away.
Tony was an excellent carpenter and worked for Ball Bros in Kingston, Ontario. He was a carpenter in Poland and I believe at one time he was a butcher. He built a number of things ... one of most importance to Tony and Caroline was their cottage. He was very particular in all that he did. I recall the fireplace that they built at their cottage. The one thing that Tony didn't like after completing the fireplace was the placement of stones. Caroline didn't like the idea of when cleaning the fireplace you had to carry the ashes through the cottage. The patient man that he was ... he started immediately dismantling the fireplace, stone by stone. He redesigned it, so that you would clean it from the outside. As well, Tony built furniture - a pedestal desk for Caroline and a night stand for me. He poured cement and created sidewalks and patios around their home. I was at his side and taught me the tricks of the trade.
He was a hard working man, gentle and quiet.
Tony and Caroline had no children. They had Wolfie (from a pup) ... and I suppose me.
They would call me their boy ... and take me everywhere. Nature walks, swimming, the Circus. In the mid 1960's Don Amechi was a special guest at the circus that came to Kingston. Tony always watched his TV show, that would make him laugh. Tony took us to the circus that year. When back at home Tony would pretend he was Don Amechi and would teach Wolfie to jump up and over sticks ... on his command by saying 'upla' 'upla' (sp?). Making Caroline and I laugh. Caroline had such a hearty laugh.
Christmas was always special to me, as Tony, Caroline, Wolfie and I would go and chop down a tree. They had some really unique Christmas ornaments and the ones that come to mind are these birds of different colors that you would clip on the tips of the branches. Caroline would tell me that back home on Christmas Eve they had real candles on the tips that they would light. Her favorite song was o'tannenbaum....that she taught me how to sing it in German.
We always took Wolfie for long walks in the woods ... various parts of outer Kingston.
Wolfie took sick and died about 1968. He is buried at their cottage on Howe Island.
Mass - St Mary's Cathedral - Friday March 10, 1972, burial to follow.
Tony, Caroline & Wolfie ... will be forever carried in my heart!
Place of birth - Zubronajcie, Podlaskie (Suwalki Subregion), Poland
Date of birth - Jan 12, 1917, recorded on WWII German 'concentration camp' records.
(I'm assuming this is Tony that is documented, need to validate)
Father: Antoni Cwiklinski
Mother: Aniela Pietrowicz
Alternate date of birth - Jan 13, 1917 - needs verification
During WWII, Tony was separated from his mother and siblings and put into the Buchenwald concentration camp (Weimar, Germany). When the war was over he never got back to his family. He found his way to Canada and resided in Ottawa. Around the mid to late 1960's. Tony and Caroline planned a trip to Germany & Poland. This was going to be the 1st time Tony was going to see his mother since WWII. When their plane landed in Poland, they were met by his family and was told that his mother had just passed away.
Tony was an excellent carpenter and worked for Ball Bros in Kingston, Ontario. He was a carpenter in Poland and I believe at one time he was a butcher. He built a number of things ... one of most importance to Tony and Caroline was their cottage. He was very particular in all that he did. I recall the fireplace that they built at their cottage. The one thing that Tony didn't like after completing the fireplace was the placement of stones. Caroline didn't like the idea of when cleaning the fireplace you had to carry the ashes through the cottage. The patient man that he was ... he started immediately dismantling the fireplace, stone by stone. He redesigned it, so that you would clean it from the outside. As well, Tony built furniture - a pedestal desk for Caroline and a night stand for me. He poured cement and created sidewalks and patios around their home. I was at his side and taught me the tricks of the trade.
He was a hard working man, gentle and quiet.
Tony and Caroline had no children. They had Wolfie (from a pup) ... and I suppose me.
They would call me their boy ... and take me everywhere. Nature walks, swimming, the Circus. In the mid 1960's Don Amechi was a special guest at the circus that came to Kingston. Tony always watched his TV show, that would make him laugh. Tony took us to the circus that year. When back at home Tony would pretend he was Don Amechi and would teach Wolfie to jump up and over sticks ... on his command by saying 'upla' 'upla' (sp?). Making Caroline and I laugh. Caroline had such a hearty laugh.
Christmas was always special to me, as Tony, Caroline, Wolfie and I would go and chop down a tree. They had some really unique Christmas ornaments and the ones that come to mind are these birds of different colors that you would clip on the tips of the branches. Caroline would tell me that back home on Christmas Eve they had real candles on the tips that they would light. Her favorite song was o'tannenbaum....that she taught me how to sing it in German.
We always took Wolfie for long walks in the woods ... various parts of outer Kingston.
Wolfie took sick and died about 1968. He is buried at their cottage on Howe Island.
Mass - St Mary's Cathedral - Friday March 10, 1972, burial to follow.
Tony, Caroline & Wolfie ... will be forever carried in my heart!
BIO
Place of birth - Zubronajcie, Podlaskie (Suwalki Subregion), Poland
Date of birth - Jan 12, 1917, recorded on WWII German 'concentration camp' records.
(I'm assuming this is Tony that is documented, need to validate)
Father: Antoni Cwiklinski
Mother: Aniela Pietrowicz
Alternate date of birth - Jan 13, 1917 - needs verification
During WWII, Tony was separated from his mother and siblings and put into the Buchenwald concentration camp (Weimar, Germany). When the war was over he never got back to his family. He found his way to Canada and resided in Ottawa. Around the mid to late 1960's. Tony and Caroline planned a trip to Germany & Poland. This was going to be the 1st time Tony was going to see his mother since WWII. When their plane landed in Poland, they were met by his family and was told that his mother had just passed away.
Tony was an excellent carpenter and worked for Ball Bros in Kingston, Ontario. He was a carpenter in Poland and I believe at one time he was a butcher. He built a number of things ... one of most importance to Tony and Caroline was their cottage. He was very particular in all that he did. I recall the fireplace that they built at their cottage. The one thing that Tony didn't like after completing the fireplace was the placement of stones. Caroline didn't like the idea of when cleaning the fireplace you had to carry the ashes through the cottage. The patient man that he was ... he started immediately dismantling the fireplace, stone by stone. He redesigned it, so that you would clean it from the outside. As well, Tony built furniture - a pedestal desk for Caroline and a night stand for me. He poured cement and created sidewalks and patios around their home. I was at his side and taught me the tricks of the trade.
He was a hard working man, gentle and quiet.
Tony and Caroline had no children. They had Wolfie (from a pup) ... and I suppose me.
They would call me their boy ... and take me everywhere. Nature walks, swimming, the Circus. In the mid 1960's Don Amechi was a special guest at the circus that came to Kingston. Tony always watched his TV show, that would make him laugh. Tony took us to the circus that year. When back at home Tony would pretend he was Don Amechi and would teach Wolfie to jump up and over sticks ... on his command by saying 'upla' 'upla' (sp?). Making Caroline and I laugh. Caroline had such a hearty laugh.
Christmas was always special to me, as Tony, Caroline, Wolfie and I would go and chop down a tree. They had some really unique Christmas ornaments and the ones that come to mind are these birds of different colors that you would clip on the tips of the branches. Caroline would tell me that back home on Christmas Eve they had real candles on the tips that they would light. Her favorite song was o'tannenbaum....that she taught me how to sing it in German.
We always took Wolfie for long walks in the woods ... various parts of outer Kingston.
Wolfie took sick and died about 1968. He is buried at their cottage on Howe Island.
Mass - St Mary's Cathedral - Friday March 10, 1972, burial to follow.
Tony, Caroline & Wolfie ... will be forever carried in my heart!
Place of birth - Zubronajcie, Podlaskie (Suwalki Subregion), Poland
Date of birth - Jan 12, 1917, recorded on WWII German 'concentration camp' records.
(I'm assuming this is Tony that is documented, need to validate)
Father: Antoni Cwiklinski
Mother: Aniela Pietrowicz
Alternate date of birth - Jan 13, 1917 - needs verification
During WWII, Tony was separated from his mother and siblings and put into the Buchenwald concentration camp (Weimar, Germany). When the war was over he never got back to his family. He found his way to Canada and resided in Ottawa. Around the mid to late 1960's. Tony and Caroline planned a trip to Germany & Poland. This was going to be the 1st time Tony was going to see his mother since WWII. When their plane landed in Poland, they were met by his family and was told that his mother had just passed away.
Tony was an excellent carpenter and worked for Ball Bros in Kingston, Ontario. He was a carpenter in Poland and I believe at one time he was a butcher. He built a number of things ... one of most importance to Tony and Caroline was their cottage. He was very particular in all that he did. I recall the fireplace that they built at their cottage. The one thing that Tony didn't like after completing the fireplace was the placement of stones. Caroline didn't like the idea of when cleaning the fireplace you had to carry the ashes through the cottage. The patient man that he was ... he started immediately dismantling the fireplace, stone by stone. He redesigned it, so that you would clean it from the outside. As well, Tony built furniture - a pedestal desk for Caroline and a night stand for me. He poured cement and created sidewalks and patios around their home. I was at his side and taught me the tricks of the trade.
He was a hard working man, gentle and quiet.
Tony and Caroline had no children. They had Wolfie (from a pup) ... and I suppose me.
They would call me their boy ... and take me everywhere. Nature walks, swimming, the Circus. In the mid 1960's Don Amechi was a special guest at the circus that came to Kingston. Tony always watched his TV show, that would make him laugh. Tony took us to the circus that year. When back at home Tony would pretend he was Don Amechi and would teach Wolfie to jump up and over sticks ... on his command by saying 'upla' 'upla' (sp?). Making Caroline and I laugh. Caroline had such a hearty laugh.
Christmas was always special to me, as Tony, Caroline, Wolfie and I would go and chop down a tree. They had some really unique Christmas ornaments and the ones that come to mind are these birds of different colors that you would clip on the tips of the branches. Caroline would tell me that back home on Christmas Eve they had real candles on the tips that they would light. Her favorite song was o'tannenbaum....that she taught me how to sing it in German.
We always took Wolfie for long walks in the woods ... various parts of outer Kingston.
Wolfie took sick and died about 1968. He is buried at their cottage on Howe Island.
Mass - St Mary's Cathedral - Friday March 10, 1972, burial to follow.
Tony, Caroline & Wolfie ... will be forever carried in my heart!
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