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- John Zdzislaw Gruszka
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Born in Poland on July 16, 1926, John Zdzislaw Gruszka enlisted with the Polish Army on September 13, 1944. A member of the Polish Signal Corp., he was discharged on June 20, 1947; and then emigrated to Canada, where he settled in Woodstock, Ontario. In the 1950s he worked at La France Textiles before accepting a job as an attendant at the Ontario Hospital; a position that he held until retirement.
A local history enthusiast, he was an avid collector of local history items, especially those pertaining to Woodstock’s industrial and built heritage. In addition, for many years he took photographs of buildings and locations within Woodstock, Ontario. Gruszka was also a long-time member of the Oxford Philatelic Society (stamp collectors), and the Oxford Historical Society.
John Gruskza passed away on December 27, 2022, in his 97th year, at Lakeridge Health Oshawa and was interned in the Oxford Memorial Park Cemetery; alongside his wife Mary Gruszka nee Pfarr (10 December 1928-26 December 2013).
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Woodstock, Ontario
Oxford County, Ontario