Obituary of Josef (Joe) Baumgartner

Joe passed away during heart surgery at St. Mary's General Hospital on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the age of 87. Beloved husband of Eva for over 50 years, adored father of Elke and Robert and his wife Dawn, and much cherished Opa to Ethan and Megan. Predeceased by his parents, Karl and Anna Baumgartner, brothers Fritz, Franz and Karl, and his sister Anna Roitner. Joe was born in Lengau, Austria on March 5, 1933. He grew up on a farm and in 1953 decided to join a friend on an adventure to Canada. Once here he made many new longtime friends as they all learned to live in a country with a new culture and language. Joe would often return to Austria and on one of those trips met his wife Eva. She moved to Canada and they started their family in Kitchener. With no relatives in Canada their friends became their extended family. Joe retired from J.M. Schneider 27 years ago and loved travelling with his family. He loved going to resorts down south, cruising and road trips. He was always ready for a new adventure. Cremation has taken place and a private memorial service will be held on Friday, August 21, 2020 at 11 a.m. A live stream of the service will be available at www.erbgood.com Special thanks to Dr. Hahn Kim and Dr. Afshin Jahromi for doing all they could for Joe. Their kindness and compassion were greatly appreciated. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario or Blessed Sacrament RC Church may be arranged by contacting the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3l7hE6sdg9s" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>