Jānis Grīslis 1916–2012
Husband of Peter's first cousin twice removed Velta Skaidrīte Sirlaka.
Jānis Grīslis was born on 11 Mar 19161. He married Velta Skaidrīte Sirlaka about Jun 1955 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada4,5,6. He died on 1 Apr 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada1,3.
Family
- Wife
- Velta Skaidrīte Sirlaka 1918–2015 · married about Jun 1955 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada4,5,6
Life events
| Event | Date | Place and details |
|---|---|---|
| Born | 11 Mar 1916 | 1 |
| Lived | bet 1955 and 1 Apr 2012 | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada2 |
| Married | abt Jun 1955 | with Velta Skaidrīte Sirlaka Hamilton, Ontario, Canada4,5,6 |
| Died | 1 Apr 2012 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada1,3 |
Photographs
Sources
- Obituary of Velta Grislis (beloved wife of the late Janis), St. Catharines, Ontario, and death record of Jānis Grīslis (1 Apr 2012), Dignity Memorial obituary 6359511.
Grislis, Velta. Peacefully on Thursday, March 12th, 2015 at Tufford Manor Nursing Home in her 97th year. Velta, beloved wife of the late Janis. Lovingly remembered by Andris Lauris and his family.
Born 19 Sep 1918; in her 97th year. 'Beloved wife of the late Janis' (Jānis Grīslis, 11 Mar 1916 – 1 Apr 2012, per a Dignity Memorial index; Timenote gives d. 01.04.2012). 'Lovingly remembered by Andris Lauris and his family': relationship not stated, a living third party. The obituary does not name her parents, but Timenote names her father Dāvis and maiden name Sirlaka, and gives her burial at Jaunrauna cemetery (ashes presumably returned to Latvia). She was a Red Cross-trained nurse: there is a 1955 file 'Grislis, Velta (Nee Sirlaks)' in the International Council of Nurses Nurse Refugee Files at the University of Pennsylvania, and Sirlaks hits in the Latvian Red Cross nurses' journal (Žēlsirdīgā Māsa, 1939–40). Her full name was Velta Skaidrīte.
- Obituary of Velta Grislis (beloved wife of the late Janis), St. Catharines, Ontario, and death record of Jānis Grīslis (1 Apr 2012).
Grislis, Velta. Peacefully on Thursday, March 12th, 2015 at Tufford Manor Nursing Home in her 97th year. Velta, beloved wife of the late Janis. Lovingly remembered by Andris Lauris and his family. … (Jānis Grīslis, 11 Mar 1916 – 1 Apr 2012, per a Dignity Memorial index; Timenote gives d. 01.04.2012) … 1 NAME Jānis /Grīslis/ … 1 DEAT Y / 2 DATE 2012
Inferred to have lived in his later years with his wife Velta in St. Catharines, Ontario (where Velta died at Tufford Manor Nursing Home on 12 March 2015, with her funeral handled by Hulse & English Funeral Home at 75 Church Street, St. Catharines) until his death on 1 April 2012 (per Dignity Memorial index and Timenote in press-web/findings.yaml; 2012 in voronins-tree.ged).
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I60 (person-6000060), GEDCOM lines 2535–2563.
DEAT · Toronto, Kanāda
- Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, pp. 31–32, 35, section "DĀVJA UN ALMAS OTRĀ BĒRNA VELTAS DZĪVES GAITA".
Labs, gādīgs vīrs- Jānis … Grīslis. Bērnu nav. … Velta Sirlaka, dz. 1918. 3.septembrī … Jānis Grīslis, ? … Bērni: nav
Translation: A good, caring husband, Jānis Grīslis. No children. … Velta Sirlaka, b. 3 Sep 1918 … Jānis Grīslis, ? … Children: none
Husband Jānis Grīslis (birth date unknown to Aina, "?"; our data: b. 11 Mar 1916, d. 1 Apr 2012). No children. Our data: married c. June 1955, Hamilton, Ontario.
- Kanadā, Latvija Amerikā, 1955-06-22.
Māc. E. Pavasars Hamiltonā latviešu draudzē salaulājis Jāni Grīsli ar Veltu Sirlaku.
Translation: Rev. E. Pavasars, in the Latvian congregation in Hamilton, married Jānis Grīslis and Velta Sirlaka.
Rev. E. Pavasars married Jānis Grīslis and Velta Sirlaka. This confirms that 'Velta Grīslis' of Raimonds's album was born Sirlaka, i.e. the memoir's cousin Velta, daughter of Dāvis Sirlaks of Vīstuči. Her husband Jānis is the one Raimonds could identify in her photos.
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, family F23 (I60 Jānis Grīslis × I57 Velta Skaidrīte Sirlaka).
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