Brian Mortiz

Brian — Diane. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-58808

Karl — Verna B. Schenk. Verna (daughter of George Schenk and Gertrude Culhane) was born Aug 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jun 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Verna B. Mortiz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-174096
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Moritz, Verna B. - At St. Mary's Hospital, on Friday, June 11, 1993, after a brief illness, the former Verna Barbara Schenk, of Kitchener, age 85 years. Verna was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Queen Street, Kitchener. She was a member of the Ladies Guild, the Altar Guild, a kitchen convener, member of St. Paul's Church Quilters and the Happy Gang. Mother of Frank and his wife Ione of Waterloo, Brian and his wife Diane of Cambridge, sister of Audry Lang and Lucile Rieck, both of Kitchener; grandmother to David and his wife Shari, Murray, Jessica, Lisa and her husband George Prine and Christopher. Predeceased by her parents, George and Gertrude Schenk; her husband Karl in 1974; two brothers, Webourn and Roy and one sister, Ortha Stahle. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, from 7-9 p.m. this evening (Saturday); 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday, until noon on Monday when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Queen Street South, Kitchener, where the funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., with Pastor Allan Scharlach officiating. Internment will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Donations to St. Mary's Hospital Building Fund may be made as expressions of sympathy.


Kitchener-Waterloo Record, June 12, 1993

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371725
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retail Merchant, Grocer
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1950, 135 Benton St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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George Schenk, 68 year-old Kitchener merchant, of 135 Benton St., died last night in K-W Hospital after an illness of several months. He was born at Wilmot Centre, near Baden, the son of the late Casper Schenk and Mary Doerr. In 1905 he married Gertrude Culhame. From then until his recent illness, they operated a grocery business in the south ward. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Roy; four daughters, Mrs. Karl (Verna) Moritz; Mrs. Audrey Drummond; Mrs. Irvin (Ortha) Stahle; Mrs. Walter (Lucille) Rieck; and six grandchildren, all of Kitchener; one brother, John, Maryhill; four sisters, Mrs. Fred Witte, Mrs. Walter Mussleman, Elizabeth Schenk and Mrs. Ivan Heuckroth, all of Kitchener. Funeral will be held Sunday, 2: 30 pm, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. The body is resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West.

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George married Gertrude Culhane 1905. Gertrude (daughter of James Culhane) was born 7 Sep 1882, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Aug 1972, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Gertrude Schenk
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371728
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sticker
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1950, 135 Benton St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1972, 390 Stirling St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Schenk, Mrs. George - At the Kitchener- Waterloo Hospital, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 1972, after a brief illness, Gertrude Culhane of 390 Stirling Ave. S. Age 90, born in Hamilton, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Culhane; a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Golden Cross Group; wife of George Schenk who predeceased her in 1950; mother of Roy, Verna (Mrs. Karl Moritz), Audrey (Mrs. Carl Lang), Ortha (Mrs. Irvin Stahle) and Lucile (Mrs. Walter Rieck), all of Kitchener, and the late Weybourne; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West, Kitchener, after 4 pm, Thursday, until noon on Saturday, when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for the service at 3 pm, with Rev. John Korcok officiating. Interment St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

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Schenk, Mrs. George - At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 1972, after a brief illness, Gertrude Culhane of 390 Stirling Ave. S. Age 90, born in Hamilton, a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. James Culhane; a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Golden Cross Group; wife of George Schenk who predeceased her in 1950; mother of Roy, Verna (Mrs. Karl Moritz), Audrey (Mrs. Carl Lang), Ortha (Mrs. Irvin Stahle) and Lucile (Mrs. Walter Rieck), all of Kitchener, and the late Weybourne; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West, Kitchener, after 4 p.m. Thursday, until noon on Saturday, when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for the service at 3 p.m., with Rev. John Korcok officiating. Internment St. Peter's Lutheran Church cemetery. Donations to the extension fund of the church would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record, August 16, 1972

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76533
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1927, 27 Albert St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Casper Schenk passed away at his home, 27 South Albert street, this morning in his 78th year. Deceased was born in Wilmot township and had lived all his life in this vicinity. He was known among his acquaintances as a man of integrity and of unfailing loyalty to his many friends and his passing will be regretted by many. He is survived by his widow, two sons, George and John Schenk and four daughters, Mrs. Barbara Wittie, Mrs. Annie Musselman, Mrs. Susy Heuckroth and Miss Elizabeth Schenk all of Kitchener. One brother and two sisters also survive. The funeral will be held from his late residence on Thursday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Services will also be conducted at St. Peter's Lutheran church with internment being made later in the East End Lutheran cemetery.

Kitchener Daily Record, July 19, 1927

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ATTEMPT AT OUTRAGE.

Last Sunday night a tramp or burglar halted at the residence of Casper Schenk in Victoriaburg and entered the same. He was under the impression that Mr. Schenk's two daughters were the only inmates of the house and attempted to outrage them and in the endeavour tore one of the lady's clothes almost completely off the body. They however, stood a stout defense with the assistance of Mrs. Schenk managed to hold him at bay until Mr. Schenk came to the rescue and after a desperate struggle overpowered him with the assistance of a neighbor who was in the meantime called to the rescue he was bound captive till the morning when Constable Herle of this place brought him here where he appeared before the magistrate who sent him to Berlin to await his trial.

Waterloo County Chronicle, 24 Aug 1893, p. 1

Caspar married Mary Doerr 7 Apr 1878, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Carl Adam Morris Doerr and Anna Eva Schwaertzel) was born 3 Sep 1854, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 May 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Schenk
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76534
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1927, 27 Albert St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Mrs. Mary Schenk, widow of Casper Schenk, passed away on Tuesday at her home, 27 Albert south, in her 79th year. Mrs. Schenk was born in Waterloo county on Sept. 3, 1854. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Her husband predeceased her five years ago. Two sons and four daughters survive. They are: George, city, John of Waterloo township, Mrs. Barbara Whittle, Mrs. Annie Musselman, Miss Elizabeth Schenk, Mrs. S. Henchrach, all of Kitchener. Five brothers, Adam Doerr, Conestogo, Henry Doerr, in Michigan, Conrad, Edward and Charles Doerr, all of this city also survive with 20 grandchildren. The funeral will be held on Friday afternoon with services at her late home, Albert south, at 2 o'clock thence to St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Internment will take place in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Dr. H. A. Sperling will officiate.

Kitchener Daily Record, May 3, 1933

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371760