Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Richard Lavern Kufske

Male 1933 - 2019  (85 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Richard Lavern Kufske was born 26 Dec 1933 (son of Herbert Landreth "Herb" Kufske and Mabel Barbara Koch); died 24 Jun 2019, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Richard — Madeline Lucille Snider. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Herbert Landreth "Herb" Kufske was born 1 Feb 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Charles Kufske and Mary Catherine Martz); died 27 Jan 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Herbert — Mabel Barbara Koch. Mabel (daughter of Carl R. "Charles" Koch and Minerva Swartz) was born 30 Jan 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1999; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mabel Barbara Koch was born 30 Jan 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Carl R. "Charles" Koch and Minerva Swartz); died 12 Nov 1999; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Richard Lavern Kufske was born 26 Dec 1933; died 24 Jun 2019, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Kufske was born Sep 1879, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Ludwig "Louis" Kufske and Christiana Henneberg); died 1965; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Charles — Mary Catherine Martz. Mary (daughter of Henry Maertz and Mary Edler, daughter of Henry Mertz and Mary Eidler) was born 20 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Catherine Martz was born 20 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Maertz and Mary Edler, daughter of Henry Mertz and Mary Eidler); died 1959; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 2. Herbert Landreth "Herb" Kufske was born 1 Feb 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jan 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Ruth Adebelle Kufske was born 17 Jun 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Howard Ross Kufske was born Nov 1907, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Reta May Kufske was born 17 Mar 1910; died 23 Sep 1998; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Laverne Hugh Kufske was born 26 Jan 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Sep 1916, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mildred Loretta Kufske was born 13 Sep 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Dec 1993, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Doris Kufske was born 1918; died 7 Jan 2015; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Pearl Ailene Kufske was born 1919; died 12 Dec 2001, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Kenneth Kufske was born 22 Sep 1924.

  3. 6.  Carl R. "Charles" Koch was born 16 Mar 1878, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of David Koch and Elizabeth Reichert); died 25 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Carl married Minerva Swartz 24 Aug 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Minerva (daughter of Abraham H. Swartz and Susannah Bergey) was born 13 Aug 1880, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA; died 15 Oct 1954, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Minerva Swartz was born 13 Aug 1880, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA (daughter of Abraham H. Swartz and Susannah Bergey); died 15 Oct 1954, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Stanley Koch was born 20 Jan 1905, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lester S. Koch was born May 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1993, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Mabel Barbara Koch was born 30 Jan 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1999; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Orton Koch was born 23 Apr 1909, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2001; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    5. Phares Koch was born 28 Aug 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 2000; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Oliver S. Koch was born 29 May 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 2008, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Rev. Roy Swartz Koch was born 6 Sep 1913, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jun 2010, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; was buried , Violett Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana.
    8. Gladys Koch was born 9 Aug 1915, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 2010; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Vera Koch was born 19 Jun 1917, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1989, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Charles Koch was born 1919, , Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ludwig "Louis" Kufske was born 2 Jul 1842, , Germany; died 18 Jun 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ludwig married Christiana Henneberg 2 Apr 1877, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Christiana (daughter of Friedrich Henneberg and Emily) was born 3 Apr 1850, , Germany; died 8 Nov 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Christiana Henneberg was born 3 Apr 1850, , Germany (daughter of Friedrich Henneberg and Emily); died 8 Nov 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Kufske was born 25 Feb 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1970; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Charles Kufske was born Sep 1879, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Margaret Kufske was born 15 Apr 1881, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1958; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Emanuel Kufske was born 14 Jun 1885, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1914, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ida Emilia Kufske was born 9 Aug 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1986, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA.
    6. Anna Kufske was born 31 Oct 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1975, Ahoskie, Hertford, North Carolina, United States; was buried , Highland Memorial Gardens, Ahoskie, Hertford, North Carolina, United States.

  3. 10.  Henry Maertz was born 26 Sep 1841, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (son of John L. Maertz and Catharina Gutperl); died 11 Mar 1932; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Henry married Mary Edler 10 Jun 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Heinrich Adam George "George" Edler and Elizabeth Hamel) was born 8 Oct 1847, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 12 Apr 1921; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Edler was born 8 Oct 1847, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (daughter of Heinrich Adam George "George" Edler and Elizabeth Hamel); died 12 Apr 1921; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Caroline "Carrie" Martz was born 13 Aug 1873, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died 7 Jun 1950; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sophia Catherine Martz was born 13 Feb 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died 1952; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. George Henry L. Martz was born 19 Feb 1877, Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Mary Catherine Martz was born 20 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry W. "Harry" Maertz was born 12 Oct 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1917; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Lucinda Martz was born 13 Feb 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1964; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Isabell Martz was born 18 Feb 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aug 1974, , Oakland Co., Michigan; was buried , Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange, Florida, United States.
    8. Austin Martz was born 29 Nov 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Alfred Martz was born 9 Mar 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  David Koch was born 1 Sep 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. David Ludwig "Ludwig" Koch and Barbara Reist); died 23 Feb 1916, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    David married Elizabeth Reichert 29 Oct 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Reichert and Catharina Elizabetha "Catherine" Garnshorn) was born 10 Aug 1839, Mönchzell, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 16 Feb 1932, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Reichert was born 10 Aug 1839, Mönchzell, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany (daughter of Joseph Reichert and Catharina Elizabetha "Catherine" Garnshorn); died 16 Feb 1932, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Leah Koch was born 23 Dec 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Barbara Koch was born 11 Feb 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Solomon Koch was born 16 Sep 1864, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Koch was born 3 Jul 1866, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Selina Koch was born 22 Oct 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Apr 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario.
    6. Menno Koch was born 19 Jul 1870, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1951, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. David R. Koch was born 20 Dec 1873, Conestogo College, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Hannah Koch was born 26 Feb 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1982, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States.
    9. Henry R. Koch was born 26 Feb 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1926; was buried , Durham Cemetery, Durham, Bentinck, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.
    10. 6. Carl R. "Charles" Koch was born 16 Mar 1878, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Aaron Koch was born 11 Dec 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1884; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Norman R. Koch was born 15 Nov 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1943; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Abraham H. Swartz was born 12 Mar 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Schwartz and Maria Hunsperger); died 12 Oct 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham married Susannah Bergey 19 Nov 1872. Susannah (daughter of Jacob Bergey and Elizabeth Eby) was born 5 Oct 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Susannah Bergey was born 5 Oct 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Bergey and Elizabeth Eby); died 9 Feb 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Isaiah Swartz was born Abt 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Jemima Schwartz was born 5 Sep 1875, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1971; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Priscilla Swartz was born 13 Jun 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 7. Minerva Swartz was born 13 Aug 1880, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA; died 15 Oct 1954, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Lydia Ann Swartz was born Abt 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Hannah Swartz was born Abt 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Susannah "Susie" Swartz was born 30 May 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1979, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Wellington Bergey Swartz was born 9 Mar 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1979; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Oliver Swartz was born Abt 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Mary Elizabeth Swartz was born 3 Feb 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1979, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Reginald Gushard was born 13 Jan 1898, Bright, Blenheim Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.