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Robert Bruce Hoffer

Male 1929 - 2004  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Bruce Hoffer was born 1929 (son of Orval Alvin Hoffer and Maria Giilck); died 9 Dec 2004, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-353354

    Notes:

    ROBERT "BOB" BRUCE HOFFER 1929 - 2004 Passed away Thursday, December 9, 2004, with his beloved wife and travel companion Doris (nee Kesselring), of 49 years at his side. He was the only son of the late Orval and Maria Hoffer. Predeceased by his sister, Dorothy Gregg and her husband. Survived by sisters Valeria Harmer, Karen Boltz and husband Bill, and Marilyn Lippert of British Columbia. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to share their memories of Bob with his family during visitation at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Sunday, December 12, 2004 from 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Monday, December 13 at 1 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home.

    Robert — Doris Kathleen Kesselring. Doris (daughter of Harvey L. Kesselring and Elva Stauffer) was born 31 Mar 1923, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 May 2016, Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Orval Alvin Hoffer was born 13 Jan 1902, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario (son of Adam Burr Hoffer and Elizabeth Miller); died 16 Sep 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-197526
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Felter, Felt Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 110 Chestnut Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Orval — Maria Giilck. Maria was born 26 Jul 1902, Amulree, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died 17 Jan 1980, , , Ontario County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Maria Giilck was born 26 Jul 1902, Amulree, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died 17 Jan 1980, , , Ontario County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Hoffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115124

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Hoffer died Bef 2019.
    2. Marilyn Hoffer died Bef 2019.
    3. Karen Hoffer
    4. Valeria Jean Hoffer was born 1927; died 23 Jan 2019, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 1. Robert Bruce Hoffer was born 1929; died 9 Dec 2004, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Adam Burr Hoffer was born 25 Oct 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Nicholas Hoffer and Catharine Bohr); died 2 Oct 1951, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-197521
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1897, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; cabinet maker
    • Residence: 1908, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario
    • Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baker
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker, Furniture Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 110 Chestnut Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Adam married Elizabeth Miller 9 Jun 1897, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born 12 Jan 1870, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Miller was born 12 Jan 1870, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Hoffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-197522
    • Residence: 1897, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1921, 110 Chestnut Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Clarence Clayton Hoffer was born 9 Sep 1898, , , Ontario County, Ontario, Canada; died 1983, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Emerald Leslie Hoffer was born Feb 1900, Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, Bruce Co., Ontario; died 1996, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. Orval Alvin Hoffer was born 13 Jan 1902, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario; died 16 Sep 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Homer Franklin "Tony" Hoffer was born 13 Nov 1904, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1998, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Nicholas Hoffer was born 15 May 1829, , Alsace Lorraine, France (son of Jacob Hoffer and Barbara); died 26 May 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6882.66
    • Immigration: 1852, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1853, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1855
    • Occupation: 1855, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    After an illness of several months, there passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. Scherer, in Elmira, Nicholas Hoffer. Deceased was born in Alsace-Loraine [sic], Germany, in 1829, emigrated to Canada in 1853, and settled on a farm near Floradale, after having married Catherine Burr in 1855. There they lived over 50 years when they removed to Floradale. After the death of his wife, Mr. Hoffer removed to Elmira. To Mr. and Mrs. Hoffer were born 8 children, namely Christina, who died in 1879, aged 22 years, Jacob, of Petosky, Mich.; Solomon, David Nicholas and Catherine (Mrs. M. Scherer), of Elmira: Magdalena (Mrs. Bradley) of Toronto; Adam of Southampton. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon. There will be service in the Evangelical church at Elmira after which the burial will take place in the Upper Woolwich Cemetery.

    Elmira Signet, May 28, 1908

    Nicholas married Catharine Bohr 12 Aug 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine was born 24 Jun 1829, , Germany; died 18 Jan 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catharine Bohr was born 24 Jun 1829, , Germany; died 18 Jan 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catharine Hoffer
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6882.67
    • Immigration: 1852, , Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Christina Hoffer was born CALC 8 Jul 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob B. Hoffer was born 14 Feb 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1948, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States.
    3. Solomon Hoffer was born 16 Feb 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1918; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catherine Hoffer was born 2 Mar 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. David B. Hoffer was born 17 Jan 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1952, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Nicholas B. Hoffer was born 30 Apr 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1936, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Caroline "Carrie" Hoffer was born 10 Aug 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 4. Adam Burr Hoffer was born 25 Oct 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1951, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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