Alice Marie Vogelsang

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• Name: Alice Marie Ott
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-400260

Notes:

OTT, Alice Marie - Peacefully, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Alice Ott, of Kitchener, age 82 years. Beloved wife of 62 years to Wilbert. Loving mother of David and his wife Nancy of London, Ont. and Kelly and her husband Rick Commanda of Guelph. Grammy will be sadly missed by Chelan, Jacqueline, Hillary, Keri and Kori. Dear sister of Mary Graff of Kitchener. Predeceased by her parents, the late Otto Vogelsang and the former Louise Grube and her brother-in-law, Donald Graff. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held in the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home Chapel, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000 at 2: 30 p.m. Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Alice — Wilbert Ott. Wilbert (son of Conrad Ott and Alvina Schippling) was born 1911, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. David Ott
2. Kelly Ott

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81752160
• Name: H. O. Vogelsang
• Name: Otto H. Vogelsang
• Name: Otto Vogelsang
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32118P
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Sports: 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manager Berlin Hockey Club
• Occupation: 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk
• Elected Office: 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Kitchener Council

Notes:

Elected Office:
1923, 1925-1926

Heinrich married Louise Lovina Grube CA 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louise (daughter of Henry Grube and Mary Stephan) was born 6 Dec 1883, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Jun 1927, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louise Lovina Vogelsang
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34105
• Hobbies: 1908; Hand painting china
• Occupation: 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Milliner

Notes:

Louisa P. Vogelsang - A well-known local citizen was called by death last night when Louisa P. Vogelsang, wife of Otto Vogelsang, passed away at her home, 55 Homewood avenue. Mrs. Vogelsang had been in failing health for the past year and a half suffering acutely with paralysis for the past several months. Deceased was 44 years of age, being born at Logan in the year 1883 and coming to Kitchener in 1900 where she married 9 years later. She was prominent in the circles of Benton street Baptist church of which she was a devout and faithful member, spending her life in the services of the various societies of the church and identifying herself with many civic movement for the welfare of others. She is survived by her sorrowing husband and two children, Alice and Billy, of this city. Her parents, Mr. And Mrs. H. Grube Sr. also survive with 3 brothers, John, Henry and Benjamin Grube and one sister, Miss Margaret Grube. The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2: 30 o'clock from her residence to Benton street Baptist church at 3 o'clock. Interment will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10126166
• Historic Building: Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; Emil Vogelsangs home on North West Corner of Queen and Courtland
• Interesting: story, business, politics
• Name: Ernie Vogelsang
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32115P
• Residence: 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Historic Building: 1871, 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Ivory Button Factory or Canada Ivory Button Works
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Invention: Apr 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cast Iron Skylight
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Elected Office: 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Kitchener
• Occupation: 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; button manufacturer
• Occupation: 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; button maker

Notes:

"In the late 1980's, a group of concerned individuals decided to do something about the fact that rental housing was becoming increasingly hard to afford. At the time, the Federal Government of Canada used to sponsor a co-op housing program through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

The founding group approached CMHC and got the ball rolling. The group incorporated as Bread and Roses Co-operative Homes (Kitchener). Our name: Bread and Roses is symbolic of the fact that people need not just a home (Bread), but also a community to live in and belong to (the Roses). In addition, it is the title of a historically significant song from the labour movement.

THE BUTTON FACTORY

The original building began life as a button factory in 1879. Owned and operated by Emil Vogelsang. This historical site became available to Bread and Roses,
negotiations were concluded and construction began. A new high-rise building was put up and the historical factory was converted into apartments.

Finally, after a long and adventurous road, the first members moved into the project in June of 1990. Because the goal was not to make a profit, but rather to provide safe and secure housing to those who needed it, special efforts were made to accommodate those who are at a disadvantage in seeking comfortable housing. Just over half of the apartments were designated as rent-geared-to-income housing (RGI); and is funded by CMHC. We were also able to get 4 wheelchair-accessible units and reserve two RGI units for people living with HIV/AIDS. From the beginning, we have been a mixed-income community and have welcomed diversity in our membership.

Since being founded, Bread and Roses has gone through many phases of community building and learning how to run its own affairs independently. Having lately gone through a series of building improvements, we are currently focusing on community growth and a culture of involvement where members are active in the day-to-day running and decision-making of the Co-op. Every new member is an additional asset to Bread and Roses. Each bringing with them new experiences and skills to contribute to our little community."

https://www.breadandrosescoop.org

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The Button Industry

A young German named Emil Vogelsang came to Berlin in 1867 and chummed with Allan Huber, son of H. S. Huber. One day the merchant questioned the youth,

"What can you do, Emil?"
"I'm a button turner."
"Then show us how you make buttons."
"Before I could do that," said Emil, "I'd need a lathe and a batch of ivory-nuts."

Mr. Huber had a lathe made in Waterloo and imported a shipment of nuts for Mr. Vogelsang. The latter leased a room and power from the Simpson Furniture Company and soon was manufacturing first-class buttons. He called his venture, "The Pioneer Button Works." The buttons found a ready sale in Eastern Canada and the United States. His was the first button factory in Canada, if not in America..

Before long Mr. Vogelsang needed a factory of his own. He interested J. J. Woelfle in the enterprise and they awarded Jacob Y. Shantz a contract to erect a $20,000 building on the northeast corner of King and College Streets. Before it was up Mr. Woelfle withdrew. Mr. Shantz then purchased an interest in the button works for a sum equal to the price of the building and entered into a 7-year agreement with Mr. Vogelsang. When that term expired Mr. Vogelsang retired and built another button factory in South Queen Street, which he later sold to the W. G. & R. Shirt Company. (Now occupied by the Fehrenbach Mattress Co.)

Mr. Shantz had not had any practical experience in the manufacture of buttons, yet did not wish to see the employees deprived of their livelihood. He therefore continued manufacturing and after costly experimenting, during which he was assisted by his son, M. B. Shantz, the factory was placed on a sound footing. Mr. Shantz's sons Dilman and John likewise joined him. Jacob Y. Shantz & Sons became the largest employers of labor in Berlin. For a time there were four button factories in the town and it was widely known as "Buttonville." Jacob Y. Shantz entered into partnership also with a Mr. Feick and made felt goods in the button-factory basement.

A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937 pg 169-171



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Emil came to Canada in 1866, aged 32. A year later he sent for Louisa. They were married by her brother, Rev. F.W. Tuerk, who was already here as the minister of the New Jerusalem Church (Swedenborg). Another of her brothers worked for Emil in the Vogelsang Button Factory and it is said that he embezzeled money and thus ruined the business. Emil opened a new Button Factory in Port Elgin, ON. He died at age 59 after he moved back to Berlin, ON, and the VOGELSANG burial plot is in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Historic Building:
Emil Vogelsang built his button factory named "Canadian Ivory Button Factory" in 1879. Condition in 1978 was listed as very good. There is a Dutch influence in the brickwork over the windows. In the 1990's the factory was converted to apartments with additional apartments built attached. This apartment conplex is now a co-op and is known as as "Bread and Roses".

Elected Office:
Years Served: 1887

Emil — Margaret Cress. Margaret (daughter of Anthony Cress and Eva Catherine Hartman) was born 6 Jan 1843, , Germany; died 9 Apr 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Nationality: , Canada
• Name: Margaret Eby
• Name: Margaret Kress
• Name: Margaret Vogelsang
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32114
• Immigration: 1850, , Canada
• Immigration: 1860, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist
• Residence: 1869, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Evangelical Ass.
• Residence: 1921, 754 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Margaret is said to be born in Neuenburg, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, no proof as of yet.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26041

Notes:

Henry Grube - Henry Grube, 83, of 63 Highland Road, died Sunday evening at St. Mary's Hospital after an illness of nine weeks. Deceased was a local contractor for many years. He was born at East Zorra on Oct. 26, 1856. Mr. Grube was a member of the Benton Street Baptist Church and served in the capacity of deacon. He was married to Mary Stephen at Logan on Dec. 26, 1882. Surviving are his wife, three sons, John of Hamilton, Henry of Bamburg and Benjamin of Kitchener, one daughter, Mrs. Otto Vogelsang of Kitchener, one brother, William of Mitchell and eight sisters, Mrs. Louise Wilhelm of Baden, Mrs. Mary Schafer of Toronto, Mrs. Minnie Schragg of Entwhistle, Man., Mrs. Annie Kneisel of Detroit, Mrs. Philip Hollinger, Clifford, Mrs. William Brandt of Kitchener, Mrs. Margaret Willert of Fling, Mich., and Mrs. Louis Willard of Iderton. One daughter, Louis, died 13 years ago. Funeral will be Wednesday afternoon at Benton Street Baptist Church at 2: 30 pm to Mount Hope Cemetery for interment. Rev. C. M. Keen, pastor of the church, will officiate. Remains will rest at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 1 pm, Wednesday, when they will be removed to the church where they will lie in state until the hour of service.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Henry married Mary Stephan 26 Dec 1882, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary was born 26 Aug 1862, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Grube
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-401256

Notes:

MRS. MARY GRUBE - Ill two months, Mrs. Mary Grube, 78, died last evening at her home, 63 Highland Road. Born Aug. 26, 1862, at Logan, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stephan. Mrs. Grube was a member of Benton Street Baptist church. Her husband, Henry Grube, predeceased her in April, 1940. Surviving are three sons, John of Hamilton, Henry of Bamberg and Benjamin of Kitchener, a daughter Mrs. Otto Vogelsang of Kitchener, two brothers, Harry Stephan of Walkerton and John Stephan of Bornholm, Ont., two sisters, Mrs. Christina Bickel of Neustadt and Mrs. George Bornschagal of Omaha, Neb., and nine grandchildren. A daughter, Louise, died 14 years ago. Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2: 30 p.m. at Benton Street Baptist church, with Rev. C. M. Keen officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Remains will rest at the Ratz-Bechel Funeral Home until Sunday at 1 p.m. when removal will be made to the church where friends may pay their respects until the hour of service.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113135

Friederich — Wilhelmina. Wilhelmina was born Abt 1804, Of, Barmen, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Wilhelmina Vogelsang
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113136

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• Name: Anthon Kress
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33885
• Occupation: 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer

Anthony — Eva Catherine Hartman. Eva was born CALC 24 Oct 1819, , Baden, Germany; died 24 May 1883, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Hartman
• Name: Eva Catherine Cress
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33886
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist

Notes:

Eva Catherine is reported to have been born in Neuenburg, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, no proof yet.

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81730314
• Interesting: accident, misfortune, pioneer, story
• Name: Henry Grube
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68226
• Residence: 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Misfortune: 1894; killed by lightening

Notes:

Hit by lightning last Wednesday afternoon was an old homesteader from Logan. Mr. Heinrich Grube, Sr., at Lot 27 in the 7th Concession was hit by lightning and died instantly.

Mr. Grube was 80 years old and a strong man. He was working in the field shelling peas. His work included taking care of the horses gears. All of a sudden a thunder storm came close, and he left the field with two pitch forks over his shoulders. As he came close to the wire fence, lightning hit him and the fence, also splitting a cedar post right in half. Other family members left the field a little earlier. They saw lightning hit the fence. They wondered where the old man was, they couldn't see him, so they went back and found him on the ground dead by the fence. The lightning had torn his clothes down to his leather boots, his hair burnt.

The dead man, Heinrich Grube, was born in the year 1814 in Wollmershausen, Hannover, Germany. He came to this country 48 years ago, and lived in the early pioneer times in New Hamburg as a shemaker. He later on quit the shoemaking business and moved to a farm by Tavistock, where he later on moved from again to the place where he died.

The dead man, Heinrich Grube, who was the brother-in-law of Mr. Jacob Ritz in New Hamburg. He left behind his wife and 12 children, 2 sons and 10 daughters, which were very sadened by his death. The funeral was celebrated by the Rev. Grusner from New Dundee.

Unknown newspaper account, translated in to English.


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It is reported that Heinrich was born in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, sources needed.

Heinrich married Philipine Rietz 7 Mar 1847, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philipine (daughter of Heinrich Jacob Rietz and Catharine Zimmer) was born 24 Aug 1827, Petersheim, Bavaria, Germany; was christened 4 Sep 1828, Konken, , Rheinland-Pfalz [Bavaria], Germany; died 11 Feb 1916, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , German Baptist Cemetery, Brodhagen, , Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Philipine Grube
• Name: Philipine Willert
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27199
• Birth: 27 Aug 1828, Konken, , Rheinland-Pfalz [Bavaria], Germany
• Residence: 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1897, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada

Notes:

"The death took place in Dashwood on February 11th of Mrs. Phillipine Willert at the age of 88 years and 5 months.

"The deceased was born in Petersheim, Bavaria, Germany on August 24, 1827. She came to New Hamburg in the late forties. She was married in 1848 to the late Henry Grube. They resided here for several years, and from there went to East Zorra (near Tavistock), where they lived for many years, and from there went to Logan Town-ship. After forty six years of married life, she was left a widow (1894) and two years later (1896) married Christian Willert of Dashwood, who predeceased her eleven years ago. The deceased was a sister of the late Jakob Ritz of this town.

"She leaves a family of twelve children, two sons and ten daughters; one daughter, Mrs. Seebach of Logan having died six years ago. The children are•; Mrs. J. Hoffmeister of Gettingen, Germany; Mrs. John S. Wilhelm, and Mrs. Wm: Brandt, Wilmot; Mrs. G. Schmidt, Elmira; Mrs. V. Schaefer, New Hamburg; Mrs. A. Schrag, Toronto; Henry Grube, Berlin; Mrs. F. Kneisel, Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. P. Hollinger, Clifford; William Grube, Logan; Mrs. A. Willert, Michigan; and Mrs. L. Willert, Dashwood, Ontario. "The funeral took place on Monday afternoon in Logan Township."