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

Jean Durst

Female 1926 - 2005  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jean Durst was born 1926 (daughter of Milton Henry Durst and Charlotte Gaiser); died 3 Jan 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Jan 2005, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Jean Giesel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-401558

    Notes:

    Giese, Jean (Mrs. William) - On Monday, January 3, 2005, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Jean (Durst) Giese, in her 79th year, formerly of RR 2, Elmira. Wife of the late William Giese (2002). Dear niece of Dorothy Bird of Kitchener. Jean will be missed by her family and friends. Predeceased by her parents, Milton and Charlotte (Gaiser) Durst. At Jean's request, cremation has taken place. A memorial service for family and friends will be held at St. James' Lutheran church, St. Jacobs on Friday, January 7 at 2 pm with Rev. Harold Brill officiating. Interment of cremated remains will take place at St. James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs on Friday, January 7 at 1 pm. In her memory donations to St. James Lutheran Church building Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and may be obtained by calling Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, 669-2207.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Jean — William Giesel. William was born CA 1926; died 2002. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Milton Henry Durst was born 2 Jun 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Ludwig Durst and Sophia Stumpf); died 10 Jan 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Jan 1982, Saint James Evangelical Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-54444
    • Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1982, 247 Franklin St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    DURST: Milton

    On Sunday, Jan 10 1982,at 247 Franklin St. N. Kitchener, aged 88 years, of St.Jacobs. Husband of the late Charlotte Gaiser: dear father of Mrs. William (Jean) Giese of R. R. # 2, Elmira. He was predeceased by three sisters and two brothers. Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira after 7 p.m. today. Funeral service in the chapel on Wednesday, Jan.13 at 2 p.m. Interment in St. James cemetery, St. Jacobs. Rev. Jan Malina will officiate.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 Jan 1982

    Milton married Charlotte Gaiser 7 Dec 1925. Charlotte (daughter of Henry Gaiser and Dorothea Christina Metzger) was born 28 Jan 1898, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1952, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Evangelical Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Charlotte Gaiser was born 28 Jan 1898, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Gaiser and Dorothea Christina Metzger); died 26 Dec 1952, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Evangelical Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Charlotte Durst
    • Name: Lottie Gaiser
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-106995

    Notes:

    Mrs. Milton Durst, 54 of R. R. # 4 Elmira, died suddenly at her home Monday. Born in Neustadt, Jan. 28 1898, she was the former Charlotte Gaiser, daughter of Mrs. Dora Gaiser and the late Henry Gaiser. She attended St. James' Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs. Surviving are her husband to whom she was married October 7 1925; one daughter, Mrs William Geise of St. Jacobs; four brothers, Norman of Birmingham Mich., Edgar and Elmer of Waterloo and Harry of Guelph, and five sisters, Mrs. Fred Durst, Mrs. Gordon Miller, Mrs. John Witzel of Kitchener, Mrs. Elwood Duffy of Hanover and Miss Dorothy Gaiser of Waterloo.

    The funeral will be held at St. James' Church, St. Jacobs, Friday at 2: 30 p.m. with Rev. H. H. Brose officiating. Burial will be in St. Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery. The body will rest at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Friday at 11: 30 a.m. when removal will be made to the church. Friends are requested to pay their respects prior to the service.


    The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 3 Dec 1952 pg 5

    Children:
    1. 1. Jean Durst was born 1926; died 3 Jan 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Jan 2005, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ludwig Durst was born 12 May 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Philipp "Philip" Durst and Barbara Hollinger); died 17 Jan 1939, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Louis Durst
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115232
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Ludwig married Sophia Stumpf 9 Dec 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sophia (daughter of Ludwig Stumpf and Anna Martha Seeger) was born 21 Nov 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1933, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sophia Stumpf was born 21 Nov 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Ludwig Stumpf and Anna Martha Seeger); died 4 Feb 1933, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Sophia Durst
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-54440
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Walter Frederick Durst was born 19 Dec 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1942; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Ida Durst was born 22 Jun 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Irvine Durst was born 27 Jun 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Isabella C. Durst was born 18 Oct 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1963; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 2. Milton Henry Durst was born 2 Jun 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Jan 1982, Saint James Evangelical Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Violet Barbara Durst was born 7 Oct 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1929, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Henry Gaiser was born 1868, Of, Neustadt, Grey Co., Ontario; died 11 May 1921, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Cemetery Lutheran Cemetery, Neustadt, Grey Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-107249

    Notes:

    Death called a well known and much esteemed business man of Neustadt yesterday morning in the person of Mr. Henry Gaiser in his 53rd year. He had been a shoe and boot merchant in that village for many years. Deceased had been ailing for a couple of years, and underwent an operation a few days ago for gallstones, but in his weakened condition the shock was too much for him. Deceased is survived by his wife and ten children and his mother and two sisters, to whom the sympathy of the community will be extended. The funeral will take place from his late residence on Saturday afternoon at 1: 30 o,clock for the Lutheran cemetery, Neustadt.


    Hanover Post 12 May 1921

    Henry married Dorothea Christina Metzger 3 Dec 1895. Dorothea was born 9 Jan 1875, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Cemetery Lutheran Cemetery, Neustadt, Grey Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Dorothea Christina Metzger was born 9 Jan 1875, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Cemetery Lutheran Cemetery, Neustadt, Grey Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Church Membership: St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Name: Dorothea Christina Gaiser
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63135

    Notes:

    Mrs. Dorothea C. Gaiser, 81 of 86 Union Street East, Waterloo died Sunday at her home. Born in Carrick Township Jan. 9, 1875, she was a member of St Mark's Lutheran Church. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Metzger she married Henry Gaiser Dec 3, 1895 who predeceased her May 11 1921. One daughter Mrs. William (Charlotte) Durst predeceased her in 1952. Surviving are four sons, Norman of Absecon N.J., Harry of Guelph, Edgar and Elmer of Waterloo, five daughters, Mrs Elwood (Lydia) Duffy of Hanover, Mrs Gordon (Caroline) Miller of Collingwood, Mrs Donald (Dorothy) Bird of Waterloo and Mrs. Fred (Melinda) Durst and Mrs John (Vera) Witzel of Kitchener: 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1: 30 p.m. Burial will be in St Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Neustadt Ontario.


    The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 Sep 1956

    Children:
    1. Vera Matilda Gaiser died 29 Mar 1999; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Charlotte Gaiser was born 28 Jan 1898, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1952, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Evangelical Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Caroline Gaiser was born 1904; died 21 Apr 1996, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Edgar Frederick Gaiser was born 1909, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jul 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Elmer Carl Otto Gaiser was born 4 Nov 1916, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 2003, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Philipp "Philip" Durst was born 29 Sep 1818, , Germany (son of Theobald Durst and Katharina Margaretha "Catherina" Kappes); died 24 Jun 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Philip Dorsch
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-130
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Philip's father was probably Theobald who is buried in the St. Peter's Cemetery in Heidelburg, Ontario

    Philipp — Barbara Hollinger. Barbara (daughter of Johann Adam Ludwig "Louis" Hollinger and Elisabetha Margaretha "Elizabeth" Scherer) was born Sep 1834, Miesau (Obermiesau), , Rheinland-Pfalz, Bayern, Germany; was christened 25 Sep 1834, Miesau (Obermiesau), , Rheinland-Pfalz, Bayern, Germany; died 29 Aug 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Barbara Hollinger was born Sep 1834, Miesau (Obermiesau), , Rheinland-Pfalz, Bayern, Germany; was christened 25 Sep 1834, Miesau (Obermiesau), , Rheinland-Pfalz, Bayern, Germany (daughter of Johann Adam Ludwig "Louis" Hollinger and Elisabetha Margaretha "Elizabeth" Scherer); died 29 Aug 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Barbara Durst
    • Name: Barbara Ziegler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-131
    • Immigration: 1848, , Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    FORMER ELMIRA WOMAN DIED
    LIVED SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS IN THIS DISTRICT


    Another of the old pioneers of this district passed away in the person of Mrs. Barbara Ziegler, widow of the late Henry Ziegler, who died at the home of her son, Mr. Fred Durst, in Kitchener on Saturday. The deceased was born in Germany and came to this country when about fifteen years old. In 1852 she was married to Philip Durst and they resided on a farm near the Three Bridges now owned by their son, Mr. Louis Durst. Her husband died and in 1875 she was married a second time, namely to the late Henry Ziegler. They lived in Elmira until Mr. Ziegler died in 1903. She continued to live here for some and then went to live with her son in Kitchener. Surviving her there are six children of the first marriage. They are William of Cleveland, Louis of Woolwich, Emil and Fred of Kitchener, Mrs. Henry Vollmer of Heidelberg and Mrs. Charles Schell (formerly Mrs. Wm. Christman) of near Port Elgin. One son, Philip, died eighteen years ago. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon from her son's home in Kitchener to St. James church, Elmira where the funeral service was held. Interment took place in St. James Cemetery after the service. Deceased was in her 91st year. Her maiden name was Hollinger. The late George Hollinger of Elmira was her brother. She bad been suffering from internal cancer for some time.

    Children:
    1. 4. Ludwig Durst was born 12 May 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1939, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Frederick K. Durst was born 24 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Philip Durst was born 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Ameal Durst was born 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1942; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Caroline Durst was born 4 Mar 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1944; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Phillipena Durst was born 4 Mar 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1953, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.
    7. William Dorst was born 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Ludwig Stumpf was born 23 Jan 1830, , Germany; died 7 Oct 1907; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Lewis Stumpf
    • Name: Louis Stumpf
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25632
    • Immigration: 1851, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mason
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mason
    • Citizenship: 1861, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1861
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Retired: 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    1851 - Lewis Stumpf is in same household as John Stumpf.

    Ludwig married Anna Martha Seeger 29 Jan 1854, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna was born 26 May 1832, , Germany; died 14 Dec 1907; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Martha Seeger was born 26 May 1832, , Germany; died 14 Dec 1907; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Anna Martha Stumpf
    • Name: Martha Seeger
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25633
    • Immigration: 1843, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 5. Sophia Stumpf was born 21 Nov 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1933, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Margaret Stumpf was born 20 Dec 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1931, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.