Verna Horst

Verna — William Metcalf. [Group Sheet]

1. William F. Metcalf was born 1943; died 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92035

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Peter Horst

Following a brief illness Peter Horst, a former well known farmer of South Easthope, passed away in K-W Hospital on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 81 years. Mr. Horst was born in North Easthope April 26, 1876, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Horst, and following his marriage in September 1906 moved onto the Weicker farm on the Gravel Road, three miles west of New Hamburg, where he farmed for 28 years. Upon his retirement he lived for a number of years in Baden, and for the past three years in Kitchener, where he was a member of St Peter's Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Otilla Weicker; a son, Neil, Kitchener; five daughters, Mrs. Neil (Ruby) Rupert, Stratford; Mrs. Wm. (Verna) Metcalf, Mrs. Arthur (Reta) Henrich, and Mrs. Harold (Shirley) Calvert, all of Kitchener; four sisters, Mrs. Emma Snyder, Baden; Miss Annie Horst, Kitchener; Mrs. Gordon Ellis, California; and Mrs. Thomas Letson, London; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandson. The funeral will be held this afternoon with service at Ratz-Bechtel funeral home, Kitchener, at 2:00

New Hamburg, Independent 1 Jan 1958

Peter — Otilla Weicker. Otilla (daughter of Jacob Z. Weicker and Anna Barbara Haller) was born 29 May 1881, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1963; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Otilla Horst
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-92824

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12578201
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-106536
• Occupation: 1905, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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Jacob Weicker Passes.

A well beloved and highly esteemed resident of New Hamburg has gone to his eternal rest in the person of Mr. Jacob Weicker. He suffered a paralytic stroke about three years ago and had since been partially disabled. He was seriously ill this spring but rallied again and was driven downtown only a few weeks ago. Death came quite suddenly on Friday evening last, July 8th, at the age of 80 years and 24 days. The deceased was born in South Easthope on June 14th, 1852, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Weicker. He spent the greater part of his life in that township. After his marriage to Sarah Zimmerman he settled the farm on the Gravel Road now owned by his son-in-law, Mr. Peter Horst,. where he resided until he retired and moved to New Hamburg in 1913. During his life in the township he took an. active part in municipal matters and was councillor for several years: In he was. a staunch. Conservative and, religion. a devout adherent of the Lutheran faith. Through his genial and happy personality he made a wide. circle. of friends, all of whom regret his passing. His first wife died in 1900 and in 1905 he married Mrs. Barbara Schmidt, who survives him besides. the following child...

New Hamburg Independent 15 jul 1932 pg 5

Jacob married Anna Barbara Haller 13 Jun 1905, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of John Haller and Anna Hohmer) was born 12 Apr 1852, , Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 9 May 1934, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Birth: New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Name: Anna Barbara Schmidt
• Name: Anna Barbara Weicker
• Name: Barbara Haller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-85827P
• Immigration: 1855, , Ontario, Canada
• Birth: 18 Apr 1855
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1872, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1905, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dressmaker

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-138453
• Residence: 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hatter
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; felt and shoe maker

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King Street , North Side

From Francis to Water Street.

he ground was used by H. F. J. Jackson for stabling, etc., on his contract for building the Grand Trunk Railway through a large part of Waterloo County. Later he built his residence on this plot.

The plot east of Water Street was used as a drill ground by the Berlin Volunteer Company of the Waterloo Battalion, 1864-67. They mostly drilled in the evenings and had some quite young volunteers, Jacob Stroh, 16 years, one of them. The trustees of the New Jerusalem Church bought the corner in 1869 and in 1870 erected the present Church. This had the first pipe organ in Berlin, built by Claus Maas of Preston.

Haller's hat and felt-working shop. He made the first felt boots and shoes, worn largely by the farmers, in winter, in this vicinity.

Open space up to Henry Brickner's house.

A frame building one and one-half story high and located a little back of the street. Later a brick building was erected on the open space. At the westerly corner of Young Street Mr. Bricker built a cooperage in 1860.

At the easterly corner of Young and King Streets was Wendell Brunner's blacksmith shop, a rough frame building. Behind it, on Young Street, was another frame building used as a waggon shop by Christian Huinbrecht.

Vacant place and next a three story brick building, lengthwise with King Street, divided into two parts, used as stores for a short time. Later it was a paint shop and still later a warehouse for the Simpson factory across the road. The third floor of this building was the first habitat of the Berlin Militia, organized in 1864 at the time of the American Civil War. Colonel Pickering was the first drill master. He was sent from England to drill the Canadian Militia. The local company had at first no rifles and had to use Wooden substitutes for their drills.

A three story brick building erected by C. Schneucker and used as a hotel. The third floor was a large hall used for a number of years, for balls and concerts. Paul Schmidt moved into the building in 1860. It was then called the Schneucker and Schmidt Hotel. A later landlord was Mr. Zinger and the name was changed to The North American Hotel. Toward the rear and just east of the Hotel was a barn and horse shed, with wide approach from King Street.

A one and one-half story frame house 15 or 20 feet back from the street line with gable and veranda facing King Street, occupied by Paul Schmidt and later by his widow.

A very early building one and one-half story, rough cast; the dwelling of Sam Trout, a blacksmith. A later occupant was James Godbold, son of Godbold who lived on the corner of Wellington and King Streets. Jacob, son of James, brakeman on the Grand Trunk, was killed while on top of a freight car in St. Mary's, the train passing under a low bridge which Godbold did not see as he was looking at a circus beside the track.

A tailor shop was also in this building which stood originally at the corner of Foundry and King Streets.

A two story brick building with gable toward King Street and occupied by Henry Gauntley. On the second floor there was a paint shop and at the rear a wagon shop.

A brick building, the blacksmith shop, for many years, of Sam Trout.

A vacant lot.

At the Foundry St. corner a frame building, Reinhold Lang's tannery with his house, alongside, one and one-half story with frame porch. Later Mr. Lang moved his business to Charles Street, the site of the present Lang Tanning Co. plant. Jacob Y. Shantz erected the Canadian Block, three story brick, corner of King and Foundry Streets, in 1856. The front was set back from the street line and had a verandah extending to the edge of the sidewalk. There were three stores, the corner, Cole and Graf, druggists; then Wm. Young, groceries and liquors; and next H. S. Huber, general store. The old blacksmith shop was used as a warehouse by Huber.

The Canadian Block while still fairly new, burned down about 1862 in the Spring. The fire started in the corner drug store, during the night. The walls remained standing after the fire was out but were considered dangerous and were pulled down by the firemen. One wall, in this operation, fell on H. S. Huber's warehouse, which had not been burned and in which he had large quantities of supplies. The firemen were blamed for not having notified Huber so that he could have removed his goods before the wall was thrown over.


REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

John — Anna Hohmer. Anna was born 1827, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Oct 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Haller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28353