David Gerth

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94168

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GERTH, Nelson - Passed away, on Friday. July 17. 1998, at Freeport Health Centre of Grand Rlver Hospital, age 83 years.

Mr. Gerth was a member of Emmanuel United Church, Waterloo, member of the Club 400 at the Adult Recreation Centre in Waterloo and also an avid card player at the Rockway Senlor Centre in Kitchener.

Husband of the late Norma Gerth, who died in July of 1985. Dear father of Steven and his wlfe Kathy of Aurora, Davld and his wife Brenda of Kitchener; grandfather of Andrew, Adam, Alan and Ethan. Also survived by sisters, Lorraine (Larry) Erb of Waterloo, Marjorie Brandon of Kitchener, Dorothy (Dot) Fuhrman of Waterloo, Robert Gerth and his wife Shirley of Kitchener, William Gerth and his wlfe Shirley of 'Waterloo, Howard Gerth and his wife Phyllis of London, Ont.

Predeceased by a sister. Ruth; brothers, Donald, John and Floyd.

Mr. Gerth's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, today (Saturday) from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will take place on Monday at Emmanuel United Church, Waterloo at 2 p.m.. with Rev. Heidi-Sievert officiating. Interment wlll follow in Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made. to the Canadian Cancer Society.

The Record Newspaper 18 Jul 1998

Nelson — Norma Alberta Bird. Norma (daughter of Samuel M. Bird and Laura Beisel) was born 16 Feb 1917, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Norma Alberta Gerth
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95194

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GERTH, Norma A. - At K-W Hospital, on Thursday, July 4, 1985, Norma a. Gerth, age 68 years, of 93 Seagram Drive, Waterloo.

Born in Woolwich Township, she was a member of Emmanuel United Church, Waterloo.

Daughter of the last Samuel and Laura Bird; wife of Nelson Gerth; mother of Steven and his wife Kathy, and David and his wife Brenda, all of Kitchener; sister of Donald Bird and Romona (Mrs. Charles McWatt), both of Waterloo, Frank Simon of Pickering and Horace Todberry of St. Mary's. Also survived by three grandchildren, Andrew, Adam, and Alan.

Mrs. Gerth's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, after 2 pm on Saturday. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 8 at 2 pm at Emmanuel United Church, Waterloo, Rev. Harold Wright officiating. Interment Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record Jul 4 1985 pg E9

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104491839
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-160102
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1968, 62 Regina St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Norman Gerth - Norman L. Gerth, 62 Regina St. N., Waterloo, died Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. He was 77. Born on Hesson Road in Wellesley Township, Mr. Gerth lived in Waterloo for about 50 years. He was a carpenter until he retired. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Adeline (Eydt) Gerth, seven sons, Nelson, John and William of Waterloo, Floyd, Donald and Robert of Kitchener and Howard of London, Ont., three daughters, Mrs. Russel (Lorene) Erb, Waterloo; Mrs. Stanley (Dorothy) Fuhrman and Mrs. Norman (Marjorie) Brandon, both of Kitchener; a brother, Henry, of Kitchener; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Delphine) Thompson and Mrs. Katherine Schneider, both of Kitchener; 29 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. One daughter and one brother predeceased him. The body will be at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home until noon Friday, Rev. A. L. Conrad will officiate at the service at St. John's Lutheran Church at 2: 30 p.m. Friday. Burial will follow in Parkview cemetery.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Norman married Adeline Catherine "Addie" Eydt 10 Sep 1913, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Adeline (daughter of Andrew Eydt and Wilhelmina "Mina" Meisner) was born 15 Oct 1894, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Addie Eydt
• Name: Adeline Catherine "Addie" Gerth
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51713
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1962, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1968, 62 Regina St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55973
• Occupation: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Own Farm
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Samuel M. Bird

Samuel M. Bird, 85 of 93 Seagram Drive, Waterloo, formerly of Elmira, died Wednesday at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in North Woolwich Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob. Mr. Bird farmed on the homestead in North Woolwich Township until 1946 when he and his wife retired to Elmira. For the past year he lived at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nelson (Norma) Gerth. He was a member of the North Woolwich Evangelical Church.

Surviving besides his wife, the former Laura Beisel, are a son, Donald, Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Gerth and Mrs. C. W. Ramona McWatt, Glencoe; and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by two daughters. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until noon Friday when removal will be made to Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church for service at 2 p.m. Rev. M. E. Reuber will officiate. Burial will be in the Elmira Cemetery.


Kitchener-Waterloo Record 23 Nov 1966

Samuel married Laura Beisel 12 Nov 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Laura (daughter of Philip Beisel and Elizabeth Simon) was born 11 May 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Employer: Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Silverwoods Dairy
• Name: Laura Bird
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55368
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1964, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49918
• Residence: 1885, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Street
• Residence: 1921, 31 Willow St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

John married Elizabeth Boeckner 20 Jun 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Boeckner and Catherine Fleischauer) was born 26 Feb 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Beckner
• Name: Elizabeth Bockner
• Name: Elizabeth Gerth
• Name: Lizzie Beckner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-160091
• Residence: 1885, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1885, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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MRS. ELIZABETH GERTH

Mrs. Elisabeth Gerth, Braun Street died early today at her home at the age of It following a brief illness.

Born in Mornington Township. Perth County. on Feb. 26, 1864, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Beckner. Her husband. John Gerth, predeceased her in 1939. She was a member of St Matthew's Lutheran Church.

Surviving are three sons. Norman of Waterloo. and Clarence and Henry of this city, and five daughters, Mrs. Valentine Schneider, Mrs. Theodore Hoerle. Mrs Arthur Thompson, Miss Irene Gerth, all .of Kitchener. and Miss Lana Gerth of Hamilton. Thirty- two grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren survive. Two sisters also survive. Mrs. Margent Huehn of Wellesley and Mrs. Louis Yarco of Vancouver. B.C.

The funeral will be held from her here residence on Tuesday, 2 o'clock with service at St Matthew's Lutheran Church at 2:30. Dr. John Schmieder officiate. The remains us resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday when removal will be made at the home.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51706
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
• Occupation: 1880, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Andrew married Wilhelmina "Mina" Meisner 11 Mar 1880, Sebastopol, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario. Wilhelmina (daughter of Christoph Meisner and Maria "Mary" Schaab) was born 29 Apr 1862, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Apr 1948; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mena Meisner
• Name: Minnie Meisner
• Name: Wilhelmina "Mina" Eydt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51707
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• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55971
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Retired: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Jacob Bird

Mr. Jacob Bird, who has been an esteemed resident of Elmira for the past fifteen years and who previous to that time lived in Woolwich Township on the farm which is at present occupied by his son. In March, 1880, he was united in marriage to Mary Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Bird were residing on the farm until fifteen years ago when they moved to Elmira and have since lived retired. His only son, Mr. Samuel Bird, continued to occupy the farm and where he still resides. Besides his widow and son, one sister, Mrs. William Stickney, of Guelph, survives. The late Mr. Bird has been ailing for some months and never fully recovered from the shock of a fall he received last Easter at his home, pneumonia being the direct cause of death. The funeral will take place from his late home on Arthur Street North on Saturday August 23, at 2 p.m. (standard time), to Zion Evangelical church, for service and interment will take place in the Elmira cemetery, Rev. E. D. Becker will conduct the funeral services.

Elmira Signet, August 21, 1930

Jacob married Mary Mueller 18 Mar 1880, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of John K. Mueller and Eva Katharina Weiss) was born 26 Dec 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1942, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Marian Mueller
• Name: Mary Bird
• Name: Mary Miller
• Name: Mary Mueller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-445749
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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MRS. JACOB BIRD - NEE MILLER

Mrs. Jacob Bird passed away quietly on Sunday morning, April 26^th. She had been living with her only son Samuel at North Woolwich. Mrs. Bird was born there 90 years ago plus four months. Sixty one years ago she was united in holy matrimony to Jacob Bird. In 1915 they moved to Elmira and resided there for some 21 years. When her husband died, she returned to the former home with her son Samuel.

Her departure leaves to mourn her loss the only son, one brother Louis Miller, of Elmira, three grandsons, the granddaughter Mrs. S. Bird, many friends and loved one.

Mrs. Bird was a member of Zion Evangelical Church, Elmira, but the last few years supported the Woolwich church.

About a year ago, Mrs. Bird suffered a stroke and later injured her hip which from that time on kept her constantly in bed until she passed on. She was noted as a respectable and peace living citizen and church member. The memorial service was held on Tuesday afternoon at the Woolwich church and the body interred in the Elmira Cemetery.

Rev. E. N. Mohr, the pastor officiated.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55361
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• 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

Philip — Elizabeth Simon. Elizabeth (daughter of Louis Simon and Christine Naegeli) was born 2 Jun 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Alica Simon
• Name: Elise Siemon
• Name: Eliza Simon
• Name: Elizabeth Beisel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55362
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran