Olga Louise Rooke

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• Name: Olga Louise Armstrong
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352728
• Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1978, 72 Shaw Ave. W., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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ARMSTRONG, Olga Louise

At Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Monday, April 20, 1992, Olga (Rooke) Armstrong, of 62 Shaw Ave. W., Cambridge, in her 82nd year. Beloved wife of the late Wilbur (1977). Dear mother of Carla of Cambridge and grandmother of Krista and Graham. Resting at the Nelson Funeral Home, 1766 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends this afternoon and evening (Tuesday), from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday afternoon, April 22 at 3 p.m. Interment Parklawn Cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Apr 1992 pg A9

Burial:
Park Lawn Cemetery.

Olga — Wilbur James "Shirt" Armstrong. Wilbur (son of Private Thomas Henry Armstrong and Charlotte Mary Ann Rudolph) was born 10 Feb 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Carla Armstrong

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351536
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Apprentice
• Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist, Foundry
• Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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CHARLES HENRY ROOKE

PRESTON, Nov. 17--Charles Henry Rooke, 55, of Siver Heights, Hespeler, died at the Grace Hospital, Windor, this morning following a brief illness. Death was attributed to heart trouble. The deceased was an employee of the Ford Motor Company, Windsor, was born in Kitchener, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rooke. Mr. Rooke was a member of the Anglican church. Surviving are his widow, the former, Ida Breich, two daughters, Mrs. R. Armstrong and Mrs. W. Armstrong, both of Hespeler, one son Carl, at home, four brothers, Jack and William both of Kitchener, George of Preston, Ward of Galt, three sisters, Mrs. Henry Byce, of Flint Mich., Mrs. Irvin Bowman, of Preston and Mrs. Nellie Sacks of Kitchener, one brother and one sister predeceased him. Funeral services will be held from the Pass and Barber funeral home, on Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, with Interment in the Preston Cemetery .

Kitchener Daily Record 17 Nov 1937 pg 23

Charles married Ida Emma L. Breich 1 Dec 1904, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ida (daughter of August Bruech and Louisa Feige) was born 3 Jun 1882, , Germany; died 10 Apr 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ida Breich
• Name: Ida Emma L. Rooke
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351537
• Immigration: 1885, , Canada
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Woolen Knitter
• Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1960, 59 Shaw Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Mrs. Ida Rooke

HESPELER, Mrs. Ida Rooke, 77, of 59 Shaw Ave., Hespeler, died in South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt, yesterday. A life long resident here, Mrs. Rooke was active in church organizations in her younger years and was a prominent local singer. Her hobby was gardening. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles, in 1937. Surviving are a son, Carl of Hespeler, two daughters also of Hespeler, Mrs. Ralph (Elsie) Armstrong and Mrs. Wilbur (Olga) Armstrong. Three sisters also survive, Mrs. Bertha Jordan, London, Ont. and Mrs Otto Wenzel and Miss Augusta Breich, both of Hespeler. Also surviving are two grandchildren. The body is at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home, Preston, where the funeral will be conducted, Wednesday, at 4 o'clock by Rev. S. Gentle. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Apr 1960 pg 7

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-135730
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Chairmaker
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglicant

John married Mary Magdalena Adis 29 Nov 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Gabriel Adis and Mary Johanna Lancoehr) was born 22 Jul 1856, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Magdalena Rooke
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-135731
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Care of Children

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• Name: August Bruech
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81826
• Immigration: 1885, , Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Woolen Mill Worker
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Woolen Mill

August — Louisa Feige. Louisa (daughter of Frederick Ficke and Louisa) was born 17 Aug 1849, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Bruech
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-81837
• Immigration: 1885, , Canada
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134080
• Occupation: 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cabinet maker
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gunsmith
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gunsmith
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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King Street - Queen to Benton

Queen to Benton Street.-A few feet back of King Street and about 15 feet from South Queen Street was a vaulted cellar built of field stone by Peter Rebscher in 1838-39. In 1855 Sheriff Davidson bought this cellar from Paul Schmidt. He erected a frame building extending from the corner, partly using material brought from a former building at New Aberdeen, a village about five and one-half miles southwest of Berlin, where he had also a store business. Jacob Stroh helped to lath the building, receiving 75c as a day's wage. The new building was called The California Block and contained several stores. George Davidson, son of the Sheriff, occupied the corner store as a Grocery and Dry Goods business. Next there was a shed with outside stairway leading to a dance hall above it. The shed was used by the guests of Schmidt's Tavern known as the banners Inn. In the rear of the shed there was a brewery operated William Rebscher, who started to brew about 1830. The process of the Rebscher brewery was to soak the grain for 24 hours, then spread it on the cellar floor and shift it around until it commenced to sprout, after which it was carried upstairs again and put into a dry-kiln about 20 x 20 feet in size, the grain being on screens exposed to the heat coming from below. The dry malt was crushed and ground between iron rollers turned by hand. Later on a steam engine supplied the required power. Mr. Rebscher had this brewery until about 1855, when he moved to Frederick Street on Spetz Street.

Sheriff Davidson bought the shed and converted it into two stores. One of these was occupied by Conrad Schmidt who sold wines, liquors, groceries and hardware. Yost Kimmel had a meat shop under the stores.

Next came an open space and a well and next to that a building which was used 1830 to 1835 as a church by a body known as Mifferites whose main article of belief was that the world was coming to an end in 1835. Many of the Millerites, faithful to their belief, sold their properties and household effects. The building was about 1840 occupied by Paul Schmidt, as the Farmer's Inn already spoken of.

Next came an alleyway and next to that William Moore's general store. Mr. Moore's residence was next to his store. Later on it had a clock factory on the second floor for a short time Next came a three-story building erected in 1860 and next to that no building for a long time until the Boehmer Block was erected. This had a clock factory on the second floor for a short time. Next came a building occupied by Mr. Hymmen, erected between 1850 and 1855. The building was painted a buff color and occupied as a bakery. In 1860, E. R. Hayne had a bakery and confectionery store in the Hymmen building. Next came a two-story frame building located on the site of the westerly half of the present Post Office and occupied by William, David and Frederick Miller as the first general store in Berlin. The location was opposite the end of Frederick Street. J. F. Kannengieser had a tailor shop and was also dealer in fancy goods in this building at one time. In 1860 Mr. and Mrs. John Albright occupied part of the building as a dressmaking and millinery shop. Later on Mr. Rooke had a lock and gunsmith shop on the street floor while his family lived above. There was a high board fence on the Benton Street line with balsam trees planted along the inside.

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







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It is reported that George was born 25 Jan 1814 in Darcy Lever, near Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England and died 18 Nov 1891 in Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA. Documentation needed.

George — Emma Frances Blagden. Emma was born 17 Oct 1821, Newington, , Surrey, England; died CA 1860, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Emma Frances Rooke
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-151177

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-135933
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC

Gabriel married Mary Johanna Lancoehr 13 Feb 1849, St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Franz Sebastian Lancoehr and Anna Crescentia Dod) was born 1824, , France; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Johanna Adis
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-135944
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-311489
• Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Frederick — Louisa. Louisa was born 1827, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Ficke
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-311490
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran