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

Arnold Bernhardt Bartscher[1, 2, 3]

Male 1894 - 1958  (63 years)


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  • Name Arnold Bernhardt Bartscher 
    Born 8 Oct 1894  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Rubber Worker, Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    WW1, Service 313003 
    Residence Abt 1916  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Employer 1918  Merchants Rubber Co., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military WW1  [7
    Residence Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 104 Charon St., Kitchener, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1918  104 Moore St. (formerly 104 Charon), Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-100446P 
    Died 5 Oct 1958  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I100446  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Bernhardt A. "Barney" Bartscher,   b. 16 May 1866, West Freesia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Rosina Theodora Koch,   b. 26 Feb 1868, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 18 May 1892  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F176907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alma Louise Schmidt,   b. Feb 1889, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1955  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 30 Jul 1920  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Donald Bartscher,   d. Bef 1992
     2. Harold Alfred Bartscher,   b. 20 Aug 1922,   d. 15 Apr 2014  (Age 91 years)
     3. Lucille Dorothy Bartscher,   b. 21 Oct 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 2006, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F36678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Arnold Bartscher - Arnold Bartscher, 54, of 145 Arnold St., died Saturday night in K-W Hospital after being stricken with a heart attack while riding home from the K-W Industrial Exhibition. He was a passenger in a car driven by his son, Harold.

      Mr. Bartscher, an employee of Merchants Rubber Company for the past 47 years, was born October 8, 1894, in Kitchener. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Bernhardt Bartscher. He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.

      His wife, the former Alma Schmidt, died July 2, 1955.

      Surviving are a son, Harold of Kitchener; a daughter, Mrs. John (Lucilla) Lovett of Kitchener; three brothers, Edwin and Thomas, both of Kitchener, and Earl of Galt; two sisters, Mrs. Herbert Brooks of Kitchener and Mrs. Ross Webb of Waterloo; and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son in infancy.

      The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev. Dr. John Schneider officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edwin Bartscher - 1965.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Helen Bartscher - Webb - 1994.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Rosina Koch - Bartscher.

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 11.

    5. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Bartscher/ Arnold Bartscher/ 1894-1958/ His Beloved Wife/ Alma Schmidt/ 1899-1955/ Rest In Peace

    6. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    7. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    8. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12006 (1892), Bartscher-Koch.
      Bernhard Bartscher, 25, b. Germany, laborer, res. Waterloo, s/o Theodore & Elizabeth Bartscher married Rosina Koch, 22, res. Waterloo, b. Conestogo, d/o Julius and Catherine Koch. witn: Henry Rellinger & Elizabeth Hasenpflug of Waterlo, married 18 May 1892 Waterloo.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Oct 1894 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Rubber Worker, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployer - 1918 - Merchants Rubber Co., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - 104 Charon St., Kitchener, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - 104 Moore St. (formerly 104 Charon), Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Jul 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Oct 1958 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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