George Gildner

1873 - 1956  (83 years)

• Name	George Gildner
  Born	25 Feb 1873	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Not Given
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-113397
  Died	12 Jun 1956	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Buried	Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I113397	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Gildner,   b. 10 May 1848, Udenhausen, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 24 Feb 1927, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Eva Oswald,   b. 16 Dec 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1942  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F28748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death Takes Ex-Resident George Gildner Owned Grand Haven Hotel George Gildner, 84 former Grand Rapids resident and owner of the former Gildner hotel In Grand Haven, died Tuesday at his home in Chicago. Mr. Gildner owned and operated the hotel, now the Schuler, in Grand Haven from 1906 to 1924. A native of Canada. he came to Grand Rapids at the turn of the century and lived at 630 Paris av.. SE. He was a member of Trinity English Lutheran church. Mr. Gildner moved to Chicago In 1940. Survivors included two sons. Henry of Detroit and Arthur of Blue Ridge Summit. Pa. and a daughter Mrs. Bernard Whitley of Detroit. The body is at the Metcalf funeral home where services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Thursday with Dr. Ralph S. White. minister emeries of Trinity English Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemeteyr. Grand Rapids Press 13 Jun 1956 Pg 36

  
  

• Sources

  [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 49. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 74. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159273518.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Feb 1873 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Not Given - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jun 1956 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Buried - - Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth