Alfred Emde

1921 - 2012  (91 years)

• Name	Alfred Emde
  Born	1921  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2  [1]
  	A WWII war hero and decorated pilot, he survived a horrific plane crash and wounds suffered during the Battle of the Bulge.
  Misfortune	military, story
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-117533
  Died	13 Jul 2012	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I117533	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Elfriede Wienecke,   b. Abt 1925
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F44330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EMDE, Alfred 1921-2012 Passed away at St. Mary's Hospital on Friday, July 13, 2012, at the age of 90. Beloved husband of Elfriede Emde (nee Wienecke). Dear father of Marlis Letzel, Dirk Emde and Wolfgang Emde. Beloved grandfather of Anita Smith, Corina Koehler, Tracy Holomek, and Kimberley Billo. Beloved great-grandfather of Shayne Koehler, Kendra Seymour, Tiffany Koehler and Trevor Smith. Beloved great-great-grandfather of Bianca Bastos, Hailey Bastos and Calleigh Seymour. A WWII war hero and decorated pilot, he survived a horrific plane crash and wounds suffered during the Battle of the Bulge. He started a Tool and Die business and opened a restaurant, as well as travelling the globe. Criss-crossing North America numerous times, he also spent time in Europe, North-Africa and the Middle East. He spent several years in Las Vegas and California, where he met President Richard Nixon, worked as a personal chef for media mogul Donald Reynolds and cooked for the reclusive Howard Hughes. In his later years, he loved his cats and worked long hours on his research and his memoirs. Taking great solace and comfort in the Baha'i faith, he would discourse at length on the lives of the Bab and Baha'ullah. A private service will be held by the family at Williamsburg Cemetery. Donations to the K-W Humane Society would be appreciated by the family and may be arranged through Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, (519) 749-8467. Waterloo Region Record 13 Jul 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), obituary of Alfred Emde - 13 Jul 2012.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 13 Jul 2012 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth