Frederick J. "Fred" Gilstorf

1891 - 1971  (80 years)

• Name	Frederick J. "Fred" Gilstorf
  Born	17 Apr 1891	West Luther Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214514518
  Name	Fred J. Gilstorf
  Occupation	barber
  Residence	1971	70 Second Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-118213
  Died	5 Jul 1971	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I118213	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Fred Gilstorf,   b. 4 Feb 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Young,   b. 12 Mar 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F31265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Myrtle Thompson,   b. 16 Jul 1898, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1940, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F31167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rilla May Boyd,   b. 12 Dec 1897, Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario ,   d. 1985  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F299997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick Gilstorf By Record Correspondent HESPELER Frederick John Gilstorf of 70 Second Ave. died suddenly at his home Tuesday. He was 80. Born near Mount Forest on April 17, 1891, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Gilstorf Sr., he had lived in Hespeler for more than 50 years. He was a barber by trade and retired in 1968. He was a member of St. Luke's United Church. Predeceased by his first wife, the former Myrtle Thompson, in 1940, he is survived by his second wife, the former Rilla Boyd; two daughters, Mrs. Earle (Audrey) Cumming of Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. Herbert (Jane) Atkinson of Cleveland, Ohio; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at the Nelson Fuheral Home where funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Hespeler cemetery. Anthony K. Weber. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Wed, Jul 7, 1971 Page 21

  
  

• Sources

  [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . Gilstorf/ In memory of/ Fred J Gilstorf/ died July 5 1971/ in his 81st year/ Myrtle Thompson/ beloved wife of/ Fred J Gilstorf/ died May 21 1940/ in her 42nd year [A] Rilla May Gilstorf/ 1897-1985/ dear wife of Fred B. Father (C.) Mother [S1951] Census - ON, Wellington, Arthur Township - 1901, Div 4 pg 12. Fred Gilstorf b. 4 Feb 1861 Ontario farmer Mary 12 Mar 1861 Norman 2 Jan 1882 Lina M. 4 Jun 1885 Nellie R. 7 Sep 1886 Albert L. 6 Oct 1888 Annie M. 19 Feb 1889 Frederick J. 17 Apr 1891 Fannie 9 Dec 1893 James W. 13 Oct 1898 Henry R. 17 Aug 1896 John b. Jun 1821 Germany immigrated 1853 Sophia 1822

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Apr 1891 - West Luther Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Died - 5 Jul 1971 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth