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

Josephine Keffer

Female 1858 - 1945  (87 years)


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  • Name Josephine Keffer 
    Born 8 May 1858  Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Josephine Herschleb 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-119385 
    Died 15 Oct 1945  Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I119385  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Solomon Keffer,   b. 18 Feb 1830, , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1905, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Mager,   b. 16 Apr 1836, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1940, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1853 
    Family ID F21904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry August Herschleb,   b. 22 Sep 1848, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1940  (Age 91 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wilber Earl Herschleb,   b. 15 Jun 1879, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F54515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WIFE OF BAKERY FOUNDER IS DEAD


      Mrs. H. A. Herschleb, 87, 341 Fourth street south, died at her home at 7: 30 this morning after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at the Baker Chapel at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. A. W. Triggs officiating, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery. The body may be seen at the chapel after 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Mrs. Josephine Herschleb was born at Maple in Ontario, Canada, May 8, 1858, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Keffer. She came to Wisconsin Rapids with her hus- band in August, 1876, and lived here ever since. Her husband was the founder of the Herschleb Bakery. The couple was married July 20, 1876, at Hespeler, Ontario, Canada. She is survived by a son, Jerry, and a daughter, Elizabeth, both of this city; one grandson and three great grandchildren. Her husband and one son, Wilbur, preceded her in death. Two sisters, Miss Florence Keffer and Mrs. L. H. Fisher, both reside in Hespeles, Ontario.


      Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Monday, October 15, 1945

  • Sources 
    1. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 39.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 May 1858 - Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Oct 1945 - Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States Link to Google Earth
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