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

John Louis "Jack" Hofstetter

Male 1923 - 1997  (74 years)


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  • Name John Louis "Jack" Hofstetter 
    Born 23 Mar 1923  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1997  95 Queen St. E., Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-139001 
    Died 11 Aug 1997  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I139001  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Lover "Louis" Hofstetter,   b. 29 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1968  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Della May Ellis,   b. 5 Mar 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1922  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F43751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Irene Elvera Wagner,   b. 6 Oct 1933, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lorrie Hofstetter
     2. Tim Hofstetter
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F60155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HOFSTETTER, Jack-Peacefully, on Monday, August 11, 1997, at St. Mary's General Hospital, in Kitchener, John Louis Hofstetter, of 95 Queen St. E., Wellesley.

      Born in Kitchener 74 years ago, son of the late Louis Hofstetter and the late Della Mae Ellis. Jack was a member of First St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wellesley, where he was Sunday School Superintendent for many years. Jack was a past president of the Lutheran Laymens League, as well as the Wellesley and District Board of Trade. He was employed for 38 years at Ornamental Mouldings Ltd. of Waterloo. Mr. Hofstetter was a veteran of the Second World War.

      Beloved husband of Irene E. (Wagner) Hofstetter of Wellesley; loving father of Lorrie and her husband Paul Detzler of Wellesley, Tim and his wife Sherry Hofstetter of Waterloo; lovingly remembered by his mother-in-law, Hilda Wagner of Wellesley and by his six grandchildren, James, Sarah, Emily and Mark Detzler, Rachel and T.J. (Timothy John) Hofstetter; loving brother of June and her husband Wally Widmeyer of Waterloo.

      Visitation at the Futher Bros Funeral Home, 40 Henry St. W., in Wellesley, where family and friends will be received today (Tuesday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At 11 a.m. Wednesday removal will be made to First St. Paul's Lutheran Church for the funeral service at 3 p.m. Pastor George Reinhart will officiate. Burial to follow in First St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63211754/john-louis-hofstetter.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Mar 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Aug 1997 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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