Henry Leon Janzen

1915 - 2007  (92 years)

• Name	Henry Leon Janzen
  Born	1915	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-145908
  Died	29 Dec 2007	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I145908	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Henry Janzen,   b. 9 Sep 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Caroline Roos Guggisberg,   b. 2 Mar 1882, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1957, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1908	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F14449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Marie Drexler,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 102 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F59931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HENRY JANZEN 1915 - 2007 Passed away peacefully on December 29, 2007 at Golden Years Retirement Home in Cambridge. Henry Leon Janzen was in his 93rd year. Beloved husband of Emily (Drexler) for 43 years. Brother of Margaret Currie of Ayr. Brother-in-law of Mary (Jerome) Lorentz, Verne Drexler, Rose Petherick and Mary (Charles) Drexler. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Charles and Rose (Guggisburg) Janzen; brothers, Robert, Frederick and Louis; sister, Elizabeth Dreger. Henry grew up and spent his life in the Breslau area at Springbrook Farm Nursery. His father Charles was Kitchener's Horticulturist and was responsible for the beautiful Rockway Gardens that we all enjoy today. Henry graduated in Horticulture from the University of Guelph. He was a member of the Grand River Conservation Society and the Waterloo Township Council. Uncle Henry was very interested in finances and was a member of various investment clubs. He loved to give many of us some good tips. Visitation will take place at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street S., Waterloo, on Wednesday January 2, 2008 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 3 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home, the Rev. Ronald Voisin officiating. Reception to follow the service. Donations to Salvation Army and Heart and Stroke will gratefully be accepted and may be arranged by contacting the funeral home, 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com. In living memory of Henry, a tree will be planted through the Trees for learning Program by the funeral home. The Record Newspaper 31 Dec 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Henry Janzen - 31 Dec 2007. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185080471/henry-leon-janzen. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018996-08. Charles Henry Janzen, 27, occ. Florist, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, son of Henry Lewis Janzen and Elizabeth M. Kappe married Caroline Rose Guggisberg, 25, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, daughter of John Guggisberg and Margaret Rose, Witn: J.C. Guggisberg of Georgetown and Mynetta C. Boehmer of Berlin, 12 February 1908 in Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Dec 2007 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth