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Henrietta Strassburger

Female 1874 - 1951  (77 years)


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  • Name Henrietta Strassburger 
    Born 25 May 1874  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184786109 
    Name Henrietta Cook 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1945  135 Palmer Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-146554 
    Died 22 Nov 1951  RR3, Moorefield, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I146554  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Carl F. Bernhardt "Bernhardt" Strassburger,   b. 20 Feb 1839, Possonck?, Grand Dutchy of Sacherdingen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1883, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Catherine Schafer,   b. 17 Sep 1835, , Chur Hessia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1912, Morris, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 27 May 1860  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F38943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Samuel John Cook,   b. 8 May 1883, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lillian Cook,   b. 7 Jul 1907, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Alice Vera Cook,   b. 23 Apr 1909, Morris, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Gordon Charles Cook,   b. 5 May 1911, Morris, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     4. Hilda M. Cook,   b. 6 Apr 1913,   d. 8 Jul 1988, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Dorothy Evelyn Cook,   b. 20 Jan 1915, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1997, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. Gladys May Cook,   b. 22 Apr 1927, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. Lloyd Richard Cook,   b. 8 Jul 1917, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 2001, Cambridge, , Washington, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F59172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Henrietta Strassburger
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  • Notes 
    • Henrietta passed away on Thursday, aged 77, at the home of her son Gordon at R.R.3 Moorefield. She had been ill for 5 months.

      Predeceased by her husband, Samuel, and her parents.

      Survived by her sons, Gordon of Moorefield and Lloyd of Kitchener, and by her daughters, Lillian Abbott (Martin) and Vera Witmer (Harry) of Kitchener, Hilda Cook of Sarnia, Dorothy Thomas (Morley) of Hamilton, and Gladys Schott (Ervin) of Kitchener.

      Also survived by her brother, Bernhardt Strassburger of Preston, and 11 grandchildren.

      Henrietta was a member of Zion Evangelical Church in Kitchener.

      Arrangements were entrusted to the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home in Kitchener where the funeral was held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Rev. E. Hallman officiated.

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      Mrs. Henrietta Cook

      The death occurred yesterday after a five months illness of Mrs. Henrietta Cook, age 77, at the home of her son, Gordon C. Cook, R.R. 3, Moorefield. Mrs. Cook was born in Mannheim, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bernhardt Strassburger. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Church, Kitchener.

      Her husband, Camuel J. Cook, predeceased her Jan. 4, 1945. Surviving are two sons, Gordon, of Moorefield, and Lloyd of Kitchener; five daughters, Mrs. Martin (Lillian) Abbott and Mrs. Harry (Vera) Witmer, Kitchener: Miss Hilda Cook, Sarnia; Mrs. Morley (Dorothy) Thomas, Hamilton, and Mrs. Ervin (Gladya) Schott, Kitchener.

      One brother, Bernhart Strassburger, Preston, and 11 grand- children also survive.

      Funeral services will be held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. with interment in Woodland Cemetery. Rev. E. E. Hallman will officiate. The body rests at the funeral home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 5.

    2. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 11.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184786109/henrietta-cook.

    4. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      C. F. B. Strasburger RESIDENCE: New Hamburg Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839 Father Name: Clos F. G. Mother Name: Faurtt? Behringer Spouse Name: Catherine Schafer Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Spouse Birth Place: Chur Hessia Spouse Residence: New Hamburg Spouse Father Name: Conrad Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Blummauer Marriage Date: 27 May 1860 Marriage County: Waterloo

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Jun 1860.
      May 27, 1860 Katharina Schaefer and Bernhard Strassburger, both of Hamburg, in Philipsburg by Rev. Ehinger

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 May 1874 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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