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

Walter Holst

Male 1932 - 1973  (40 years)


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  • Name Walter Holst 
    Born 12 May 1932  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Church Membership Waterloo Pentecostal Tabernacle, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1973  19 Maple Court, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-156494 
    Died 26 Apr 1973  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: heart attack 
    Buried Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I156494  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Holst,   b. 13 Dec 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1958, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Catherine Annie "Annie" Holtzworth,   b. 29 Aug 1891, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 2 Sep 1914  [4
    Family ID F42573  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan Wilma Schwindt,   b. 15 Jun 1932,   d. 8 Oct 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. Debbie Holst
     2. Fred Holst
     3. Doug Holst
     4. Linda Holst
     5. Gwendolyn Marie Holst,   b. 6 Aug 1956,   d. 7 Aug 1956  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F45884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HOLST, Walter At his home, 19 Maple Court, Waterloo, suddenly following a heart attack, Walter Holst, age 40 years, born in Wilmot Township, a son of Mrs. Annie Holst of Route 2, Petersburg and the late Jacob Holst; a resident of the Twin Cities for the past 17 years and a member of the Waterloo Pentecostal Tabernacle, employed as an ambulance drive and attendant at the K-W Hospital for the past nine years, a member of the Waterloo Coin Club, the Ontario Numismatic Association, the St. John's Ambulance Corps and the International Rescue Association; husband of Susan Schwindt; father of Frederick, Douglas, Debra and Linda, all at home; brother of Irene Holst, Route 2, Petersburg; Viola, Waterloo; Luella (Mrs. Wesley Sauder) of St. Jacobs; Albert, Route 2, Petersburg; Harvey, Waterloo; Delton, Route 2, New Hamburg; George, Route 1, New Hamburg; Clarence, Route 1, St. Agatha and John of New Dundee.

      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 king St. W., Kitchener, after 4 p.m. on Thursday, until noon on Saturday, when removal will be made to the Waterloo Pentecostal Tabernacle for the service at 3 p.m., with Rev. John Shrier and Rev. Trevor Butt officiating. Interment in the Blenheim Mennonite cemetery.

      Donations to the building fund of the church or the Coronary Care unit of K-W Hospital may be made as expressions of sympathy.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 28 Apr 1973

  • Sources 
    1. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Walter Holst - 28 Apr 1973.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19454509/walter-holst.

    3. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Harvey Holst - 30 Aug 2006.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Catherine Annie Holtzworth - 30 Nov 1982.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 May 1932 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - Waterloo Pentecostal Tabernacle, Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1973 - 19 Maple Court, Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: heart attack - 26 Apr 1973 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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