John Brox^[1]

1903 - 1980  (77 years)

• Name	John Brox
  Born	1903	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farm Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1962	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-15721
  Died	18 Feb 1980	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I15721	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Louis Brox,   b. 12 Jul 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1938, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Carolina Randall,   b. 10 Jul 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1922  (Age 55 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F5843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adeline Mae Oppertshauser,   b. May 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Helen Marie Brox
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F5438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BROX, John -- On Monday, Feb. 18, 1980, at K-W Hospital, after a lengthy illness, John Brox, aged 77 years, of 300 Regina St. N., Waterloo. He was born in Woolwich Township. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo. Son of the late Louis and Caroline Brox; husband of the former Adeline Mae Oppertshauser; father of Fred and father-in-law of Audrey of Midhurst, Helen (Mrs. Leonard Shantz) of Waterloo; brother of Jacob and Lizzie (Mrs. Abe Brybacher), both of Kitchener, Sarah (Mrs. Elam Bauman) of Conestoga, Lydian (Mrs. Isiah Martin) of dorking. Also survived by six grandchildren, Gail (Mrs. Gilbert Hall) of Barrie, Nancy and Howard Brox of Midhurst, Susan, Jennifer and Carol Shantz, all of Waterloo. Predeceased by one son, Harold; five brothers, Eli, Addison, Noah, Henry, Norman and two sisters, Selina and Anne. Resting at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, until noon on Thursday, then to St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo for funeral and committal services on Thursday at 2 p.m., Rev Eric Weber officiating. Interment St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery, Kitchener. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 19 Feb 1980

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louis Brox. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 13. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, SubDist. 17 Page 1. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Noah R. Brox - 15 Nov 1962. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of John Brox 19 Feb 1980. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Louis Brox Born: Woolwich Age: 24 Father: Jacob Brox Mother: Catharine Brox Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Caroline Randall Age: 19 born: Woolwich Father: Thomas Randall Mother: Margaret Randall married 4 Oct 1885 married: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1903 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer, Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1962 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Feb 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth