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

Herbert Vernon Betzner[1, 2, 3]

Male 1891 - 1968  (76 years)


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  • Name Herbert Vernon Betzner 
    Born 25 May 1891  Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Odd Jobs 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1960  Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00015-1204.16 
    Died 20 Jan 1968  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Buried Queen's Lawn Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I16264  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Moses B. Betzner,   b. 21 Jul 1855, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1936, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Leah B. Kolb,   b. 25 Jul 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1927, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1883  [8, 9, 10
    Family ID F2895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pearl Luella Rock,   b. 3 Oct 1888, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1983, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Children 
     1. Merl Elizabeth Betzner,   b. 1926,   d. 9 Feb 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F18774  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Betzner, Herbert Vernon, at the Downtown Nursing Home, Hamilton, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1968, Herbert Vernon Betzner, 37 Livingston Ave., Grimsby, beloved husband of Pearle Luella Rock, in his 77th year; dear father of Herbert Leon Betzner of Grimsby and Mrs. John Koegler (Merl Elizabeth) of Waterloo; four grandchildren also survive. Resting at the Stonehouse Whitcomb Funeral Home, 11 Mountain St., Grimsby, where funeral service will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. Masonic service by Union Lodge No. 7, A.F. and A.M. Wednesday at 8 p.m. Donations may be made to Trinity Organ Fund, 100 Main St. W., Grimsby, or the charity of your choice.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, January 30, 1968

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 300.

    2. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 249.

    3. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 857.

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 10.

    5. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), January 30, 1968 - Obituary of Vernon Herbert Betzner.

    6. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 5.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122202611/herbert-vernon-betzner.

    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 10, 1936.

    9. [S59] News - ON, Waterloo - unknown newspaper, Obituary of Leah B. Kolb - about 7 Dec 1927.

    10. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 2.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 May 1891 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Odd Jobs - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1960 - Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Jan 1968 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Queen's Lawn Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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