John Henry Westfall^{[1, 2]}

1884 - 1947  (~ 62 years)

• Name	John Henry Westfall
  Born	Aug 1884	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	accident, misfortune
  Occupation	1910	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer Farm
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Misfortune	1947
  	killed in car accident
  Residence	19 Park St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-168392
  Died	9 Jun 1947	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: auto accident
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I168392	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Westfall,   b. 13 Aug 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1934, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Catharine Sauder,   b. 30 Jul 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1940, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1883	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F9112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	William Westfall,   b. CA 1854,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Katie Sauder,   b. CA 1854,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F290591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Kaufman,   b. 19 Nov 1875, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1933, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F14535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Lorch,   b. 12 Sep 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1920, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1910	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Helen Marie Westfall,   b. 27 Mar 1912, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   2. Edith Matilda Westfall,   b. 10 Oct 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Emerson Henry Westfall,   b. 3 Feb 1918,   d. 28 May 2011, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F167845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Maria Anna "Annie" Demmerling,   b. 31 Jul 1885, Clifford, Howick Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F231466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN H. WESTFALL John H. Westfall, 63, victim of accident on Monday Evening A collision in which a car was crushed between two transport trucks at 6: 00 o'clock Monday evening at the main intersection of Petersburg, on Nos. 7 and 8 Highway resulted in the death of John Henry Westfall, 63, of Petersburg, driver of the car. The truck drivers were uninjured. Mr. Westfall is said to have driven his car, an old, light model, out onto the highway directly in the path of a W&G Hutton trailer transport driven by Hugh Munro, Uniondale, with a 10-ton load of grain in the trailer. The truck was driving west. The impact drove the car into a truck owned by E. Meyers, Shakespeare, which was parked at the side of the road about 100 feet from the intersection, and then thre both the car and the parked truck about 15 feet off the road. Mr. Meyer's was across the road at the time of the accident. The first transport landed on top of the car and smashed it into the ground. Mr. Westfall was taken from the car in an unconscious condition and died an hour later at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital. The car was completely wrecked and extensive damage was done to the truck driven by Mr. Munro. The other vehicle was driven out of the field under its own power with only superficial damage. Mr. Munro said that he had no idea what had happened. He stated that he was driving along with a clear road in front of him until suddenly the small car appeared directly in his path. The next thing I knew," he said. "There was a crash and I found myself in the ditch on top of the car, with the other truck a few feet in front." William Kelly, St. Marys, who was in the truck with Munro, bore out that statement. Mr. Westfall is survived by his wife, Anna,; one son, Emerson, Merryhill; one daughter, Mr. H Demmerling, Waterloo; and a step-daughter, Mrs. R. Mousso, St. Catharines. He was born in Woolwich township and moved to the Petersburg district eight years ago. The Kitchener Daily Record 10 Jun 1947

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert W. Lorch. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 021512-10. John Henry Westfall, 26, occ. Farmer, res. of Woolwich Twp, Son of William Westfall & Katie Sauder Married Matilda Lorch, 22, res. of Woolwich Twp, daughter of Albert Lorch & Mary Oswald, Witn: Edith Lorch & Louise Schulz of Elmira, 3 November 1910 In Elmira. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William Westfall Born: Dumfries Ont Age: 25 Father: Frederick Westfall Mother: Sophia Westfall Born: abt 1858 Spouse: Catharine Sauder Age: 23 born: Wellesley Township Father: Jacob Sauder Mother: Barbara Sauder married 30 Jan 1883 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Feb 1883. Jan. 30, 1883 Catharine Sauder and William Westphal, both of Woolwich, were married by Pastor D.B. Sherk, Berlin (in residence of Joseph Koch). [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Matilda Lorch Westfall - 23 Feb 1921.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Aug 1884 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1910 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Nov 1910 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer Farm - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth