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

Clarence John Forler

Male 1898 - 1936  (37 years)


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  • Name Clarence John Forler 
    Born 14 Nov 1898  Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-172548 
    Died 8 Jan 1936  Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 11 Jan 1936  Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I172548  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John N. Forler,   b. 27 Aug 1866, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Catherine Wunnenburg,   b. Nov 1867, Blyth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Family ID F168810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pauline Henrietta Kress,   b. 19 Jul 1903, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1925  Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Pearl Floretta Forler,   b. 1927,   d. 4 May 1995, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Myrtle Mary Katherine Forler,   b. 1928,   d. 1 Mar 1988, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     3. John Andrew Forler,   b. 1932,   d. 3 Jul 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Inez May Forler,   b. 1933,   d. 7 Dec 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. Irene Forler
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F274649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Kitchener Daily Record, January 8, 1936
      Clarence Forler
      Brantford, Jan. 8 - Clarence Forler, who moved to this city seven years ago from Kitchener, the city of his birth, where he had been employed by the Canadian National Railway, freight department, passed away here at his home, 12 Grand street, early this morning. Mr. Forler was about 38 years of age. He had been ailing for the past year. Surviving are his wife, nee Pauline Kress, formerly of Waterloo, and five small children, the oldest being nine years. Two brothers, Emmanuel of Detroit, Gordon in New York, and one sister, Mrs. William Sixtus, Kitchener, also survive.

      Kitchener Daily Record, January 8, 1936
      Clarence J. Forler
      Brantford, Jan. 8 - Clarence John Forler, native of Southampton, who spent his early life in Hanover and Kitchener, coming to Brantford nine years ago, died today at the Brant Sanitarium. He was a prominent member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. His widow and four daughters survive. He was born in 1898.

  • Sources 
    1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 15.

    2. [S2852] aaaOntario Vital Statistics - births MS929, reg #007898 98.
      born Nov. 14, 1898 Southampton; f: John F. Forler; m: Catherine Wunnenburg
      Forler, Clarence 1898.jpg
      Forler, Clarence 1898.jpg


    3. [S2851] aaaaCensus - Canada 1901, North Bruce, 49, Southampton, j-1, p. 11.

    4. [S2853] aaaOntario Vital Statistics - deaths MS935, reg #008954 36.

    5. [S2847] Ontario Vital Statistics - marriages MS932, reg #020480 25.
      Name: Clarence John Forler
      Gender: Male
      Age: 26 bachelor
      Birth Year: abt 1899
      Birth Place: Southampton, Ontario
      Marriage Date: 12 Aug 1925
      Marriage Place: Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
      Father: John M Forler
      Mother: Catherine Wunneuberg
      Spouse: Pauline Kresz
      Gender: Female
      Age: 22 spinster
      Birth Year: abt 1903
      Birth Place: St. Agatha, Ontario
      Father: Andrew S. Kresz
      Mother: Mary D, Forler

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Nov 1898 - Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Aug 1925 - Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jan 1936 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Jan 1936 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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