Sebastian Englert

1888 - 1981  (93 years)

• Name	Sebastian Englert
  Born	13 Jan 1888	Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Salesman, Grocery Store
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Clerk, Grocery Store
  Residence	1921	380 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-173851
  Died	14 Oct 1981	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I173851	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Sebastian Englert,   b. 1850, Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 16 Oct 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Amelia Hoffman,   b. 2 Feb 1853, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F169100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E. Kroetsch,   b. 11 Oct 1884, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Oct 1978  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Bertha Englert,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sebastine Englert,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada   3. Marie Englert,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada   4. Rose Englert,   b. 1921, , Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F41470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ENGLERT, Sebastian A. -- At his residence 380 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1981, aged 93 years, Sebastian Englert. A member of St. Mary's RC Church; the Kitchener Knights of Columbus, Council 1504; former partner of Schell and Englert Grocery, retiring in 1954. Son of the late Sebastian Englert and Emelia Hofmann; husband of the former Mary Kroetsch, who predeceased him in October 1978; father of Sebastian P., Bertha, Marie (Mrs. Wilbert Moser), Mrs. Rose Balge and Margaret (Mrs. Ed Baskerville), all of Kitchener and Joseph of Tonawanda, N.Y.; brother of Walter of San Carlos, Calif. Also survived by 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Predeceased by three sisters and four brothers. Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, 51 Benton St., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. tonight. Vigil service Friday at 8 p.m., followed by the Knights of Columbus Scripture Service at 8: 30 p.m. Prayers will be offered at the funeral home on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 9: 30 a.m, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's RC Church at 10 a.m. Interment to follow in Kitchener Mount Hope cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Oct 1981 ___________________ RETAILER SEBASTIAN ENGLERT SR. DIES AT 93 Sebastian Englert Sr., the dean of Kitchener retailers, died Wednesday at his home, 380 Wellington St. N. Kitchener he was 93. He joined the staff of Beck and Schell, a grocery store at 16 king St. E. in Kitchener in 1901 at the age of 13, In 1926, he became a partner and the store became Schell and Englert. The partnership was dissolved in 1954 and Englert planned to retire. But when his son, Sebastian Jr., purchased the property for a gift shop. his father decided to stay on as a salesman. He continued to go to the store until a few years ago and was still selling well into his 80s. When he started in the grocery business, he worked 72 hours a week and wages were $100 a year. In a 1974 interview, he recalled butter at 25 cents a pound, milk at 5 cents a quart, bread at 10 cents a loaf and potatoes at 75 cents for a 75 pound bag. Top grade beef went for 15 cents to 25 cents a pound. He had to hand mix individual tea blends and package customers' purchases in rolled up newspapers because there weren't any paper bags. Matches were made by breaking off pieces from a solid block of wood topped with sulphur King Street in those days was just mud with no cars and no driving rules for horses and buggies. Englert and his wife the former Mary Kroetsch, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1974. She predeceased him in 1978. Surviving are two sons. four daughters and one brother. The mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Church, Kitchener, at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Oct 1981

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 18. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 20. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Sebastian Englert - 15 Oct 1981. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 23 Page 4. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 44.

  
  

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  Born - 13 Jan 1888 - Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Salesman, Grocery Store - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk, Grocery Store - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Oct 1981 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth