Doris Offeny^[1]

1922 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	Doris Offeny
  Born	1922	Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Doris Bruder
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-174154
  Died	10 Sep 2012
  Buried	Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I174154	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Ralph Joseph Bruder,   b. 9 Sep 1919, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F50380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bruder, Doris Lorraine (nee Offen); Passed away peacefully, after a brief illness at St. Mary's Hospital on Monday, September 10, 2012, at the age of 90. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Bruder (2008) of 60 years. Doris was born in Elma Township and is the daughter of the late Ethel and Frank Offen. Doris graduated from Euclid Academy in Cleveland, Ohio as a Cosmetology Manager. She worked in Cleveland for a short period of time, and then moved to Guelph where she met Ralph. Ralph and Doris owned the Melbourne Hotel in Simcoe for 35 years before they retired. Doris was a member of the Simcoe Curling Club and the C.W.L. for fifty years. She is survived by a half-sister Sharilyn Lannin of Mitchell and half-brother Eldon Offen of Edmonton, Alberta. She is predeceased by sisters, Veva Kiernan (Bruce), June Scutt (Jack), Orvilla Smith, Alice Marie (infancy), brother Chester Offen (Shirley). Doris and Ralph enjoyed their winters at their condo in Florida and their summers at their cottage at Turkey Point. Together they loved to travel and tour vacation spots in Europe and North America. Aunt Doris was a wonderful cook and loved to entertain family and friends. She will be sadly missed by 33 nieces and nephews, as well as by her many friends and associates. Doris' family will receive relatives and friends from 7-9 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012 in the funeral home chapel. Reception to follow at the funeral home with interment to follow at St. Boniface RC Cemetery, Maryhill. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Anselma House or the Cystic Fibrosis Society of KW would be appreciated (cards available at the funeral home.) Visit www.henrywalser.com for Doris's memorial. "Doris Bruder - Monday, September 10Th, 2012". 2021. Henrywalser.Com. https://www.henrywalser.com/memorials/Bruder-Doris/1338025/obituary.php.

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Ralph Joseph Bruder - May. 6, 2008. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100560666/ralph-bruder.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1922 - Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth