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

Gordon Walton Burgetz

Male 1915 - 1988  (73 years)


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  • Name Gordon Walton Burgetz 
    Born 27 Jun 1915  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-175749 
    Died 8 Sep 1988  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I175749  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Allan Burgetz,   b. 12 Feb 1871, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1952  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Julia Weinstein,   b. 18 May 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1894  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F18731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Luella Magdalena Kropf,   b. 13 Oct 1915,   d. 26 Aug 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Children 
     1. Bruce Allan Burgetz
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F50683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Burgetz, Gordon W. - At St. Mary's Hospital, on Thursday, Sept. 8, 1988, following a brief illness, Gordon Burgetz, of King Street East, Kitchener, and formerly of Stratford, age 73 years.

      Gord previously owned and operated Burgetz Grocery in Stratford for 21 years, latterly he worked with Thomson Greengrocers, also in Stratford before his retirement. He was a member of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church.

      Beloved husband of Luella (Kropf) and loving father of Bruce and his wife Emily of Toronto; dear brother of Irene Everett and Alta Burgetz, both of Cambridge (G), Violet Stumpf, Edna Burgetz, Lloyd and Roy Burgetz, all of Kitchener. Also sadly missed by his grandchildren, Stephanie, Ingrid and Kristen and many nieces and nephews.

      Predeceased by his parents; two sisters, Laura Prickett and Lillian Johnson and two brothers, John and Harry.

      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, today (Friday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon Saturday, transfer will be made to Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, for funeral services at 2 p.m. Internment Woodland cemetery.

      As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee or Stirling Avenue WMA Memorial Fund.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Sep 1988

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Gordon W. Burgetz - 9 Sep 1988.

    2. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Burgetz/ Gordon Walton/ June 27, 1915-Sept. 8, 1988/ Beloved Husband Of/ Luella Magdalena Kropf/ Oct. 13, 1915- / God Is Our Refuge and Strength. [Back] Superior Memorials/ Kitchener

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40089359/gordon-walton-burgetz.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Alta Lucinda Burgetz
      Sex: Female
      Birth Date: 20 Oct 1910
      Birthplace: Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father's Name: Allen Burgetz
      Mother's Name: Julia Weinstein
      Marriage 18 Dec 1894 Berlin

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jun 1915 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Sep 1988 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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