Edwin B. Dunke^[1]

1872 - 1938  (66 years)

• Name	Edwin B. Dunke
  Born	3 Jan 1872	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Benton Street Baptist Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Name	Edward Dunke
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Student
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Grocer
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Grocer Clerk
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Salesman, Groceries
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1938	35 Courtland Ave. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-176604
  Died	7 Nov 1938	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I176604	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Reinhardt Dunke,   b. 6 Feb 1836, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Lena" Boehmer,   b. 12 Oct 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1895, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 54 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1860	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F6125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Widder,   b. 16 Dec 1878, Richfield, Washington, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 27 Jan 1954, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1902	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States   [10]
  Children	1. Judson Reinhardt Dunke,   b. 30 Jul 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   2. Carlton Edwin "Carl" Dunke,   b. 15 Jul 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. Wilson Louis "Bill" Dunke,   b. 11 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1995  (Age 82 years)   4. Ida Dunke,   b. Abt 1919,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F175556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Retired Grocery Merchant Dies Edwin B Dunke Was in Business 35 Years Following a brief illness, Edwin B Dunke, 35 Courtland Avenue west, for many years a prominent independent grocer on King Street, died early today. He was 66 years old. Associated with his brother, the late C.B. Dunke in their King Street east grocery for 35 years. Mr. Dunke only recently gave up this business when the property was sold. A lifelong resident of this city, Mr. Dunke was born here Jan. 3, 1872, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Reinhart Dunke. He was a member of the Benton Street Baptist Church where he had been treasurer for the last 23 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth Widder, three sons, Judson, Carlton and Wilson, all at home, and one sister Miss Ida Dunke of Kitchener. The funeral service will be strictly private at the family residence, Courtland Ave., at 2: 30 Wednesday afternoon followed by public services at Benton Street Baptist Church at 3 o'clock. Kitchener Daily Record: Monday November 7, 1938 Page 1 ________________ Edwin B. Dunke One of Kitchener's well-known retired business men, Edwin B. Dunke, passed away at his home on Monday morning in his 67th year, after a brief illness. Deceased for many years was associated with his brother in a King Street grocery business. The late Mr. Dunke was a son of the late Reinhart Dunke and was a prominent official in the Benton Street Baptist Church, serving as treasurer for 23 years. Surviving are a wife, three sons, Judson, Carleton and Wilson, and one sister, Miss Ida Dunke, all of Kitchener. One brother, Charles, died in 1937. The funeral, private, at the home will be held at 2.30 o'clock with public service at the Benton Street Baptist Church at 3 o'clock with Rev. Mr. Keen officiating. Waterloo Chronicle 8 Nov 1938, p. 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Judson Reinhardt Dunke - Oct 22 1973 pg 28. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 11. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 66. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 5. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Edwin B. Dunke - November 7, 1938 Page 1. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 11. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157291486/edwin-b.-dunke. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Reinhard Dunkee b. Preston res: Berlin Age: 23 born abt 1837 father: Peter mother: Salome married Magdaline Bohmer Age:: 20 born abt 1840 Spouse res: Waterloo Born: Waterloo father: Hein mother: Magdeline married 24 Apr 1860 county: Waterloo [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 May 1860. Married 24 Apr 1860 At Zollbruecke by Rev. Schneider, Reinhard Dunkie was married to Magdalena Boehmer, both from near Berlin. [S2622] Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911. Name: Edwin Dunke Father's Name: Reinhart Dunke Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Magdelena Bochner Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Widder Spouse's Father's Name: Adan Widder Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Susan Schuendener Marriage Date: 1 Oct 1902 Marriage Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jan 1872 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Benton Street Baptist Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grocer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grocer Clerk - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Oct 1902 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Salesman, Groceries - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1938 - 35 Courtland Ave. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Nov 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth