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Charles Earl Bossenberry

Charles Earl Bossenberry

Male 1891 - 1973  (81 years)

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  • Name Charles Earl Bossenberry 
    Born 9 Aug 1891  Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1901  Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Ontario German Canadian E & Ass. 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Pearl Button Cutter, Button Factory 
    Residence 1911  54 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    German Canadian Methodist 
    Residence 1940  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1973  10 Conway Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-177883 
    Died 26 May 1973  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I177883  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Frank Bossenberry,   b. 2 Jul 1859, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1940, Kitchener Farmer's Market, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Louisa Annie Wagner,   b. 29 Apr 1868, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 18 Jul 1889  Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Frank Bossenberry and Louisa Wagner 1939
    Frank Bossenberry and Louisa Wagner 1939
    image from Ancestry.com
    Family ID F175888  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Evoline Lottie Tuffin,   b. 30 Jan 1898,   d. 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Children 
     1. Robert Bossenberry
     2. Frederick Bossenberry
     3. Nadine Alvena Bossenberry,   b. 22 Apr 1928,   d. 2 Jan 2014  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F58675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Charles Earl Bossenberger
    Charles Earl Bossenberger
    from Ancestry.com 2010

  • Notes 
    • BOSSENBERRY, Charles E. - At the K-W Hospital, on Saturday, May 26, 1973, after a lengthy illness, Charles Earl Bossenberry, of 10 Conway Drive, Kitchener, age 81 years, born in Zurich, Ont., a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bossenberry, a resident of the Twin Cities for more than 60 years, and a member of Zion United Church, Mr. Bossenberry served as a piano tuner and technician for many years, he retired in 1966; he was a veteran of the First. World War and formerly a member of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans' Association; husband of Evoline Tuffin; father of Robert, Frederick and Nadine (Mrs. Cyril Brohman), all of Kitchener; brother of Emerson, Harriston Claude, Tucson, Ariz.; Bert, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mrs. Alvena Van Be Wall, Orillia, and Mrs. Zelda Foden of Kitchener and the late Glenn, Clayton, Franklin and 74.!rs. Laura Snyder; 12 grand-children also survive,

      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener. Funeral service in the chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. F. J. Roberts and Rev. G. F. Barthel officiating. Interment Memory Gardens.


      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 28 May 1973 Pg 24

  • Sources 
    1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 14.

    2. [S400] Census - ON, Huron, Hay Township - 1901, Huron South District 74 Hay B-3 Page 8.
      Bassenberger Ledy F W Widow S 9 April 1830 70 Ontario German Canadian E & Ass
      Bassenberger Frank M W Head M 2 July 1859 41 Ontario German Canadian E & Ass
      Bassenberger Lonnie F W Wife M 29 April 1868 32 Ontario German Canadian E & Ass
      Bassenberger Laura F W Daughter S 24 November 1889 11 Ontario German Canadian E & Ass
      Bassenberger Charles M W Son S 9 August 1891 9 Ontario German Canadian E & Ass
      Bassenberger Clayton M W Son 21 April 1892 8 Ontario German Canadian E & Ass
      Bassenberger Alvina F W Daughter S 13 March 1894 6 Ontario German Canadian E & Ass
      Bassenberger Emmerson M W Son S 13 April 1897 3 Ontario German Canadian E & Ass
      Bassenberger Claud M W Son 22 January 1899 1 Ontario German Canadian E & Ass

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Gardens, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Gardens, M. (1891). Charles Earl Bossenberry (1891-1973) - Find A... Retrieved 15 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27523410/charles-earl-bossenberry.

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 14.
      Bossenberger Frank M Head M Jul 1858 52 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Piano Tuner
      Bossenberger Louisa F Wife M Apr 1867 43 Ontario German Canadian Methodist
      Bossenberger Charles E. M Son S Aug 1891 19 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Pearl Button Cutter
      Bossenberger Clayton M Son S Apr 1892 18 Ontario German Canadian Methodist [rubber] Shoemaker
      Bossenberger Emerson M Son S Apr 1897 14 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Shoemaker
      Bossenberger Claude M Son S Jan 1900 11 Ontario German Canadian Methodist
      Bossenberger Bert L. M Son S Apr 1904 7 Ontario German Canadian Methodist
      Bossenberger Glen T. M Son S Jan 1906 5 Ontario German Canadian Methodist
      Bossenberger Franklin J. M Son S Sept 1910 9/12 Ontario German Canadian Methodist
      Bossenberger Laura F Daughter M Nov 1889 21 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Music Teacher
      Bossenberger Alvena F Daughter S Mar 1895 16 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Milliner
      Bossenberger Zelda F Daughter S Aug 1908 2 Ontario German Canadian Methodist
      Snider Ivan M Son-in-law M Mar 1889 22 Ontario German Canadian Methodist Butcher

    5. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Frank Bossenberry - 9 Dec 1940.

    6. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 5452 (1889), Bossenberry-Wagner.
      Frank, Bossenberry, 29, laborer Zurich, b. Zurich, s/o Wm. & Lydia Bossenberry, married Louise Wagner, 21, res. Hay, b. Hay, d/o Conrad & Albina Wagner, married 18 Jul 1889 Zurich

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Aug 1891 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ontario German Canadian E & Ass. - 1901 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Pearl Button Cutter, Button Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - 54 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - German Canadian Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 May 1973 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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