Valentine C. Wenzel

1865 - 1926  (60 years)

• Name	Valentine C. Wenzel
  Born	18 Oct 1865	near, Tavistock, Oxford Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Employer	New Hamburg Furniture Co., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	New Hamburg Furniture Co. (formerly Schierholtz Furniture Co.)
  		New Hamburg Furnture Factory [formerly Schierholtz Furniture Company] burned 27 Apr 1954 Fire, New Hamburg [Unpublished]. (2018). the Waterloo Digital Library. Retrieved 8 April 2018, from https://digital.library.uwaterloo.ca/islandora/object/uwdl%3A0f49fce5-80cb-4f27-8be3-9c75e04a4db8
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Fireman - Furniture factory
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-181194P
  Died	3 Aug 1926	Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I181194	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Wenzel,   b. CA 1835,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anna,   b. CA 1835,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F47857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna May Park,   b. Jan 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1897	Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario
  Children	1. Grace W. Wenzel,   b. Aug 1899, Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 1983  (Age ~ 83 years)   2. Alice Florence Wenzel,   b. Mar 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1919  (Age ~ 14 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F176626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Valentine Wenzel A former well-known resident and business man of New Hamburg, in the person of Valentine C. Wenzel, passed away at the hospital at Santa Barbara, California, on Tuesday, August 3rd, 1926. He was in this 61st year and had been in failing health for several months. The late Mr. Wenzel was born October 13th, 1865, near Tavistock, Ontario. He was married in 1898 to Miss Anna Park in Wingham, Ontario, where the family resided for several years. In the fall of 1907 Mr. Wenzel became one of the firm of the Schierholtz Furniture Company of New Hamburg (now the New Hamburg Furniture Company) and was a respected citizen and member of the firm from then till the summer of 1925, when he removed to Santa Barbara. Besides his sorrowing widow he leaves one daughter, (Grace), Mrs. Wilfred Berscht, of Santa Barbara, and three brothers, Louis, of Listowel, Thomas, of Kitchener, and Nicholas, of Santa Barbara. One daughter, Florence, predeceased him seven years ago. The late Mr. Wenzel was a devoted Methodist by faith and a member of both the Independent and Canadian Order of Forresters. Funeral services were held at Santa Barbara at 4 p.m., on August 4th, following which cremation occurred. The remains will be sent to New Hamburg to rest in the family plot. The late Mr. Wenzel's many friends in New Hamburg were very sorry to hear of his death and the symmpathy of their many friends here goes out to the bereaved wife and daughter in their sad loss. New Hamburg Independent, August 13, 1926

  
  

• Sources

  [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 25;. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. [Front/East] Valentine Wenzel/ Born Oct. 18, 1865/ Died In Santa Barbara Cal./ Aug. 3, 1926/ Anna M. Wenzel/ His Wife/ 1875-1959/ Wenzel [Back/West] Grace W. Berscht/ 1899-1983/ Alice Florence/ Dau. Of V. C. & Anna/ Wenzel/ 1904-1919 [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Valentine Wenzel - August 13, 1926.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Oct 1865 - near, Tavistock, Oxford Co., Ontario Employer - New Hamburg Furniture Co. (formerly Schierholtz Furniture Co.) - - New Hamburg Furniture Co., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Sep 1897 - Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Occupation - Fireman - Furniture factory - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Aug 1926 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth