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Rev. Fridolin Emile "Frederick Oberlander

Rev. Fridolin Emile "Frederick Oberlander

Male 1866 - 1937  (71 years)

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  • Name Fridolin Emile "Frederick Oberlander 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 27 Jan 1866  West Turin, Lewis, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1880  Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Immigration 1905  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Name Frederick Emile Oberlander 
    Naturalization 1909  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Saint Peter's Evanglical Lutheran Church - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    clergyman 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Clergyman, Lutheran (Minister) 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-186714 
    Died 5 Dec 1937  Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I186714  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. Carl Friedrich Alexander "Alexander" Oberlander,   b. 31 May 1834, Friedersdorf, , Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1910, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Matilda Augusta Boerner,   b. 18 Feb 1835, , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1888, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F184712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Rev. F. E. Oberlander
    Rev. F. E. Oberlander
    From Berlin, Canada A Self-portait of Kitchener, Ontario before World War One

  • Notes 
    • Dr. F. E. Oberlander

      In connection with the burial of Syracuse Post-Standard says:]

      Lutheran clergymen of Syracuse were honorary bearers at rites for Rev. Dr. F. E. Oberlander, the pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, New York City, former pastor of Mount Tabor church, Syracuse and former pastor of Kitchener, Ontario.

      The body lay in state in Mount Tabor Church from 9 to 10:30 a.m., when services were conducted by Rev. John M. Joslyn of the Church of the Atonement, and Rev. John H. Dudde of St. Paul's church, Liverpool, both classmates of Dr. Oberlander at Hartwick theological seminary. Rev. Dr. William L. Scheding, pastor of Mount Tabor church, read the committal service at the grave in Woodlawn cemetery.

      Kitchener Daily Record Dec 10 1937 pg 21

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      Rev. Dr. F. E. Oberlander, 71, Dies at N. Y. City Parsonage
      United Lutheran Minister Former Pastor in Syracuse

      The Rev. Dr. Fridolin E. Oberlander, former Syracuse clergyman in the United Lutheran Synod of New York for many years and pastor of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, New York City, since 1914, died Sunday at the parsonage of the church in Christopher Street. He was 71.

      He was a son of the late Rev. Alexander Oberlander of Syracuse. Born at Mohawk Hill, Lewis County, Jan. 27, 1866, he moved to Syracuse with his parents in the early 1870s, and as a youngster was a Herald carrier boy in the old Second Ward.

      Dr. Oberlander was educated in the Syracuse public schools and attended Hartwick Academy. Upon graduation, he studied for the ministry at Hartwick Theological Seminary, the oldest Lutheran seminary in the United States. He was ordained in 1892, and after acting as supply pastor for several churches, became pastor of Mount Tabor Lutheran Church in Syracuse.

      In 1904 he accepted a call to St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Kitchener, then Berlin, Canada, where he served until September, 1914, when he went to St. John's Church in New York City.

      The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him in 1913, by Hartwick Theological Seminary. He was a trustee of Hartwick College, Oneonta, and of Hartwick Theological Seminary in New York City.

      Widely known in Central New York, Dr. Oberlander passed vacations at his summer home at Brewerton for the last 10 years. He underwent an operation at the Crouse-Irving Hospital a year ago, from which he never fully recovered.

      Dr. Oberlander never married. Surviving him are two brothers, Alexander E. and Walter B. of Syracuse; two sisters, Mrs. George E. Potter of Kitchener, Ontario and Miss Meta Oberlander of New York City.

      Funeral services will be conducted at 8 P.M. Tuesday at St. John's Church in New York City. The body will be brought to Syracuse Wednesday for brief services at 10:30 A.M. at the rooms of Traugott, Lohman and Frasier, funeral directors. The body will lie in state from 9 to 10:30 A.M. Burial will be at 11 A.M. in the Oberlander plot in Woodlawn Cemetery

      Syracuse, New York The Post-Standard newspaper Monday, December 6, 1937 Page 3, Columns 3 and 4

  • Sources 
    1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 34 Page 10.

    2. [S219] Census - New York - 1880, 2nd Ward, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York film 1254907 pg 48D.
      Alexander OBERLANDER Self M Male W 47 WURTENBERG Doctor
      Martilda OBERLANDER Wife M Female W 45 WURTENBERG House Keeper
      Charles OBERLANDER Son S Male W 24 WURTENBERG Printer
      Lousia OBERLANDER Dau S Female W 23 WURTENBERG Doctor
      Oscar OBERLANDER Son S Male W 21 WURTENBERG Book Keeper
      Alexander OBERLANDER Son S Male W 19 WURTENBERG At School
      William OBERLANDER Son S Male W 17 NY At School
      Hardman OBERLANDER Son S Male W 16 NY At School
      Frederick OBERLANDER Son S Male W 14 NY At School
      Martilda OBERLANDER Dau S Female W 12 NY At School
      Amelia OBERLANDER Dau S Female W 11 NY At School
      Meda OBERLANDER Dau S Female W 6 NY At School
      Walter OBERLANDER Son S Male W 2 NY At Home
      Elizabeth BOSNER Other W Female W 83 WURTENBERG Boarding

    3. [S2160] U. S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925.
      Name:Fredolin Emile Oberlander
      Age:57
      Birth Date:27 Jan 1866
      Birth Place:West Turin, Lewis Co, New York
      Residence Place:New York, New York
      Passport Issue Date:18 Jun 1923
      Father:Alexander Oberlander

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., York, N., County, O., & Cemetery, W. (1866). Rev Fridolin E. Oberlander (1866-1937) - Find A... Retrieved 25 March 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146735582/fridolin-e_-oberlander.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jan 1866 - West Turin, Lewis, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1905 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 1909 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - clergyman - - Saint Peter's Evanglical Lutheran Church - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clergyman, Lutheran (Minister) - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Dec 1937 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
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