Waterloo Region Generations
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George Carman Rosenberger

Male 1908 - 1961  (53 years)


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  • Name George Carman Rosenberger 
    Born 26 Jan 1908  Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188571138 
    Residence 1953  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-188272 
    Died 24 Nov 1961  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery, Formosa, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I188272  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father George Wesley Rosenberger,   b. 19 Dec 1871, Port Perry, Ontario Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1916, Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Minnie Estella Lewis,   b. 3 Sep 1872, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 18 Jul 1900  Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F53780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Loretta Theresa Opperman,   b. 15 Dec 1909, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1984, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1943 
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F300808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George Carmen Rosenberger, of 1 Cedar St. South, died Friday night from a heart attack.

      A salesman employed by Glidden Company Ltd., formerly by Seville Color Shop, he had resided in Kitchener 37 years.

      Mr. Rosenberger was born at Harriston, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Rosenberger. His marriage to Loretta Opperman, who survives, took place at Formosa in 1943. He was a member of St. Joseph's RC Church.

      Two brothers, Harold and Charles, predeceased him. The. body is at the Keffer Funeral Home until Monday at 11 a.m. when removal will be made to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Hundt, Formosa, where the rosary will be recited Monday at 8 p.m. Requiem mass will be solemnized Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Immaculate. Conception Interment RC will be Church in Formosa Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Nov 25, 1961 Page 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: George Carman Rosenberger
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 26 Jan 1908
      Event Place: Harriston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
      Registration Date: 1908
      Gender: Male
      Father's Name: Geo Rosenberger
      Mother's Name: Minnie Lewis

    2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Minnie Rosenberger - 11 May 1953.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: George Rosenberger
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 18 Jul 1900
      Event Place: Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 28
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 Port Perry, Ontario
      Occ: baker - Hespeler
      Father's Name: Walter Rosenberger
      Mother's Name: Harriet Rosenberger
      Spouse's Name: Minnie Lewis
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 26
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Ayton
      Res: Mt. Forest
      Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Lewis
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Ann Lewis

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jan 1908 - Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Nov 1961 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery, Formosa, Bruce Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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