Fredrick William Eldon "Eldon" Ernst

1889 - 1941  (52 years)

• Name	Fredrick William Eldon "Eldon" Ernst
  Born	30 May 1889	Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Eldon Ernst
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shirt Cutter, Shirt Mill
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Shirt Cutter
  Residence	1921	70 Eby St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1941	100 King St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-190160
  Died	17 Sep 1941	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I190160	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Fredrick Ernst,   b. 28 Mar 1862, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1890, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Schlote,   b. 24 Sep 1860, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1887	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F10922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Louise Kuehner,   b. 18 Apr 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Robert Ward "Bobby" Ernst,   b. 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 2001  (Age 83 years)   2. Ireh (?) Ernst,   b. 1921, , Ontario, Canada   3. Jack Douglas Ernst,   b. 13 Mar 1921, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1942  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F45040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  F. W. Eldon Ernst, 100 King street north, Waterloo, died at K-W Hospital last night. Mr. Ernst had been in ill health for the past few months. Death was due to a heart condition. Deceased was born in Hanover but resided in Kitchener and Waterloo practically all his life. He was an employee of the Mansfield Shirt Co., and was a member of Waterloo I.O.O.F. Lodge. His wife predeceased him 14 years ago and he is survived by two sons, both members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Pilot Officer Robert Ward Ernst, on service overseas, and Aircraftman Jack Douglas Ernst, stationed at Cap-de-la-Madelaine, Que. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence to Mount Hope cemetery for internment. Rev. C. S. Roberts, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church will conduct the services. The remains will be at the Letter and Dreisinger Funeral Home until tomorrow morning. Kitchener Daily Record, September 18, 1941 _____________________ The death occurred at the K-W Hospital last Wednesday of F. W. Eldon Ernst, of Waterloo, at the age of 51 years. Though suffering with a heart ailment for some time he was only rushed to the hospital the day previous to his demise and death came very suddenly. The deceased was a son of the late Frederick Ernst, son of the late John Ernst of New Hamburg. His father died about fifty years ago at Hanover where the deceased was born. He came with his mother to Waterloo and resided there since childhood. The late Mr. Ernst was a nephew of Misses Minnie and Marion Ernst of this town. His wife predeceased him, but he leaves in bereavement two sons, Pilot Officer Robert Ernst, now serving with the R.C.A.F., overseas, and Aircraftsman Jack Ernst in training at Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon with service at his late residence, conducted by Rev. C. S. Roberts of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo, and internment in Mount Hope Cemetery. New Hamburg Independent, September 26, 1941

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-2 Page 5. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 1. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 3. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, own of Waterloo 1891 Sect. 3 Page 11. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121389038/eldon-ernst. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Mary Schlote Born: Waterloo Age: 25 Father: Frederick Schlote Mother: Catharine Elizabeth Schlote Born: abt 1862 Spouse: Frederick Ernst Age: 25 born: Petersburg Father: John Ernst Mother: Sophia Ernst married 26 Oct 1887 married: Waterloo [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Fredrick William Eldon Ernst Age:28 Birth Date:abt 1889 Birth Place:H Marriage Date:26 Sep 1917 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Fredrick William Ernst Mother:Mary Schlote Ernst Spouse:Emma Louise Kushner Spouse's Age:24 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1893 Spouse Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario Spouse Father:Adam Kushner Spouse Mother:Trude Reutlinger

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 May 1889 - Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shirt Cutter, Shirt Mill - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Sep 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shirt Cutter - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1941 - 100 King St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Sep 1941 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth