Henry Elias Burkard^[1]

1889 - 1941  (51 years)

• Name	Henry Elias Burkard
  Born	29 Aug 1889	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Elias Burkard  [3]
  Eby ID Number	00024-1929.7000
  Died	4 May 1941  [4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: unexpected departure
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I24383	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Enoch Burkhardt,   b. 28 Jan 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Hannah Eby,   b. 13 Apr 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1943  (Age 75 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1887	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F4350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irena Woolner,   b. 26 Mar 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1913  [5]
  Children	1. Wayne Burkard   2. Martha Jane Burkard   3. Sarah Ellen Burkhart   4. John Homer Burkard,   b. Abt 1914, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Viola Burkard,   b. Abt 1916,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lauretta M. Burkard,   b. 1920,   d. 1973  (Age 53 years)   7. Ruby Olive Burkard,   b. 25 Mar 1922,   d. 22 Apr 1992  (Age 70 years)   8. Kenneth Roy "Roy" Burkhart,   b. 23 Feb 1924,   d. 26 Oct 2007, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   9. Doris Irene Burkhart,   b. 1925,   d. 1991  (Age 66 years)   10. Doris Burkard,   b. Abt 1926
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BURKHART. - Herbert E. Burkhart was born in N. Woolwich Twp., Ont., on Aug. 29, 1889, and died in the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital on Sunday morning, May 4, 1941; aged 51 y. 8 m. 5 d. He leaves to mourn his very unexpected departure: his wife, formerly Irene Woolner, to whom he was married Nov. 12, 1913; his mother, Mrs. Hannah Burkhart of St. Jacobs; 3 sons; Homer, of Breslau, Roy, of Kitchener, Wayne, at home; 6 daughters: Viola, Lauretta, Martha, and Ellen at home, Ruby of Breslau, Doris of Kitchener; 5 brothers: Clarence of Guernsey, Sask., Irvin of Goshen, Ind., Emerson, Lloyd, and Gordon of Kitchener; 4 sisters: Mrs. Irvin Martin of Edson, Alta., Mrs. Mervin Shantz of Alma, Mrs. Abner Musselman of St. Jacobs, and Mrs. Zenas Cressman of New Hamburg. Bro. Burkhart accepted Christ when about 18 years of age, and became a member of the Mennonite Church at Floradale. Fourteen years ago he transferred his membership to the Cressman congregation at Breslau, in which he was a faithful member until his sudden passing. The funeral was held in the Cressman Mennonite Church. Ministers, Oliver D. Snider and Oscar Burkholder. Text: Prov. 27: 1. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIV, No 8 - May 22, 1941, page 174, 175

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 545. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S171] Census - ON, Wellington, Peel - 1901, Peel I-2 Page 6. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Burkhart / Herbert E.Burkhart / 1889-1941 / his wife / Irene Woolner / 1891-1958 / At rest [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 22, 1941 Obituary of Henry Elias Burkard. [S59] News - ON, Waterloo - unknown newspaper, Obituary of Henry E. Buckard - abt 5 may 1941. [S18] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration index (needs checking to original registration). [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Oct 1887. 02 Oct 1887 Enoch Burkhardt and Hanna Eby, both of Woolwich, were married by Pastor Schulz in Elmira.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Aug 1889 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth