Gordon E. Burkhardt

1911 - 1959  (47 years)

• Name	Gordon E. Burkhardt
  Born	3 Jul 1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45397958
  Residence	1941	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24404
  Died	17 Apr 1959	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I24404	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  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   [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F4350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ilene Shantz,   b. 6 Mar 1914,   d. 6 Feb 2014, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 99 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F63983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Burkhardt, Gordon E., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Burkhardt; born July 3, 1911, at Floradale, Ont.; died of a heart attack while at work April 17, 1959, at Kitchener, Ont.; aged 47 y. 9 m. 14 d. He was married to Ilene Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter (Sandra), a son (Dennis), 3 brothers (Irvin E., Goshen, Ind.; Emerson and Lloyd, Kitchener), and 2 sisters (Florence-Mrs. Mervin Shantz, Alma, Ont.; and Mrs. Gladys Mussleman, St. Jacobs, Ont.). He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, where funeral services were held April 20, in charge of Edgar Metzler; interment in Memory Gardens, Kitchener. ____________ Gordon E. Burkhardt, 47, of 82 Merner Ave., died Friday of a heart attack while at work at Barrie Glove and Knitting Company Ltd. He was born July 3, 1911, in Floradale, a son of, the late Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Burkhardt. He was a member of First Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Ilene Shantz, whom he married in 1940; one son, Dennis, and one daughter, Sandra, at home; three brothers, Irvin of Goshen, Ind., Emerson and Lloyd of Kitchener; two sisters, Mrs. Mervin (Florence) Shantz of Alma and Mrs. Gladys Musselman of St. Jacobs. Four brothers and four sisters predeceased him. The body will be at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Monday when removal will be made to the church for services at 3 p.m. by Rev. Edgar Metzler. Burial will be at Memory Gardens. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Sat, Apr 18, 1959 Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] News - ON, Waterloo - unknown newspaper, Obituary of Henry E. Buckard - abt 5 may 1941. [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. [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 - 3 Jul 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1941 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Apr 1959 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth