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Bernhardt Goebel

Male 1860 - 1942  (82 years)


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  • Name Bernhardt Goebel 
    Born 12 Mar 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1880  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Blacksmith 
    Employer CA 1919  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Univeral Lightning Road Company. 
    Universal Lightning Rod Company
    Universal Lightning Rod Company
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209540139 
    Name Barnhard Gabel  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-253078 
    Died 4 May 1942  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I253078  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father George Goebel,   b. 1834, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1899  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Rosina Brock,   b. CALC 5 Jul 1833, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1871  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Family ID F33174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa Elizabeth Bucholtz,   b. 30 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1945, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F280839  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BERNHARDT GOEBEL

      By Record Correspondent

      HESPELER. May 5 - Bernhardt Goebel 82 died at his home. Cooper Street, yesterday afternoon following an illness of several months. A son of the late Mr and Mrs. George Goebel, he was born in Waterloo Township near the Speed four mill. He earned his trade as blacksmith in Hespeler where he served his apprenticeship with the late J N Cober.

      In September 1880 he married Miss Louisa Bucholtz and last year they marked their 61st wedding anniversary. Four years after his marriage he moved to Galt. Later he resided 113 Brantford, Essex County and returning to Hespeler In 1918. On his return here he was employed at the W A. Kribs Co. plant and by the Universal Lightning Rod Co for a few years. In 1921 he purchased the blacksmith shop on Cooper street which he operated until a few months ago when all health forced his retirement.

      Mr. Goebel was an elder of St James. Lutheran Church. He also took an active interest in municipal affairs and served on the Town Council from 1928 to 1934, inclusive.

      He as survived by his wife, three brothers, George and William Goebel of Toronto and John R. Goebel of Hespeler and one sister, Mrs. Nora Sizer of Hespeler.

      The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon with a private service at the home at 1:40 o'clock and 3 public service at St. James' Lutheran church at 2.30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Hespeler Cemetery. The remains will be the Stager and Co. Funeral Chapel, Queen Street West, Hespeler, until tomorrow morning.

      Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, May 5, 1942 Page 15

  • Sources 
    1. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 2 Page 10.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11357-80.
      Barnhard Gabel, 20, Occ. Blacksmith, b. Waterloo Twp, Res. Hespeler, son of George and Rosena Gabel, married to Louisa Bucholtz, 20, b. Waterloo Twp, Res. same, daughter of Henry and Sophia Bucholtz, Witn: Herman Gabel, and Mary Kruger, both of Hespeler, 14 Sept 1880 at Waterloo Twp

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Mar 1860 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 1880 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Sep 1880 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployer - Univeral Lightning Road Company. - CA 1919 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 May 1942 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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