Harry Wilfred Thaler

1898 - 1981  (83 years)

• Name	Harry Wilfred Thaler
  Born	9 Nov 1898	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54361028
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	New Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00097-5463.1001
  Died	15 Dec 1981	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I25408	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	David M. Thaler,   b. 16 Nov 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Susannah B. Snyder,   b. 23 Aug 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Feb 1889  [6]
  Family ID	F1057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Ellen Rudy,   b. 12 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Arthur Thaler,   b. 1922,   d. 27 Jul 1976, Port Moody, British Columbia  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F6572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thaler, Harry, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., Nov. 9, 1898; died at the K-W Hospital on Dec. 15, 1981; aged 83 y. He was married to Martha Rudy, who preceded him in death. He was later married to Fannie Bender, who survives. Also surviving are one foster-daughter (Evon-Mrs. Larry Walker), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers (James and Hubert), and 3 sisters (Mrs. Marie Frey, Mrs. Ella Cole, and Mrs. Alice Gingerich). He was preceded in death by one son (Arthur), 3 brothers, one sister, 3 half brothers, and 3 half sisters. He was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 18, in charge of Glenn Brubacher; interment in First Mennonite Church Cemetery GOSPEL HERALD - - Volume 75, Number 3 - January 19, 1982 - pg 46 _______________ THALER, Harry\emdash the K-W Hospital, Harry Wilfred Thaler, aged 83 years, of 656 Weber St. E., Kitchener. Survived by his wife, the former Fannie Bender; his foster-daughter, Evon (Mrs. Larry Walker) of Hillsdale, Ont.; his three grandchildren; his brothers, James of Kitchener and Hubert of Detroit; his sisters, Mrs. Marie Frey of Didsbury, Alta., Mrs. Ella Cole of St. Jacobs and Mrs. Alice Gingerich of Kitchener. Predeceased by his first wife, the former Martha Rudy; his son, Arthur; three brothers; one sister; three half brothers and three half sisters. He was a member of First Mennonite Church, farmed on the Thaler homestead in the east end of Kitchener, then had been employed at the Waterloo County Co-Op Mill in Bridgeport and in recent years served as a school crossing guard with the City of Kitchener. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 3 p.m. on Thursday, until 11 a.m. on Friday, then at First Mennonite Church, 800 King St. E., Kitchener, for the funeral service at 1 p.m. Interment in the adjoining cemetery, Rev. Glenn Brubacher will conduct the service. Expressions of sympathy may be shown by donations to the Mennonite Central Committee or Mennonite Mission Board of Ontario. Comments: The first 1-2 lines of the obituary was cutoff. Obituary started with the information that was displayed. The obituary appeared in the Aug. 9th paper, however there was no year identified.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. West: Thaler / Harry Thaler / 1898-1981 / his beloved wife / Martha E. Rudy / 1896-1958 / The Lord is my shepherd [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 19, 1982 - Obituary of Harry Thaler. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 11. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 21. [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..., 347.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Nov 1898 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - New Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Dec 1981 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth