Erma Edna Dunke

1880 - 1954  (74 years)

• Name	Erma Edna Dunke
  Born	3 Mar 1880	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Erma Edna Forrester
  Residence	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1910	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1910	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-25886
  Died	7 May 1954	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I25886	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Dunke,   b. 30 Mar 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jun 1909  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Rachel Powell,   b. 24 Jan 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1879	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F6126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrew Wells Forrester,   b. 4 Oct 1876,   d. 17 Oct 1937  (Age 61 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1910	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Andrew Dunke Forrester,   b. 18 Aug 1914,   d. 16 Nov 1947  (Age 33 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FORRESTER, Erma E (Dunke) Mrs. Andrew W. Forrester, the former Erma E. Dunke, died suddenly at her residence, 680 Main St., East, on Friday morning. Mrs. Forrester had been a resident of Hamilton since 1910 and was a member of St. Giles United Church. She was a member also of the Alma Daughters, Alma Ladies College, St. Thomas. Her husband died in 1937 and she is survived by one sister, Mrs. George Ziegler (Viola) of Parry Sound and three nieces. The body will be at the family residence until Monday morning. Funeral service will be held in the drawing room of the Brown Brothers Funeral home on Monday afternoon at 1: 30 o'clock with burial in Union Cemetery, Elmira. Hamilton Spectator: Saturday May 8, 1954, Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, pg 3. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 4. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. In Loving Memory Of/ Erma Edna Dunke/ Beloved Wife Of Andrew W. Forrester/ Who Died/ May 7, 1954/ Aged/ 74 Yrs. 2 Mos. 5 Days./ "Thy Will Be Done". [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 44. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 34. [S506] News - ON, Wentworth, Hamilton - Hamilton Spectator, Obituary of Erma Forrester - May 8, 1954, Page 8. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21500 (1910), Forrester-Dunke. George Fahrenkoph, 58, Farmer, of St. Clements, Widower, Son of Peter Fahrenkoph & Elizabeth Schlattman Married Mary Bremmer, 54, of St. Clements, Widow, daughter of John Martin & Theresa Hertel, Witn: John & Katie Burbach of St. Clements, 13 June 1910 In Waterloo [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10741-79. Jacob DUNKE, 34, merchant, Preston, of Elmira, s/o Peter & Salome [STOLTZ] DUNKE, married Rachael POWELL, 22, Wellesley, of Elmira, d/o Simon & Jane POWELL, witn: Mr. SARDALIS, Drayton & Alexander POWELL, Wellesley, on 22 January 1879, at Elmira

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Mar 1880 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1910 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1910 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jan 1910 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 May 1954 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth