Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Gertrude E. "Gertie" Hofstetter

Female 1885 - 1979  (94 years)


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  • Name Gertrude E. "Gertie" Hofstetter 
    Born 18 Sep 1885  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Gertie Hofstetter 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-283612 
    Died 11 Dec 1979  Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I283612  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter,   b. 3 Jul 1849, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1910, Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Carolina "Caroline" Golbeck,   b. 23 Mar 1851, , Mecklenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1905, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 23 May 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F20015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Gertrude E. Hux

      DOWAGIC - Mrs. Gertrude E. Hux, 94, of 414 W. High St., Dowagiac, died this morning at Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac.

      Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the Wilmot Center United Missionary Church, Petersburg, Ontario, Canada. Burial will be in Wilmot Center Cemetery.

      The Groner Funeral Home, Dowagiac, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

      Mrs. Hux was born Sept. 18, 1885, in Ontario, and had been a resident of Dowagiac since 1916. She was a registered nurse before her retirement. She was preceded in death in 1929 by her husband, Chris Hux. She is survived by a niece and a nephew.

      The Herald-Palladium St. Joseph, Michigan 11 Dec 1979

  • Sources 
    1. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 21.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45617243/gertrude-e-hux.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: William Hohstaeler
      Sex: Male
      Age: 21
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1850 Germany
      Occ: laborer - Wilmot
      Father's Name: William Hohstaeler
      Spouse's Name: Caroline Goldbeck
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 20
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1851 Wellesley
      Res: Wellesley
      Spouse's Father's Name: John Goldbeck
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Sophia Goldbeck
      Marriage Date: 23 May 1871
      Marriage Place: Waterloo Village, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Sep 1885 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Dec 1979 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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