Emil Carl Bierwagen^{[1, 2, 3]}

1880 - 1970  (89 years)

• Name	Emil Carl Bierwagen
  Residence	1880	Neubrücke, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany   [4]
  Born	23 Sep 1880	, Germany   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1881	, Canada   [7]
  Immigration	1881	, Canada   [6]
  Immigration	1881	, Canada   [4]
  Name	Emil Carl Bergen
  Naturalization	1886	, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	mason  [5]
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Contractor, Building
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Concrete, Contractor
  Residence	1921	100 Charon Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1962	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Residence	1970	100 Moore Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-29080
  Died	12 Jun 1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I29080	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert John Carl Bierwagen,   b. 10 Dec 1852, Zirge, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 11 May 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Emily Emma Roehr,   b. 5 Mar 1855, Zerke, , Germany ,   d. 7 Mar 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1878  [11]
  Family ID	F7601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Louise "Louise" Koch,   b. 24 Aug 1882, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Louis Otto Barnett,   b. Aug 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1963  (Age ~ 59 years)   2. Otto Edward Bierwagen,   b. 15 Jul 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jul 1961, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 55 years)   3. Elsie Anna Louisa Bierwagen,   b. 25 Sep 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   4. Harold Wilbert Bergen,   b. 3 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   5. Hedwig Louise Bierwagen,   b. 3 Oct 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 2012, Warren, Midland, Michigan  (Age 98 years)   6. Ruth Bierwagen,   b. 18 Jan 1918, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef Jul 1961  (Age < 43 years)   7. Gilbert Vernon Barnett,   b. 30 Sep 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   8. Douglas Herbert Barnett,   b. 1923,   d. 26 May 2007, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F242163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Emil C. Bergen, 100 Moore Ave., died Friday at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 89. Born in Germany Sept. 18, 1880, Mr. Bergen lived in the Twin Cities for 88 years and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. He was associated with D. Barnett and Co. Ltd., retiring in 1962. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bergen. Surviving are his wife, the former Louise Koch; two sons, Vernon of Kitchener and Douglas of Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Hedwig Howlett, Pontiac, Mich., Mrs. Herbert (Elsie) Koch, Kitchener; two brothers, Theodore and Robert W., both of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Walter (Emma) Bacher, Kitchener; 23 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three sons, Louis, Otto and Harold and one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Wilson. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where committal service will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. John Korcok, minister of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be made in Mount Hope cemetery. Donations to the mission fund of the church will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, June 13, 1970

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Alvina Koch - Miehm. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Otto Koch. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Rosina Koch - Bartscher. [S2184] Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934. Departure Date 10 Jun 1881 Destination Quebec Residence Neubrück, Preußen Ship Name Gainsborough Captain Hawkins Shipping Clerk Spiro & Co. Ship Type Dampfschiff Accommodation ohne Angabe Ship Flag England Port of Departure Hamburg Port of Arrival Grimsby (Amerika via Liverpool) Volume 373-7 I, VIII B 1 Band 044 Robert Bierwagen 28 Emma Bierwagen 26 Ida Bierwagen 3/4 Emil Bierwagen 3/4 [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 10. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 11. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 19 Page 7. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 40. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Emil C. Bergen - June 13, 1970. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), obituary of Mrs. Minnie Hostetter - 8 Aug 1962 pg 4. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. Robert Bierwagen - March 7, 1930.

  
  

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  Residence - 1880 - Neubrücke, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Born - 23 Sep 1880 - , Germany Immigration - 1881 - , Canada Immigration - 1881 - , Canada Immigration - 1881 - , Canada Naturalization - 1886 - , Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Contractor, Building - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Concrete, Contractor - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1970 - 100 Moore Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jun 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth