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Emma Mina "Minnie" Bierwagen

Female 1886 - 1962  (76 years)


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  • Name Emma Mina "Minnie" Bierwagen 
    Born 7 Feb 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Emma Mina "Minnie" Hofstetter 
    Name Minnie Bierwagen 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    biscuit factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1960  237 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-29082P 
    Died 7 Aug 1962  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I29082  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Burton "Bert" Hofstetter,   b. 27 Nov 1886, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 16 Jul 1907  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Erma Harvina Hofstetter,   b. 4 Nov 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     2. Elvera Elina Hofstetter,   b. 5 Feb 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 2000  (Age 90 years)
     3. Elroy William "Roy" Hofstetter,   b. 6 Aug 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1992  (Age 80 years)
     4. Bertram Harvey Hofstetter,   b. 23 May 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Margaret Hofstetter,   b. 29 Mar 1921
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F44337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Minnie Hofstetter, 76, of Elmira, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 7, 1886, at Kitchener, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bierwagon and the former Emma Rohr. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Her husband, Burton Hofstetter, predeceased her.

      Surviving are two sons, Elroy of Kingston and Bertram of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Elvera) Johnston of Elmira and Mrs. Harvey (Margaret) Turnbull of Toronto; three brothers, Emil, Theodore and Robert Bergen, all of Kitchener; two sisters, Mrs. George (Hulda) Israel and Mrs. Walter (Emma) Bacher of Kitchener, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. One brother and two sisters predeceased her. The body is at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home where the service will be conducted Thursday at 3: 30 pm by rev. Arthur Elisfeldt.

      Elmira Signet 8 Aug 1962 pg 4

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 10.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 14.

    3. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Hofstetter / Burton Hofstetter / 1886 - 1960 / His Wife / Minnie Hofstetter / 1886 - 1962 / in Loving Memory.

    4. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), obituary of Mrs. Minnie Hostetter - 8 Aug 1962 pg 4.

    5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 40.

    6. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Burton "Bert" Hofstetter - September 27, 1960.

    7. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. Robert Bierwagen - March 7, 1930.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Feb 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - biscuit factory - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Jul 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Aug 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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